Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2018–19 |
Team: | Toledo Rockets |
Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
Division: | West Division |
Short Conf: | MAC |
Record: | 25–8 |
Conf Record: | 13–5 |
Head Coach: | Tod Kowalczyk |
Hc Year: | 9th |
Asst Coach1: | Jeff Massey |
Asst Coach2: | Kyle Barlow |
Asst Coach3: | Justin Ingram |
Stadium: | Savage Arena |
Champion: | Gulf Coast Showcase champions MAC West division champions |
Bowl: | NIT |
Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2018–19 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets were led by eighth-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, and played their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 25–8, 13–5 in MAC play to be champions of the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to Northern Illinois. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Xavier.
The Rockets finished the 2017–18 season 23–11, 13–5 in MAC play to win the MAC West division championship. As the No. 2 seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Miami and Eastern Michigan before losing to Buffalo in the tournament championship. Despite winning 23 games, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
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Dwayne Rose Jr. | 1 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Freshman | Transferred to Southwestern Illinois College | ||
Taylor Adway | 2 | F | 6'9" | 215 | Junior | Graduate transferred to Ferris State | ||
4 | G/F | 6'7" | 205 | Senior | Graduated | |||
Justin Roberts | 5 | G | 5'10" | 170 | Sophomore | Transferred to Niagara | ||
Vicpatrick Harris | 10 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Graduated |
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