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D-III Hawks Ready to Move Forward
It's been a tumultuous four seasons since Hartford announced its move to DIII from DI


NOVEMBER 6, 2025 | composed by STEVE ULRICH
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1. D-III Hawks Ready to Move Forward

Kaosi Chijioke, Hartford (photo by Steve McLaughlin)
“In 2021, the Hartford men’s basketball team made its first-ever NCAA Tournament. A week later, the school announced a transition from Division I to Division III. It’s been a tumultuous four seasons since then.
The move from playing Baylor in Lucas Oil Stadium to simply being eligible to compete for a Conference of New England championship this year has been called both a precipitous fall and a rise above the morass that’s enveloped Division I basketball in recent years.
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