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Toledo Rockets men's basketball

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Toledo Rockets
2024–25 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Toledo
Head coachTod Kowalczyk (15th season)
ConferenceMid-American
LocationToledo, Ohio
ArenaSavage Arena
(capacity: 7,300)
NicknameRockets
ColorsMidnight blue and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
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.[2]

Postseason

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NCAA tournament results

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
50 Steve Mix PF 1966–1969 2007

Rockets players in the NBA

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References

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