2021–22 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team
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.
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Conference | America East Conference |
Record | 12–20 (9–9 America East) |
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Home arena | Chase Arena |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2022 AmEast Tournament winner |
Previous season
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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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm |
at Wagner | L 59–77 | 0–1 |
Spiro Sports Center (1,924) Staten Island, NY | |||||||
November 11, 2021* 1:30 pm, ACCNX |
vs. Campbell Duke Veterans Day Weekend Showcase |
L 67–68 | 0–2 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||
November 13, 2021* 2:30 pm, ACCNX |
vs. Army Duke Veterans Day Weekend Showcase |
L 79–86 | 0–3 |
Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | |||||||
November 18, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Boston University | L 70–75 | 0–4 |
Chase Arena (1,208) West Hartford, CT | |||||||
November 23, 2021* 7:00 pm |
at Merrimack | L 60–75 | 0–5 |
Hammel Court (575) North Andover, MA | |||||||
November 29, 2021* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Appalachian State | L 59–69 | 0–6 |
Holmes Center (1,259) Boone, NC | |||||||
December 1, 2021* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Winthrop | L 75–82 | 0–7 |
Winthrop Coliseum (950) Rock Hill, SC | |||||||
December 5, 2021* 2:00 pm |
at St. Francis Brooklyn | W 68–55 | 1–7 |
Daniel J. Lynch Gym (300) Brooklyn, NY | |||||||
December 11, 2021* 3:00 pm |
at UNLV | L 78–95 | 1–8 |
Thomas & Mack Center (3,257) Paradise, NV | |||||||
December 14, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Saint Francis (PA) Jack Phelan Classic |
L 66–81 | 1–9 |
Chase Arena (667) West Hartford, CT | |||||||
December 18, 2021* 1:00 pm |
at Central Connecticut Rivalry |
L 65–75 | 1–10 |
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,218) New Britain, CT | |||||||
December 22, 2021* 11:00 am |
at Sacred Heart | W 78–71 | 2–10 |
William H. Pitt Center (434) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
December 28, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Cornell | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Newman Arena Ithaca, NY | ||||||||
America East regular season | |||||||||||
January 19, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
New Hampshire | W 69–57 | 3–10 (1–0) |
Chase Arena (374) West Hartford, CT | |||||||
January 22, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Vermont | L 72–82 | 3–11 (1–1) |
Patrick Gym (2,519) Burlington, VT | |||||||
January 24, 2022 7:30 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+ |
Binghamton | W 72–60 | 4–12 (2–2) |
Chase Arena (289) West Hartford, CT | |||||||
January 31, 2022 7:00 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+ |
at New Hampshire | L 64–70 | 5–13 (3–3) |
Lundholm Gym (383) Durham, NH | |||||||
February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Albany | L 52–71 | 5–14 (3–4) |
Chase Arena (245) West Hartford, CT | |||||||
February 7, 2022 6:00 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+ |
at UMBC | L 64–68 | 5–16 (3–6) |
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,287) Catonsville, MD | |||||||
February 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at NJIT | W 65–49 | 6–16 (4–6) |
Wellness and Events Center (541) Newark, NJ | |||||||
February 14, 2022 7:00 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+ |
Maine | W 75–65 | 8–16 (6–6) |
Chase Arena (502) West Hartford, CT | |||||||
February 19, 2022 6:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Stony Brook | L 82–88 | 8–17 (6–7) |
Island Federal Arena (2,471) Stony Brook, NY | |||||||
February 20, 2022 5:00 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+ |
UMBC | L 85–92 | 9–18 (7–8) |
Chase Arena (362) West Hartford, CT | |||||||
February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
NJIT | W 83–62 | 10–18 (8–8) |
Chase Arena (518) West Hartford, CT | |||||||
March 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Albany | W 67–55 | 11–18 (9–8) |
SEFCU Arena (1,803) Albany, NY | |||||||
March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+ |
(4) | (5) Albany Quarterfinals |
W 61–49 | 12–19 |
Chase Arena (663) West Hartford, CT | ||||||
March 9, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(4) | at (2) UMBC Semifinals |
L 60–80 | 12–20 |
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (3,249) Catonsville, MD | ||||||
References
- "Williams' Career Day Leads Hartford Past Binghamton in AE Playoffs". University of Hartford. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- "Hartford, UMass Lowell Earn #AEPlayoffs Semifinal Berths with Wins". America East Conference. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- "Upset City! #6 UMass Lowell, #4 Hartford Headed to #AEHoops Title Game". America East Conference. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- "Hartford wins America East, advances to first NCAA Tournament". NBC Sports. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- "Hartford beats UMass Lowell to secure 1st NCAA tourney berth". theScore.com. Associated Press. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- "Men's Basketball's Historic Season Ends with Defeat to #1 Baylor". University of Hartford. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- "Hartford vs. Baylor - Game Recap - March 19, 2021 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.
- "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Hartford Hawks Athletics. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- "2021–22 Hartford Hawks Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- "2021–22 Hartford Hawks Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 1, 2021.