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2024–25 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

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2024–25 Toledo Rockets men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record6–5 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJeff Massey (11th season)
Justin Ingram (7th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSavage Arena
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Kent State 0 0   8 2   .800
Akron 0 0   7 4   .636
Miami (OH) 0 0   6 4   .600
Eastern Michigan 0 0   6 5   .545
Toledo 0 0   6 5   .545
Ball State 0 0   5 6   .455
Buffalo 0 0   5 6   .455
Central Michigan 0 0   5 6   .455
Ohio 0 0   5 6   .455
Bowling Green 0 0   4 7   .364
Northern Illinois 0 0   3 8   .273
Western Michigan 0 0   3 8   .273
2025 MAC tournament winner
As of December 21, 2024

The 2024–25 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represents the University of Toledo during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by 15th-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, play their home games at Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio, as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

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The Rockets finished the 2023–24 season 20–12, 14–4 in MAC play, to win their fourth straight regular-season MAC championship.[1] They were upset by Kent State in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.[2] Toledo was not selected for the NIT and declined invitatons to participate in the CBI and the CIT, ending their season.[3]

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Ra'Heim Moss 0 G 6'4" 205 Junior Springfield, Ohio Transferred to Oregon
Dante Maddox Jr. 21 G 6'2" 185 RS Junior Chicago Heights, Illinois Transferred to Xavier
Tyler Cochran 23 G 6'2" 225 Junior Bolingbrook, Illinois Transferred to Minnesota
Marko Maletic 27 G 6'6" 208 Junior London, Ontario Transferred to Western Illinois
Ben Wight 35 F 6'9" 220 Junior Columbus, Ohio Transferred to Stony Brook

Incoming transfers

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Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Isaiah Adams 7 G 6'7" 225 Fifth year Jacksonville, Florida Buffalo
Seth Hubbard 12 G 6'4" 195 Junior Jonesboro, Georgia Western Michigan
Colin O'Rourke 20 F 6'8" 225 Graduate student Plainfield, Illinois Wisconsin–Parkside

Recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaylen Murphy
G
Holland, Ohio St. John's Jesuit High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Ka'leel Stillman
C
Orlando, Florida Montverde Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Tyler Ode
G
Saginaw, Michigan Saginaw Heritage High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Jaylan Ouwinga
F
Grand Rapids, Michigan Grand Rapids Christian High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: N/A
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:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

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On October 22, 2024 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Toledo was picked to finish fourth in the MAC regular season.[4]

Preseason rankings

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MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Ohio 121 (11)
2 Akron 106 (1)
3 Kent State 99
4 Toledo 95
5 Bowling Green 73
6 Miami (OH) 72
7 Ball State 67
8 Central Michigan 55
9 Eastern Michigan 36
10 Western Michigan 33
11 Northern Illinois 24
12 Buffalo 11

MAC Tournament Champions: Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1)

Source[4]

Preseason All-MAC

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Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
First Javan Simmons Forward Sophomore
Second Isaiah Adams Guard Fifth year

Source[4]

Roster

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2024–25 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Javan Simmons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Gahanna-Lincoln High School Gahanna, Ohio
G 2 Bryce Ford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Pinnacle High School Scottsdale, Arizona
G 3 Sonny Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Detroit Jesuit High School Pontiac, Michigan
F 4 Xavier Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Brother Rice High School Detroit, Michigan
G 6 Jaylen Murphy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr St. John's Jesuit High School Holland, Ohio
G 7 Isaiah Adams (5Y) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Buffalo Jacksonville, Florida
C 10 Ka'leel Stillman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Orlando, Florida
G 11 Sam Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Simeon Career Academy Chicago, Illinois
G 12 Seth Hubbard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Western Michigan Jonesboro, Georgia
F 13 André Lorentsson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Saint Louis Gothenburg, Sweden
F 20 Colin O'Rourke 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Wisconsin–Parkside Plainfield, Illinois
G 22 Tyler Ode 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Saginaw Heritage High School Saginaw, Michigan
F 24 Grgur Brcic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Williston Northampton School Zagreb, Croatia
F 32 Jaylan Ouwinga 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Grand Rapids Christian High School Grand Rapids, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (5Y) Fifth-year senior
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 19, 2024*
2:00 pm
Grand Valley State W 76–71 
 15  Wilson   6  Tied     -  Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
October 25, 2024*
7:30 pm, BTN
at Michigan L 92–96 
 21  Simmons   5  Simmons   4  Wilson  Crisler Center (9,915)
Ann Arbor, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Troy
MAC-SBC Challenge
L 74–84  0–1
 19  Simmons   8  Simmons   5  Wilson  Trojan Arena (3,369)
Troy, Alabama
November 9, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Marshall W 90–80  1–1
 17  Tied   7  Adams   3  Simmons  Cam Henderson Center (3,759)
Huntington, WV
November 13, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Wright State W 86–77  2–1
 20  Wilson   8  Wilson   6  Simmons  Savage Arena (4,037)
Toledo, OH
November 16, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy W 82–67  3–1
 22  Wilson   8  Lewis   6  Wilson  Calihan Hall (1,098)
Detroit, MI
November 21, 2024*
5:30 pm, BallerTV
vs. Stetson
Boardwalk Battle quarterfinals
W 103–78  4–1
 21  Wilson   5  Simmons   6  Wilson  Ocean Center (752)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 22, 2024*
5:30 pm, BallerTV
vs. Jacksonville State
Boardwalk Battle semifinals
W 82–80  5–1
 16  Lewis   5  Wilson   6  Adams  Ocean Center (920)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 23, 2024*
5:30 pm, BallerTV
vs. UC San Diego
Boardwalk Battle championship
L 45–80  5–2
 10  Tied   5  Tied   2  Wilson  Ocean Center (0)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 30, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakland L 52–85  5–3
 13  Wilson   8  Simmons   4  Tied  Savage Arena (4,008)
Toledo, OH
December 7, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Defiance W 111–49  6–3
 18  Lewis   9  Brcic   9  Adams  Savage Arena (3,845)
Toledo, OH
December 14, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Youngstown State L 87–93  6–4
 21  Lewis   8  Lewis   4  Wilson  Beeghly Center (2,416)
Youngstown, OH
December 18, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at No. 15 Houston L 49–78  6–5
 14  Lewis   6  Brcic   3  Adams  Fertitta Center (7,035)
Houston, TX
December 29, 2024*
6:00 pm, BTN
at Purdue       Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
MAC regular season
January 4, 2025
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Michigan       University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
January 7, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Michigan       Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
January 10, 2025
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Central Michigan       Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
January 14, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Akron       James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
January 18, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Ball State       Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
January 21, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Kent State       Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
January 24, 2025
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Bowling Green       Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
January 28, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPN+
at Ohio       Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
February 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Illinois       Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
February 4, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Buffalo       Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
February 11, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Miami (OH)       Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
February 15, 2025
 ESPN+
at Eastern Michigan       George Gervin GameAbove Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
February 18, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Ball State       Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Bowling Green       Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
February 25, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kent State       MAC Center 
Kent, OH
March 1, 2025
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Buffalo       Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
March 4, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Akron       Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
March 7, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Ohio       Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
MAC tournament
March 13–15, 2025
 ESPN+/CBSSN/ESPN2
vs.        Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

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