2022–23 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
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|year = 2022–23
|team = Hartford Hawks
|sport = basketball
|image = Hartford Athletics wordmark.svg
|image_size = 250
|logo =
|logo_size = 125
|conference = Independent
|short_conf =
|record = 5–23
|conf_record =
|head_coach = Tom Devitt (interim)
|hc_year =
|asst_coach1 = Jeff Rafferty
|ac1_year = 1st
|asst_coach2 = Paul Harris
|ac2_year = 1st
|stadium = Chase Arena
|champion =
|tourney=
|tourney_result =
}}
{{2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings}}
The 2022–23 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Hartford in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hawks, led by interim head coach Tom Deviit,{{cite web |url=https://hartfordhawks.com/news/2022/11/8/devitt-appointed-interim-head-mens-basketball-coach.aspx |title=Devitt Appointed Interim Head Men's Basketball Coach |last= |first= |date=November 8, 2022 |website=HartfordHawks.com |publisher=University of Hartford |access-date=November 9, 2022 |quote=}} played their home games at Chase Arena in West Hartford, Connecticut and competed as an independent. They finished the season 5–23.
Hawks head coach John Gallagher resigned one night before the season's first game.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=November 7, 2022 |title=Hartford men’s basketball coach John Gallagher resigns |url=https://apnews.com/article/sports-basketball-mens-college-eeec43f5455f74deec1900d57073201c |work=Associated Press |location=West Hartford, Connecticut |access-date=November 8, 2022}} This season marked the Hawks' final year as a Division I team as they transitioned to the Division III Commonwealth Coast Conference, now known as the Conference of New England, in July 2023.{{Cite news|url=https://hartfordhawks.com/news/2022/6/21/general-university-of-hartford-athletics-joins-commonwealth-coast-conference-ccc.aspx|title=University of Hartford Athletics Joins Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC)|work=University of Hartford Athletics|access-date=November 5, 2022|language=en}}
Previous season
The Hawks finished the 2021–22 season 12–20, 9–9 in America East play to finish in a tie for fifth place. As the No. 4 seed in the America East tournament, they defeated Albany{{Cite news|url=https://hartfordhawks.com/news/2022/3/6/mens-basketball-mens-hoops-takes-down-ualbany-61-49-in-america-east-quarterfinals.aspx|title=Men's Hoops Takes Down UAlbany, 61-49, in America East Quarterfinals|work=University of Hartford Athletics|access-date=November 5, 2022|language=en}} before losing to UMBC in the semifinals.{{Cite news|url=https://americaeast.com/news/2022/3/9/mens-basketball-top-seeds-vermont-umbc-roll-into-aeplayoffs-title-game-showdown.aspx|title=Top Seeds Vermont, UMBC Roll Into #AEPlayoffs Title Game Showdown|work=America East Conference|access-date=November 5, 2022|language=en}} This was their last season as a member of the America East Conference.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Matt|last=Hobbs|num=0|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=200|class=gs|rs=|home=Anchorage, Alaska}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jared|last=Kimbrough|num=1|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=230|class=gs|rs=|home=Neptune, New Jersey}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lorenzo|last=Washington|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=170|class=fr|rs=|home=Middletown, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kurtis|last=Henderson|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=180|class=so|rs=|home=Brockton, Massachusetts}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Davon|last=Ellison|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=180|class=fr|rs=|home=Waterbury, Connecticut}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Briggs|last=McClain|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=175|class=jr|rs=|home=Martinsburg, West Virginia}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Macahi|last=Nelson|num=12|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=185|class=fr|rs=|home=Hagerstown, Maryland}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Braxton|last=Jones|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=170|class=fr|rs=|home=Monroe, New Jersey}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Isiah|last=Middleton|num=14|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=200|class=fr|rs=|home=Coral Gables, Florida}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Thomas|last=Webley|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=240|class=jr|rs=|home=Christchurch, New Zealand}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Carlos|last=Edmundo|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=180|class=jr|rs=|home=Piscataway, New Jersey}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Henry|last=White|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=165|class=fr|rs=|home=Simsbury, Connecticut}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Michael|last=Dunne|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=190|class=gs|rs=|home=Matawan, New Jersey}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Pano|last=Pavlidis|link=y|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=200|class=gs|rs=|home=College Point, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Isaiah|last=Rice|num=25|pos=G|ft=6|in=0|lbs=180|class=jr|rs=|home=Media, Pennsylvania}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Pierre|last=Sow|link=y|num=45|pos=C|ft=7|in=0|lbs=235|class=sr|rs=|home=Teaneck, New Jersey}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Tom Devitt (interim; {{college|Boston College}})
|asst_coach=
- Jeff Rafferty ({{college|Springfield College}})
- Paul Harris ({{college|Syracuse}})
|roster_url=https://hartfordhawks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2022-23
|accessdate=December 17, 2022
}}
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Hartford Hawks}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 8, 2022
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Sacred Heart
| site_stadium = Chase Arena
| site_cityst = West Hartford, CT
| tv =
| score = 70–77
| attend = 840
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 10, 2022
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = NVU–Lyndon
| site_stadium = Chase Arena
| site_cityst = West Hartford, CT
| tv =
| score = 85–43
| attend = 410
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 12, 2022
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Saint Francis (PA)
| site_stadium = DeGol Arena
| site_cityst = Loretto, PA
| tv =
| score = 53–77
| attend = 787
