2016–17 Hartford Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record9–23 (4–12 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaChase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion
2016–17 America East Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Vermont160 1.000296  .829
Stony Brook124 .7501814  .563
Albany106 .6252114  .600
New Hampshire106 .6252012  .625
UMBC97 .5632113  .618
UMass Lowell*511 .3131120  .355
Hartford412 .250923  .281
Binghamton313 .1881220  .375
Maine313 .188725  .219
* Ineligible for postseason during transition to Division I.
2017 America East tournament winner

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.[1]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Justin Graham2G6'1"175JuniorSan Antonio, TXGraduate transferred to Arkansas Tech
Cleveland Thomas5G6'3"195RS JuniorBaton Rouge, LAGraduate transferred to Western Kentucky
Taylor Dyson11G6'4"185SeniorSassafras, AustraliaGraduated
Dougal Weir14C6'9"240JuniorSydney, AustraliaLeft the team due to personal reasons

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Andrew Ramirez11G6'2"185JuniorMadrid, SpainJunior college transferred from Colby CC
Hassan Attia44F6'10"255JuniorAlexandria, EgyptJunior college transferred from Western Nebraska CC

2016 incoming recruits

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

Roster

2016–17 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 TreVaughn Wilkerson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoRoman Catholic Philadelphia, PA
G 1 Jason Dunne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoMatawan Regional Matawan, NJ
G 3 Jalen Ross 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrGreensboro Day School
Eastern Michigan
Greenbelt, MD
F 4 George Blagojevic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoAustralian Institute of Sport Geelong, Australia
F 10 John Carroll 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SoIMG Academy/The Hill School Dublin, Ireland
G 11 Andrew Ramirez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoDiego Velazquez
Western Nebraska CC
Madrid, Spain
G 13 J. R. Lynch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoHudson Catholic/St. Andrew's Hoboken, NJ
G 20 Max Twyman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoRye Rye, NY
F 21 Jack Hobbs 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrSouth Anchorage/Impact Basketball Anchorage, AK
F 30 Nikola Colovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrNone Belgrade, Serbia
G/F 33 Mark Plousis (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrCardinal O'Hara Havertown, PA
C 44 Hassan Attia 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)270 lb (122 kg) JrColby CC Alexandria, Egypt
G 55 Jake Fay 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrBrimmer and May
Fordham
Lynn, MA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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[2][3].

References

  1. "Vermont Chosen 2016-17 Men's #AEHoops Preseason Favorite". AmericaEast.com. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  2. "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule".
  3. "2021-22 Hartford Hawks Schedule".
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