# Hartford Hawks men's basketball

The Hartford Hawks men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school's team currently competes as a member of the NCAA Division III Conference of New England.

## History
### 2008

In 2008, Hartford made the America East tournament championship game falling to UMBC 65–82.

### 2021

In 2021, they defeated UMass Lowell, 64–50, to make their first NCAA Division I Tournament.

### Move to Division III

On May 6, 2021, the University of Hartford Board of Regents voted to drop its athletic department to Division III. The drop was set to take place no later than September 1, 2025, and eventually followed that schedule,
The most notable basketball player to play for Hartford is Vin Baker, who played parts of 14 seasons in the NBA, was named to four All-Star Games, and won a gold medal for the United States men's basketball team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Hartford has retired his jersey.

## Facilities

Hartford plays their home games at Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion. In 2015 the men's locker room was expanded and refurbished.

## Players
### Retired Numbers

| No. | Player | Pos. | Years |
| 42 | Vin Baker | C | 1989–93 |

## Head coaches

* A. Peter LoMaglio (1949–1955)
* Abe Silverman (1955–1957)
* Roy Spear (1957–1962)
* Gordon McCullough (1962–1976)
* Garry Palladino (1976–1981)
* Jack Phelan (1981–1992)
* Paul Brazeau (1992–2000)
* Larry Harrison (2000–2006)
* Dan Leibovitz (2006–2010).
* John Gallagher (2010–2022)
* Tom Devitt (interim; 2022–2023)
* Aaron Toomey (2023–present)

