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NUMBER POSITION HEIGHT YEAR MAJOR
25 GUARD 6-1 GRADUATE MBA
HAWKS TIDBIT: Traci Carter, who
returned to the Hawks prior to the CCSU game on Dec . 18, 2021, has posted 8.7 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.9 assists, and 1.7 steals per game this season.
2021-22
SCHEDULE DAY
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11/9 11/12 11/13 11/18 11/23 11/29 12/1 12/5 12/11 12/14 12/18 12/22 12/28 1/19 1/22 1/24 1/26 1/31 2/2 2/5 2/7 2/9 2/12 2/14 2/16 2/19 2/20 2/23 2/26 3/1 3/3 3/5 3/8 3/12
OPPONENT
TIME+/RESULT
AT WAGNER VS. CAMPBELL# VS. ARMY# BOSTON UNIVERSITY AT MERRIMACK AT APP STATE AT WINTHROP AT ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN AT UNLV SAINT FRANCIS (PA)$ AT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AT SACRED HEART AT CORNELL NEW HAMPSHIRE* AT VERMONT* AT BINGHAMTON* BINGHAMTON* AT MAINE* AT NEW HAMPSHIRE* UALBANY* AT UMASS LOWELL* AT UMBC* AT NJIT* VERMONT* MAINE* AT STONY BROOK* STONY BROOK* UMBC* NJIT* AT UALBANY* UMASS LOWELL* AMERICA EAST QUARTERFINAL^ AMERICA EAST SEMIFINAL^ AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIP^
L, 59-77 L, 67-68 L, 79-86 L, 70-75 L, 60-75 L, 59-69 L, 75-82 W, 68-55 L, 78-95 L, 66-81 L, 65-75 W, 78-71 CANCELED W, 69-57 L, 72-82 L, 64-74 W, 72-60 W, 78-66 L, 64-70 L, 52-71 L, 75-85 L, 64-68 W, 65-49 W, 75-74 W, 75-65 L, 82-88 W, 74-70 L, 85-92 W, 83-62 W, 67-55 6 PM TBD TBD TBD
RED - HOME GAMES (CHASE ARENA AT REICH FAMILY PAVILION) + ALL TIMES EASTERN AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE * AMERICA EAST CONFERENCE OPPONENT | ^ PLAYED AT THE HIGHEST OVERALL SEED # DUKE VETERANS DAY WEEKEND SHOWCASE | $ JACK PHELAN CLASSIC
ON THE DOCKET
UMASS LOWELL SCOUT
UMass Lowell enters Thursday’s contest after dropping a 64-48 decision to New Hampshire on Tuesday. The River Hawks, who are 6-11 in conference play, can secure the seventh seed with a victory. Allin Blunt paces the UMass Lowell offense, averaging 10.9 points per game. Ayinde Hikim and Max Brooks join Blunt in double digits, dropping 10.5 points and 10.0 poitns per LAST TIME OUT Senior David Shriver finished with a ca- contest, respectively. The River Hawks reer-high 25 points on 7-of-9 shooting also limit opponents to 40.8 percent from beyond the arc as Hartford defeated shooting, the best clip in the America East. UAlbany, 67-55, on Tuesday. Shriver’s sevSERIES HISTORY en triples matched his career-high. Traci Hartford holds a 12-8 lead in the allCarter finished just shy of a double-doutime series. UMass Lowell defeated the ble, recording 17 points and nine rebounds Hawks, 85-75, earlier this season on Feb. Briggs McClain rounded out Hartford’s 7. Hartford has a 7-3 advantage in games double-digit scorers, finishing with 10 played in West Hartford. The Hawks are points. Jared Kimbrough was a force de- 2-0 in games that go to overtime against fensively, leading the Hawks with three the River Hawks. Head coach John steals and three blocks. Hartford held a Gallagher is 12-8 against UMass Lowell. 34-29 rebounding advantage. The Hawks were red hot from beyond the arc, shoot- WE’RE TALKING PLAYOFFS Hartford secured a home playoff game ing 54.2 percent (13-of-24). for the fifth consecutive season after The Hartford men’s basketball team returns to West Hartford for its regular season finale against UMass Lowell on Thursday. The Hawks can clinch the third seed in the America East Playoffs with a victory. Tipoff from Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion is set for 6 p.m.
