2021–22 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team

2021–22 Hartford Hawks men's basketball
ConferenceAmerica East Conference
Record12–20 (9–9 America East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Devitt
  • Yolonzo Moore II
  • Tim Brooks
Home arenaChase Arena
Seasons
2021–22 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Vermont 17 1   .944 28 6   .824
UMBC 11 7   .611 18 14   .563
Stony Brook* 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
New Hampshire 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
Hartford 9 9   .500 12 20   .375
Albany 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
Binghamton 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
UMass Lowell 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
NJIT 6 12   .333 11 18   .379
Maine 3 15   .167 6 23   .207
*Ineligible for the 2022 AmEast tournament due to changing conferences in 2022
2022 AmEast tournament winner

The 2021–22 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Hartford in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 12th-year head coach John Gallagher, played their home games at Chase Arena in West Hartford, Connecticut, as members of the America East Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 9–9 in America East play to finish a tie for fifth place. They defeated Albany in the quarterfinals of the America East tournament before losing in the semifinals to UMBC.

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Hawks finished the 2020–21 season 15–9, 8–6 in America East play, to finish in fourth place. They defeated Binghamton,[1] Albany[2] and Vermont to advance to the championship game of the America East tournament.[3] There they defeated UMass Lowell to receive the conference's automatic bid the NCAA tournament the school's first-ever appearance in the NCAA tournament.[4][5] As the No. 16 seed in the South Region, they lost to eventual national champion Baylor in the first round.[6][7]

Roster

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2021–22 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) GS Wonthaggi Secondary College Phillip Island, Australia
G 2 D.J. Mitchell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr St. Thomas More School Englewood Cliffs, NJ
G/F 3 David Shriver 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Alderson Broaddus Philippi, WV
G 4 Moses Flowers 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Thayer Academy Dorchester, MA
G 5 Kurtis Henderson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Catholic Memorial School Brockton, MA
G 11 Briggs McClain 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So St. Maria Goretti HS Martinsburg, WV
G 13 Dejuan Clayton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Coppin State Bowie, MD
F 15 Thomas Webley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Cashmere HS Christchurch, New Zealand
G 20 Austin Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Marist Roseland, NJ
G 21 Matt Hobbs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr New England Anchorage, AK
G 22 Carlos Edmundo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Piscataway HS Piscataway, NJ
G 23 Michael Dunne 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Matawan Regional HS Matawan, NJ
F 24 Jared Kimbrough 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr La Salle Neptune, NJ
C 45 Pierre Sow 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Hampton Teaneck, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: May 28, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
at Wagner L 59–77  0–1
Spiro Sports Center (1,924)
Staten Island, NY
November 11, 2021*
1:30 p.m., ACCNX
vs. Campbell
Duke Veterans Day Weekend Showcase
L 67–68  0–2
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
November 13, 2021*
2:30 p.m., ACCNX
vs. Army
Duke Veterans Day Weekend Showcase
L 79–86  0–3
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
November 18, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Boston University L 70–75  0–4
Chase Arena (1,208)
West Hartford, CT
November 23, 2021*
7:00 p.m.
at Merrimack L 60–75  0–5
Hammel Court (575)
North Andover, MA
November 29, 2021*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Appalachian State L 59–69  0–6
Holmes Center (1,259)
Boone, NC
December 1, 2021*
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Winthrop L 75–82  0–7
Winthrop Coliseum (950)
Rock Hill, SC
December 5, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
at St. Francis Brooklyn W 68–55  1–7
Daniel J. Lynch Gym (300)
Brooklyn, NY
December 11, 2021*
3:00 p.m.
at UNLV L 78–95  1–8
Thomas & Mack Center (3,257)
Paradise, NV
December 14, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Saint Francis (PA)
Jack Phelan Classic
L 66–81  1–9
Chase Arena (667)
West Hartford, CT
December 18, 2021*
1:00 p.m.
at Central Connecticut
Rivalry
L 65–75  1–10
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,218)
New Britain, CT
December 22, 2021*
11:00 a.m.
at Sacred Heart W 78–71  2–10
William H. Pitt Center (434)
Fairfield, CT
December 28, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cornell Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Newman Arena 
Ithaca, NY
America East regular season
January 19, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Hampshire W 69–57  3–10
(1–0)
Chase Arena (374)
West Hartford, CT
January 22, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Vermont L 72–82  3–11
(1–1)
Patrick Gym (2,519)
Burlington, VT
January 24, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Binghamton
Rescheduled from January 12
L 64–74  3–12
(1–2)
Binghamton University Events Center (1,525)
Vestal, NY
January 26, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Binghamton W 72–60  4–12
(2–2)
Chase Arena (289)
West Hartford, CT
January 31, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Maine
Rescheduled from January 6
W 78–66  5–12
(3–2)
Cross Insurance Center (533)
Bangor, ME
February 2, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Hampshire L 64–70  5–13
(3–3)
Lundholm Gym (383)
Durham, NH
February 5, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Albany L 52–71  5–14
(3–4)
Chase Arena (245)
West Hartford, CT
February 7, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
at UMass Lowell
Rescheduled from January 15
L 75–85  5–15
(3–5)
Costello Athletic Center (397)
Lowell, MA
February 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UMBC L 64–68  5–16
(3–6)
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,287)
Catonsville, MD
February 12, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at NJIT W 65–49  6–16
(4–6)
Wellness and Events Center (541)
Newark, NJ
February 14, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Vermont
Rescheduled from January 8
W 75–74 OT 7–16
(5–6)
Chase Arena (390)
West Hartford, CT
February 16, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Maine W 75–65  8–16
(6–6)
Chase Arena (502)
West Hartford, CT
February 19, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN3
at Stony Brook L 82–88  8–17
(6–7)
Island Federal Arena (2,471)
Stony Brook, NY
February 20, 2022
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Stony Brook
Rescheduled from January 2
W 74–70  9–17
(7–7)
Chase Arena (342)
West Hartford, CT
February 23, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UMBC L 85–92  9–18
(7–8)
Chase Arena (362)
West Hartford, CT
February 26, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3
NJIT W 83–62  10–18
(8–8)
Chase Arena (518)
West Hartford, CT
March 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Albany W 67–55  11–18
(9–8)
SEFCU Arena (1,803)
Albany, NY
March 3, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
UMass Lowell
Rescheduled from January 29
L 73–83  11–19
(9–9)
Chase Arena (436)
West Hartford, CT
America East tournament
March 6, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(4) (5) Albany
Quarterfinals
W 61–49  12–19
Chase Arena (663)
West Hartford, CT
March 9, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
(4) at (2) UMBC
Semifinals
L 60–80  12–20
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (3,249)
Catonsville, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[8][9][10]

References

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  1. ^ "Williams' Career Day Leads Hartford Past Binghamton in AE Playoffs". University of Hartford. February 27, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hartford, UMass Lowell Earn #AEPlayoffs Semifinal Berths with Wins". America East Conference. February 28, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "Upset City! #6 UMass Lowell, #4 Hartford Headed to #AEHoops Title Game". America East Conference. March 6, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "Hartford wins America East, advances to first NCAA Tournament". NBC Sports. March 13, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Hartford beats UMass Lowell to secure 1st NCAA tourney berth". theScore.com. Associated Press. March 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  6. ^ "Men's Basketball's Historic Season Ends with Defeat to #1 Baylor". University of Hartford. March 19, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Hartford vs. Baylor - Game Recap - March 19, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
  8. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hartford Hawks Athletics. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  9. ^ "2021-22 Hartford Hawks Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  10. ^ "2021-22 Hartford Hawks Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.