# 2015–16 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Hartford during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by sixth 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 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.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | TreVaughn Wilkerson | Forward | 6–7 | | Freshman | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1 | Jason Dunne | Guard | 6–3 | | Freshman | Matawan, New Jersey |
| 2 | Justin Graham | Guard | 6–1 | 175 | Junior | San Antonio, Texas |
| 3 | Jalen Ross | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Senior | Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 4 | George Blagojevic | Forward | 6–8 | | Freshman | Geelong, Victoria Australia |
| 5 | Cleveland Thomas | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Senior | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 10 | John Carroll | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Sophomore | Dublin, Ireland |
| 11 | Taylor Dyson | Guard | 6–4 | 185 | Senior | Sassafras, Victoria, Australia |
| 12 | Jake Fay | Guard | 6–6 | 195 | Junior | Lynn, Massachusetts |
| 13 | J.R. Lynch | Guard | 5–10 | | Freshman | Hoboken, New Jersey |
| 14 | Dougal Weir | Center | 6–9 | 240 | Junior | Sydney, Australia |
| 20 | Max Twyman | Guard | 6–5 | 200 | Sophomore | Rye, New York |
| 21 | Jack Hobbs | Forward | 6–7 | 190 | Sophomore | Anchorage, Alaska |
| 33 | Mark Plousis | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 180 | Sophomore | Springfield, Pennsylvania |
| 34 | Evan Cooper | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Junior | Houston, Texas |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2015* 7:00 pm | | Bowie State | L 63–66 | | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (736) Hartford, CT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:00 pm | | at Central Connecticut Connecticut 6 Classic Rivalry | W 92–83 $^{2OT}$ | 1–0 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium New Britain, CT |
| 11/15/2015* 5:00 pm | | at Saint Louis Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | L 68–85 | 1–1 | Chaifetz Arena (6,068) St. Louis, MO |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Louisville Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | L 52–87 | 1–2 | KFC Yum! Center (18,910) Louisville, KY |
| 11/19/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Peter's | W 67–66 | 2–2 | Yanitelli Center (652) Jersey City, NJ |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm | | Niagara | W 77–73 | 3–2 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (772) Hartford, CT |
| 11/27/2015* 7:00 pm | | North Florida Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | L 60–81 | 3–3 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (539) Hartford, CT |
| 11/29/2015* 4:00 pm | | St. Francis Brooklyn Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational | L 67–74 | 3–4 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (507) Hartford, CT |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm, FSN | | at No. 23 Providence | L 66–89 | 3–5 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (5,169) Providence, RI |
| 12/05/2015* 2:00 pm | | at Dartmouth | L 65–74 | 3–6 | Leede Arena (689) Hanover, NH |
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm | | Quinnipiac | L 66–68 | 3–7 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,014) Hartford, CT |
| 12/12/2015* 7:00 pm | | Holy Cross | L 68–90 | 3–8 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,072) Hartford, CT |
| 12/14/2015* 8:30 pm | | Sacred Heart | W 80–71 | 4–8 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,822) Hartford, CT |
| 12/22/2015* 2:00 pm | | Widener | W 69–46 | 5–8 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,308) Hartford, CT |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm | | at Rider | L 80–82 $^{2OT}$ | 5–9 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,520) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 01/02/2016* 7:00 pm | | Yale | L 53–88 | 5–10 | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,133) Hartford, CT |
| America East regular season ||||||
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm | | at UMass Lowell | L 76–80 | 5–11 (0–1) | Costello Athletic Center (341) Lowell, MA |
| 01/13/2016 7:00 pm | | at Binghamton | W 76–72 | 6–11 (1–1) | Binghamton University Events Center (1,663) Vestal, NY |
| 01/16/2016 7:00 pm | | Vermont | L 68–83 | 6–12 (1–2) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,103) Hartford, CT |
| 01/18/2016 1:00 pm | | Stony Brook | L 43–77 | 6–13 (1–3) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,352) Hartford, CT |
| 01/21/2016 7:00 pm | | at UMBC | W 98–87 | 7–13 (2–3) | Retriever Activities Center (697) Catonsville, MD |
| 01/24/2016 1:00 pm | | at New Hampshire | L 71–84 | 7–14 (2–4) | Lundholm Gym Durham, NH |
| 01/27/2016 7:00 pm | | Maine | L 100–105 $^{OT}$ | 7–15 (2–5) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,141) Hartford, CT |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm | | Albany | L 60–86 | 7–16 (2–6) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (2,341) Hartford, CT |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UMass Lowell | L 83–85 | 7–17 (2–7) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,752) Hartford, CT |
| 02/08/2016 7:00 pm | | at Stony Brook | L 72–85 | 20–4 (11–0) | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (3,001) Stony Brook, NY |
| 02/11/2016 7:00 pm | | Binghamton | L 54–68 | 7–19 (2–9) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,330) Hartford, CT |
| 02/14/2016 2:00 pm | | at Vermont | L 81–92 | 7–20 (2–10) | Patrick Gym (2,475) Burlington, VT |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm | | UMBC | W 88–65 | 8–20 (3–10) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (1,154) Hartford, CT |
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm | | New Hampshire | L 63–74 | 8–21 (3–11) | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion (4,475) Hartford, CT |
| 02/24/2016 7:00 pm | | at Maine | W 82–74 | 9–21 (4–11) | Cross Insurance Center (1,145) Bangor, ME |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Albany | L 59–75 | 9–22 (4–12) | SEFCU Arena (4,408) Albany, NY |
| America East tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | at (2) Albany Quarterfinals | W 68–59 | 10–22 | SEFCU Arena (2,535) Albany, NY |
| 03/07/16 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (7) | at (1) Stony Brook Semifinals | L 64–80 | 10–23 | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (4,109) Stony Brook, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||