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defeating UAlbany on Tuesday. The Hawks have been a top-four seed in the previous four seasons. Hartford will either secure the third-seed, or fourth-seed depending on tonight’s result.
SHRIVER IS ON FIRE
Shriver has been lights out from beyond the three-point line in his previous two outings. Last Saturday, he recorded a then-career-high 23 points after shooting 7-of-14 from three. Shriver outdid himself on Tuesday, dropping a new career-best 25 points on 7-of-9 shooting from beyond the arc. The seven-triples were the most in his career.
NEXT ON TAP
The Hawks remain at home, hosting a quarterfinal matchup in the America East Playoffs. Tipoff against an opponent yet to be determined is set for 2 p.m.
T AL E O F T H E T A P E 9-8
AE RECORD
6-11
70.3
POINTS PER GAME
69.8
72.3
POINTS ALLOWED
64.6
32.3
REBOUNDS/GAME
35.9
.457
FG%
.441
.449
FG% DEFENSE
.408
.379
3-PT FG%
.308
.358
3-PT FG% DEF
.357
.681
FT%
.695
12.5
ASSISTS/GAME
11.6
12.4
TO/GAME
12.4
-1.2
TO MARGIN
+1.8
6.2
STEALS/GAME
7.5
3.0
BLOCKS/GAME
4.2
AMERICA EAST S T A ND INGS
Vermont UMBC Stony Brook New Hampshire Hartford UAlbany Binghamton UMass Lowell NJIT Maine
OVERALL W-L PCT
25-5 16-13 18-13 15-12 11-18 13-17 11-16 14-15 11-17 6-23
.833 .552 .581 .556 .379 .433 .407 .483 .393 .207
AE W-L PCT 17-1 11-7 10-8 10-8 9-8 9-9 8-10 6-11 6-12 3-15
.944 .611 .556 .556 .529 .500 .444 .353 .333 .167
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(11-18 OVERALL, 9-8 AMERICA EAST)
# Name
Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt.
0
Hunter Marks
Gr.
F
6-9
190
Phillip Island, Australia/Wonthaggi Sec. College
Hometown/Last School
2
D.J. Mitchell
Sr.
G
6-0
160
Englewood Cliffs, N.J./St. Thomas More School
3
David Shriver
Sr.
G/F
6-6
220
Philippi, W.Va./Alderson Broaddus Univ.
4
Moses Flowers
Jr.
G
6-3
180
Dorchester, Mass./Thayer Academy
5
Kurtis Henderson
Fr.
G
5-10 180
Brockton, Mass./Catholic Memorial
11
Briggs McClain
So.
G
6-4
175
Martinsburg, W.Va./St. Maria Goretti
13 Dejuan Clayton
Gr.
G
6-2
185
Bowie, Md./Coppin State University
15 Thomas Webley
So.
F
6-10 240
20 Austin Williams
Sr.
G
6-4
200
Roseland, N.J./Marist University
21 Matt Hobbs
Sr.
G
6-4
200
Anchorage, Alaska/Univ. of New England
22 Carlos Edmundo
Jr.
G
6-2
180
Piscataway, N.J./Piscataway
23 Michael Dunne
Sr.
G
6-4
190
Matawan, N.J./Matawan Regional
24 Jared Kimbrough Sr.
F
6-8
225
Neptune, N.J./La Salle University
25 Traci Carter
Gr.
G
6-1
175
Philadephia, Pa./La Salle University
45 Pierre Sow
Sr.
C
7-0
235
Teaneck, N.J./Hampton University
Christchurch, New Zealand/Cashmere
HEAD COACH JOHN GALLAGHER - 12th Season - St. Joseph’s ’99
ASSISTANT COACHES TOM DEVITT - Ninth Season - Boston College ’93 YOLONZO MOORE II - Fifth Season - Hartford ’15 TIM BROOKS - Third Season - James Madison ’11 J.R. LYNCH - First Season - Hartford ’18, MBA ’19
UMASS LOWELL RIVER HAWKS (14-15 OVERALL, 6-11 AMERICA EAST)
# Name
Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt.
