2015–16 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2015–16 Toledo Rockets Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Rockets, led by sixth year head coach Tod Kowalczyk , played their home games at Savage Arena , as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference . They finished the season 17–15, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Eastern Michigan .
Previous season
The Rockets finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Central Michigan. Despite having 20 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Steve Taylor, Jr.
23
F
6'7"
240
Senior
Chicago, IL
Transferred from Marquette . Under NCAA transfer rules, Taylor, Jr. will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting class of 2015
Nate Navigato at the 2015 IHSA 4A final four
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Nick Rogers #49 PG
Whitestown, IN
Elev8 Basketball Academy
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Mar 16, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76
Luke Knapke #50 C
Minster, OH
Marion Local High School
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jul 29, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 76
Chandler White SG
Fort Wayne, IN
Carroll High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Aug 6, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Taylor Adway PF
Hazel Crest, IL
Hillcrest High School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jul 3, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jaelan Sanford PG
Evansville, IN
Reitz Memorial High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Aug 7, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Nate Navigato PF
Geneva, IL
Geneva High School
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
192 lb (87 kg)
May 6, 2015
Star ratings : Scout : 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:
Roster
2015–16 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Jonathan Williams
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Southfield-Lathrup HS
Southfield, MI
F
2
Taylor Adway
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Hillcrest HS
Hazel Crest, IL
G
3
Stuckey Mosley
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
So
Timber Creek HS
Orlando, FL
G
5
Chandler White
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Carroll HS
Fort Wayne, IN
G
10
Nick Rogers
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Elve8 Institute (FL)
Indianapolis, IN
G
13
Jaelan Sanford
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
Reitz HS
Evansville, IN
F
23
Steve Taylor, Jr. (I)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Sr
Siemon Career Marquette
Chicago, IL
G
25
Jordan Lauf
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Napoleon HS
Napoleon, OH
F/C
30
Luke Knapke
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Marion Local HS
Minster, OH
C
33
Zach Garber
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Jr
Vanlue HS
Carey, OH
F
35
Nate Navigato
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Geneva HS
Geneva, IL
C
53
Nathan Boothe
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Sr
Warren Township HS
Gurnee, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Source: [1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015 *2:30 pm
Hillsdale
W 100–99
Savage Arena Toledo, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015 *2:30 pm
West Virginia Tech
W 96–65
1–0
Savage Arena (3,860)Toledo, OH
11/18/2015 *7:05 pm
at Youngstown State
W 100–78
2–0
Beeghly Center (1,723)Youngstown, OH
11/21/2015 *5:00 pm
at Loyola–Chicago Great Alaska Shootout Opening Round
L 62–69
2–1
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,556)Chicago, IL
11/25/2015 *11:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. San Jose State Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals
W 89–74
3–1
Alaska Airlines Center (2,340)Anchorage, AK
11/27/2015 *9:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Loyola–Chicago Great Alaska Shootout semifinals
W 82–74
4–1
Alaska Airlines Center (2,757)Anchorage, AK
11/28/2015 *11:30 pm
vs. Middle Tennessee Great Alaska Shootout championship game
L 70–78
4–2
Alaska Airlines Center (3,132)Anchorage, AK
12/02/2015 *7:00 pm
Cleveland State
W 76–65
5–2
Savage Arena (4,014)Toledo, OH
12/06/2015 *2:00 pm
at Green Bay
W 71–69
6–2
Resch Center (2,864)Green Bay, WI
12/09/2015 *7:30 pm
at Detroit
L 62–69
6–3
Calihan Hall (1,556)Detroit, MI
12/12/2015 *7:00 pm
Oakland
L 64–76
6–4
Savage Arena (4,684)Toledo, OH
12/19/2015 *7:00 pm
Bethune-Cookman
W 102–68
7–4
Savage Arena (4,029)Toledo, OH
12/21/2015 *7:00 pm
North Carolina A&T
W 95–62
8–4
Savage Arena (4,006)Toledo, OH
12/30/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Kentucky
W 90–73
9–4
Savage Arena (4,609)Toledo, OH
MAC regular season
01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball State
L 69–87
9–5 (0–1)
John E. Worthen Arena (2152)Muncie, IN
01/09/2016 3:30 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3
at Miami (OH)
W 84–76
10–5 (1–1)
Millett Hall (1,224)Oxford, OH
01/12/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois
W 71–66
10–6 (1–2)
Savage Arena (4,271)Toledo, OH
01/15/2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN
Akron
W 78–64
11–6 (2–2)
Savage Arena (5,130)Toledo, OH
01/19/2016 7:00 pm, BCSN/ESPN3
at Bowling Green
W 81–76
12–6 (3–2)
Stroh Center (3,304)Bowling Green, OH
01/22/2016 6:30 pm, CBSSN
at Northern Illinois
L 49–58
13–7 (3–3)
Convocation Center (3,166)DeKalb, IL
01/26/2016 7:00 pm, BCSN/ESPN3
Ohio
L 79–87
12–8 (3–4)
Savage Arena (4,276)Toledo, OH
01/30/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo
L 68–73
12–9 (3–5)
Savage Arena (5,041)Toledo, OH
02/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan
W 89–62
13–9 (4–5)
Savage Arena (3,854)Toledo, OH
02/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kent State
W 82–76
14–9 (5–5)
MAC Center (4,503)Kent, OH
02/09/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3
at Buffalo
W 71–69
15–9 (7–4)
Alumni Arena (2,706)Amherst, NY
02/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Miami (OH)
W 93–49
16–9 (7–5)
Savage Arena (5,029)Toledo, OH
02/16/2016 7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3
at Central Michigan
L 69–77
16–10 (7–6)
McGuirk Arena (2,139)Mount Pleasant, MI
02/20/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan
L 85–91
16–11 (7–7)
Convocation Center (1,636)Ypsilanti, MI
02/23/2016 7:00 pm, BCSN/ESPN3
Ball State
W 77–67
17–11 (8–7)
Savage Arena (4,112)Toledo, OH
02/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Central Michigan
L 74–76
17–12 (8–8)
Savage Arena (5,629)Toledo, OH
03/01/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan
L 64–70
17–13 (8–9)
University Arena (2,382)Kalamazoo, MI
03/04/2016 7:00 pm, BCSN/ESPN3
Eastern Michigan
L 71–75
17–14 (8–10)
Savage Arena (4,633)Toledo, OH
MAC tournament
03/07/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3
(9)
at (8) Eastern Michigan
L 60–69
17–15
Convocation Center (1,556)Ypsilanti, MI
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
References
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