Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2021–22 |
Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
Next Year: | 2022–23 |
Team: | Toledo Rockets |
Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
Short Conf: | MAC |
Record: | 26–8 |
Conf Record: | 17–3 |
Head Coach: | Tod Kowalczyk |
Hc Year: | 12th |
Assoc Coach: | Jeff Massey |
Ahc Year: | 8th |
Asst Coach2: | Justin Ingram |
Ac2 Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach3: | Walter Offutt |
Ac3 Year: | 3rd |
Stadium: | Savage Arena |
Champion: | Nassau Championship champions MAC regular season champions |
Tourney: | NIT |
Tourney Result: | First Round |
The 2021–22 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by 12th-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, played their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 26-8, 17-3 in MAC Play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated Central Michigan in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Akron. As a No. 1 seed who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Dayton.[1]
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Rockets finished the 2020–21 season 21–9, 15–4 in MAC play to win MAC regular season championship. They defeated Ball State in the first round of the MAC tournament before losing to eventual tournament champions Ohio in the second round. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Richmond in the first round.[2]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
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3 | G | 6'1" | 200 | Senior | Transferred to Arizona State | |||
Mattia Acunzo | 4 | F | 6'8" | 225 | RS Freshman | Transferred to Robert Morris | ||
11 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Graduated | |||
Luke Maranka | 12 | F | 6'10" | 225 | Sophomore | Transferred to Davenport | ||
Blake Williams | 22 | G | 6'0" | 195 | Senior | Graduated | ||
Jonathan Komagum | 35 | F/C | 6'9" | 215 | Junior | Transferred to Sacramento State |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
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10 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Transferred from Boise State. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | |||
Jordan Burge | 21 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Junior | Transferred from Parkland College. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
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