| Sport: | basketball |
| Prev Year: | 2023–24 |
| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Team: | Toledo Rockets |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 5–3 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Head Coach: | Tod Kowalczyk |
| Hc Year: | 15th |
| Assoc Coach: | Jeff Massey (11th season) Justin Ingram (7th season) |
| Asst Coach1: | Jordan Lauf |
| Ac1 Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach2: | Brandon Pritzl |
| Ac2 Year: | 1st |
| Arena: | Savage Arena |
| Champion: | Boardwalk Battle Runner-Up |
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.
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]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ra'Heim Moss | 0 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Junior | Transferred to Oregon | ||
| Dante Maddox Jr. | 21 | G | 6'2" | 185 | RS Junior | Transferred to Xavier | ||
| Tyler Cochran | 23 | G | 6'2" | 225 | Junior | Transferred to Minnesota | ||
| Marko Maletic | 27 | G | 6'6" | 208 | Junior | Transferred to Western Illinois | ||
| Ben Wight | 35 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Junior | Transferred to Stony Brook |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Adams | 7 | G | 6'7" | 225 | Fifth year | Buffalo | ||
| Seth Hubbard | 12 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Junior | Western Michigan | ||
| Colin O'Rourke | 20 | F | 6'8" | 225 | Graduate student | Wisconsin–Parkside |
On October 22, 2024 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Toledo was picked to finish fourth in the MAC regular season.[4]
| style= | Predicted finish | style= | Team | style= | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 121 (11) | ||||
| 2 | 106 (1) | ||||
| 3 | 99 | ||||
| 4 | Toledo | 95 | |||
| 5 | 73 | ||||
| 6 | 72 | ||||
| 7 | 67 | ||||
| 8 | 55 | ||||
| 9 | 36 | ||||
| 10 | 33 | ||||
| 11 | 24 | ||||
| 12 | 11 |
MAC Tournament Champions: Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1)
Source[4]
| style= | Team | style= | Player | style= | Position | style= | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Javan Simmons | Forward | Sophomore | ||||
| Second | Isaiah Adams | Guard | Fifth year | ||||
|-!colspan=12 style=|Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| MAC tournamentSources:[5] [6]