2016–17 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
Incoming Transfers
2016 incoming recruits
Hartford did not have any incoming players in the 2016 recruiting class.
Roster
2016–17 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
TreVaughn Wilkerson
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Roman Catholic
Philadelphia, PA
G
1
Jason Dunne
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Matawan Regional
Matawan, NJ
G
3
Jalen Ross
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS Sr
Greensboro Day School Eastern Michigan
Greenbelt, MD
F
4
George Blagojevic
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Australian Institute of Sport
Geelong, Australia
F
10
John Carroll
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS So
IMG Academy /The Hill School
Dublin, Ireland
G
11
Andrew Ramirez
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Diego VelazquezWestern Nebraska CC
Madrid, Spain
G
13
J. R. Lynch
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
Hudson Catholic /St. Andrew's
Hoboken, NJ
G
20
Max Twyman
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
RS So
Rye
Rye, NY
F
21
Jack Hobbs
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
South Anchorage /Impact Basketball
Anchorage, AK
F
30
Nikola Colovic
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
None
Belgrade, Serbia
G/F
33
Mark Plousis (W)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Cardinal O'Hara
Havertown, PA
C
44
Hassan Attia
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
270 lb (122 kg)
Jr
Colby CC
Alexandria, Egypt
G
55
Jake Fay
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
RS Jr
Brimmer 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