Toledo Rockets men's basketball

The Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represents the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio. The 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.>Men's Basketball - Coaches - University of Toledo Rockets Athletics Official Site - UTRockets.com

Postseason

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

1954 First Round Penn State L 62–50 1967 First Round Virginia Tech L 82–76 1979 Second Round*Sweet Sixteen IowaNotre Dame W 74–72L 79–71 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 ten National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 5–13.

1942 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsThird Place Game Rhode IslandWest VirginiaCreighton W 82–71L 51-39 L 48–46 1943 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship Game ManhattanWashington & JeffersonSt. John's W 54–47W 46–39L 48–27 1981 First RoundSecond Round AmericanMichigan W 91–83L 68–80 1999 First Round Xavier L 86–84 2001 First RoundSecond Round South AlabamaAlabama W 76–67L 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 2019 First Round Xavier L 78–64 2021 First Round Richmond L 76–66 2022 First Round Dayton L 74–55 2023 First Round Michigan L 90–80

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

2012 First RoundSecond Round McNeese StateRobert Morris W 76–63L 69–51

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

2017 First Round George Washington L 73–69

CCA/NCIT results The Rockets appeared in one of the two National Commissioners Invitational Tournaments, in 1974, and went 1-1.

1974 QuarterfinalsSemifinals Arizona StateIndiana W 81–74L 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 retired50Steve MixPF1966–19692007

Rockets players in the NBA

John Brisker Cal Christensen Larry Jones Tom Kozelko Phil Martin Dick Miller Steve Mix George Patterson Jim Ray Ryan Rollins Paul Seymour Casey Shaw

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