John Gallagher (basketball coach)

John Gallagher (basketball coach)

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.

At Hartford

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.

Prior Coaching Experience

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.

Gallagher graduated from Saint Joseph's University in 1999, where he played basketball under head coach Phil Martelli.

References

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