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Hartford Hawks 2021 NCAA Tournament
When we think of Connecticut basketball, it's always about the UConn Huskies. Now enter Hartford (15-8) for the very first time taking part in an NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
Austin Williams scored 25 points as Hartford beat Vermont 71-65 in the America East Conference tournament semifinals.
Fourth-seeded Hartford was in the title game for the second straight season after last year's contest against Vermont was canceled due to COVID-19.
“Eleven years ago, I got this and I said ‘Let the dream begin,'" Hartford coach John Gallagher said. "There were a lot of nightmares to get to this point. So many people to thank but this program, this neighborhood that we built, is so special. To put it into words is really hard. But we're dancing.”
Big Wins: 12/2 at Fairfield (66-61), 1/16 at UMBC (70-63), 3/6 at Vermont (71-65)
Bad Losses: 12/27 at New Hampshire (69-77), 1/31 at Stony Brook (49-63), 2/13 NJIT (57-67)
Coach: John Gallagher
Probable Starters:
Traci Carter, Senior, Guard, 11.7 ppg, 3.4 apg, 2.6 spg
Austin Williams, Senior, Guard, 13.7 ppg, 1.6 apg, 6.2 rpg
D.J. Mitchell, Junior, Guard, 7.8 ppg
Hunter Marks, Junior, Forward, 9.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg
Miroslav Stafl, Sophomore, Forward, 10.4 ppg, 5.6 rpg
