Toledo Rockets men's basketball

Toledo Rockets
Toledo Rockets
	2020–21 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team
University	University of Toledo
Head coach	Tod Kowalczyk (11th season)
Conference	Mid-American
Location	Toledo, Ohio
Arena	Savage Arena ; (Capacity: 7,300)
Nickname	Rockets
Colors	Midnight Blue and Gold[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1979
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1954, 1967, 1979, 1980
Conference Tournament Champions
	1980
Conference Regular Season Champions
	1954, 1967, 1972, 1979, 1980, 1981, 2007, 2014
Conference Division Season Champions
	1999, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2019

The Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represents the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio, United States. 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. Their current head coach is Tod Kowalczyk.[2]

Postseason

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1954	First Round	Penn State	L 62–50
1967	First Round	Virginia Tech	L 82–76
1979	Second Round* Sweet Sixteen	Iowa Notre Dame	W 74–72 L 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.

The Rockets have appeared in nine National Invitation Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 5–10.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1942	Quarterfinals Semifinals Third Place Game	Rhode Island West Virginia Creighton	W 82–71 L 39–51 L 46–48
1943	Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game	Manhattan Washington & Jefferson St. John's	W 54–47 W 46–39 L 27–48
1981	First Round Second Round	American Michigan	W 91–83 L 68–80
1999	First Round	Xavier	L 84–86
2001	First Round Second Round	South Alabama Alabama	W 76–67 L 69–79
2004	First Round	Marquette	L 72–87
2007	First Round	Florida State	L 61–77
2014	First Round	Southern Miss	L 59–66
2019	First Round	Xavier	L 64–78

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	First Round Second Round	McNeese State Robert Morris	W 76–63 L 51–69

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	First Round	George Washington	L 69–73

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.[3]


No.	Player	Position	Career	Year retired
50	Steve Mix	PF	1966–1969	2007

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Toledo Rockets men's basketball
Venues	The Field House (1931–1976) Savage Arena (1976–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

University of Toledo
Located in: Toledo, Ohio
Academics	Colleges: Arts and Letters Business and Innovation Judith Herb College of Education Engineering Graduate Studies Health and Human Services Jesup Scott Honors College Law Medicine and Life Sciences Natural Sciences and Mathematics Nursing Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences University College Other: University of Toledo Research Enterprise
Athletics	Toledo Rockets Football Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Glass Bowl Scott Park Baseball Complex Savage Arena Mid-American Conference
Campus	Phi Kappa Phi Tau Beta Pi Brooks Observatory Ritter Observatory R. A. Stranahan Arboretum Toledo Museum of Art
Life	The Independent Collegian WXUT
People	List of University of Toledo people Presidents
Founded: 1872 Students: 23,085 Endowment: 416.2 million