Hartford players sticking it out during transition to DIII
FILE - Hartford head coach John Gallagher yells to his players during the second half of a college basketball game against Baylor in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Friday, March 19, 2021, in Indianapolis, Tenn. The University of Hartford men's basketball team is hoping to make a run at a second straight NCAA Tournament, even as the school moves forward with plans to downgrade the program to Division III. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File

FILE - Hartford head coach John Gallagher yells to his players during the second half of a college basketball game against Baylor in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Friday, March 19, 2021, in Indianapolis, Tenn. The University of Hartford men's basketball team is hoping to make a run at a second straight NCAA Tournament, even as the school moves forward with plans to downgrade the program to Division III. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File

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FILE - Hartford's D.J. Mitchell dribbles the ball under pressure from Villanova's Justin Moore, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Uncasville, Conn. The University of Hartford men's basketball team is hoping to make a run at a second straight NCAA Tournament, even as the school moves forward with plans to downgrade the program to Division III. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

FILE - Hartford's D.J. Mitchell dribbles the ball under pressure from Villanova's Justin Moore, right, in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020, in Uncasville, Conn. The University of Hartford men's basketball team is hoping to make a run at a second straight NCAA Tournament, even as the school moves forward with plans to downgrade the program to Division III. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)

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FILE - Hartford head coach John Gallagher yells to his players during the second half of a college basketball game against Baylor in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Friday, March 19, 2021, in Indianapolis, Tenn. The University of Hartford men's basketball team is hoping to make a run at a second straight NCAA Tournament, even as the school moves forward with plans to downgrade the program to Division III. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File

FILE - Hartford head coach John Gallagher yells to his players during the second half of a college basketball game against Baylor in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Friday, March 19, 2021, in Indianapolis, Tenn. The University of Hartford men's basketball team is hoping to make a run at a second straight NCAA Tournament, even as the school moves forward with plans to downgrade the program to Division III. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File

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FILE - Baylor's Jared Butler (12) loses the ball as he is defended by Hartford's Miroslav Stafl (12) and Michael Dunne (23) during the first half of a college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Friday, March 19, 2021, in Indianapolis, Tenn. The University of Hartford men's basketball team is hoping to make a run at a second straight NCAA Tournament, even as the school moves forward with plans to downgrade the program to Division III. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

FILE - Baylor's Jared Butler (12) loses the ball as he is defended by Hartford's Miroslav Stafl (12) and Michael Dunne (23) during the first half of a college basketball game in the first round of the NCAA tournament at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Friday, March 19, 2021, in Indianapolis, Tenn. The University of Hartford men's basketball team is hoping to make a run at a second straight NCAA Tournament, even as the school moves forward with plans to downgrade the program to Division III. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

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