0
Justin Faison
Gr.
G
6-0
175
Prince George’s County, Md./Elizabeth City State
1
Bryce Daley
R-Jr. G
6-4
190
Pittsfield, Mass./Salisbury School
2
Kalil Thomas
Jr.
G
6-5
190
New Orleans, La./Holy Cross High
3
Gregory Hammond
Jr.
G
6-6
210
New Orleans, La./Rhode Island
4
Ayinde Hikim
So.
G
5-11
179
Washington D.C./La Salle
5
Connor Withers
Jr.
F
6-7
195
Manassas, Va./Osbourn
So.
F
6-7
205
Waldorf, Md./St. Charles
11
Everette Hammond Sr.
G
6-3
190
Silver Spring, Md./USC Upstate
12
Darion Jordan-Thomas
Jr.
F
6-7
210
Brockton, Mass./Wagner
13 Quinton Mincey
So.
G/F
6-7
195
Upper Marlboro, Md./Mount St. Mary’s
14 Anthony Blunt
So.
G
6-2
185
Crownsville, Md./St. Vincent Pallotti
15 Allin Blunt
Sr.
F
6-7
205
Crownsville, Md./Gonzaga College
22 Caleb Bates
So.
F
6-7
230
Detroit, Mich./Mt. Zion Prep
23 John Hall
Gr.
F
6-7
208
Philadelphia, Pa./Portland State
33 Ephraim Acquah
Fr.
F
6-7
192
Hagerstown, Md./Williamsport
10 Max Brooks
Hometown/Last School
HEAD COACH PAT DUQUETTE - Ninth Season - Williams ’90
ASSISTANT COACHES LOUIS HINNANT - Eighth Season - Boston College ’06 BIKO PARIS - Ninth Season - Boston College ’11
HARTFORD HAWKS JON IATI - First Season - UAlbany ’07
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hunter
4
moses
MARKS
GRAD STUDENT | FORWARD
FLOWERS
JUNIOR | GUARD
CLAYTON 13 dejuan
GRAD STUDENT | GUARD
2
d.j.
5
kurtis
MITCHELL
SENIOR | GUARD
HENDERSON
FRESHMAN | GUARD
WEBLEY 15 thomas
SOPHOMORE | FORWARD
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3
david
11
briggs
SHRIVER
SENIOR | GUARD/FORWARD
McCLAIN
SOPHOMORE | GUARD
WILLIAMS 20 austin
SENIOR | GUARD
HARTFORD HAWKS
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matt
HOBBS
SENIOR | GUARD
KIMBROUGH 24 jared
SENIOR | FORWARD
EDMUNDO 22 carlos
DUNNE 23 michael
CARTER 25 traci
SOW 45 pierre
JUNIOR | GUARD
GRAD STUDENT | GUARD
SENIOR | GUARD
SENIOR | CENTER
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HARTFORD HAWKS
JOHN GALLAGHER HEAD COACH 12th Season
TIM BROOKS ASSISTANT COACH Third Season
TOM DEVITT
YOLONZO MOORE II
J.R. LYNCH
BRENDAN POLLICK
ASSISTANT COACH Ninth Season
DIRECTOR OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS First Season
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ASSISTANT COACH Fifth Season
GRADUATE ASSISTANT Second Season
2021-22 Hartford Men's Basketball Combined Team Statistics All games
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HARTFORD HAWKS 2021-22 S T A T I S T I CS
