| Current: | 2023–24 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team |
| Toledo Rockets | |
| University: | University of Toledo |
| Conference: | Mid-American |
| Location: | Toledo, Ohio |
| Coach: | Tod Kowalczyk |
| Tenure: | 14th |
| Arena: | Savage Arena |
| Capacity: | 7,300 |
| Nickname: | Rockets |
| H Body: | 15397F |
| H Pattern B: | _thinsidesonwhite |
| H Shorts: | 15397F |
| H Pattern S: | _blanksides2 |
| A Body: | 15397F |
| A Pattern B: | _thingoldsides2 |
| A Shorts: | 15397F |
| A Pattern S: | _thingoldsides |
| 3 Body: | FFD200 |
| 3 Pattern B: | _thindarkbluesides |
| 3 Shorts: | FFD200 |
| 3 Pattern S: | _darkbluesides_2 |
| Ncaasweetsixteen: | 1979 |
| Ncaaroundof32: | 1979 |
| Ncaatourneys: | 1954, 1967, 1979, 1980 |
| Conference Tournament: | 1980 |
| Conference Season: | 1954, 1967, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1981, 2007, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Division Season: | 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.[1]
The Rockets have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–4.
| First Round | Penn State | L 62–50 | ||
| First Round | Virginia Tech | L 82–76 | ||
| Second Round* Sweet Sixteen | Iowa Notre Dame | W 74–72 L 79 - 71 | ||
| First Round | Florida State | L 94–91 |
The Rockets have appeared in ten National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 5–13.
| Quarterfinals Semifinals Third Place Game | Rhode Island West Virginia Creighton | W 82–71 L 51-39 L 48–46 | ||
| Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game | Manhattan Washington & Jefferson St. John's | W 54–47 W 46–39 L 48–27 | ||
| First Round Second Round | American Michigan | W 91–83 L 68–80 | ||
| First Round | Xavier | L 86–84 | ||
| First Round Second Round | South Alabama Alabama | W 76–67 L 79-69 | ||
| First Round | Marquette | L 87-72 | ||
| First Round | Florida State | L 77-61 | ||
| First Round | Southern Miss | L 66-59 | ||
| First Round | Xavier | L 78-64 | ||
| First Round | Richmond | L 76-66 | ||
| First Round | Dayton | L 74-55 | ||
| First Round | Michigan | L 90-80 |
The Rockets have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 1–1.
| First Round Second Round | McNeese State Robert Morris | W 76–63 L 69-51 |
The Rockets have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1.
| First Round | George Washington | L 73–69 |
The Rockets appeared in one of the two National Commissioners Invitational Tournaments, in 1974, and went 1-1.
| Quarterfinals Semifinals | Arizona State Indiana | W 81-74 L 73-72 |
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.[2]
| Player | Position | Career | Year retired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Steve Mix | PF | 1966–1969 | 2007 |