Toledo Rockets men's basketball

Toledo Rockets
2016–17 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team
University University of Toledo
Head coach Tod Kowalczyk (8th season)
Conference Mid-American
Location Toledo, Ohio
Arena Savage Arena
(Capacity: 7,300)
Nickname Rockets
Colors Midnight Blue and Gold[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1979
NCAA Tournament appearances
1954, 1967, 1979, 1980
Conference tournament champions
1980
Conference regular season champions
1954, 1967, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1981, 2007, 2014
Conference division season champions
1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014

The Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represents the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio, United States. 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. Their current head coach is Tod Kowalczyk.[2]

Postseason

NCAA Tournament results

The Rockets have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–4.

Year Round Opponent Result
1954 First Round Penn State L 62–50
1967 First Round Virginia Tech L 82–76
1979 Second Round*
Sweet Sixteen
Iowa
Notre Dame
W 74–72
L 7971
1980 First Round Florida State L 94–91

* In 1979 there were two first-round games in their region prior to the second round but Toledo did not play in a first-round game.

NIT results

The Rockets have appeared in eight National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 5–9.

Year Round Opponent Result
1942 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third Place Game
Rhode Island
West Virginia
Creighton
W 82–71
L 51–39
L 48–46
1943 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship Game
Manhattan
Washington & Jefferson
St. John's
W 54–47
W 46–39
L 48–27
1981 First Round
Second Round
American
Michigan
W 91–83
L 80–68
1999 First Round Xavier L 84–86
2001 First Round
Second Round
South Alabama
Alabama
W 76–67
L 79–69
2004 First Round Marquette L 87–72
2007 First Round Florida State L 77–61
2014 First Round Southern Miss L 66–59

CIT results

The Rockets have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 1–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2012 First Round
Second Round
McNeese State
Robert Morris
W 76–63
L 51–69

CBI results

The Rockets have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2017 First Round George Washington L 69–73

Rockets players in the NBA

References


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