The Hartford Hawks men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school's team currently competes as a member of the NCAA Division III Conference of New England.
History 2008 In 2008, Hartford made the America East tournament championship game falling to UMBC 65–82.
2021 In 2021, they defeated UMass Lowell, 64–50, to make their first NCAA Division I Tournament.
Move to Division III On May 6, 2021, the University of Hartford Board of Regents voted to drop its athletic department to Division III. The drop was set to take place no later than September 1, 2025, and eventually followed that schedule,
The most notable basketball player to play for Hartford is Vin Baker, who played parts of 14 seasons in the NBA, was named to four All-Star Games, and won a gold medal for the United States men's basketball team at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Hartford has retired his jersey.
Facilities Hartford plays their home games at Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion. In 2015 the men's locker room was expanded and refurbished.
Players
Retired numbers
Vin Baker C 1989–93
Head coaches A. Peter LoMaglio (1949–1955) Abe Silverman (1955–1957) Roy Spear (1957–1962) Gordon McCullough (1962–1976) Garry Palladino (1976–1981) Jack Phelan (1981–1992) Paul Brazeau (1992–2000) Larry Harrison (2000–2006) Dan Leibovitz (2006–2010) John Gallagher (2010–2022) Tom Devitt (interim; 2022–2023) Aaron Toomey (2023–present)
Yearly results
|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="6" align="center" | Division I
|-style="background: #ffffdd;" | colspan="6" align="center" | Division III
Postseason NCAA Division I Tournament results The Hawks have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament once. Their record is 0–1. 2021 16 First round (1) Baylor L 55–79
NCAA Division II Tournament results The Hawks have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament four times. Their combined record is 2–5.
YearRoundOpponentResult 1972 Regional semifinalsRegional Finals IthacaSouthampton W 81–66L 74–86 1973 Regional Quarterfinals Saint Michael's L 97–108 1974 Regional semifinalsRegional Finals Saint Michael'sAssumption W 102–93L 68–84 1975 Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place game BentleySacred Heart L 82–99L 91–102
CIT results The Hawks have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 0–2.
2013 First round Rider L 54–63 2018 First round San Diego L 72–88
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