# 2012–13 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Hartford during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by third year head coach John Gallagher, played their home games at the Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion and were members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 10–6 in America East play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament to UMBC. They were invited to the 2013 CIT, their first ever Division I postseason appearance, where they lost in the first round to Rider.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2012* 3:00 pm | Quinnipiac Connecticut 6 Classic | L 61–65 | 0–1 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (3,186) West Hartford, CT |
| 11/13/2012* 7:00 pm | at Mount St. Mary's | L 63–70 | 0–2 | Knott Arena (1,522) Emmitsburg, MD |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm | Sacred Heart | W 62–47 | 1–2 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,611) West Hartford, CT |
| 11/20/2012* 7:00 pm | La Salle | L 51–64 | 1–3 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (819) West Hartford, CT |
| 11/24/2012* 4:00 pm | Central Connecticut Rivalry | W 80–77 | 2–3 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,302) West Hartford, CT |
| 11/29/2012* 7:00 pm | at Yale | W 60–51 | 3–3 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (582) New Haven, CT |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm | Holy Cross | W 48–45 | 4–3 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,620) West Hartford, CT |
| 12/05/2012* 8:30 pm, Pac-12 Network | at Arizona State | L 63–71 | 4–4 | Wells Fargo Center (4,487) Tempe, AZ |
| 12/09/2012* 4:00 pm | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 69–59 | 5–4 | Rothman Center (355) Hackensack, NJ |
| 12/12/2012* 7:00 pm | at Niagara | L 59–75 | 5–5 | Gallagher Center (1,556) Lewiston, NY |
| 12/15/2012* 8:00 pm | at Rice | W 58–51 | 6–5 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,632) Houston, TX |
| 12/22/2012* 3:30 pm | Marist | W 56–46 | 7–5 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (3,508) West Hartford, CT |
| 12/29/2012* 2:00 pm, Pac-12 | at Colorado | L 52–80 | 7–6 | Coors Events Center (10,228) Boulder, CO |
| 01/02/2013 7:00 pm | at Binghamton | W 71–68 | 8–6 (1–0) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (797) West Hartford, CT |
| 01/05/2013 1:00 pm | at Boston University | W 77–74 | 9–6 (2–0) | Case Gym (479) Boston, MA |
| 01/09/2013 12:00 pm | Maine | W 68–61 | 10–6 (3–0) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,811) West Hartford, CT |
| 01/12/2013 2:00 pm | Stony Brook | L 59–73 | 10–7 (3–1) | Pritchard Gymnasium (1,630) Stony Brook, NY |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm | at UMBC | L 57–70 | 10–8 (3–2) | Retriever Activities Center (1,205) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm | Albany | L 46–56 | 10–9 (3–3) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,996) West Hartford, CT |
| 01/24/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at New Hampshire | W 51–40 | 11–9 (4–3) | Lundholm Gym (N/A) Durham, NH |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | Vermont | L 43–49 | 11–10 (4–4) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,809) West Hartford, CT |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm | Boston University | W 66–58 | 12–10 (5–4) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,514) West Hartford, CT |
| 02/06/2013 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Binghamton | W 76–62 | 13–10 (6–4) | Binghamton University Events Center (2,461) Vestal, NY |
| 02/10/2013 2:04 pm, ESPN3 | Stony Brook | W 60–55 | 14–10 (7–4) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,398) West Hartford, CT |
| 02/13/2013 7:30 pm | at Maine | L 64–66 | 14–11 (7–5) | Alfond Arena (1,004) Orono, ME |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm | at Albany | L 49–75 | 14–12 (7–6) | SEFCU Arena (2,906) Albany, NY |
| 02/20/2013 7:00 pm | New Hampshire | W 49–44 | 15–12 (8–6) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,263) West Hartford, CT |
| 02/28/2013 7:00 pm | UMBC | W 68–56 | 16–12 (9–6) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,264) West Hartford, CT |
| 03/03/2013 2:00 pm | at Vermont | W 61–58 | 17–12 (10–6) | Patrick Gym (2,850) Burlington, VT |
| America East Men's tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2013 2:25 pm, ESPN3 | vs. UMBC Quarterfinals | L 62–69 | 17–13 | SEFCU Arena (N/A) Albany, NY |
| 2013 CIT ||||||
| 03/19/2013* 7:00 pm | Rider First Round | L 54–63 | 17–14 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (871) West Hartford, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||