## Yearly results

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Peter A. LoMaglio (1949–1955) ||||||
| 1949–50 | Peter A. LoMaglio | 7–13 | | | |
| 1950–51 | Peter A. LoMaglio | 13–7 | | | |
| 1951–52 | Peter A. LoMaglio | 14–6 | | | |
| 1952–53 | Peter A. LoMaglio | 20–7 | | | |
| 1953–54 | Peter A. LoMaglio | 11–8 | | | |
| 1954–55 | Peter A. LoMaglio | 10–11 | | | |
| Peter A. LoMaglio: | Peter A. LoMaglio: | 75–52 (.591) | | | |
| Abe Silverman (1955–1957) ||||||
| 1955–56 | Abe Silverman | 10–11 | | | |
| 1956–57 | Abe Silverman | 5–14 | | | |
| Abe Silverman: | Abe Silverman: | 15–25 (.375) | | | |
| Roy Spear (1957–1962) ||||||
| 1957–58 | Roy Spear | 9–13 | | | |
| 1958–59 | Roy Spear | 10–15 | | | |
| 1959–60 | Roy Spear | 7–13 | | | |
| 1960–61 | Roy Spear | 7–14 | | | |
| 1961–62 | Roy Spear | 7–13 | | | |
| Roy Spear: | Roy Spear: | 40–68 (.370) | | | |
| Gordon McCullough (1962–1976) ||||||
| 1962–63 | Gordon McCullough | 11–11 | | | |
| 1963–64 | Gordon McCullough | 10–11 | | | |
| 1964–65 | Gordon McCullough | 12–10 | | | |
| 1965–66 | Gordon McCullough | 9–14 | | | |
| 1966–67 | Gordon McCullough | 9–11 | | | |
| 1967–68 | Gordon McCullough | 12–11 | | | |
| 1968–69 | Gordon McCullough | 17–7 | | | |
| 1969–70 | Gordon McCullough | 19–3 | | | |
| 1970–71 | Gordon McCullough | 15–8 | | | |
| 1971–72 | Gordon McCullough | 18–6 | | | NCAA Division II Regional Final |
| 1972–73 | Gordon McCullough | 17–7 | | | NCAA Division II first round |
| 1973–74 | Gordon McCullough | 20–4 | | | NCAA Division II Regional Final |
| 1974–75 | Gordon McCullough | 18–7 | | | NCAA Division II Regional semifinals |
| 1975–76 | Gordon McCullough | 14–7 | | | |
| Gordon McCullough: | Gordon McCullough: | 201–117 (.632) | | | |
| Gary Palladino (1976–1981) ||||||
| 1976–77 | Gary Palladino | 19–8 | | | |
| 1977–78 | Gary Palladino | 15–11 | | | |
| 1978–79 | Gary Palladino | 12–14 | | | |
| 1979–80 | Gary Palladino | 6–21 | | | |
| 1980–81 | Gary Palladino | 9–16 | | | |
| Gary Palladino: | Gary Palladino: | 61–70 (.466) | | | |
| Jack Phelan (ECACN, NAC) (1981–1992) ||||||
| 1981–82 | Jack Phelan | 8–20 | | | |
| 1982–83 | Jack Phelan | 9–18 | | | |
| 1983–84 | Jack Phelan | 12–15 | | | |
| 1984–85 | Jack Phelan | 7–21 | | | |
| Division I ||||||
| 1985–86 | Jack Phelan | 12–16 | 10–8 | 6th | |
| 1986–87 | Jack Phelan | 14–14 | 8–10 | 6th | |
| 1987–88 | Jack Phelan | 15–16 | 12–6 | 3rd | |
| 1988–89 | Jack Phelan | 15–13 | 10–7 | 5th | |
| 1989–90 | Jack Phelan | 17–11 | 8–4 | 3rd | |
| 1990–91 | Jack Phelan | 13–16 | 5–5 | 5th | |
| 1991–92 | Jack Phelan | 6–21 | 3–11 | 8th | |
| Jack Phelan: | Jack Phelan: | 128–181 (.414) | | | |
| Paul Brazeau (NAC, America East Conference) (1992–2000) ||||||
| 1992–93 | Paul Brazeau | 14–14 | 7–7 | 4th | |
| 1993–94 | Paul Brazeau | 16–12 | 9–5 | 3rd | |
| 1994–95 | Paul Brazeau | 11–16 | 7–9 | 4th | |
| 1995–96 | Paul Brazeau | 6–22 | 5–13 | 9th | |
| 1996–97 | Paul Brazeau | 17–11 | 11–7 | 3rd | |
| 1997–98 | Paul Brazeau | 15–12 | 11–7 | 4th | |
| 1998–99 | Paul Brazeau | 11–16 | 9–9 | 5th | |
| 1999-00 | Paul Brazeau | 10–19 | 6–12 | 7th | |
| Paul Brazeau: | Paul Brazeau: | 100–122 (.450) | | | |
| Larry Harrison (America East Conference) (2000–2006) ||||||
| 2000–01 | Larry Harrison | 4–24 | 1–17 | 10th | |
| 2001–02 | Larry Harrison | 14–18 | 10–6 | 3rd | |
| 2002–03 | Larry Harrison | 16–13 | 10–6 | 3rd | |
| 2003–04 | Larry Harrison | 12–17 | 6–12 | 6th | |
| 2004–05 | Larry Harrison | 8–20 | 4–14 | 10th | |
| 2005–06 | Larry Harrison | 13–15 | 8–7 | 4th | |
| Larry Harrison: | Larry Harrison: | 67–107 (.385) | 39–62 (.386) | | |
| Dan Leibovitz (America East Conference) (2006–2010) ||||||
| 2006–07 | Dan Leibovitz | 13–18 | 6–10 | | |
| 2007–08 | Dan Leibovitz | 18–16 | 10–6 | | |
| 2008–09 | Dan Leibovitz | 7–26 | 2–14 | | |
| 2009–10 | Dan Leibovitz | 8–22 | 6–10 | | |
| Dan Leibovitz: | Dan Leibovitz: | 46–82 (.359) | 24–40 (.375) | | |
| John Gallagher (America East Conference) (2010–2022) ||||||
| 2010–11 | John Gallagher | 11–20 | 7–9 | 6th | |
| 2011–12 | John Gallagher | 9–22 | 7–9 | 6th | |
| 2012–13 | John Gallagher | 17–14 | 10–6 | 4th | CIT first round |
| 2013–14 | John Gallagher | 17–16 | 10–6 | 3rd | |
| 2014–15 | John Gallagher | 14–16 | 7–9 | 5th | |
| 2015–16 | John Gallagher | 10–23 | 4–12 | T-7th | |
| 2016–17 | John Gallagher | 9–23 | 4–12 | 7th | |
| 2017–18 | John Gallagher | 19–14 | 11–5 | 3rd | CIT first round |
| 2018–19 | John Gallagher | 18–15 | 10–6 | 4th | |
| 2019–20 | John Gallagher | 18–15 | 9–7 | 3rd | |
| 2020–21 | John Gallagher | 15–9 | 8–6 | 4th | NCAA Division I first round |
| 2021–22 | John Gallagher | 12–20 | 9–9 | 4th | |
| John Gallagher: | John Gallagher: | 169–207 (.449) | 96–96 (.500) | | |
| Tom Devitt (interim) (Independent) (2022–2023) ||||||
| 2022–23 | Tom Devitt | 5–23 | – | – | – |
| Tom Devitt: | Tom Devitt: | 5–23 (.179) | | | |
| Aaron Toomey (Commonwealth Coast Conference/Conference of New England) (2023–present) ||||||
| Division III ||||||
| 2023–24 | Aaron Toomey | 7–18 | 5–13 | N/A | – |
| Aaron Toomey: | Aaron Toomey: | 7–18 (.280) | | | |
| Total: | Total: | 914–1,078 (.459) | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||
* ↑ Due to Hartford's status as a reclassifying Division III member, Hartford's games did not count in conference standings.

## Postseason
### NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Hawks have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament once. Their record is 0–1.
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2021 | 16 | First round | (1) Baylor | L 55–79 |

### NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Hawks have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament four times. Their combined record is 2–5.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 1972 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Ithaca Southampton | W 81–66 L 74–86 |
| 1973 | Regional Quarterfinals | Saint Michael's | L 97–108 |
| 1974 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals | Saint Michael's Assumption | W 102–93 L 68–84 |
| 1975 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Bentley Sacred Heart | L 82–99 L 91–102 |

### CIT results

The Hawks have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 0–2.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2013 | First round | Rider | L 54–63 |
| 2018 | First round | San Diego | L 72–88 |