HARTFORD HAWKS (0-3, 0-0 AE) at QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS (0-1, 0-0 MAAC)
 
DATE | TIME: Thursday, Nov. 15 | 7 p.m. 
LOCATION: Lender Court at People's United Center (Hamden, Conn.)
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TWITTER: @HartfordMBB | #CapitalCityTeam | #AEHoops
GAME NOTES: Hartford| Quinnipiac
  
HAMDEN, Conn. – After a challenging start to a five-game road swing that featured stops at Utah State and #18 Mississippi State, the Hartford men's basketball team looks to pick up its first win of the season at Quinnipiac on Thursday. The mid-week tilt is set to start at 7 p.m. at People's United Center.
 
LAST TIME OUT
#18 MISSISSIPPI ST. 77, HARTFORD 59(Nov. 11)

• The Hawks dropped a 77-59 decision to 18th-ranked Mississippi State on Sunday in the second game of the MGM Resort Main Event Tournament
• Dunne paced the Hawks with 17 points, while Carroll contributed 16 on the night

 
QUINNIPIAC SCOUT

• The Bobcats opened the 2018-19 campaign with an 86-53 loss at reigning National Champion Villanova
• Preseason All-MAAC First Team selection Cameron Young paced Quinnipiac in the defeat with 18 points
• The Bobcats were picked to finish third in the MAAC Preseason Coaches' Poll 
• Quinnipiac posted a 12-21 record in head coach Baker Dunleavy's first season at the helm

 
SERIES HISTORY

• Hartford and Quinnipiac meet for the 13th time on Thursday, and the 12th-straight season
• The Bobcats hold a 9-3 advantage in the all-time series, including a 3-1 record in Hamden

 
LAST TIME THEY MET

• The Hawks and Bobcats went down to the wire last season in West Hartford, as John Carroll cleaned up a missed shot under the basket and converted it into a three-point play with 22 seconds left to lift the Hawks to a 77-75 win
• Travis Weatherington and Jason Dunne scored 22 and 20 points, respectively, to pace Hartford, while Carroll finished with 14 points 

 
NEXT ON TAP

• Hartford heads to Las Vegas to resume action in the MGM Resorts Main Event Tournament 
• The Hawks take on Utah Valley on Monday at 2 p.m. (EST) before returning to action on Wednesday against either Iona or Long Beach

 
PRESEASON PROJECTIONS

• Receiving three first-place votes and 59 points, Hartford was picked to finish second in the America East Preseason Coaches' Poll
• It matches the Hawks' best-ever projection
• Reigning AE Regular-Season Champion Vermont is the projected preseason favorite, earning six first-place votes and 62 points

 
PRESEASON HONORS

• Carroll and Dunne were named to the Preseason All-Conference Team
• They were each 2018 All-Conference honorees, with Carroll earning Second Team distinction and Dunne receiving Third Team recognition
• Ernie Duncan (Vermont), Anthony Lamb (Vermont) and Akwasi Yeboah (Stony Brook) were also named Preseason All-Conference

 
DUNNE DEAL FROM THREE

• The Hawks have several threats from long range on the roster, but Dunne has proven himself to be one of the best in the league
• He connected on the second-most three-pointers in a single-season in 2017-18 with 98, which marked the most since Joe Zeglinski also drained 98 in 2009-10
• Dunne led the America East and finished 33rd in the nation in 3-point FG per game
• He knocked down 4-of-7 in the season opener vs. CCSU (Nov. 6) and leads the team with nine makes so far
• His 192 career triples are fifth-most in program history

 
GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE

• Senior George Blagojevic was the unsung hero for the Hawks during conference play last year
• He recorded 5.8 points and 4.7 boards in league games, compared to 3.3 points and 2.6 rebounds in non-conference contests
• The Australian native stuffed the stat sheet in Tuesday's season opener against CCSU, leading the Hawks in every category
• He opened the season with a pair of double-figure scoring games aainst CCSU (19 points) and Utah State (14), marking the first time he has accomplished the feat since games two and three of his sophomore season, 
• Blagojevic enters Thursday's contest averaging 13.0 points per game, which is nearly three times his season average from last year (4.5 ppg)