2022–23 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team
2022–23 Toledo Rockets men's basketball | |
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MAC regular season champions | |
NIT, First Round | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 27–8 (16–2 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Jeff Massey (9th season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Savage Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2023 MAC tournament winner |
The 2022–23 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by 13th-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, played their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2] They won their third straight regular season championship with a 16-2 record in MAC Play.[3] They defeated Miami and Ohio in the first two rounds of the MAC tournament before losing to Kent State in the final.[4][5][6] 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.[7]
Previous season
[edit]The Rockets finished the 2021–22 season 26-8, 17-3 in MAC Play to finish as regular season champions.[8] They defeated Central Michigan in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Kent State. As a No. 1 seed who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Dayton.[9]
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Ryan Rollins | G | 6'4" | 180 | Sophomore | Macomb Township, Michigan | Declared for NBA draft[10] |
Jordan Burge | G | 6'3" | 200 | RS-Sophomore | Cleveland, Ohio | Transferred to Lake Erie |
Mihal Cârcoană | C | 6'11" | 240 | Freshman | Luduș, Romania | Transferred to South Dakota |
Arnór Eyþórsson | F | 6'7" | 190 | Freshman | Selfoss, Iceland | Entered Transfer Portal |
Jamere Hill | F | 6'3" | 175 | Freshman | Joliet, Illinois | Transferred to Lewis |
Keshaun Saunders | G | 6'5" | 190 | RS-Sophomore | Brampton, Ontario | Transferred to Portland State |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Tyler Cochran | G | 6'2 | 220 | Sophomore | Bolingbrook, Illinois | Transferred from Ball State |
André Lorentsson | F | 6'8 | 215 | Freshman | Gothenburg, Sweden | Transferred from Saint Louis |
Dante Maddox | G | 6'2 | 195 | Freshman | Chicago Heights, Illinois | Transferred from Cal State Fullerton |
Recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Javon Simmons F |
Gahanna, Ohio | Gahanna Lincoln | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() | ||||||
J Wallace G |
Bath, Michigan | Williamston | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Cooper Davis G |
Powell, Ohio | Olentangy Liberty | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 22, 2022* 11:00 a.m. |
Hillsdale | W 100–59 | _ |
– | – | – | Savage Arena Toledo, OH | ||||
October 30, 2022* 3:00 p.m., TBA |
at Findlay | W 100–88 | – |
– | – | – | Clay Gymnasium Findlay, OH | ||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Valparaiso | W 85–70 | 1–0 |
23 – Dennis | 10 – Millner Jr. | 4 – Dennis | Savage Arena (4,038) Toledo, OH | ||||
November 11, 2022* 5:00 p.m., BarstoolTV.com |
vs. UAB Barstool Sports Invitational |
W 93–85 | 2–0 |
23 – Dennis | 7 – Cochran | 7 – Dennis | Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA | ||||
November 16, 2022* 7:00 p.m, ESPN+ |
Oakland | W 112–90 | 3–0 |
33 – Shumate | 10 – Cochran | 12 – Dennis | Savage Arena (4,115) Toledo, OH | ||||
November 21, 2022* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops |
vs. Kansas City Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals |
L 71–83 | 3–1 |
17 – Dennis | 6 – Cochran | 2 – Tied | Hertz Arena (467) Estero, FL | ||||
November 22, 2022* 11:00 a.m, FloHoops |
vs. East Carolina Gulf Coast Showcase |
L 75–86 | 3–2 |
25 – Shumate | 7 – Millner Jr. | 4 – Dennis | Hertz Arena (213) Estero, FL | ||||
November 23, 2022* 11:00 a.m., FloHoops |
vs. Northern Kentucky Gulf Coast Showcase |
W 82–62 | 4–2 |
22 – Millner | 13 – Millner | 8 – Dennis | Hertz Arena (142) Estero, FL | ||||
November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m, ESPN+ |
Richmond | W 90–67 | 5–2 |
20 – Shumate | 8 – Moss | 5 – Tied | Savage Arena (4,166) Toledo, OH | ||||
December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at George Mason | L 73–80 | 5–3 |
20 – Shumate | 8 – Tied | 5 – Dennis | EagleBank Arena (3,041) Fairfax, VA | ||||
December 6, 2022* 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northern Iowa | W 83–75 | 6–3 |
24 – Shumate | 6 – Shumate | 5 – Dennis | McLeod Center (2,474) Cedar Falls, IA | ||||
December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m, ESPN3 |
Canisius | W 69–68 | 7–3 |
29 – Dennis | 9 – Dennis | 6 – Dennis | Savage Arena (4,320) Toledo, OH | ||||
December 17, 2022* 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Marshall | L 85–100 | 7–4 |
