Toledo Rockets men's basketball
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University | University of Toledo | |||
Head coach | Tod Kowalczyk (14th season) | |||
Conference | Mid-American | |||
Location | Toledo, Ohio | |||
Arena | Savage Arena (Capacity: 7,300) | |||
Nickname | Rockets | |||
Colors | Midnight blue and gold[1]
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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.[2]
Postseason
NCAA tournament results
The Rockets have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–4.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.[3]
No. | Player | Position | Career | Year retired |
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50 | Steve Mix | PF | 1966–1969 | 2007 |
Rockets players in the NBA
- John Brisker
- Cal Christensen
- Larry Jones
- Tom Kozelko
- Phil Martin
- Dick Miller
- Steve Mix
- George Patterson
- Jim Ray
- Ryan Rollins
- Paul Seymour
- Casey Shaw
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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