University University of Hartford Head coach Kim McNeill (1st year) Home Away Colors Scarlet, White | Location Hartford, CT Nickname Hawks Conference America East Conference | |
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Arena Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion | ||
The Hartford Hawks women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents University of Hartford in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. The school's team currently competes in the America East Conference. The school began the women's basketball team in 1975 as a Division III school. The program moved to Division II and was a member of the Northeast-10 Conference (originally Northeast-7) between 1980 and 1984. The school transitioned to Division I in 1984, playing as an independent school in 1984–85, and then becoming part of the Seaboard Conference in 1985–86. The Seaboard Conference became the North Atlantic Conference in 1989, and changed their name to America East in 1996.
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Year by year results
Sources: Hartford Media Guide America East Media Guide
- Conference tournament winner
WNBA draft
Danielle Hood, (2004–08) was drafted by the Atlanta Dream as the 32nd pick of the 2008 draft. Although she did not make the final roster, she is the first player from Hartford, and only the second player from an America East Conference team to be drafted by the WNBA.
New England Basketball Hall of Fame honorees
Hartford players Liz Stich(2005) and Erica Beverly (2010) were inducted into the New England Basketball Hall of Fame.