2020–21 Hartford Hawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record15–9 (8–6 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Devitt
  • Yolonzo Moore II
  • Tim Brooks
Home arenaChase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion
2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UMBC104 .714146  .700
Vermont104 .714105  .667
New Hampshire96 .600109  .526
Hartford86 .571159  .625
Albany66 .50079  .438
UMass Lowell78 .4671112  .478
Stony Brook79 .438914  .391
NJIT610 .375712  .368
Binghamton410 .286414  .222
Maine26 .25027  .222
Maine suspended its season on February 13, 2021
2021 AmEast Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Hartford in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion in West Hartford, Connecticut and were led by 11th-year head coach John Gallagher. They finished the season 15-9, 8-6 in America East Play to finish in 4th place. They defeated Binghamton, Albany, Vermont, and UMass Lowell to be champions the America East tournament. They received the America East’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Baylor.

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2019–20 season 18–15, 9–7 in America East play to finish in third place. They defeated UMass Lowell and Stony Brook to advance to the championship game of the America East tournament vs Vermont. However, the championship game, and all postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2020–21 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Hunter Marks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrWonthaggi Secondary College Phillip Island, Australia
G 1 Briggs McClain 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSt. Maria Goretti HS Martinsville, WV
G 2 D.J. Mitchell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoSt. Thomas More School Englewood Cliffs, NJ
F 3 Jakub Dombek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoGet Better Academy
Colorado
Ostrava, Czech Republic
G 4 Moses Flowers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoThayer Academy Dorchester, MA
G 5 Cameron McCravy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoCombine Academy Charlotte, NC
F 10 Nikola Colovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrBeovuk 72 Belgrade, Serbia
G 11 PJ Henry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) SoShadow Creek HS Houston, TX
F 12 Miroslav Stafl 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoGet Better Academy Liberec, Czech Republic
F 14 Rastislav Sipkovsky 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrGet Better Academy Sereď, Slovakia
F 15 Thomas Webley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrCashmere HS Christchurch, New Zealand
G 20 Austin Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrSeton Hall Prep
Marist
Roseland, NJ
G 21 Matt Hobbs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrImpact Basketball Academy
New England
Anchorage, AK
G/F 22 AJ Gray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrMercersburg Academy Rochester, NY
G 23 Michael Dunne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrMatawan Regional HS Matawan, NJ
G 25 Traci Carter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) GSLife Center Academy
La Salle
Philadelphia, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 1, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 27, 2020*
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at UConn L 57–69  0–1
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
December 1, 2020*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 12 Villanova
Bubbleville
L 53–87  0–2
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
December 2, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fairfield W 66–61  1–2
Alumni Hall 
Fairfield, CT
December 4, 2020*
6:00 pm
Central Connecticut
Rivalry
W 80–65  2–2
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
December 7, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Fairfield W 67–54  3–2
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
December 19, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine W 63–60  4–2
(1–0)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
December 20, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Maine W 65–50  5–2
(2–0)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
December 27, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Hampshire L 69–77  5–3
(2–1)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
December 28, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at New Hampshire L 51–53  5–4
(2–2)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
January 2, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Binghamton W 76–56  6–4
(3–2)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
January 3, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Binghamton W 77–74  7–4
(4–2)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
January 9, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell L 62–71  7–5
(4–3)
Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
January 10, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass Lowell W 75–58  8–5
(5–3)
Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
January 16, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC W 70–63  9–5
(6–3)
UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
January 17, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBC L 49–57  9–6
(6–4)
UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stony Brook W 59–57  10–6
(7–4)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
January 31, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony Brook L 49–63  10–7
(7–5)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
February 13, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT L 57–67  10–8
(7–6)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
February 14, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
NJIT W 75–61  11–8
(8–6)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
America East tournament
February 27, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) (9) Binghamton
First round
W 77–60  12–8
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
February 28, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) (5) Albany
Quarterfinals
W 83–77  13–8
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
March 6, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) at (2) Vermont
Semifinals
W 71–65  14–8
Patrick Gym 
Burlington, VT
March 13, 2021
11:00 am, ESPN2
(4) (6) UMass Lowell
Championship
W 64–50  15–8
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2021
2:30 pm, truTV
(16 S) vs. (1 S) No. 3 Baylor
First Round
L 55–79  15–9
Lucas Oil Stadium 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[1]

References

  1. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hartford Hawks Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
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