On the Cover...
michael DUNNE
2022-23 SCHEDULE
RED - HOME GAMES (CHASE ARENA)
+ ALL TIMES EASTERN AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
* CATHEDRAL CLASSIC TOURNAMENT
H AWKSRISE DAY DATE OPPONENT TIPOFF+/RESULT TUE. 11/8 SACRED HEART L, 70-77 THUR. 11/10 NVU-LYNDON W, 85-43 SAT. 11/12 AT ST. FRANICS (PA.) L, 53-77 THUR. 11/17 AT BOSTON UNVIERSITY L, 66-102 SAT. 11/19 HOUGHTON W, 98-32 TUE. 11/22 FDU-FORDHAM W, 82-45 FRI. 11/25 AT PENN* L, 55-75 SAT. 11/26 VS DELAWARE* L, 50-78 SUN. 11/27 VS COLGATE* L, 58-92 WED. 11/30 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON W, 74-66 SUN. 12/4 BROWN L, 51-65 TUE. 12/6 AT ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN L, 50-68 TUE. 12/13 ST. PETER’S L, 57-58 SAT. 12/17 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN L, 51-67 THUR. 12/22 AT SAN FRANCISCO L, 53-85 FRI. 12/30 MORGAN STATE L, 54-61 SAT. 1/7 AT SACRED HEART L, 71-78 TUE. 1/10 AT ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN L, 73-78 MON. 1/16 AT UMBC L, 62-87 WED. 1/18 AT MORGAN STATE L, 84-92 MON. 1/23 PENN L, 52-76 WED. 1/25 STONEHILL W, 73-56 SAT. 2/4 CHICAGO STATE L, 49-62 MON. 2/6 UMASS LOWELL L, 48-70 WED.. 2/8 CENTRAL CONN. L, 73-82 MON. 2/13 AT SOUTH ALABAMA L, 53-77 THUR. 2/16 MERRIMACK 7 PM SUN. 2/19 AT CHICAGO STATE 2 PM
Hartford has lost both games between the two teams. The Warriors won the only other game in the Chase Family Arena by the score of 62-58 in 2019.
ON THIS DATE
Austin Williams scored his 1000th career point as Hartford recorded the 75-65 win over Maine in 2022. He finished with 21 points on 9-of-16 shooting with seven rebounds, three steals, two assists and a block.
Four other players also reached double figures.
TALE OF THE TAPE*
4 HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE
HARTFORD HAWKS (5-21)
vs.
HISTORY
THE MATCHUP
SERIES
All-Time Series .................. Merrimack leads, 2-0 At Hartford .......................... Merrimack leads, 1-0 At Merrimack ........................ Merrimack leads, 1-0 At Neutral Venue .............................................. N/A Current Streak L2 Last Meeting........................... L, 75-60 (11/23/21) SERIES BREAKDOWN MERRIMACK WARRIORS (11-16, 9-4 NEC) L4 STREAK W4 63.3 POINTS PER GAME 59.8 71.1 POINTS ALLOWED 62.6 32.1 REBOUNDS/GAME 27.3 -2.7 REBOUND MARGIN -10.0 .426 FG% .406 .459 FG% DEFENSE .430 .328 3-PT FG% .307 .380 3-PT FG% DEF .322 .645 FT% .692 12.8 ASSISTS/GAME 11.7 14.0 TO/GAME 14.4 -1.8 TO MARGIN 2.0 6.3 STEALS/GAME 10.8 3.8 BLOCKS/GAME 3.9
TODAY’S MATCH
Today is the third time the two teams have met, the second in the Chase Family Arena.
A WIN TODAY WOULD
§ be the sixth home win of the season.
§ give the Hawks their third Division I win on the season, all against NEC opponents
§ snap a four-game Merrimack winning streak.
§ snap a four-game losing streak.
SCOUTING THE WARRIORS
§ Merrimack comes into the game on a season-high four game winning streak. The Warriors have won 9 of their last 12.
§ Ineligible for NCAA rankings during their transition, the Warriors would be third with 10.1 steals
§ Jordan Minor leads in scoring and rebounding with 16.8 points and 8.6 boards. He has scored in double-figures in 20 of his 21 games.
§ Ziggy Reid is second on the team with 13.0 points and 4.0 rebounds.
§ Guard Javon Bennett is the catalyst for offensively and defensively, leading the team with 72 assists and 75 steals.
NOT DUNNE YET
§ A fifth-year student-athlete, Dunne leads the Hawks in career games played
§ Dunne joined Hartford for the 2018-19 season and has averaged nine minutes per game during his career
§ Dunne set a new career-best mark with 16 points against the Terriers on Dec. 6. He was 5-for-8 from beyond the stripe.
§ He logged his first career double-double with 10 points and 10 assists against Houghton (Nov. 19).
§ Nearly eight-six percent (214-of-249) of his shots are three-pointers. He is 15th nationally with the 214 three-point attempts.
LINEUP CHANGES
§ Hartford has used eight different lineups this season, including four different in the last seven games.
§ He The quintet of Briggs McClain, Kurtis Henderson, Pano Pavlidis, Michael Dunne and Jared Kimbrough have started the most with 16 games.
