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BLOOMFIELD, Conn. – The University of Hartford men's basketball team held its annual Year-End Banquet on Friday evening at Tumble Brook Country Club in neighboring Bloomfield. Team members and their families joined coaches, administrators and supporters of the men's basketball program in celebrating this past season's successes both on and off the court.

After eighth-year head coach John Gallagher reflected on the 2017-18 season, the men's basketball coaching staff announced the winners of its annual team awards:

Judy Porter Award – Nikola Colovic and Andrew Ramirez
Luke Reilly Outstanding Teammate – Jack Hobbs
Gary LaRocque Award for Best Free-Throw Percentage – J.R. Lynch
Chuck Harding Award for Team Assist Leader – J.R. Lynch
Ed Driscoll Award for Outstanding Defense – Hassan Attia
Peter Egan Award for Outstanding Rebounder – John Carroll
Vin Baker Award for Top Scorer – John Carroll
Logan Shoenhardt Award for Outstanding Spirit – Jack Hobbs

Following the presentation of the team awards, Hartford's America East All-Conference winners were recognized. Carroll highlighted the honorees by earning Second Team distinction. Dunne and Lynne were each named Third Team All-Conference, while Attia rounded out the honorees by earning a spot on the All-Defensive Team.

After the All-Conference awards were handed out, Hartford's three seniors (Attia, Hobbs and Mark Plousis) presented Gallagher with the America East co-Coach of the Year award.

At the conclusion of the event, the Hawks' graduating student managers (Rishi Karani, Leighton Maragh and Brandon Gomez) and their three senior student-athletes had the opportunity to reflect on their careers at Hartford before receiving senior gifts.

The Hawks enjoyed a record-breaking season in 2017-18. Picked to finish eighth in the America East after a 9-23 finish in 2016-17, Hartford made a 10-win improvement and broke the program's Division I win record by going 19-14 this past season. In addition, the Hawks went 11-5 in the America East, posting the best conference winning percentage in program history.
 
Hartford's success led to the program's second Division I postseason appearance, as the Hawks were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) for the second time under Gallagher. The Hawks return each of the team's top-four scorers from this past season, including Dunne, who was one of three players to average double figures with 15.2 points per game.