Game Records Record
Overall
ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE
11-18 9-8 2-10
AMERICA EAST: 9-8 Team Box Score No. Player 20 WILLIAMS, Austin
GP-GS
4 FLOWERS, Moses
00 MARKS, Hunter
3 SHRIVER, David
25 CARTER, Traci
13 CLAYTON, Dejuan 2 MITCHELL, D.J.
11 MCCLAIN, Briggs
24 KIMBROUGH, Jared 23 DUNNE, Michael
MIN
AVG
25-25 823:03 32.9 27-25 857:02 31.7 19-19 616:44 32.5 29-15 872:29 30.1 19-18 558:26 29.4 2-2
67:11 33.6
26-1
353:07 13.6
23-1
217:23
9.5
12-0
90:40
7.6
6-4 6-2 0-2
•
72-129
.558
141-285 103-233 59-175 4-11
48-92
15 WEBLEY, Thomas
22 EDMUNDO, Carlos
15-2
45 SOW, Pierre
Team
4-0 6-0
48:12 89:53 07:43 08:13
2.7 6.0 1.9 1.4
0-3 0-0 0-3
•
HOME: 6-4
.502
24-13 491:51 20.5 18-0
Neutral
5-11 3-6 2-5
152-303
70-164
5 HENDERSON, Kurtis
Away
1st 945 1015
AWAY: 5-11
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG
25-24 723:03 28.9
21 HOBBS, Matt
Score by Periods Team Hartford Opponents
OVERALL: 11-18
Home
52-123 16-50 7-15 3-8 3-9 1-2 1-4
24-75
.320
82-133
.617
17 108 125
5.0
20-47
.426
58-69
.841
26
58
84
4.4
7
62
69
.750
11
50
61
.609
32
74 106
.495
43-115
.442
77-187
.364
0-2
.337
42-100
.522
4-10
14-44
.375
1-5
.333 .500 .250
.376 .000 .420
13-45
.320 .467
.412
32-85
.427 .423
.374
9-12
.727
5-5
1.000
3-4
.750
.000 .000
0-0
8-11
.833
.318 .200
0-0
15-18
.667
16-24
.500
0-0
14-21
.652
.289 .400
5-10
73-112
.000
14-23 1-2 3-7 0-1 0-0
.667
36 137 173 15 109 124 0
18 4
.500
2 4
.429
6
.000 .000
2 2
44
5
37
5
55
20
24
6
10
0
2
1 8 2
35
3
14 4
79
6.4 4.3 3.6 2.5
• 68
6
36
0
74 52 65 4
18
4.4
47
1.0 0.2 0.8
32 12 14 5
0.9
10
0.7
0
0.5
0
OT 8 7
TOT 2040 2097
NEUTRAL: 0-2
PF DQ
2.4 2.1
2nd 1087 1075
2 0 3 0
A
85 49 42 22 55 6
TO BLK STL PTS 11
33
410 16.4
31
25
10
222 11.7
42
7
56 22 6
0
55
47
1
17
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 7 3 5 4 1 0
AVG
81
6
14 1
43 14 32 2
398 14.7 297 10.2 165
8.0
133
5.1
4
17
191
22
13
15
114
4
0
3
14 6 6 4 0 0
19
2 0
5 5
1
51 20
1
4
10
1
0
0
7.6 4.8
2.2 1.1 0.8
9
0.6
2
0.3
2
0
0
8.7
16
0.5
Total
29
5825
732-1603 .457 275-725
.379 301-442
.681 226 712 938 32.3 437 12 362 360 88 181 2040 70.3
Opponents
29
5825
754-1678 .449 236-659
.358 353-479
.737 280 711 991 34.2 422
Team Statistics Scoring Points per game Scoring margin Field goals-att Field goal pct
3 point fg-att 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game
Free throws-att Free throw pct F-Throws made per game Rebounds Rebounds per game Rebounding margin Assists Assists per game
Turnovers Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio Steals Steals per game
Blocks Blocks per game
Winning streak Home win streak
Attendance Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game
HART
2040 70.3 -2.0
OPP
2097 72.3 -
732-1603 .457
754-1678 .449
301-442 .681 10.4
353-479 .737 12.2
275-725 .379 9.5
938 32.3 -1.8 362 12.5 360 12.4 -1.2 1.0 181 6.2 88 3.0
2 1
4897 10-490 -
236-659 .358 8.1
991 34.2 360 12.4 326 11.2 1.1 193 6.7 83 2.9 -
18119 16-1132 3-1086
Team Results Date
11/09/2021 11/12/2021 11/13/2021 11/18/2021 11/23/2021 11/29/2021 12/01/2021 12/05/2021 12/11/2021 12/14/2021 12/18/2021 12/22/2021 01/19/2022 01/22/2022 01/24/2022 01/26/2022 01/31/2022 02/02/2022 02/05/2022 02/07/2022 02/09/2022 02/12/2022 02/14/2022 02/16/2022 02/19/2022 02/20/2022 02/23/2022 02/26/2022 03/01/2022
Opponent
at Wagner vs Campbell vs Army West Point Boston U. at Merrimack at Appalachian St. at Winthrop at St. Francis Brooklyn vs UNLV Saint Francis (PA) at Central Conn. St. at Sacred Heart New Hampshire at Vermont at Binghamton Binghamton at Maine at New Hampshire Albany (NY) at UMass Lowell at UMBC at NJIT Vermont Maine at Stony Brook Stony Brook UMBC NJIT at Albany (NY)
7 360 326 83 193 2097 72.3
L L L L L L L W L L L W W L L W W L L L L W Wot W L W L W W
Score
59-77 67-68 79-86 70-75 60-75 59-69 75-82 68-55 78-95 66-81 65-75 78-71 69-57 72-82 64-74 72-60 78-66 64-70 52-71 75-85 64-68 65-49 75-74 75-65 82-88 74-70 85-92 83-62 67-55
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Att.
