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HAWKS TIDBIT: D.J. Mitchell, who has
122 career three pointers, became the 24th player in program history to make 100 threes, netting his 100th triple at UNLV.
2021-22
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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 1/29 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 3/5 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* UMASS LOWELL* AT MAINE* AT NEW HAMPSHIRE* UALBANY* AT UMASS LOWELL* AT UMBC* AT NJIT* VERMONT* MAINE* AT STONY BROOK* STONY BROOK* UMBC* NJIT* AT UALBANY* 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 POSTPONED W, 78-66 L, 64-70 L, 52-71 L, 75-85 L, 64-68 W, 65-49 7 PM 7 PM 5:30 PM 5 PM 7 PM 2 PM 7 PM TBD TBD TBD
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ranking second on the team. Ryan Davis The Hartford men’s basketball team returns paces the Catamounts, dropping a leaguehome, looking to put an end to Vermont’s high 17.4 points per game. Davis shoots a undefeated start to conference play on 58.1 percent clip, the second best mark in Monday night. Tipoff between the Hawks the conference. The Catamounts lead the and the Catamounts from Chase Arena at America East in points, points allowed, and rebounds allowed per game. Reich Family Pavilion is set for 7 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
Senior Austin Williams scored a gamehigh 16 points as the Hartford took down NJIT, 65-49, on Saturday evening. The Hawks dominated in the second half, limiting NJIT to 18 points. Hartford was lethal from beyond the arc, shooting 37.1 percent (11-of-30) on the night. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Hawks. Williams led all scorers with 16 points. Traci Carter (14) and David Shriver (10) joined Williams in double figures.
SERIES HISTORY
Vermont defeated Hartford, 82-72, in the last meeting on Jan. 22. The Catamounts have won six of the last seven games against the Hawks. Vermont leads, 23-12, in West Hartford. The Catamounts have a 53-26 edge in the all-time series. Hartford is looking for it’s first win at home against Vermont since the 2017-18 season.
DEFENSIVE IDENTITY
The Hawks have stepped up defensively since the start of conference play. Hartford leads the America East with 6.89 VERMONT SCOUT Vermont enters Monday’s contest riding a steals and ranks second in blocked shots, 14-game win streak. The Catamounts are a swatting away 4.1 per game. The numbers perfect 12-0 in conference play. Vermont are a significant increase from non-conlast took down UAlbany, 76-63, on Sat- ference play, where the Hawks recorded urday, led by 18 points from Ben Shungu. 6.05 steals and 3.1 blocks per contest. Shungu averages 15.6 points per game, Flowers and WIlliams lead the league with
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1.9 steals per game, while Hunter Marks ranks third with 1.6 blocks per outing. On Saturday, the Hawks stifled NJIT in the second half, allowing only 18 points. Hartford limited the Highlanders to 20.0 shooting from the floor, including a 12.5 percent clip from three
T AL E O F T H E T A P E 4-6
AE RECORD
12-0
68.1
POINTS PER GAME
74.4
The Hawks were on fire from beyond the arc at NJIT on Saturday. Hartford shot 41.2 percent (7-of-17) from threepoint range in the first half agaisnt the Highlanders. Traci Carter led the way with four made triples, while Austin Williams added three of his own. The Hawks finished 11-of-30 from beyond the arc. Five Hawks registered atleast one three-pointer against the Highlanders.
72.3
POINTS ALLOWED
62.3
31.6
REBOUNDS/GAME
33.6
.450
FG%
.496
.455
FG% DEFENSE
.421
.361
3-PT FG%
.365
.356
3-PT FG% DEF
.346
.685
FT%
.766
12.2
ASSISTS/GAME
14.9
NEXT ON TAP
12.4
TO/GAME
10.0
-1.3
TO MARGIN
+1.4
6.2
STEALS/GAME
5.1
3.2
BLOCKS/GAME
2.4
IT’S RAINING THREES
The Hawks remain home for a matchup with Maine on Wednesday. Tipoff from Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion is set for 7 p.m.
AMERICA EAST S T A ND INGS
Vermont UMBC Stony Brook Binghamton New Hampshire UAlbany UMass Lowell Hartford NJIT Maine
OVERALL W-L PCT
20-4 12-11 14-10 10-12 11-10 10-15 13-11 6-16 10-13 5-18
.833 .522 .583 .455 .524 .400 .542 .273 .435 .217
AE W-L PCT 12-0 7-5 6-5 7-6 6-6 6-7 5-7 4-6 5-8 2-10
1.000 .583 .545 .538 .500 .462 .417 .400 .385 .167
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(6-16 OVERALL, 4-6 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
VERMONT CATAMOUNTS (20-4 OVERALL, 12-0 AMERICA EAST)
# Name
Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt.
0
Evan Guillory
G
6-4
208 Fr. Springfield, Mo./New Hampton School
1
Aaron Deloney
G
6-0
165
Jr.
2
Sam Alamutu
G
6-5
215
Fr. Ajax, Ontario/Rothesay Netherwood School
4
Kam Gibson
G
6-3
190
Sr.
Cincinnati, Ohio/Western Carolina
5
Duncan Demuth
F
6-8
210
Sr.
Seminole, Fla. /Oklahoma State
12 Bailey Patella
F
6-5
185
5th
14 Isaiah Powell
F
6-6
220 Sr.
15 Finn Sullivan
G
6-4
195
Sr.
San Diego, Calif./San Diego
20 Eric Beckett
G
6-4
225
Jr.
