John Gallagher (basketball)

John Gallagher (born May 27, 1977) is the head men's basketball coach at the University of Hartford. Gallagher was named the tenth head coach in the history of the Hartford Hawks program on April 16, 2010 by Director of Athletics Pat Meiser.[1][2][3]

John Gallagher
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamHartford
ConferenceAmerica East
Record152–185 (.451)
Biographical details
Born (1977-05-27) May 27, 1977
Bellew, Pennsylvania
Playing career
1996–1999St. Joseph's
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1999–2003La Salle (assistant)
2003–2006Lafayette (assistant)
2006–2008Hartford (assistant)
2008–2010Penn (assistant)
2010–presentHartford
Head coaching record
Overall152–185 (.451)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
America East Co-Coach of the Year (2018)

At Hartford

In his first season at the helm, Gallagher guided the Hawks to an 11–20 record, going 7–9 in league play. In the 2011 America East Men's Basketball Tournament, Hartford upset third-seeded Maine to make an appearance in the semifinals.[4] In 2011–12, Gallagher and the Hawks struggled in the early season with a roster featuring seven freshman, going 0-13 before finishing the year 9–9 on its way to a 9–22 record. The Hawks made the America East Tournament semifinals once again after defeating Boston University, before falling in double-overtime to Vermont for a place in the conference final.

The 2012–13 season saw Gallagher guide the Hawks go 17–12 in the regular season, earning a fourth-place finish in the America East. After falling to UMBC in the America East Championship quarterfinals, Hartford accepted a bid to the 2013 CIT, the program's first postseason appearance since its move to Division I.[5] On January 31, 2018 Gallagher earned his 100th victory as coach of Hartford with a 79–62 win over New Hampshire [6] and on February 28, 2018 Gallagher was named America East Co-Coach of the year.[7] After the 2017–2018 season Gallagher signed a contract extension.[8]

Prior Coaching Experience

Gallagher came to Hartford after briefly serving as an assistant under Steve Donahue at Boston College,[9] a position he held for less than two weeks before being offered the head coaching job at Hartford.[10] Prior to that, Gallagher spent two years as an assistant coach under Glen Miller with the Penn Quakers. He had also worked at Hartford as an assistant under Dan Leibovitz, helping the Hawks to their first appearance in the America East title game in 2008.

Previously, Gallagher also worked as an assistant at Lafayette College and La Salle University.[11]

Gallagher graduated from Saint Joseph's University in 1999, where he played basketball under head coach Phil Martelli.

Head coaching record

College
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Hartford Hawks (America East Conference) (2011–present)
2010–11 Hartford 11–207–96th
2011–12 Hartford 9–227–96th
2012–13 Hartford 17–1410–64thCIT First Round
2013–14 Hartford 17–1610–63rd
2014–15 Hartford 14–167–95th
2015–16 Hartford 10–234–12T–7th
2016–17 Hartford 9–234–127th
2017–18 Hartford 19–1411–53rdCIT First Round
2018–19 Hartford 18–1510–64th
2019–20 Hartford 18–159–73rd
2020–21 Hartford 10–77–5
Hartford: 152–185 (.451)86–86 (.500)
Total:152–185 (.451)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References
  1. "Gallagher to Return to the University of Hartford as Program's 10th Men's Basketball Coach". Hartford Athletics.
  2. "Unexpected Turn As Gallagher Lands Back At Hartford". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  3. "New Coach At UHart Provides Energy Boost". Hartford Courant. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  4. "Hartford 66, Maine 63". Associated Press. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  5. "Rider Earns 63-54 Win at Hartford in CIT First Round". maacsports.com. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  6. "Hartford tops New Hampshire 79-62 for Gallagher's 100th win". USA Today. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  7. "Gallagher Earns co-Coach of the Year to Highlight Five AE All-Conference Picks" (Press release). Hartford Athletics. 1 March 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  8. "Gallagher Inks New Contract as Head Men's Basketball Coach". Hartford Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  9. "Gallagher heads to BC". The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  10. "Hartford Introduces Gallagher As New Coach". Hartford Courant. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
  11. "Hartford Hawks Athletics - 2010-11 Men's Basketball Coaching Staff".
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