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Biography
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. Full on tick bandit
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. 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.
Prior Coaching Experience
Gallagher came to Hartford after briefly serving as an assistant under Steve Donahue at Boston College, a position he held for less than two weeks before being offered the head coaching job at Hartford. 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.
Gallagher graduated from Saint Joseph's University in 1999, where he played basketball under head coach Phil Martelli.
Head coaching record
College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford (America East Conference) (2011–present) | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | Hartford | 11–20 | 7–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Hartford | 9–22 | 7–9 | 6th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Hartford | 17–14 | 10–6 | 4th | CIT First Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | Hartford | 17–16 | 10–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2014–15 | Hartford | 14–16 | 7–9 | 5th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Hartford | 10–23 | 4–12 | T–7th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Hartford | 5–12 | 0–2 | ||||||
| Total: | 84–123 (.406) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||