# 2017–18 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Hartford during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by eighth-year head coach John Gallagher, played their home games at the Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion as members of the America East Conference.They finished the season 19–14, 11–5 in America East play, to finish in third place. They defeated New Hampshire in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament before losing to UMBC in the semifinals. They received an invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to San Diego.

## Previous season

The Hawks finished the season 9–22, 4–12 in America East play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to Albany.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| TreVaughn Wilkerson | 0 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred to Lincoln (PA) |
| Jalen Ross | 3 | G | 6'0" | 185 | RS Senior | Greenbelt, MD | Graduated |
| Jake Fay | 55 | G | 6'6" | 205 | RS Junior | Lynn, MA | Graduate transferred to Virgin Islands |

### 2017 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Petr Stepanyants PF | Moscow, Russia | Balboa City School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Jalen Knight PG | Charlotte, NC | United Faith Christian Academy | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | 10/Mar 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Branislav Terzic SG | Belgrade, Serbia | BC Slodes | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2017* 8:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Central Connecticut Rivalry | W 85–84 $^{OT}$ | 1–0 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,216) Hartford, CT |
| November 12, 2017* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Gordon Jamaica Classic | W 80–63 | 2–0 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (729) Hartford, CT |
| November 15, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at Rider | L 53–89 | 2–1 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,223) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| November 18, 2017* 5:30 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. LIU Brooklyn Jamaica Classic | L 84–86 | 2–2 | Montego Bay Convention Center (1,018) Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| November 19, 2017* 10:00 p.m., CBSSN | | vs. Miami (OH) Jamaica Classic | W 68–58 | 3–2 | Montego Bay Convention Center (1,951) Montego Bay, Jamaica |
| November 24, 2017* 3:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Bryant | L 73–78 | 3–3 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (951) Hartford, CT |
| November 26, 2017* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Wagner | L 73–78 | 3–4 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (951) Hartford, CT |
| November 30, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at LIU Brooklyn | L 78–79 | 3–5 | Steinberg Wellness Center (1,782) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 2, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Boston College | L 61–73 | 3–6 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (3,438) Hartford, CT |
| December 7, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Quinnipiac | W 77–75 | 4–6 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,019) Hartford, CT |
| December 11, 2017* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Sacred Heart | W 86–72 | 5–6 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,182) Hartford, CT |
| December 19, 2017* 10:00 p.m. | | at Portland | L 67–78 | 5–7 | Chiles Center (1,191) Portland, OR |
| December 22, 2017* 7:00 p.m. | | at FIU | W 79–72 | 6–7 | FIU Arena (497) Miami, FL |
| December 28, 2017* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Rutgers | W 60–58 | 7–7 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,632) Piscataway, NJ |
| America East regular season ||||||
| January 3, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Albany | W 72–64 | 8–7 (1–0) | SEFCU Arena (2,838) Albany, NY |
| January 6, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Stony Brook | L 61–63 | 8–8 (1–1) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,073) Hartford, CT |
| January 10, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UMass Lowell | W 84–73 | 9–8 (2–1) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (705) Hartford, CT |
| January 13, 2018 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Binghamton | W 97–65 | 10–8 (3–1) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,505) Hartford, CT |
| January 15, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UMBC | L 56–78 | 10–9 (3–2) | Retriever Activities Center (744) Catonsville, MD |
| January 18, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Maine | W 86–68 | 11–9 (4–2) | Cross Insurance Center (903) Bangor, ME |
| January 21, 2018 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Vermont | L 53–76 | 11–10 (4–3) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,784) Hartford, CT |
| January 27, 2018 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at UMass Lowell | W 77–70 | 12–10 (5–3) | Tsongas Center (2,867) Lowell, MA |
| January 31, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | W 79–62 | 13–10 (6–3) | Lundholm Gym (547) Durham, NH |
| February 3, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Stony Brook | W 73–64 | 14–10 (7–3) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,494) Stony Brook, NY |
| February 11, 2018 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Albany | L 63–69 | 14–11 (7–4) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,525) Hartford, CT |
| February 15, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Maine | W 67–63 | 15–11 (8–4) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (914) Hartford, CT |
| February 18, 2018 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Vermont | W 69–68 | 16–11 (9–4) | Patrick Gym (3,168) Burlington, VT |
| February 21, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | New Hampshire | W 65–56 | 17–11 (10–4) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,002) Hartford, CT |
| February 24, 2018 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | W 67–57 | 18–11 (11–4) | Binghamton University Events Center (3,714) Vestal, NY |
| February 27, 2018 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | UMBC | L 53–62 | 18–12 (11–5) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,036) Hartford, CT |
| America East tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2018 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | (3) | (6) New Hampshire Quarterfinals | W 71–60 | 19–12 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,727) Hartford, CT |
| March 6, 2018 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | (3) | (2) UMBC Semifinals | L 60–75 | 19–13 | Retriever Activities Center (2,234) Catonsville, MD |
| CIT ||||||
| March 12, 2018* 10:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at San Diego First round – Riley Wallace Classic | L 72–88 | 19–14 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (893) San Diego, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||