1924 0 0 1208 575 1259 950 300 3257 667 1218 434 374 2519 1525 289 533 383 245 397 1287 541 390 502 2471 342 362 518 1803
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GALLAGHER Now in his 12th season as head coach of the Hartford men’s basketball team in 2021-22, John Gallagher brought the Hawks to new heights as his Hawks are coming off the program’s firstever America East Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance this past season. Named the 10th head coach in the 72-year history of the program prior to the 2010-11 campaign, Gallagher has led the Hawks to 70 wins — an average of 17 per year — over the past four seasons, the most in a four-year span in Hartford’s Division I history (since 1984-85). With 157 career victories, he enters the 2021-22 campaign as the all-time winningest coach in Hartford men’s basketball’s Division I history, surpassing legendary coach Jack Phelan (124 wins). A Philadephia native, Gallagher has coached 32 All-Conference Team honorees, with 17 of those awards coming over the past four seasons. During his tenure, the Hawks have earned four First Team, seven Second Team, eight Third Team, six All-Defensive Team, three AllRookie Team and five All-Academic Team selections. The highlight of Gallagher’s career — and arguably the program’s 37 years as a Division I program — came in 2020-21, one of the toughest seasons that college basketball has ever endured. In a year that was abbreviated due to COVID-19, the Hawks became the first team in America East history to win four games on the way to claiming the league’s tournament title. Knocking off Binghamton, UAlbany and perennial power Vermont as the No. 4 seed, Hartford, which was picked to finish sixth in the conference’s preseason poll, downed No. 6 UMass Lowell in the Championship Game to punch the program’s first ticket to the NCAA Tournament. Drawing No. 1-seeded Baylor in the First Round, the Hawks fell to the eventual National Champion, 79-55, in Indianapolis. The Bears’ win against the Hawks marked their smallest margin of victory against any opponent throughout their NCAA Championship run. The banner-raising campaign was not the only accomplishment for Gallagher and his Hawks in 2020-21. Under his guidance, Hartford, which won 10 of 11 home games, finished the campaign with a 15-8 overall record for the highest winning percentage in program history (.625). Gallagher had Hartford knocking on the doorstep of the NCAA Tournament for quite some time before the historic 2020-21 season. The Hawks have top-four finishes in each of the past four seasons, and have qualified for each of the past two America East Championship title games. Despite losing all five starters from a 2018-19 squad that won 18 games and lost in double overtime in the America East’s semifinals to defending champion UMBC, the 2019-20 team was one game away from raising the program’s first-ever league championship banner inside Reich Family Pavilion.
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Posting an 18-win season for the second time in as many years in 2019-20, the Hawks were set to board a bus and head to Burlington, where they would face Vermont in their second America East Championship appearance in program history. Moments before departure, though, the storybook season came to a screeching halt, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancelation of the game.