21 – Shumate | 8 – Shumate | 8 – Dennis | Cam Henderson Center (4,065) Huntington, WV | ||||
December 20, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Vermont | W 84–72 | 8–4 |
19 – Shumate | 10 – Millner | 5 – Dennis | Patrick Gym (1,879) Burlington, VT | ||||
December 29, 2022* 6:00 p.m, TBA |
Lourdes | W 103–88 | 9–4 |
25 – Millner | 8 – Shumate | 6 – Dennis | Savage Arena (4,196) Toledo, OH | ||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 3, 2023 7:00 p.m, CBSSN |
Ball State | L 83–90 | 9–5 (0–1) |
21 – Dennis | 9 – Maddux | 6 – Dennis | Savage Arena (4,055) Toledo, OH | ||||
January 6, 2023 6:30 p.m, CBSSN |
Western Michigan | W 102–74 | 10–5 (1–1) |
23 – Shumate | 8 – Moss | 5 – Dennis | Savage Arena (4,237) Toledo, OH | ||||
January 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Kent State | L 63–75 | 10–6 (1–2) |
16 – Millner | 6 – Tied | 5 – Dennis | MAC Center (1,626) Kent, OH | ||||
January 14, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Northern Illinois | W 84–67 | 11–6 (2–2) |
18 – Maddox | 9 – Edu | 5 – Tied | Convocation Center (1,285) DeKalb, IL | ||||
January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m, ESPN+ |
Ohio | W 90–75 | 12–6 (3–2) |
25 – Dennis | 9 – Dennis | 7 – Dennis | Savage Arena (4,829) Toledo, OH | ||||
January 20, 2023 8:30 p.m., CBSSN |
at Buffalo | W 86–77 | 13–6 (4–2) |
21 – Dennis | 8 – Shumate | 7 – Dennis | Alumni Arena (2,009) Amherst, NY | ||||
January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m, CBSSN |
Eastern Michigan | W 84–79 | 14–6 (5–2) |
20 – Shumate | 9 – Shumate | 4 – Dennis | Savage Arena (5,162) Toledo, OH | ||||
January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m, ESPN3 |
Bowling Green | W 91–77 | 15–6 (6–2) |
21 – Millner Jr. | 7 – Millner Jr. | 6 – Dennis | Savage Arena (6,922) Toledo, OH | ||||
January 31, 2023 7:00 p.m, ESPN+ |
at Miami (OH) | W 81–78 | 16–6 (7–2) |
29 – Dennis | 7 – Moss | 6 – Dennis | Millett Hall (1,578) Oxford, OH | ||||
February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m, ESPN3 |
Central Michigan | W 84–59 | 17–6 (8–2) |
18 – Dennis | 6 – Shumate | 8 – Dennis | Savage Arena (5,344) Toledo, OH | ||||
February 7, 2023 7:00 p.m, ESPN+ |
at Akron | W 84–74 | 18–6 (9–2) |
20 – Millner Jr. | 9 – Millner Jr. | 5 – Dennis | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,041) Akron, OH | ||||
February 11, 2023 7:00 p.m, ESPN3 |
at Eastern Michigan | W 70–63 | 19–6 (10–2) |
18 – Dennis | 10 – Dennis | 3 – Millner Jr. | George Gervin GameAbove Center (5,390) Ypsilanti, MI | ||||
February 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Miami (OH) | W 89–71 | 20–6 (11–2) |
19 – Millner Jr. | 6 – Maddox Jr. | 4 – Dennis | Savage Arena (4,527) Toledo, OH | ||||
February 18, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
at Bowling Green | W 91–86 | 21–6 (12–2) |
27 – Dennis | 7 – Dennis | 7 – Dennis | Stroh Center (4,151) Bowling Green, OH | ||||
February 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Akron | W 84–63 | 22–6 (13–2) |
20 – Tied | 7 – Millner Jr. | 5 – Maddox Jr. | Savage Arena (5,677) Toledo, OH | ||||
February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Buffalo | W 101–71 | 23–6 (14–2) |
18 – Maddox Jr. | 8 – Dennis | 11 – Dennis | Savage Arena (6,014) Toledo, OH | ||||
February 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Central Michigan | W 99–65 | 24–6 (15–2) |
32 – Millner Jr. | 6 – Tied | 6 – Dennis | McGuirk Arena (1,565) Mount Pleasant, MI | ||||
March 3, 2023 6:00 p.m.[15], CBSSN |
at Ball State | W 87–81 | 25–6 (16–2) |
32 – Dennis | 7 – Shumate | 7 – Dennis | Worthen Arena (4,441) Muncie, IN | ||||
MAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2022 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
(1) | vs. (8) Miami (OH) Quarterfinals |
W 91–75 | 26–6 |
19 – Millner Jr. | 7 – Millner Jr. | 6 – Moss | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (3,852) Cleveland, OH | |||
March 10, 2022 5:00 p.m., CBSSN |
(1) | vs. (5) Ohio Semifinals |
W 82–75 | 27–6 |
28 – Dennis | 6 – Dennis | 2 – Dennis | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (9,295) Cleveland, OH | |||
March 11, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
(1) | vs. (2) Kent State Championship |
L 78–93 | 27–7 |
25 – Millner Jr. | 10 – Millner Jr. | 3 – Dennis | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (8,375) Cleveland, OH | |||
NIT | |||||||||||
March 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
(6) | at (3) Michigan First round – Clemson bracket |
L 80–90 | 27–8 |
19 – Millner Jr. | 7 – Shumate | 8 – Dennis | Crisler Center (4,521) Ann Arbor, MI | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source[16]
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