2022–23 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

2022–23 Toledo Rockets men's basketball
MAC regular season champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record27–8 (16–2 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJeff Massey (9th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaSavage Arena
Seasons
2022–23 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 16 – 2   .889 27 – 8   .771
Kent State † 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800
Akron 13 – 5   .722 22 – 11   .667
Ball State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Ohio 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Buffalo 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469
Northern Illinois 9 – 9   .500 13 – 19   .406
Miami (OH) 6 – 12   .333 12 – 20   .375
Bowling Green 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Eastern Michigan 5 – 13   .278 8 – 23   .258
Central Michigan 5 – 13   .278 10 – 21   .323
Western Michigan 4 – 14   .222 8 – 23   .258
† 2023 MAC tournament winner

The 2022–23 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by 13th-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, played their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2] They won their third straight regular season championship with a 16-2 record in MAC Play.[3] They defeated Miami and Ohio in the first two rounds of the MAC tournament before losing to Kent State in the final.[4][5][6] 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.[7]

Previous season

Main article: 2021–22 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

The Rockets finished the 2021–22 season 26-8, 17-3 in MAC Play to finish as regular season champions.[8] They defeated Central Michigan in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Kent State. As a No. 1 seed who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Dayton.[9]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ryan Rollins G 6'4" 180 Sophomore Macomb Township, Michigan Declared for NBA draft[10]
Jordan Burge G 6'3" 200 RS-Sophomore Cleveland, Ohio Transferred to Lake Erie
Mihal Cârcoană C 6'11" 240 Freshman Luduș, Romania Transferred to South Dakota
Arnór Eyþórsson F 6'7" 190 Freshman Selfoss, Iceland Entered Transfer Portal
Jamere Hill F 6'3" 175 Freshman Joliet, Illinois Transferred to Lewis
Keshaun Saunders G 6'5" 190 RS-Sophomore Brampton, Ontario Transferred to Portland State

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Incoming transfers

Transfers
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Tyler Cochran G 6'2 220 Sophomore Bolingbrook, Illinois Transferred from Ball State
André Lorentsson F 6'8 215 Freshman Gothenburg, Sweden Transferred from Saint Louis
Dante Maddox G 6'2 195 Freshman Chicago Heights, Illinois Transferred from Cal State Fullerton

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Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Javon Simmons
F 		Gahanna, Ohio Gahanna Lincoln 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 85
J Wallace
G 		Bath, Michigan Williamston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Cooper Davis
G 		Powell, Ohio Olentangy Liberty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2022–23 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) RS So SPIRE Academy Springfield, OH
F 1 Javon Simmons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Gahanna Lincoln Gahanna, OH
G 2 EJ Farmer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Cleveland Heights Cleveland, OH
G 3 Elijah Wilson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Mountain View Lithonia, GA
F 4 Setric Millner Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Northwest Florida State College Little Rock, AR
G 10 RayJ Dennis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Boise State Plainfield, IL
F 12 Kooper Jacobi 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Silver Creek Sellersburg, IN
F 13 Andre Lorentsson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Saint Louis Gothenburg, Sweden
F/C 15 A. J. Edu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr South Gloucestershire and Stroud College Colchester, England
G 21 Dante Maddox 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Cal State Fullerton Chicago Heights, IL
G 22 Tyler Cochran 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Ball State Bolingbrook, IL
G 24 J Wallace 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Williamston Bath, MI
G 31 Cooper Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Olentangy Liberty Powell, OH
F 32 JT Shumate 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Newark
Walsh University 		Newark, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Roster[14]

