Basketball Season Begins Friday!

The men's and women's basketball teams will tip off their seasons on Friday (Nov. 11).


Men's Basketball in Connecticut 6 Classic

Join the Hawks men’s basketball team at Mohegan Sun Arena on Friday, Nov. 11, for the 2011-2012 season opener! The University of Hartford men’s baseball team will take on Sacred Heart University at 3 p.m. For only $17, your ticket also includes Fairfield University against Quinnipiac at 5:30 p.m. and Yale versus Central Connecticut State University at 8 p.m. All $17 tickets are General Admission and may be purchased through the University of Hartford by calling the Malcolm and Brenda Berman Athletics Ticket Office at 860.768.HAWK.

In addition, the first 50 students to request a ticket to attend the game will receive their tickets for free, courtesy of the Department of Athletics. Requests can be made by e-mailing tickets@hartford.edu or by stopping by the Malcolm and Brenda Berman Athletics Ticket Office in the Sports Center.


Women's Basketball Hosts Preseason WNIT Game

The women's basketball team will play a first-round game at home against Manhattan on Friday evening in the Women's Preseason WNIT. The game, at Chase Arena in Reich Family Pavilion, begins at 8 p.m. A banner ceremony will take place, celebrating the Hawks' America East Tournament championship and NCAA Tournament appearance last season.

Tickets are $15 lower chairback, $12 upper chairback, and $7 bleachers for the general public and $12/$8/$4 for faculty/staff, alumni, and seniors. University of Hartford students will be admitted free with a valid ID.

If the Hawks win, they will be back in action with a home game on Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m.

The Women’s National Invitation Tournament is an annual invitation-only tournament involving 16 of the nation’s top women’s Division I basketball teams. A team may participate no more than once in a four-year period.

Additionally, only one institution per conference may play in the tournament in the same year. Teams are selected for the Preseason WNIT based on their program’s expected success for that season, their relevant past, their conference standings, fan base, and geographical location. The teams that compete well in the Preseason WNIT typically go on to finish very strong and advance to postseason play.

For further information, please call 860.768.HAWK or visit hartfordhawks.com.