# 2016–17 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Hartford during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by seventh-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 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.

## Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2015–16 season 10–23, 4–12 in America East play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Albany in the quarterfinals of the American East tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Stony Brook.

## Preseason

Hartford was picked to finish eighth in the preseason America East poll.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Justin Graham | 2 | G | 6'1" | 175 | Junior | San Antonio, TX | Graduate transferred to Arkansas Tech |
| Cleveland Thomas | 5 | G | 6'3" | 195 | RS Junior | Baton Rouge, LA | Graduate transferred to Western Kentucky |
| Taylor Dyson | 11 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Sassafras, Australia | Graduated |
| Dougal Weir | 14 | C | 6'9" | 240 | Junior | Sydney, Australia | Left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Andrew Ramirez | 11 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Madrid, Spain | Junior college transferred from Colby CC |
| Hassan Attia | 44 | F | 6'10" | 255 | Junior | Alexandria, Egypt | Junior college transferred from Western Nebraska CC |

## 2016 incoming recruits

Hartford did not have any incoming players in the 2016 recruiting class.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | Central Connecticut Rivalry | L 60–75 | 0–1 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,317) Hartford, CT |
| 11/15/2016* 6:30 am, ESPN2 | | Niagara Scarlet Knight Showcase/ College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon | W 82–78 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,607) Hartford, CT |
| 11/16/2016* 7:00 pm | | Rider | L 68–84 | 1–2 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (866) Hartford, CT |
| 11/18/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Drexel Scarlet Knight Showcase | L 73–87 | 1–3 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (2,025) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/23/2016* 2:00 pm | | Appalachian State | L 61–70 | 1–4 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (704) Hartford, CT |
| 11/25/2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Rutgers Scarlet Knight Showcase | L 75–77 | 1–5 | Louis Brown Athletic Center (4,028) Piscataway, NJ |
| 11/27/2016* 1:00 pm, Telemundo | | at North Texas Scarlet Knight Showcase | L 78–81 | 1–6 | The Super Pit Denton, TX |
| 11/30/2016* 8:30 pm | | LIU Brooklyn | L 68–75 | 1–7 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,413) Hartford, CT |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Sacred Heart | W 87–79 $^{OT}$ | 2–7 | William H. Pitt Center (303) Fairfield, CT |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Quinnipiac | L 79–99 | 2–8 | TD Bank Sports Center (767) Hamden, CT |
| 12/09/2016* 7:00 pm, ACC Extra | | at Boston College | W 65–63 | 3–8 | Conte Forum (2,274) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 12/13/2016* 7:00 pm | | Dartmouth | W 70–66 | 4–8 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (905) Hartford, CT |
| 12/22/2016* 11:00 am | | Navy | W 63–54 | 5–8 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,453) Hartford, CT |
| 12/28/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Davidson | L 75–105 | 5–9 | John M. Belk Arena (3,513) Davidson, NC |
| 01/02/2017* 7:00 pm | | at Yale | L 72–88 | 5–10 | John J. Lee Amphitheater (747) New Haven, CT |
| America East regular season ||||||
| 01/08/2017 4:00 pm | | at Vermont | L 54–85 | 5–11 (0–1) | Patrick Gym (2,192) Burlington, VT |
| 01/11/2017 7:00 pm | | UMBC | L 68–84 | 5–12 (0–2) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (717) Hartford, CT |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | | at UMass Lowell | L 55–71 | 5–13 (0–3) | Costello Athletic Center (512) Lowell, MA |
| 01/16/2017 1:00 pm | | Maine | W 54–44 | 6–13 (1–3) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (906) Hartford, CT |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm | | at Stony Brook | L 64–80 | 6–14 (1–4) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (2,520) Stony Brook, NY |
| 01/22/2017 1:00 pm | | New Hampshire | L 56–81 | 6–15 (1–5) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (931) Hartford, CT |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Binghamton | L 55–76 | 6–16 (1–6) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,843) Vestal, NY |
| 01/28/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Albany | L 61–74 | 6–17 (1–7) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,423) Hartford, CT |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm | | Vermont | L 66–79 | 6–18 (1–8) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,898) Hartford, CT |
| 02/06/2017 7:00 pm | | at Maine | L 41–52 | 6–19 (1–9) | Cross Insurance Center (880) Bangor, ME |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UMBC | W 84–77 | 7–19 (2–9) | Retriever Activities Center (1,002) Catonsville, MD |
| 02/12/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMass Lowell | W 87–84 $^{OT}$ | 8–19 (3–9) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (882) Hartford, CT |
| 02/15/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Stony Brook | L 54–66 | 8–20 (3–10) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,182) Hartford, CT |
| 02/18/2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at New Hampshire | L 52–82 | 8–21 (3–11) | Lundholm Gym (827) Durham, NH |
| 02/22/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Binghamton | W 76–69 | 9–21 (4–11) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,731) Hartford, CT |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Albany | L 62–80 | 9–22 (4–12) | SEFCU Arena (2,715) Albany, NY |
| America East tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (6) | at (3) Albany Quarterfinals | L 71–100 | 9–23 | SEFCU Arena (1,693) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||