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2022*
11:00 a.m. 		Hillsdale W 100–59  _
   –      –      –    Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
October 30, 2022*
3:00 p.m., TBA 		at Findlay W 100–88  –
   –      –      –    Clay Gymnasium 
Findlay, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Valparaiso W 85–70  1–0
  23 – Dennis   10 – Millner Jr.   4 – Dennis  Savage Arena (4,038)
Toledo, OH
November 11, 2022*
5:00 p.m., BarstoolTV.com 		vs. UAB
Barstool Sports Invitational 		W 93–85  2–0
  23 – Dennis   7 – Cochran   7 – Dennis  Wells Fargo Center 
Philadelphia, PA
November 16, 2022*
7:00 p.m, ESPN+ 		Oakland W 112–90  3–0
  33 – Shumate   10 – Cochran   12 – Dennis  Savage Arena (4,115)
Toledo, OH
November 21, 2022*
11:00 a.m., FloHoops 		vs. Kansas City
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals 		L 71–83  3–1
  17 – Dennis   6 – Cochran   2 – Tied  Hertz Arena (467)
Estero, FL
November 22, 2022*
11:00 a.m, FloHoops 		vs. East Carolina
Gulf Coast Showcase 		L 75–86  3–2
  25 – Shumate   7 – Millner Jr.   4 – Dennis  Hertz Arena (213)
Estero, FL
November 23, 2022*
11:00 a.m., FloHoops 		vs. Northern Kentucky
Gulf Coast Showcase 		W 82–62  4–2
  22 – Millner   13 – Millner   8 – Dennis  Hertz Arena (142)
Estero, FL
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m, ESPN+ 		Richmond W 90–67  5–2
  20 – Shumate   8 – Moss   5 – Tied  Savage Arena (4,166)
Toledo, OH
December 3, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at George Mason L 73–80  5–3
  20 – Shumate   8 – Tied   5 – Dennis  EagleBank Arena (3,041)
Fairfax, VA
December 6, 2022*
8:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Iowa W 83–75  6–3
  24 – Shumate   6 – Shumate   5 – Dennis  McLeod Center (2,474)
Cedar Falls, IA
December 10, 2022*
2:00 p.m, ESPN3 		Canisius W 69–68  7–3
  29 – Dennis   9 – Dennis   6 – Dennis  Savage Arena (4,320)
Toledo, OH
December 17, 2022*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Marshall L 85–100  7–4
  21 – Shumate   8 – Shumate   8 – Dennis  Cam Henderson Center (4,065)
Huntington, WV
December 20, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Vermont W 84–72  8–4
  19 – Shumate   10 – Millner   5 – Dennis  Patrick Gym (1,879)
Burlington, VT
December 29, 2022*
6:00 p.m, TBA 		Lourdes W 103–88  9–4
  25 – Millner   8 – Shumate   6 – Dennis  Savage Arena (4,196)
Toledo, OH
MAC regular season
January 3, 2023
7:00 p.m, CBSSN 		Ball State L 83–90  9–5
(0–1) 		 21 – Dennis   9 – Maddux   6 – Dennis  Savage Arena (4,055)
Toledo, OH
January 6, 2023
6:30 p.m, CBSSN 		Western Michigan W 102–74  10–5
(1–1) 		 23 – Shumate   8 – Moss   5 – Dennis  Savage Arena (4,237)
Toledo, OH
January 10, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kent State L 63–75  10–6
(1–2) 		 16 – Millner   6 – Tied   5 – Dennis  MAC Center (1,626)
Kent, OH
January 14, 2023
4:30 p.m., ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois W 84–67  11–6
(2–2) 		 18 – Maddox   9 – Edu   5 – Tied  Convocation Center (1,285)
DeKalb, IL
January 17, 2023
7:00 p.m, ESPN+ 		Ohio W 90–75  12–6
(3–2) 		 25 – Dennis   9 – Dennis   7 – Dennis  Savage Arena (4,829)
Toledo, OH
January 20, 2023
8:30 p.m., CBSSN 		at Buffalo W 86–77  13–6
(4–2) 		 21 – Dennis   8 – Shumate   7 – Dennis  Alumni Arena (2,009)
Amherst, NY
January 24, 2023
7:00 p.m, CBSSN 		Eastern Michigan W 84–79  14–6
(5–2) 		 20 – Shumate   9 – Shumate   4 – Dennis  Savage Arena (5,162)
Toledo, OH
January 28, 2023
2:00 p.m, ESPN3 		Bowling Green W 91–77  15–6
(6–2) 		 21 – Millner Jr.   7 – Millner Jr.   6 – Dennis  Savage Arena (6,922)
Toledo, OH
January 31, 2023
7:00 p.m, ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) W 81–78  16–6
(7–2) 		 29 – Dennis   7 – Moss   6 – Dennis  Millett Hall (1,578)
Oxford, OH
February 4, 2023
7:00 p.m, ESPN3 		Central Michigan W 84–59  17–6
(8–2) 		 18 – Dennis   6 – Shumate   8 – Dennis  Savage Arena (5,344)
Toledo, OH
February 7, 2023
7:00 p.m, ESPN+ 		at Akron W 84–74  18–6
(9–2) 		 20 – Millner Jr.   9 – Millner Jr.   5 – Dennis  James A. Rhodes Arena (2,041)
Akron, OH
February 11, 2023
7:00 p.m, ESPN3 		at Eastern Michigan W 70–63  19–6
(10–2) 		 18 – Dennis   10 – Dennis   3 – Millner Jr.  George Gervin GameAbove Center (5,390)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 14, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) W 89–71  20–6
(11–2) 		 19 – Millner Jr.   6 – Maddox Jr.   4 – Dennis  Savage Arena (4,527)
Toledo, OH
February 18, 2023
5:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Bowling Green W 91–86  21–6
(12–2) 		 27 – Dennis   7 – Dennis   7 – Dennis  Stroh Center (4,151)
Bowling Green, OH
February 21, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Akron W 84–63  22–6
(13–2) 		 20 – Tied   7 – Millner Jr.   5 – Maddox Jr.  Savage Arena (5,677)
Toledo, OH
February 25, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Buffalo W 101–71  23–6
(14–2) 		 18 – Maddox Jr.   8 – Dennis   11 – Dennis  Savage Arena (6,014)
Toledo, OH
February 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan W 99–65  24–6
(15–2) 		 32 – Millner Jr.   6 – Tied   6 – Dennis  McGuirk Arena (1,565)
Mount Pleasant, MI
March 3, 2023
6:00 p.m.[15], CBSSN 		at Ball State W 87–81  25–6
(16–2) 		 32 – Dennis   7 – Shumate   7 – Dennis  Worthen Arena (4,441)
Muncie, IN
MAC tournament
March 9, 2022
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (8) Miami (OH)
Quarterfinals 		W 91–75  26–6
  19 – Millner Jr.   7 – Millner Jr.   6 – Moss  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (3,852)
Cleveland, OH
March 10, 2022
5:00 p.m., CBSSN 		(1) vs. (5) Ohio
Semifinals 		W 82–75  27–6
  28 – Dennis   6 – Dennis   2 – Dennis  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (9,295)
Cleveland, OH
March 11, 2022
7:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(1) vs. (2) Kent State
Championship 		L 78–93  27–7
  25 – Millner Jr.   10 – Millner Jr.   3 – Dennis  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (8,375)
Cleveland, OH
NIT
March 14, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(6) at (3) Michigan
First round – Clemson bracket 		L 80–90  27–8
  19 – Millner Jr.   7 – Shumate   8 – Dennis  Crisler Center (4,521)
Ann Arbor, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[16]

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