2023–24 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

2023–24 Toledo Rockets men's basketball
2023–24 Toledo Rockets men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	– (– MAC)
Head coach	Tod Kowalczyk (14th season);
Associate head coach	Jeff Massey (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Justin Ingram (6th season); Jordan Lauf (2nd season);
Home arena	Savage Arena

The 2023–24 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team will represent the University of Toledo during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by 14th-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, play their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3]

2023–24 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Akron	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ball State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kent State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Toledo	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2024 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Rockets finished 27–8 and won their third straight regular season championship with a 16–2 record in MAC Play.[4][5] They defeated Miami and Ohio in the first two rounds of the MAC tournament before losing to Kent State in the final.[6][7][8] As a regular season champion who did not win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Michigan in the first round.[9]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
EJ Farmer	G	6'5"	170	Sophomore	Cleveland, Ohio	Transferred to Youngstown State
Elijah Wilson	G	6'5"	180	Sophomore	Lithonia, Georgia	Transferred to Maryland Eastern Shore
Setric Millner Jr.	F	6'7"	205	Senior	Little Rock, Arkansas	Exhausted Eligibility
RayJ Dennis	G	6'2"	180	Junior	Plainfield, Illinois	Transferred to Baylor
Kooper Jacobi	F	6'6"	200	Sophomore	Sellersburg, Indiana	Transferred to Eastern Illinois
A. J. Edu	F/C	6'10"	225	Junior	Colchester, England	Turned professional with Toyama Grouses
J Wallace	G	6'5"	185	Freshman	Bath, Michigan	Entered Transfer Portal
Cooper Davis	G	6'5"	190	Freshman	Powell, Ohio	Transferred to Ashland
JT Shumate	F	6'7"	210	Senior	Newark, Ohio	Exhausted Eligibility

[10][11][12]

Incoming transfers

Transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Ben Wight	C	6'9	220	RS-Junior	Columbus, Ohio	Transferred from William & Mary
Marko Maletic	G	6'6	208	Sophomore	London, Ontario	Transferred from Long Island

[10][11]

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Bryce Ford G	Scottsdale, Arizona	Pinnacle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
Bryce Ford G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Sonny Wilson G	Pontiac, Michigan	Detroit Jesuit	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
Sonny Wilson G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79
Xavier Thomas F	Detroit, Michigan	Brother Rice	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
Xavier Thomas F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Sam Lewis G	Chicago, Illinois	Simeon Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Sam Lewis G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Grgur Brcic F	Zagreb, Croatia	Northampton School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
Grgur Brcic F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ra'Heim Moss	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	SPIRE Academy	Springfield, OH
F	1	Javon Simmons	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Fr	Gahanna Lincoln	Gahanna, OH
G	2	Bryce Ford	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Pinnacle	Scottsdale, AZ
G	3	Sonny Wilson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Detroit Jesuit	Pontiac, MI
F	4	Xavier Thomas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Brother Rice	Detroit, MI
G	11	Sam Lewis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Simeon Academy	Chicago, IL
F	13	Andre Lorentsson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Saint Louis	Gothenburg, Sweden
G	21	Dante Maddox Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Cal State Fullerton	Chicago Heights, IL
G	23	Tyler Cochran	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Ball State	Bolingbrook, IL
F	24	Grgur Brcic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Northampton School	Zagreb, Croatia
G	27	Marko Maletic	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	So	Long Island	London, Ontario
F	35	Ben Wight	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	William & Mary	Columbus, OH

Head coach

Tod Kowalczyk (Minnesota Duluth)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Massey (Xavier)
Justin Ingram (Toledo)
Jordan Lauf (Toledo)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 29, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., TBA	Ferris State	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
October 29, 2023* 4:00, TBA	Findlay	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA	Detroit Mercy	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
November 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA	Louisiana MAC-SBC Challenge	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA	at Wright State	Nutter Center Dayton, OH
November 21, 2023* 11:59 p.m., TBA	vs. New Mexico Ball Dawgs Classic	Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
November 22, 2023* 11:45 p.m., TBA	vs. UC Irvine Ball Dawgs Classic	Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
November 24, 2023* 2:00 p.m., TBA	vs. Indiana State Ball Dawgs Classic	Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA	George Mason	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA	at Oakland	Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., TBA	Northern Iowa	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA	Marshall	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA	Vermont	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
December 23, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA	at West Virginia	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
MAC regular season
January 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Ohio	Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 5, 2024* 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	Miami (OH)	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
January 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Kent State	MAC Center Kent, OH
January 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., TBA	Ball State	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
January 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., TBA	Buffalo	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
January 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Central Michigan	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 23, 2024* TBA, TBA	at Northern Illinois	Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
January 27, 2024* 2:00 p.m., TBA	Bowling Green	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
January 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., TBA	Western Michigan	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
February 3, 2024* TBA, TBA	at Akron	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
February 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., TBA	at Eastern Michigan	George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
MAC-SBC Challenge
February 10, 2024* TBA, TBA	at TBA MAC-SBC Challenge	TBA TBA
MAC regular season
February 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., TBA	Ohio	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
February 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., TBA	Akron	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
February 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., TBA	at Bowling Green	Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 27, 2024* 7:00 p.m., TBA	Northern Illinois	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
March 2, 2024* 2:00 p.m., TBA	at Buffalo	Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY
March 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., TBA	at Miami (OH)	Millett Hall Oxford, OH
March 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., TBA	Kent State	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
MAC tournament
March 14, 2024† TBA, ESPN+	vs. TBA Quarterfinals	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

† If a top eight finisher in MAC

Source[13][14]

References

"MAC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
"John F. Savage Arena". Toledo Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
"Tod Kowalczyk". Toledo Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
"History: Toledo men win third consecutive outright MAC Championship". Toledo Blade. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
"MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
"Miami 75, Toledo 91". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
"Ohio 75, Toledo 82". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
"Toledo 78, Kent State 93". ESPN. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
"Bufkin, Baker lead Michigan past Toledo 90-80 in NIT". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
"2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". Toledo Athletics.
"2023 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
"2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Toledo Athletics.
"2022-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Toledo Athletics.
"Toledo Rockets Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[1] "MAC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved May 19, 2023.

[2] "John F. Savage Arena". Toledo Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[3] "Tod Kowalczyk". Toledo Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.

[4] "History: Toledo men win third consecutive outright MAC Championship". Toledo Blade. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[5] "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[6] "Miami 75, Toledo 91". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.

[7] "Ohio 75, Toledo 82". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

[8] "Toledo 78, Kent State 93". ESPN. Retrieved March 11, 2023.

[9] "Bufkin, Baker lead Michigan past Toledo 90-80 in NIT". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

[roster-10] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". Toledo Athletics.

[transfer-11] "2023 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved August 5, 2023.

[12] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Toledo Athletics.

[13] "2022-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Toledo Athletics.

[14] "Toledo Rockets Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.

Toledo Rockets men's basketball
Venues	The Field House (1931–1976) Savage Arena (1976–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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