2023–24 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

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2023–24 Toledo Rockets men's basketball
MAC regular season champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record20–12 (14–4 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJeff Massey (10th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSavage Arena
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 14 – 4   .778 20 – 12   .625
Akron † 13 – 5   .722 24 – 11   .686
Ohio 13 – 5   .722 20 – 13   .606
Central Michigan 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563
Bowling Green 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
Western Michigan 9 – 9   .500 12 – 20   .375
Miami (OH) 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469
Kent State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 17   .500
Ball State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Eastern Michigan 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
Northern Illinois 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Buffalo 2 – 16   .111 4 – 27   .129
† 2024 MAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represents the University of Toledo during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by 14th-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, play their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3] They won their fourth straight regular season championship with a 14–4 record in MAC play. They lost to Kent State in the first round of the MAC tournament[4][5] Toledo was not selected in the NIT they pass on CBI and also the CIT.[6]

Previous season[edit]

Main article: 2022–23 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

The Rockets finished 27–8 and won their third straight regular season championship with a 16–2 record in MAC Play.[7][8] They defeated Miami and Ohio in the first two rounds of the MAC tournament before losing to Kent State in the final.[9][10][11] 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.[12]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Departures
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
EJ Farmer G 6'5" 170 Sophomore Cleveland, Ohio Transferred to Youngstown State
Elijah Wilson G 6'5" 180 Sophomore Lithonia, Georgia Transferred to Maryland Eastern Shore
Setric Millner Jr. F 6'7" 205 Senior Little Rock, Arkansas Exhausted Eligibility
RayJ Dennis G 6'2" 180 Junior Plainfield, Illinois Transferred to Baylor
Kooper Jacobi F 6'6" 200 Sophomore Sellersburg, Indiana Transferred to Eastern Illinois
A. J. Edu F/C 6'10" 225 Junior Colchester, England Turned professional with Toyama Grouses
J Wallace G 6'5" 185 Freshman Bath, Michigan Entered Transfer Portal
Cooper Davis G 6'5" 190 Freshman Powell, Ohio Transferred to Ashland
JT Shumate F 6'7" 210 Senior Newark, Ohio Exhausted Eligibility

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Incoming transfers[edit]

Transfers
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Ben Wight C 6'9 220 RS-Junior Columbus, Ohio Transferred from William & Mary
Marko Maletic G 6'6 208 Sophomore London, Ontario Transferred from Long Island

