The Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represents the
University of Toledo
The University of Toledo (UToledo or UT) is a Public university, public research university in Toledo, Ohio, United States. It is the northernmost campus of the University System of Ohio. The university also operates a Health Science campus, ...
in
Toledo,
Ohio
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. The school's team currently competes in the
Mid-American Conference
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region (North America), Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Its members co ...
. The team last played in the
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, branded as March Madness, or The Big Dance, is a single-elimination tournament played in the United States to determine the men's college basketball national champion of the NCAA Division I, Di ...
in
1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...
, 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.
* 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 Tournament
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an annual men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since 2023, all rounds of the tournament are played at various sites across the country whi ...
s (NIT). Their combined record is 5–13.
CIT results
The Rockets have appeared in one
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 1–1.
CBI results
The Rockets have appeared in one
College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1.
CCA/NCIT results
The Rockets appeared in one of the two
National Commissioners Invitational Tournament
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s, in 1974, and went 1-1.
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.
Rockets players in the NBA
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John Brisker
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Cal Christensen
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Larry Jones
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Tom Kozelko
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Phil Martin
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Dick Miller
Richard Miller (December 25, 1928 – January 30, 2019) was an American character actor who appeared in more than 180 films, including many produced by Roger Corman. He later appeared in the films of directors who began their careers with Corm ...
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Steve Mix
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George Patterson
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Jim Ray
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Ryan Rollins
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Paul Seymour
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Casey Shaw
References
External links
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