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Holy Cross 90, Hartford 68: Injuries Doom Hawks

Hartford head coach John Gallagher (photo courtesy: Steph Crandall)

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. – Bill Carmody and turnovers don’t get along much. So much so that Carmody’s Northwestern teams – even against Big 10 competition – did a remarkable job of not giving the ball away without at least getting up a shot. How good? Here are the national turnover rate ranks for Northwestern from 2006-07 to 2012-13: 17th, 20th, 34th, 30th, 5th, 7th, 37th. That’s pretty damn good, no matter what the competition.

(Some irony in the fact that turnovers were not the reason Milan Brown was canned after last season. Holy Cross finished 14-16 and 8-10 in the Patriot League, but were 50th in offensive turnover rate.)

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Awards and Observations From the Connecticut 6 Basketball Event

College basketball is finally upon us and I had the wonderful opportunity to attend the Connecticut 6 (CT6) basketball tournament, an event that allows the 6 mid-major Division I teams from the Nutmeg State to face off in three games. Continue reading “Awards and Observations From the Connecticut 6 Basketball Event” →

Hartford beginning to mature in Gallagher’s third season

What a difference a few weeks can make for a rebuilding program. When John Gallagher’s Hartford Hawks were set to battle the New Hampshire Wildcats on the night of January 5th of 2012, the Hawks were still searching for their first victory after failing in their previous 13 attempts.  Along with struggling conference mates Binghamton and UMBC, Hartford helped drag a once proud America East down to one of the worst Division I conferences in the nation.

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