Toledo Rockets men's basketball

Men's basketball team of the University of Toledo

2024–25 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

University

University of Toledo

Head coach

Tod Kowalczyk (15th season)

Conference

Mid-American

Location

Toledo, Ohio

Arena

Savage Arena
(capacity: 7,300)

Nickname

Rockets

Colors

Midnight blue and gold

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen

1979

NCAA tournament round of 32

1979

NCAA tournament appearances

1954, 1967, 1979, 1980

Conference tournament champions

1980

Conference regular season champions

1954, 1967, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1981, 2007, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Conference division season champions

MAC West: 1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019

The Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represents the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 1980, the seventh longest active drought among all Division I teams. Toledo has won the MAC regular season twelve times but has won only one MAC Tournament title. Their current head coach is Tod Kowalczyk.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Rockets have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1954	First Round	Penn State	L 62–50
1967	First Round	Virginia Tech	L 82–76
1979	Second Round* Sweet Sixteen	Iowa Notre Dame	W 74–72 L 79–71
1980	First Round	Florida State	L 94–91

* In 1979 there were two first-round games in their region prior to the second round but Toledo did not play in a first-round game.

NIT results

The Rockets have appeared in ten National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 5–13.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1942	Quarterfinals Semifinals Third Place Game	Rhode Island West Virginia Creighton	W 82–71 L 51-39 L 48–46
1943	Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game	Manhattan Washington & Jefferson St. John's	W 54–47 W 46–39 L 48–27
1981	First Round Second Round	American Michigan	W 91–83 L 68–80
1999	First Round	Xavier	L 86–84
2001	First Round Second Round	South Alabama Alabama	W 76–67 L 79-69
2004	First Round	Marquette	L 87-72
2007	First Round	Florida State	L 77-61
2014	First Round	Southern Miss	L 66-59
2019	First Round	Xavier	L 78-64
2021	First Round	Richmond	L 76-66
2022	First Round	Dayton	L 74-55
2023	First Round	Michigan	L 90-80

CIT results

The Rockets have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	First Round Second Round	McNeese State Robert Morris	W 76–63 L 69-51

CBI results

The Rockets have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	First Round	George Washington	L 73–69

CCA/NCIT results

The Rockets appeared in one of the two National Commissioners Invitational Tournaments, in 1974, and went 1-1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1974	Quarterfinals Semifinals	Arizona State Indiana	W 81-74 L 73-72

Retired numbers

In 2007, the Rockets retired former forward Steve Mix's number 50, making him the first player in program history to have his number retired.


No.	Player	Position	Career	Year retired
50	Steve Mix	PF	1966–1969	2007

Rockets players in the NBA

References

"Toledo Athletics Branding". March 30, 2023. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
>Men's Basketball - Coaches - University of Toledo Rockets Athletics Official Site - UTRockets.com
"UT to Retire Jersey of Former Basketball Star Steve Mix at Halftime of Saturday's Game". utrockets.com. Retrieved 2020-11-15.

External links

Official website

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Venues	The Field House (1931–1976) Savage Arena (1976–present)
Culture & lore	Point-shaving scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Mid-American Conference men's basketball
Teams	Akron Zips Ball State Cardinals Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Northern Illinois Huskies Ohio Bobcats Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos
Future teams	UMass Minutemen (joining in 2025)
Championships & awards	MAC tournament Regular season champions Player of the Year
Seasons	1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

University of Toledo

Located in: Toledo, Ohio

Academics

Colleges	Law Medicine and Life Sciences

Athletics

Teams	Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football
Venues	Glass Bowl Savage Arena Scott Park Complex

Campus

Life

People

Founded: 1872
Students: 23,085
Endowment: 416.2 million
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