JOHN GALLAGHER’S CAREER HIGHLIGHTS WINNINGEST COACH IN HARTFORD’S DI HISTORY 162-200 CAREER RECORD AE COACH OF THE YEAR 2017-18 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 2020-21 CIT APPEARANCES 2012-13, 2017-18 AE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS 2020-21 AE TOURNAMENT FINALIST 2019-20, 2020-21 2 NABC ALL-DISTRICT 1 HONOREES 32 AE ALL-CONFERENCE HONOREES
Known for developing potent offenses that are typically dangerous from three-point land, Gallagher has transitioned Harford into one of the top defensive teams in the America East. The Hawks ranked 31st in the nation in scoring defense (63.9 ppg) and 10th in nation in three-point field goal defense (.290) in 2020-21. The previous season, his squad was the second-best in the nation in defending the three-point line, holding opponents to a .275 clip from behind the arc. In 2017-18, Gallagher piloted Hartford to a program-record 19-win season, earning America East co-Coach of the year honors. That only scratches the surface of what the Hawks accomplished that season. Picked to finish eighth in the America East after a 9-23 finish in 2016-17, Gallagher led Hartford to one of the best single-season turnarounds in program history. Making a 10-win improvement, the Hawks broke the program’s Division I records in regularseason wins (18) and overall victories with a 19-14 record. Hartford’s record-breaking campaign also featured the program’s second Division I postseason appearance, as the Hawks were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). The program’s first-ever postseason berth — a CIT invitation — also came under Gallagher in 2012-13. In addition to the team’s successes, Gallagher has also reached key milestones in his coaching career over the past two seasons. Three days after becoming the fifth coach in program history to reach 100 wins with a 79-62 victory at New Hampshire (Jan. 31, 2018), Gallagher became Hartford’s most successful Division I coach after defeating Stony Brook, 73-64 (Feb. 3, 2018). The Hawks have also excelled in the classroom during Gallagher’s tenure. Hartford earned a National Basketball Coaches Association (NABC) Team Academic Award for the third straight year in 2020-21. In addition, the Hawks’ 3.61 combined GPA ranked first among the America East’s 10 men’s basketball programs. The Hawks posted back-to-back winning records for the first time in Hartford’s Division I history under Gallagher. Breaking out for a 17-win season that was capped by the program’s first-ever Division I postseason bid — all while boasting the 11th youngest squad in the nation — in 2012-13, Hartford posted a 17-16 record the following season in 2014-15.
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At the conclusion of Hartford’s breakthrough season in 2012-13, CollegeInsider.com named Gallagher the 2013 America East Coach of the Year. That year, he was also a finalist for the prestigious Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award. Attributing to the Hawks’ success in the 2012-13 season was their tenacity on the defensive side of the court. Holding its opponents to a school record 61.2 points per game, Hartford, which won 17 games that season, also led the America East in steals (8.2 per game) and forced turnovers (16.0 per game). Gallagher’s hiring as Hartford’s fifth Division I coach in 2010 served as a reunion wtih the University, as he previously logged two seasons as the Hawks’ associate head coach (2006-08). Between his two stints at Hartford, he served two seasons as an associate head coach under Glen Miller at the University of Pennsylvania. After the 2010 Final Four, Gallagher left Penn to become Steve Donahue’s Associate Head Coach at Boston College, but was released from that position when the opportunity to return to Hartford’s sidelines arose. During his first stint at Hartford as an assistant, Gallagher breathed new life into the Hawks scoring by helping implement a new motion offense. The Hawks improved upon a 62.1 point-pergame average in his first year (2006-07) by netting 70.8 points per game in his second season (2007-08). In the latter season, which featured a then-school record 312 made three-pointers, Hartford made its first-ever America East Championship title game appearance while posting 18 wins, the most in program history at the time. Prior to that, Gallagher was the top assistant for Fran O’Hanlon’s staff at Lafayette College. At Lafayette, he served as the program’s top recruiter and was responsible for developing the team’s guards. Gallagher arrived at Lafayette by way of La Salle University, where he coached five seasons, including two under Big 5 legend Speedy Morris and the final three under Billy Hahn. He jumped right into coaching in 1999 upon graduating from Saint Joseph’s University, where he was a guard for three seasons and a member of the 1996-97 squad that advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. Gallagher is one of four siblings in a basketball-rich family, as his sisters Ann and Joan each played college basketball at La Salle and Boston College, respectively. Gallagher and his wife, Geneva, have three daughters, Kenna, Alanna and Mary Kate, and one son, John “Jack” Gallagher.
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