2022–23 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

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]

2022–23 Toledo Rockets men's basketball
MAC regular season champions
NIT, First Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	27–8 (16–2 MAC)
Head coach	Tod Kowalczyk (13th season)
Associate head coach	Jeff Massey (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Justin Ingram (5th season) Jordan Lauf (1st season)
Home arena	Savage Arena
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    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 Tod Kowalczyk (Minnesota Duluth) Assistant coach(es) Jeff Massey (Xavier) Justin Ingram (Toledo) Jordan Lauf (Toledo) Roster[14] Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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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