Ajax, Ontario/Tilton School
21 Justin Mazzulla
G
6-3
195
5th
Johnston, R.I./George Washington
24 Ben Shungu
G
6-2
200 Gr.
South Burlington, Vt./Rice Memorial
25 Michel Ndayishimiye G
5-10
180
Fr.
32 Nick Fiorillo
F
6-7
210
R-So.
34 Georges Lefebvre F
6-9
200 So. Montreal, Quebec/Cape Fear Academy
35 Ryan Davis
F
6-8
250 Sr.
55 Robin Duncan
G
6-5
190
Sr.
Hometown/Last School Portland, Ore./Grant
Lenox, Mass. / Vermont Academy Albany, N.Y. / Colonie
Burlington, Vt./Rice Memorial Scarborough, Maine/Scarborough
Schaumburg, Ill./Conant Evansville, Ind./Evansville Harrison
HEAD COACH JOHN BECKER - 11th Season - Catholic ’90
ASSISTANT COACHES RYAN SCHNEIDER - Ninth Season - Marist ’09 BRYSON JOHNSON - First Season - Bucknell ’13 CHRIS SANTO - First Season - St. Anslem ’15 DERRYK O’GRADY - HARTFORD Ninth Season - Vermont ’17 HAWKS // #FLYHIGH
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hunter
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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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david
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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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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
6-16 4-6 2-10
AMERICA EAST: 4-6 Team Box Score No. Player 20 WILLIAMS, Austin
GP-GS
4 FLOWERS, Moses
00 MARKS, Hunter 25 CARTER, Traci
3 SHRIVER, David
13 CLAYTON, Dejuan 2 MITCHELL, D.J.
24 KIMBROUGH, Jared
MIN
AVG
19-19 618:46 32.6 22-20 682:21 31.0 19-19 616:44 32.5 12-11 331:05 27.6 22-8 2-2
618:31 28.1 67:11 33.6
2-3 2-1 0-2
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22 EDMUNDO, Carlos
5 HENDERSON, Kurtis
15 WEBLEY, Thomas 21 HOBBS, Matt 45 SOW, Pierre
Team
22-1
203:08
9.2
27:18
2.1
2-0
13-0 11-2 6-0 5-0
208:10 11.0 01:36 63:57 17:47 04:15
0.8 5.8 3.0 0.9
HOME: 2-3
•
1st 698 776
AWAY: 4-10
17-54
.315
59-90
.656
13
84
97
5.1
72-129
.558
20-47
.426
58-69
.841
26
58
84
4.4
8
75
83
109-224 37-109
.487 .339
67-160 4-11
26-81
23 DUNNE, Michael
0-3 0-0 0-3
.507
19-0
11 MCCLAIN, Briggs
Neutral
4-10 2-5 2-5
113-223
61-143
294:12 17.3
Away
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds FG-FGA FG% 3FG-3FGA 3FG% FT-FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT AVG
22-22 645:00 29.3 17-6
Score by Periods Team Hartford Opponents
OVERALL: 6-16
Home
49-129
.427
35-88
.588 .321
15-49
5-28
.333
2-5
2-7
.286 .000
0-3
4-7
13-43
1.000
0-1
0-2
.306
1-1 2-6
20-54
.419 .364
30-51
32-87
.000
0-0
.368 .370 .380 .000 .398 .571 .179 .302 .000 .400
0-0
.000
0-1
.000
0-0
.000
56-88 10-12 7-12 8-11 7-10 7-13 5-11
.636 .833 .727
5
41
52
.455
11
21
32
.500
0-0
5
40
11
.538
1-2 0-0
0
36
.700
1.000
1-3
4
.583
5-5 0-1
31 113 144
18 3
.000
1 1
.333
2
.000 .000
1 2
31
42 19
0 1 6 2 1
29
60 22
1 2 8 3 3
60
6.5 3.3 3.8 2.5
• 56
5
36
0
62 39 38 4
18
1.7
18
1.0 0.5
28 11 0
0.2
10
0.5
1
0.7 0.6
7 0
OT 0 0
TOT 1499 1591
NEUTRAL: 0-2
PF DQ
2.4 3.5
2nd 801 815
2 1 0 0
A
54 44 42 29 17
6
TO BLK STL PTS 9
25
302 15.9
31
25
10
222 11.7
14
12 4
16
164
0
4
62
44 21 6
0
48
40
0
4
9
1 0 0 0 0 0 0
14
14
6
5
0
0
1
2
3
3
1 0
AVG
67
2 0
15
4 5 1 7
33
306 13.9
21 10
8 5
0
2
2
71
4.2
48
2.2
5
0
0
8.0
7
0
1
16
2
0
0
8.7
190
2
0
104
0
0
0
8.6 7.5
3.3 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0
Total
22
4400
539-1198
.450 197-545
.361 224-327
.685 163 533 696 31.6 328
9 269 273 70 136 1499 68.1
Opponents
22
4400
579-1272
.455 179-503
.356 254-349
.728 213 548 761 34.6 313
4 285 244 58 154 1591 72.3
HART
OPP
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
1499 68.1 -4.2
1591 72.3 -
539-1198 .450
579-1272 .455
224-327 .685 10.2
254-349 .728 11.5
197-545 .361 9.0
696 31.6 -3.0 269 12.2
273 12.4 -1.3 1.0 136 6.2
70 3.2 1 0
2783 5-557 -
179-503 .356 8.1
761 34.6 285 13.0 244 11.1 1.2 154 7.0
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
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
L L L L L L L W L L L W W L L W W L L L L 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
Att.
1924 0 0 1208 575 1259 950 300 3257 667 1218 434 374 2519 1525 289 533 383 245 397 1287 541
58 2.6
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13845 14-989 3-1086
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john
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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