| John Gallagher | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Hartford |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | May 27, 1977 |
| Playing career | |
| 1996-1999 | St. Joseph's |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1999-2003 2003-2006 2006–2008 2008–2010 2011-present |
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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]
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Gallagher went 11-20 in his first season with the Hawks, guiding them to the semifinals of the 2011 America East Men's Basketball Tournament.
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.[2]
Gallagher graduated from Saint Joseph's University in 1999, where he played basketball under head coach Phil Martelli.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| 2010-11 | Hartford | 11-20 | 7-9 | 6th | |||||
| Total: | 11-20 | ||||||||
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National champion Conference regular season champion Conference tournament champion |
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