2023–24 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

2023–24 Toledo Rockets men's basketball
2023–24 Toledo Rockets men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	8–6 (2–0 MAC)
Head coach	Tod Kowalczyk (14th season);
Associate head coach	Jeff Massey (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Justin Ingram (6th season); Jordan Lauf (2nd season);
Home arena	Savage Arena

2023–24 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Akron	5	–	0	1.000	13	–	4	.765
Toledo	5	–	0	1.000	11	–	6	.647
Bowling Green	4	–	1	.800	13	–	4	.765
Western Michigan	4	–	1	.800	7	–	10	.412
Central Michigan	3	–	2	.600	8	–	9	.471
Kent State	2	–	3	.400	9	–	8	.529
Miami (OH)	2	–	3	.400	8	–	9	.471
Ohio	2	–	3	.400	8	–	9	.471
Ball State	1	–	4	.200	9	–	8	.529
Eastern Michigan	1	–	4	.200	8	–	9	.471
Buffalo	1	–	4	.200	2	–	15	.118
Northern Illinois	0	–	5	.000	6	–	11	.353

† 2024 MAC tournament winner As of January 16, 2024

The 2023–24 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the Mid-American Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Previous season

The Rockets finished 27–8 and won their third straight regular season championship with a 16–2 record in MAC Play.^[4]^[5] They defeated Miami and Ohio in the first two rounds of the MAC tournament before losing to Kent State in the final.^[6]^[7]^[8] 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.^[9]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
EJ Farmer	G	6'5"	170	Sophomore	Cleveland, Ohio	Transferred to Youngstown State
Elijah Wilson	G	6'5"	180	Sophomore	Lithonia, Georgia	Transferred to Maryland Eastern Shore
Setric Millner Jr.	F	6'7"	205	Senior	Little Rock, Arkansas	Exhausted Eligibility
RayJ Dennis	G	6'2"	180	Junior	Plainfield, Illinois	Transferred to Baylor
Kooper Jacobi	F	6'6"	200	Sophomore	Sellersburg, Indiana	Transferred to Eastern Illinois
A. J. Edu	F/C	6'10"	225	Junior	Colchester, England	Turned professional with Toyama Grouses
J Wallace	G	6'5"	185	Freshman	Bath, Michigan	Entered Transfer Portal
Cooper Davis	G	6'5"	190	Freshman	Powell, Ohio	Transferred to Ashland
JT Shumate	F	6'7"	210	Senior	Newark, Ohio	Exhausted Eligibility

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Incoming transfers

Transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Ben Wight	C	6'9	220	RS-Junior	Columbus, Ohio	Transferred from William & Mary
Marko Maletic	G	6'6	208	Sophomore	London, Ontario	Transferred from Long Island

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Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Bryce Ford G	Scottsdale, Arizona	Pinnacle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
Bryce Ford G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Sonny Wilson G	Pontiac, Michigan	Detroit Jesuit	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
Sonny Wilson G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79
Xavier Thomas F	Detroit, Michigan	Brother Rice	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
Xavier Thomas F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Sam Lewis G	Chicago, Illinois	Simeon Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Sam Lewis G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Grgur Brcic F	Zagreb, Croatia	Northampton School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
Grgur Brcic F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ra'Heim Moss	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	SPIRE Academy	Springfield, OH
F	1	Javon Simmons	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Fr	Gahanna Lincoln	Gahanna, OH
G	2	Bryce Ford	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Pinnacle	Scottsdale, AZ
G	3	Sonny Wilson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Detroit Jesuit	Pontiac, MI
F	4	Xavier Thomas	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Brother Rice	Detroit, MI
G	11	Sam Lewis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Simeon Academy	Chicago, IL
F	13	Andre Lorentsson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Saint Louis	Gothenburg, Sweden
G	21	Dante Maddox Jr.	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Cal State Fullerton	Chicago Heights, IL
G	23	Tyler Cochran	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Ball State	Bolingbrook, IL
F	24	Grgur Brcic	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Northampton School	Zagreb, Croatia
G	27	Marko Maletic	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	So	Long Island	London, Ontario
F	35	Ben Wight	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	William & Mary	Columbus, OH

