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.

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
Seasons
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

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
F0Hunter Marks6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrWonthaggi Secondary CollegePhillip Island, Australia
G1Briggs McClain6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrSt. Maria Goretti HSMartinsville, WV
G2D.J. Mitchell6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg)SoSt. Thomas More SchoolEnglewood Cliffs, NJ
F3Jakub Dombek6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)210 lb (95 kg)SoGet Better Academy
Colorado
Ostrava, Czech Republic
G4Moses Flowers6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg)SoThayer AcademyDorchester, MA
G5Cameron McCravy6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)SoCombine AcademyCharlotte, NC
F10Nikola Colovic6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg)RS JrBeovuk 72Belgrade, Serbia
G11PJ Henry5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg)SoShadow Creek HSHouston, TX
F12Miroslav Stafl6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg)SoGet Better AcademyLiberec, Czech Republic
F14Rastislav Sipkovsky6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrGet Better AcademySereď, Slovakia
F15Thomas Webley6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg)FrCashmere HSChristchurch, New Zealand
G20Austin Williams6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)RS SrSeton Hall Prep
Marist
Roseland, NJ
G21Matt Hobbs6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)SrImpact Basketball Academy
New England
Anchorage, AK
G/F22AJ Gray6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)FrMercersburg AcademyRochester, NY
G23Michael Dunne6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg)JrMatawan Regional HSMatawan, NJ
G25Traci Carter6 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#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 27, 2020*
8:00 pm, CBSSN
at UConnL 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 FairfieldW 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
FairfieldW 67–54 3–2
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
December 19, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
MaineW 63–60 4–2
(1–0)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
December 20, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3
MaineW 65–50 5–2
(2–0)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
December 27, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at New HampshireL 69–77 5–3
(2–1)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
December 28, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at New HampshireL 51–53 5–4
(2–2)
Lundholm Gym 
Durham, NH
January 2, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
BinghamtonW 76–56 6–4
(3–2)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
January 3, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
BinghamtonW 77–74 7–4
(4–2)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
January 9, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass LowellL 62–71 7–5
(4–3)
Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
January 10, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMass LowellW 75–58 8–5
(5–3)
Costello Athletic Center 
Lowell, MA
January 16, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBCW 70–63 9–5
(6–3)
UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
January 17, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at UMBCL 49–57 9–6
(6–4)
UMBC Event Center 
Catonsville, MD
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Stony BrookW 59–57 10–6
(7–4)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
January 31, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Stony BrookL 49–63 10–7
(7–5)
Island Federal Credit Union Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
February 13, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
NJITL 57–67 10–8
(7–6)
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion 
West Hartford, CT
February 14, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
NJITW 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 APPoll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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