2011–12 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

2011–12 Toledo Rockets men's basketball
2011–12 Toledo Rockets men's basketball
CIT, Second Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
Record	19–17 (7–9 MAC)
Head coach	Tod Kowalczyk (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Angret Thorpe; Jason Kalsow; Ryan Pedon;
Home arena	Savage Arena
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Akron	13	–	3	.813	22	–	12	.647
Buffalo	12	–	4	.750	20	–	11	.645
Ohio†	11	–	5	.688	29	–	8	.784
Kent State	10	–	6	.625	21	–	12	.636
Bowling Green	9	–	7	.563	16	–	16	.500
Miami	5	–	11	.313	9	–	21	.300
West
Eastern Michigan	9	–	7	.563	14	–	18	.438
Toledo	7	–	9	.438	19	–	17	.528
Western Michigan	6	–	10	.375	14	–	20	.412
Ball State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
Central Michigan	5	–	11	.313	11	–	21	.344
Northern Illinois	3	–	13	.188	5	–	26	.161

† 2012 MAC tournament winner As of March 23, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by second year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, played their home games at Savage Arena and are members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 19–17, 7–9 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC Basketball Tournament to Ohio. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated McNeese State in the first round before falling to Robert Morris in the second round.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	James Ewing	Forward	6–6	240	Sophomore	Buffalo, New York
1	Dominique Buckley	Guard	6–2	200	Junior	Romulus, Michigan
3	A.J. Mathew	Guard	6–3	185	Freshman	Ypsilanti, Michigan
4	Ryan Majerle	Guard	6–4	180	Freshman	Belmont, Michigan
5	Rian Pearson	Guard	6–4	190	Sophomore	Raytown, Missouri
12	Zack Riddle	Guard	6–1	180	Freshman	Dublin, Ohio
15	Michael Speicher	Forward	6–6	195	Freshman	Steinhausen, Switzerland
20	Julius Brown	Guard	5–10	165	Freshman	Markham, Illinois
21	DeLino Dear	Forward/Center	6–9	205	Sophomore	McKinney, Texas
32	Reese Holliday	Forward	6–4	220	Sophomore	Kansas City, Kansas
33	Curtis Dennis	Guard	6–5	195	Junior	Bronx, New York
43	Matt Smith	Forward	6–7	215	Sophomore	Whitewright, Texas
55	Richard Wonnell	Center	6–10	240	Sophomore	Detroit, Michigan

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2011* 7:00 PM	Northwestern Ohio	W 88–62		Savage Arena Toledo, OH
Regular Season
11/18/2011* 5:30 PM	vs. Texas State UTPA Tip-Off Classic	L 91–94	0–1	UTPA Fieldhouse (142) Edinburg, TX
11/19/2011* 5:30 PM	vs. USC Upstate UTPA Tip-Off Classic	W 75–70	1–1	UTPA Fieldhouse (347) Edinburg, TX
11/20/2011* 8:00 PM	at Texas–Pan American UTPA Tip-Off Classic	W 64–54	2–1	UTPA Fieldhouse (237) Edinburg, TX
11/21/2011* 8:00 PM	vs. Victory UTPA Tip-Off Classic	W 90–47	3–1	UTPA Fieldhouse (106) Edinburg, TX
11/26/2011* 7:30 PM	UIC	W 82–67	4–1	Savage Arena (4,093) Toledo, OH
11/30/2011* 7:00 PM	UNC Wilmington	W 75–73	5–1	Savage Arena (3,785) Toledo, OH
12/03/2011* 3:00 PM	at Chicago State	W 73–61	6–1	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (435) Chicago, IL
12/07/2011* 7:00 PM	Temple	L 58–77	6–2	Savage Arena (4,353) Toledo, OH
12/10/2011* 3:00 PM	Loyola (IL)	L 55–57	6–3	Savage Arena (4,279) Toledo, OH
12/17/2011* 7:00 PM	Youngstown State	W 86–77	7–3	Savage Arena (4,661) Toledo, OH
12/20/2011* 7:00 PM	Norfolk State	L 70–72	7–4	Savage Arena (3,781) Toledo, OH
12/22/2011* 7:00 PM	at Florida Gulf Coast	L 80–83	7–5	Alico Arena (1,314) Fort Myers, FL
12/28/2011* 8:00 PM	Cleveland State	L 64–72	7–6	Savage Arena (4,032) Toledo, OH
01/03/2012* 8:00 PM	Indiana–Northwest	W 107–43	8–6	Savage Arena (3,652) Toledo, OH
01/07/2012 7:00 PM	at Central Michigan	W 67–57	8–7 (0–1)	McGuirk Arena (2,649) Mount Pleasant, MI
01/10/2012 7:00 PM, STO	Ball State	L 68–70	8–8 (0–2)	Savage Arena (4,079) Toledo, OH
01/14/2012 2:00 PM	at Western Michigan	L 52–74	8–9 (0–3)	University Arena (2,538) Kalamazoo, MI
01/18/2012 7:00 PM	Northern Illinois	W 71–41	9–9 (1–3)	Savage Arena (4,015) Toledo, OH
01/21/2012 2:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan	L 38–41	9–10 (1–4)	Convocation Center (1,009) Ypsilanti, MI
01/25/2012 7:00 PM	at Miami (OH)	W 63–61	10–10 (2–4)	Millett Hall (1,192) Oxford, OH
01/28/2012 7:00 PM	Kent State	L 61–77	10–11 (2–5)	Savage Arena (4,720) Toledo, OH
02/01/2012 7:00 PM, STO	at Akron	L 72–86	10–12 (2–6)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,037) Akron, OH
02/04/2012 7:00 PM	Buffalo	L 65–72	10–13 (2–7)	Savage Arena (4,099) Toledo, OH
02/08/2012 7:00 PM	Ohio	W 77–73	11–13 (3–7)	Savage Arena (4,139) Toledo, OH
02/11/2012 4:00 PM	at Bowling Green	L 63–66	11–14 (3–8)	Stroh Center (4,421) Bowling Green, OH
02/15/2012 7:00 PM	at Ball State	W 63–55	12–14 (4–8)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,144) Muncie, IN
02/18/2012* 3:00 PM	at Sam Houston State ESPN BracketBusters	W 59–58	13–14	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,763) Huntsville, TX
02/22/2012 7:00 PM	Central Michigan	W 72–67	14–14 (5–8)	Savage Arena (3,895) Toledo, OH
02/25/2012 7:00 PM	Western Michigan	W 83–74	15–14 (6–8)	Savage Arena (5,108) Toledo, OH
02/29/2012 8:00 PM	at Northern Illinois	L 61–65	15–15 (6–9)	Convocation Center (996) DeKalb, IL
03/03/2012 2:00 PM	Eastern Michigan	W 76–51	16–15 (7–9)	Savage Arena (4,764) Toledo, OH
2012 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
03/05/2012 7:00 PM	Miami (OH) First Round	W 60–53	17–15	Savage Arena (2,295) Toledo, OH
03/07/2012 9:30 PM, STO	vs. Central Michigan Second Round	W 75–72	18–15	Quicken Loans Arena (2,523) Cleveland, OH
03/08/2012 9:30 PM, STO	vs. Ohio Quarterfinals	L 57–65	18–16	Quicken Loans Arena (3,351) Cleveland, OH
2012 CIT
03/13/2012* 7:00 PM	McNeese State First Round	W 76–63	19–16	Savage Arena (1,140) Toledo, OH
03/17/2012* 2:00 PM	Robert Morris Second Round	L 51–69	19–17	Savage Arena (1,321) Toledo, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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