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 17, 2022
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Boston University
| site_stadium = Case Gym
| site_cityst = Boston, MA
| tv =
| score = 66–102
| attend = 850
| record = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 19, 2022
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Houghton
| site_stadium = Chase Arena
| site_cityst = West Hartford, CT
| tv =
| score = 98–32
| attend = 147
| record = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 22, 2022
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = FDU–Florham
| site_stadium = Chase Arena
| site_cityst = West Hartford, CT
| tv =
| score = 82–45
| attend = 100
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 25, 2022
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Penn
| site_stadium = The Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = Cathedral Classic
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 55–75
| attend = 1,491
| record = 3–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 26, 2022
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Delaware
| site_stadium = The Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = Cathedral Classic
| tv =
| score = 50–78
| attend =
| record = 3–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 27, 2022
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Colgate
| site_stadium = The Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename = Cathedral Classic
| tv =
| score = 58–92
| attend =
| record = 3–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30, 2022
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Fairleigh Dickinson
| site_stadium = Chase Arena
| site_cityst = West Hartford, CT
| tv =
| score = 74–66
| attend = 288
| record = 4–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 4, 2022
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Brown
| site_stadium = Chase Arena
| site_cityst = West Hartford, CT
| tv =
| score = 51–65
| attend = 319
| record = 4–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 6, 2022
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = St. Francis Brooklyn
| site_stadium = Pratt ARC
| site_cityst = Brooklyn, NY
| tv =
| score = 50–68
| attend = 100
| record = 4–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 13, 2022
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Saint Peter's
| site_stadium = Chase Arena
| site_cityst = West Hartford, CT
| tv =
| score = 57–58
| attend = 200
| record = 4–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 17, 2022
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = St. Francis Brooklyn
| site_stadium = Chase Arena
| site_cityst = West Hartford, CT
| tv =
| score = 51–67
| attend = 218
| record = 4–10
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 22, 2022
| time = 9:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = San Francisco
| site_stadium = War Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| tv =
| score = 53–85
| attend = 1,833
| record = 4–11
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 30, 2022
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Morgan State
| site_stadium = Chase Arena
| site_cityst = West Hartford, CT
| tv =
| score = 54–61
| attend = 236
| record = 4–12
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 7, 2023
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Sacred Heart
| site_stadium = William H. Pitt Center
| site_cityst = Fairfield, CT
| tv =
| score = 71–78
| attend = 457
| record = 4–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 10, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = St. Francis Brooklyn
| site_stadium = Pratt ARC
| site_cityst = Brooklyn, NY
| tv =
| score = 73–78
| attend = 74
| record = 4–14
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 16, 2023
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = UMBC
| site_stadium = Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
| site_cityst = Catonsville, MD
| tv =
| score = 62–87
| attend = 1,585
| record = 4–15
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 18, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Morgan State
| site_stadium = Talmadge L. Hill Field House
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| tv =
| score = 84–92
| attend = 1,125
| record = 4–16
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 23, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Penn
| site_stadium = Chase Arena
| site_cityst = West Hartford, CT
| tv =
| score = 52–76
| attend = 384
| record = 4–17
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Stonehill
| site_stadium = Chase Arena
| site_cityst = West Hartford, CT
| tv =
| score = 73–56
| attend = 328
| record = 5–17
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 4, 2023
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Chicago State
| site_stadium = Chase Arena
| site_cityst = West Hartford, CT
| tv =
| score = 49–62
| attend = 389
| record = 5–18
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6, 2023
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = UMass Lowell
| site_stadium = Chase Arena
| site_cityst = West Hartford, CT
| tv =
| score = 48–70
| attend = 279
| record = 5–19
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 8, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Central Connecticut
| site_stadium = Chase Arena
| site_cityst = West Hartford, CT
| gamename = Rivalry
| tv =
| score = 73–82
| attend = 548
| record = 5–20
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 13, 2023
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = South Alabama
| site_stadium = Mitchell Center
| site_cityst = Mobile, AL
| tv =
| score = 53–77
| attend = 1,404
| record = 5–21
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 16, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Merrimack
| site_stadium = Chase Arena
| site_cityst = West Hartford, CT
| tv =
| score = 59-67
| attend = 521
| record = 5-22
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 19, 2023
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Chicago State
| site_stadium = Jones Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| tv =
| score = 53–75
| attend =
| record = 5–23
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|region=|regionname=|timezone=Eastern}}
Sources{{Cite news|url=https://hartfordhawks.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2022-23|title=2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule|work=University of Hartford Athletics|access-date=November 5, 2022|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/42/season/2023|title=2022-23 Hartford Hawks Schedule|work=ESPN|access-date=November 5, 2022|language=en}}
References
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