| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2023–24 |
| Team: | Toledo Rockets |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 20–12 |
| Conf Record: | 14–4 |
| Head Coach: | Tod Kowalczyk |
| Hc Year: | 14th |
| Assoc Coach: | Jeff Massey |
| Ahc Year: | 10th |
| Asst Coach2: | Justin Ingram |
| Ac2 Year: | 6th |
| Asst Coach3: | Jordan Lauf |
| Ac3 Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Savage Arena |
| Champion: | MAC regular-season champions |
The 2023–24 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio, as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).[1] [2] They finished the season 20–12, 14–4 in MAC play, to win their fourth straight regular-season MAC championship. They were upset by Kent State in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.[3] [4] Toledo was not selected for the National Invitation Tournament and declined to participate in the College Basketball Invitational and the CollegeInsider.com tournament.[5]
The Rockets finished 27–8 and won their third straight regular-season championship with a 16–2 record in MAC play.[6] [7] They defeated Miami and Ohio in the first two rounds of the MAC tournament before losing to Kent State in the final.[8] [9] [10] 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.[11]
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EJ Farmer | G | 6'5" | 170 | Sophomore | Transferred to Youngstown State | ||
| Elijah Wilson | G | 6'5" | 180 | Sophomore | Transferred to Maryland Eastern Shore | ||
| F | 6'7" | 205 | Senior | Exhausted Eligibility | |||
| G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Transferred to Baylor | |||
| Kooper Jacobi | F | 6'6" | 200 | Sophomore | Transferred to Eastern Illinois | ||
| F/C | 6'10" | 225 | Junior | Turned professional with Toyama Grouses | |||
| J Wallace | G | 6'5" | 185 | Freshman | Entered transfer portal | ||
| Cooper Davis | G | 6'5" | 190 | Freshman | Transferred to Ashland | ||
| JT Shumate | F | 6'7" | 210 | Senior | Exhausted eligibility |
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Wight | C | 6'9" | 220 | RS Junior | Transferred from William & Mary | ||
| Marko Maletic | G | 6'6" | 208 | Sophomore | Transferred from Long Island |
|-!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| MAC tournamentSources:[13] [14]