Head coach

Tod Kowalczyk (Minnesota Duluth)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Massey (Xavier)
Justin Ingram (Toledo)
Jordan Lauf (Toledo)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 29, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m.	Ferris State	W 93–62	–	19 – Maddox Jr.	9 – Cochran	–	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
October 29, 2023* 4:00 p.m.	Findlay	W 95–70	–	19 – Moss	–	–	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Detroit Mercy	W 94–60	1–0	15 – Moss	8 – Moss	5 – Moss	Savage Arena (4,223) Toledo, OH
November 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana MAC-SBC Challenge	W 87–78	2–0	18 – Cochran	5 – Moss	4 – Cochran	Savage Arena (4,290) Toledo, OH
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Wright State	W 78–77	3–0	20 – Maddox Jr.	7 – Moss	4 – Maddox Jr.	Nutter Center (4,239) Dayton, OH
November 21, 2023* 11:15 p.m., FloHoops	vs. New Mexico Ball Dawgs Classic	L 84–92	3–1	23 – Maddox Jr.	5 – Maddox Jr.	6 – Wilson	Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
November 22, 2023* 11:45 p.m., FloHoops	vs. UC Irvine Ball Dawgs Classic	L 71–77	3–2	19 – Moss	6 – Wilson	4 – Moss	Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
November 24, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops	vs. Indiana State Ball Dawgs Classic	L 74–76	3–3	14 – Simmons	7 – Cochran	4 – Cochran	Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	George Mason	L 77–86	3–4	24 – Maddux Jr.	8 – Cochran	2 – Tied	Savage Arena (3,907) Toledo, OH
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Oakland	W 69–68	4–4	20 – Maddux Jr.	8 – Simmons	4 – Moss	Athletics Center O'rena (2,893) Rochester, MI
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Iowa	W 84–80	5–4	21 – Moss	12 – Cochran	2 – Tied	Savage Arena (4,041) Toledo, OH
December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Marshall	W 88–87	6–4	33 – Cochran	12 – Moss	5 – Cochran	Savage Arena (3,878) Toledo, OH
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Vermont	L 60–86	6–5	12 – Cochran	8 – Moss	6 – Moss	Savage Arena (4,031) Toledo, OH
December 23, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at West Virginia	L 81–91	6–6	21 – Moss	6 – Tied	4 – Maddox Jr.	WVU Coliseum (10,693) Morgantown, WV
MAC regular season
January 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Ohio	W 86–77	7–6 (1–0)	18 – Tied	7 – Cochran	3 – Tied	Convocation Center (4,016) Athens, OH
January 5, 2024* 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	Miami (OH)	W 68–64	8–6 (2–0)	18 – Moss	6 – Moss	2 – Tied	Savage Arena (4,428) Toledo, OH
January 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Kent State						MAC Center Kent, OH
January 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Ball State						Savage Arena Toledo, OH
January 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Buffalo						Savage Arena Toledo, OH
January 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Central Michigan						McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 23, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Illinois						Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
January 27, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bowling Green						Savage Arena Toledo, OH
January 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Michigan						Savage Arena Toledo, OH
February 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Akron						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
February 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Eastern Michigan						George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
MAC-SBC Challenge
February 10, 2024* TBA, TBA	at TBA MAC-SBC Challenge						TBA TBA
MAC regular season
February 17, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Ohio						Savage Arena Toledo, OH
February 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Akron						Savage Arena Toledo, OH
February 24, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bowling Green						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 27, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Illinois						Savage Arena Toledo, OH
March 2, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Buffalo						Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY
March 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Miami (OH)						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
March 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kent State						Savage Arena Toledo, OH
MAC tournament
March 14, 2024† TBA, ESPN+	vs. TBA Quarterfinals						Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

† If a top eight finisher in MAC

Source^[13]^[14]

References

↑ "MAC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
↑ "John F. Savage Arena". Toledo Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
↑ "Tod Kowalczyk". Toledo Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
↑ "History: Toledo men win third consecutive outright MAC Championship". Toledo Blade. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
↑ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
↑ "Miami 75, Toledo 91". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
↑ "Ohio 75, Toledo 82". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
↑ "Toledo 78, Kent State 93". ESPN. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
↑ "Bufkin, Baker lead Michigan past Toledo 90-80 in NIT". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
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↑ "2022-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Toledo Athletics.
↑ "Toledo Rockets Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.

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