| Sport: | basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Hartford Hawks |
| Conference: | America East Conference |
| Short Conf: | America East |
| Record: | 15–9 |
| Conf Record: | 8–6 |
| Head Coach: | John Gallagher |
| Hc Year: | 11th |
| Asst Coach1: | Tom Devitt |
| Asst Coach2: | Yolonzo Moore II |
| Asst Coach3: | Tim Brooks |
| Arena: | Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion |
| Champion: | America East tournament champions |
| Tourney: | NCAA tournament |
| Tourney Result: | first round |
The 2020–21 Hartford Hawks men's basketball team represented the University of Hartford in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion in West Hartford, Connecticut and were led by 11th-year head coach John Gallagher. They finished the season 15-9, 8-6 in America East Play to finish in 4th place. They defeated Binghamton, Albany, Vermont, and UMass Lowell to be champions the America East tournament. They received the America East’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the first time where they lost in the first round to Baylor.
The Hawks finished the 2019–20 season 18–15, 9–7 in America East play to finish in third place. They defeated UMass Lowell and Stony Brook to advance to the championship game of the America East tournament vs Vermont. However, the championship game, and all postseason tournaments, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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