NEXT ON TAP
§ Hartford travels to Chicago 2 p.m. Sunday for the final regular season game of the year.
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 5
HEAD COACH
TOM DEVITT - 10th Season - Boston College ’97
ASSISTANT COACHES
TOM DEVITT - 10th Season - Boston College ’97
JEFF RAFFERTY - First Season - Springfield College ’97
PAUL HARRIS - First Season - Syracuse
JASON
- First
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# Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last
0 Matt Hobbs Gr. G 6-4 200 Anchorage, Alaska / Impact Basketball Academy 1 Jared Kimbrough Gr. F 6-8 230 Neptune, N.J. / Neptune 2 Lorenzo Washington Fr. G 6-0 170 Middletown, N.Y. / IMG Academy 3 Kurtis Henderson So. G 5-10 180 Brockton, Mass. / Catholic Memorial 5 Davon Ellison Fr. G 6-4 180 Waterbury, Conn. / Sacred Heart 11 Briggs McClain Jr. G 6-4 175 Martinsburg, W.Va. / St. Maria Goretti Catholic 12 Macahi Nelson Fr. G 6-5 185 Hagerstown, Md. / St. John’s Catholic Prep 13 Braxton Jones Fr. G 6-0 170 Monroe, N.J. / Roselle Catholic 14 Isiah Middleton Fr. F 6-5 200 Coral Gables, Fla. / Westminster Christian 15 Thomas Webley Jr. F 6-10 240 Christchurch, New Zealand/Cashmere/Christchurch Boys 21 Carlos Edmundo Jr. G 6-2 180 Piscataway, N.J. / Piscataway 22 Henry White Fr. G 6-0 165 Simsbury, Conn. / Suffield Academy 23 Michael Dunne Gr. G 6-4 190 Matawan, N.J. / Matawan Regional 24 Pano Pavlidis Gr. F 6-8 200 College Point, N.Y. / Cardozo 25 Isaiah Rice Jr. G 6-0 180 Media, Pa. / Penncrest 45 Pierre Sow Sr. C 7-0 235 Teaneck, N.J. / Teaneck (5-17
School
OVERALL)
Season
DUNNE
Hartford ’19
MERRIMACK WARRIORS
(11-16 OVERALL, 9-4 NEC)
HEAD COACH
JOE GALLO - 7th SEASON
ASSISTANT COACHES
MICKY BURTNYK
PHIL GAETANO
CEDRIC GILLETTE
# Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last School 0 Chevalier Emery Fr. G 6-1 Appleton, Wis. / Neenah High School 1 Jaylen Stinson So. G 6-2 Philadelphia, Pa. / James Madison 2 Javon Bennett Fr. G 5-11 Orlando, Fla. / Trinity Prep School 3 Mykel Derring Sr. G 6-2 180 Boston, Mass. / Proctor Academy 4 Jordan Derkack Fr. G 6-5 Colonia, N.J. / Spire Academy 5 Devon Savage So. G 6-4 Washington, DC / James Madison 10 Elliott Black Fr. F 6-7 Washington, DC / St. Stephens and St. Agnes 11 Bryan Etumnu Fr. F 6-7 Sugar Land, Texas / Kempner High School 12 Thomas Hall So. G 6-4 195 Nanuet, N.Y. / Albertus Magnus 14 Brandon Legris Fr. F 6-7 / Perkiomen School 15 Ryan Isaacson Jr. F 6-8 200 Willowbrook, Ill. / Hinsdale Central High School 20 Nick Filchner So. G 6-7 200 Northampton, Pa. / IMG Academy 22 Jordan Minor Sr. F 6-8 240 Kingston, Mass. / Brimmer and May 23 Ziggy Reid Sr. G/F 6-6 235 Baltimore, M.D. / St. Paul’s School 24 Jordan McKoy Sr. G 6-5 180 Westwood, N.J. / Dwight-Englewood High School
8 HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 14 15 16 HARTFORD HAWKS 0 matt HOBBS GR | 6-4 | GUARD 1 jared KIMBROUGH GR | 6-8 | FORWARD 2 lorenzo WASHINGTON FR | 6-0 | GUARD 3 kurtis HENDERSON SO | 5-10 | GUARD 5 davon ELLISON FR | 6-4 | GUARD 11 briggs MCCLAIN
| 6-4 | GUARD 12 macahi NELSON FR | 6-5 | GUARD 13 braxton JONES FR | 6-0 | GUARD 14 isiah MIDDLETON FR | 6-5 | FORWARD 15 thomas WEBLEY JR | 6-10 | FORWARD 21 carlos EDMUNDO JR | 6-2 | GUARD 22 henry WHITE FR | 6-0 | GUARD
JR
HARTFORD HAWKS // # HAWKSRISE 9
HARTFORD HAWKS
TOM DEVITT INTERIM HEAD COACH 10th Season
25
JASON DUNNE DIR. OF BASKETBALL OPERATIONS First Season
23
michael DUNNE GR | 6-4 | GUARD
24
pano PAVLIDIS GR | 6-8 | FORWARD
isaiah RICE JR | 6-0 | GUARD 45 pierre SOW SR | 7-0 | CENTER
PAUL HARRIS ASSISTANT COACH First Season
JEFF RAFFERTY ASSISTANT COACH First Season