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Recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bryce Ford
G 		Scottsdale, Arizona Pinnacle 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Sonny Wilson
G 		Pontiac, Michigan Detroit Jesuit 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 79
Xavier Thomas
F 		Detroit, Michigan Brother Rice 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Sam Lewis
G 		Chicago, Illinois Simeon Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Grgur Brcic
F 		Zagreb, Croatia Northampton School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ra'Heim Moss 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr SPIRE Academy Springfield, OH
F 1 Javan Simmons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Gahanna Lincoln Gahanna, OH
G 2 Bryce Ford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Pinnacle Scottsdale, AZ
G 3 Sonny Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Detroit Jesuit Pontiac, MI
F 4 Xavier Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Brother Rice Detroit, MI
G 11 Sam Lewis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Simeon Academy Chicago, IL
F 13 Andre Lorentsson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Saint Louis Gothenburg, Sweden
G 21 Dante Maddox Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Cal State Fullerton Chicago Heights, IL
G 23 Tyler Cochran 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Ball State Bolingbrook, IL
F 24 Grgur Brcic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Northampton School Zagreb, Croatia
G 27 Marko Maletic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) So Long Island London, Ontario
F 35 Ben Wight 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr William & Mary Columbus, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 29, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2023*
2:00 p.m. 		Ferris State W 93–62  –
  19 – Maddox Jr.   9 – Cochran    –    Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
October 29, 2023*
4:00 p.m. 		Findlay W 95–70  –
  19 – Moss    –      –    Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy W 94–60  1–0
  15 – Moss   8 – Moss   5 – Moss  Savage Arena (4,223)
Toledo, OH
November 11, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana
MAC-SBC Challenge 		W 87–78  2–0
  18 – Cochran   5 – Moss   4 – Cochran  Savage Arena (4,290)
Toledo, OH
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Wright State W 78–77  3–0
  20 – Maddox Jr.   7 – Moss   4 – Maddox Jr.  Nutter Center (4,239)
Dayton, OH
November 21, 2023*
11:15 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. New Mexico
Ball Dawgs Classic 		L 84–92  3–1
  23 – Maddox Jr.   5 – Maddox Jr.   6 – Wilson  Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
November 22, 2023*
11:45 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. UC Irvine
Ball Dawgs Classic 		L 71–77  3–2
  19 – Moss   6 – Wilson   4 – Moss  Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
November 24, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Indiana State
Ball Dawgs Classic 		L 74–76  3–3
  14 – Simmons   7 – Cochran   4 – Cochran  Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
December 2, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		George Mason L 77–86  3–4
  24 – Maddox Jr.   8 – Cochran   2 – Tied  Savage Arena (3,907)
Toledo, OH
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oakland W 69–68  4–4
  20 – Maddox Jr.   8 – Simmons   4 – Moss  Athletics Center O'rena (2,893)
Rochester, MI
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Iowa W 84–80  5–4
  21 – Moss   12 – Cochran   2 – Tied  Savage Arena (4,041)
Toledo, OH
December 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Marshall W 88–87  6–4
  33 – Cochran   12 – Moss   5 – Cochran  Savage Arena (3,878)
Toledo, OH
December 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Vermont L 60–86  6–5
  12 – Cochran   8 – Moss   6 – Moss  Savage Arena (4,031)
Toledo, OH
December 23, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at West Virginia L 81–91  6–6
  21 – Moss   6 – Tied   4 – Maddox Jr.  WVU Coliseum (10,693)
Morgantown, WV
MAC regular season
January 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Ohio W 86–77  7–6
(1–0) 		 18 – Tied   7 – Cochran   3 – Tied  Convocation Center (4,016)
Athens, OH
January 5, 2024
2:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Miami (OH) W 68–64  8–6
(2–0) 		 18 – Moss   6 – Moss   2 – Tied  Savage Arena (4,428)
Toledo, OH
January 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Kent State W 89–75  9–6
(3–0) 		 21 – Cochran   6 – Tied   4 – Moss  MAC Center (1,786)
Kent, OH
January 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Ball State W 77–72  10–6
(4–0) 		 24 – Moss   7 – Maddox Jr.   5 – Maddox Jr.  Savage Arena (4,413)
Toledo, OH
January 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Buffalo W 77–66  11–6
(5–0) 		 21 – Maddox Jr.   10 – Cochran   7 – Moss  Savage Arena (3,689)
Toledo, OH
January 19, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Central Michigan L 62–65  11–7
(5–1) 		 21 – Maddox Jr.   10 – Cochran   3 – Cochran  McGuirk Arena (2,254)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 23, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Illinois W 89–73  12–7
(6–1) 		 20 – Moss   7 – Maddox Jr.   3 – Tied  Convocation Center (1,534)
DeKalb, IL
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bowling Green W 88–72  13–7
(7–1) 		 26 – Maddox Jr.   10 – Cochran   10 – Moss  Savage Arena (7,318)
Toledo, OH
January 30, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Michigan W 88–63  14–7
(8–1) 		 19 – Simmons   6 – Tied   4 – Maddox Jr.  Savage Arena (3,915)
Toledo, OH
February 3, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Akron L 70–77  14–8
(8–2) 		 16 – Moss   9 – Cochran   4 – Moss  James A. Rhodes Arena (3,151)
Akron, OH
February 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan W 91–87  15–8
(9–2) 		 20 – Tied   8 – Simmons   4 – Cochran  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,542)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 10, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Appalachian State
MAC-SBC Challenge 		L 104–109 2OT 15–9
  25 – Maddox Jr.   10 – Simmons   5 – Maddox Jr.  Holmes Center (5,437)
Boone, NC
February 16, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Ohio W 85–83  16–9
(10–2) 		 21 – Maddox Jr.   16 – Simmons   6 – Maddox Jr.  Savage Arena (5,079)
Toledo, OH
February 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Akron W 72–64  17–9
(11–2) 		 18 – Wilson   9 – Maddox Jr.   6 – Simmons  Savage Arena (5,547)
Toledo, OH
February 23, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green L 68–76  17–10
(11–3) 		 19 – Moss   7 – Cochran   3 – Tied  Stroh Center (4,032)
Bowling Green, OH
February 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Illinois L 72–75  17–11
(11–4) 		 27 – Cochran   9 – Maddox Jr.   5 – Wilson  Savage Arena (4,692)
Toledo, OH
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Buffalo W 85–79  18–11
(12–4) 		 20 – Wilson   9 – Wilson   5 – Cochran  Alumni Arena (2,476)
Buffalo, NY
March 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) W 97–63  19–11
(13–4) 		 22 – Cochran   9 – Maddox Jr.   5 – Maddox Jr.  Millett Hall (1,847)
Oxford, OH
March 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kent State W 86–71  20–11
(14–4) 		 21 – Moss   8 – Simmons   7 – Moss  Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
MAC tournament
March 14, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (8) Kent State
Quarterfinals 		L 59–67  20–12
  19 – Maddox Jr.   9 – Maddox Jr.   6 – Moss  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[16][17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "MAC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  2. ^ "John F. Savage Arena". Toledo Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Tod Kowalczyk". Toledo Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "MAC basketball tournament bracket set; Miami RedHawks face Akron in first round". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "Kent State 67, Toledo 59". ESPN. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "Toledo men's basketball not selected for NIT, passes on CBI and CIT". Toledo Blade.
  7. ^ "History: Toledo men win third consecutive outright MAC Championship". Toledo Blade. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  9. ^ "Miami 75, Toledo 91". ESPN. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
  10. ^ "Ohio 75, Toledo 82". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "Toledo 78, Kent State 93". ESPN. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  12. ^ "Bufkin, Baker lead Michigan past Toledo 90-80 in NIT". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". Toledo Athletics.
  14. ^ a b "2023 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  15. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Toledo Athletics.
  16. ^ "2022-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Toledo Athletics.
  17. ^ "Toledo Rockets Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.
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