Toledo Rockets men's basketball


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.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Rockets have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–4.
1954First RoundPenn StateL 62–50
1967First RoundVirginia TechL 82–76
1979Second Round*
Sweet Sixteen
Iowa
Notre Dame
W 74–72
L 79-71
1980First RoundFlorida StateL 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 ten National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 5–13.
1942Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third Place Game
Rhode Island
West Virginia
Creighton
W 82–71
L 51-39
L 48–46
1943Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship Game
Manhattan
Washington & Jefferson
St. John's
W 54–47
W 46–39
L 48–27
1981First Round
Second Round
American
Michigan
W 91–83
L 68–80
1999First RoundXavierL 86–84
2001First Round
Second Round
South Alabama
Alabama
W 76–67
L 79–69
2004First RoundMarquetteL 87–72
2007First RoundFlorida StateL 77–61
2014First RoundSouthern MissL 66-59
2019First RoundXavierL 78–64
2021First RoundRichmondL 76–66
2022First RoundDaytonL 74–55
2023First RoundMichiganL 90–80

CIT results

The Rockets have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Their record is 1–1.
2012First Round
Second Round
McNeese State
Robert Morris
W 76–63
L 69–51

CBI results

The Rockets have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational. Their record is 0–1.
2017First RoundGeorge WashingtonL 73–69

CCA/NCIT results

The Rockets appeared in one of the two National Commissioners Invitational Tournaments, in 1974, and went 1-1.
1974Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Arizona State
Indiana
W 81–74
L 73–72

Retired numbers

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.
No.PlayerPositionCareerYear retired
50Steve MixPF1966–19692007

Rockets players in the NBA