Toledo Rockets men's basketball

Toledo Rockets

2016–17 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

University

University of Toledo

Conference

MAC
West Division

Location

Toledo, OH

Head coach

Tod Kowalczyk (7th year)

Arena

Savage Arena
(Capacity: 7,300)

Nickname

Rockets

Colors

Midnight Blue and Gold^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen

1979

NCAA Tournament appearances

1954, 1967, 1979, 1980

Conference tournament champions

1980

Conference regular season champions

1954, 1967, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1981, 2007, 2014

The Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represents the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio, United States. 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. Their current head coach is Tod Kowalczyk.^[2]

NCAA Tournament results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
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 eight National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 5–9.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
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 80–68
1999	First Round	Xavier	L 84–86
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

CIT results

The Rockets have appeared in on CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Their current record is 1–1.

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

Rockets players in the NBA

References

↑ The University of Toledo Logo Graphic Standards Manual (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-29.
↑ >Men's Basketball - Coaches - University of Toledo Rockets Athletics Official Site - UTRockets.com

External links

Official website

Toledo Rockets men's basketball

Venues	Savage Arena (1976–present)

People	Head coaches

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 1999–00 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

Mid-American Conference men's basketball

Teams

East Division	Akron Zips Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Ohio Bobcats

West Division	Ball State Cardinals Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Northern Illinois Huskies Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos

Championships & awards

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
1999–00
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

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