The 2025–26 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by 16th-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, played their home games at Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio, as members of the Mid-American Conference.
They finished the 2025–26 season 19–15, 11–7 in MAC play, to finish in 4th place. They qualified for the MAC tournament as the 4th seed, where they defeated Bowling Green and UMass before losing to Akron in the finals.
Previous season The Rockets finished the 2024–25 season 18–15, 10–8 in MAC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated Ohio, before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Akron in the semifinals of the MAC tournament.
Offseason Departures Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Javan Simmons 1 F 6'7" 235 Gahanna, Ohio Transferred to Ohio Bryce Ford 2 G 6'3" 190 Scottsdale, Arizona Transferred to Arizona State Xavier Thomas 4 F 6'5" 240 Detroit, Michigan Transferred to Saginaw Valley State Jaylen Murphy 6 G 6'3" 175 Holland, Ohio Transferred to Bryant & Stratton Isaiah Adams 7 G 6'7" 225 Jacksonville, Florida Graduated Ka'leel Stillman 10 C 6'10" 220 Orlando, Florida Entered the transfer portal Sam Lewis 11 G 6'6" 210 Chicago, Illinois Transferred to Virginia Seth Hubbard 12 G 6'4" 195 Jonesboro, Georgia Transferred to Milwaukee André Lorentsson 13 F 6'9" 225 Gothenburg, Sweden Graduated Colin O'Rourke 20 F 6'8" 225 Plainfield, Illinois Graduated Grgur Brcic 24 F 6'10" 235 Zagreb, Croatia Transferred to Bucknell
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Kyler Vanderjagt 4 G 6'4" 220 Grand Rapids, Michigan Central Michigan Mynor Strong 5 G 6'3" 175 Omaha, Nebraska Dodge City Community College Sean Craig 7 F 6'7" 220 Sylvania, Ohio IU Indy Chris Riddle 10 F 6'5" 210 Chicago, Illinois DePaul Austin Parks 25 C 6'10" 250 St. Marys, Ohio Ohio State
2025 recruiting class
Preseason On October 21, 2025, the MAC released their preseason poll. Toledo was picked to finish sixth in the conference.
Preseason rankings +MAC Preseason Poll Place Team Votes 1 143 (11) 2 133 (2) 3 122 4 108 5 98 6 Toledo 95 7 73 8 62 9 52 10 46 11 37 12 31 13 14
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Roster
Schedule and results
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