2020–21 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team

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 for the first time where they lost in the first round to Baylor. This was their only time making the NCAA Tournament as a D1 school (the school would announce the demotion to D3 just 2 months later, making the move in 2023.)

2020–21 Hartford Hawks men's basketball
America East tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	America East Conference
Record	15–9 (8–6 America East)
Head coach	John Gallagher (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Tom Devitt Yolonzo Moore II Tim Brooks
Home arena	Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion

2020–21 America East Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UMBC	10	–	4		.714			14	–	6		.700
Vermont	10	–	4		.714			10	–	5		.667
New Hampshire	9	–	6		.600			10	–	9		.526
Hartford †	8	–	6		.571			15	–	9		.625
Albany	6	–	6		.500			7	–	9		.438
UMass Lowell	7	–	8		.467			11	–	12		.478
Stony Brook	7	–	9		.438			9	–	14		.391
NJIT	6	–	10		.375			7	–	12		.368
Binghamton	4	–	10		.286			4	–	14		.222
Maine	2	–	6		.250			2	–	7		.222
Maine suspended its season on February 13, 2021.
† 2021 AmEast tournament winner

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Hunter Marks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Wonthaggi Secondary College Phillip Island, Australia G 1 Briggs McClain 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Maria Goretti HS Martinsville, WV G 2 D.J. Mitchell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So St. Thomas More School Englewood Cliffs, NJ F 3 Jakub Dombek 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Get Better Academy Colorado Ostrava, Czech Republic G 4 Moses Flowers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Thayer Academy Dorchester, MA G 5 Cameron McCravy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Combine Academy Charlotte, NC F 10 Nikola Colovic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Beovuk 72 Belgrade, Serbia G 11 PJ Henry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Shadow Creek HS Houston, TX F 12 Miroslav Stafl 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Get Better Academy Liberec, Czech Republic F 14 Rastislav Sipkovsky 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Get Better Academy Sereď, Slovakia F 15 Thomas Webley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Cashmere HS Christchurch, New Zealand G 20 Austin Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Seton Hall Prep Marist Roseland, NJ G 21 Matt Hobbs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Impact Basketball Academy New England Anchorage, AK G/F 22 AJ Gray 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Mercersburg Academy Rochester, NY G 23 Michael Dunne 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Matawan Regional HS Matawan, NJ G 25 Traci Carter 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Life Center Academy La Salle Philadelphia, PA	Head coach John Gallagher (Saint Joseph's) Assistant coach(es) Tom Devitt (Boston College) Yolonzo Moore II (Hartford) Tim Brooks (James Madison) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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.

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