2013–14 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

2013–14 Toledo Rockets men's basketball
MAC West Division co-champions
NIT First round vs. Southern Miss, L 59–66
Conference Mid-American Conference
West Division
2013–14 record 27–7 (14–4 MAC)
Head coach Tod Kowalczyk (4th year)
Assistant coach Jason Kaslow
Assistant coach Jason Kemp
Assistant coach Jordan Mincy
Home arena Savage Arena
2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 13 5   .722     19 10   .655
Akron 12 6   .667     21 13   .618
Ohio 11 7   .611     25 12   .676
Miami 8 10   .444     13 18   .419
Kent State 7 11   .389     16 16   .500
Bowling Green 6 12   .333     12 20   .375
West
Toledo 14 4   .778     27 7   .794
Western Michigan 14 4   .778     23 10   .697
Eastern Michigan 10 8   .556     22 15   .595
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444     15 17   .469
Central Michigan 3 15   .167     10 21   .323
Ball State 2 16   .111     5 25   .167
2014 MAC Tournament winner

The 2013–14 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by fourth year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, played their home games at the Savage Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. After sitting out the postseason in 2012–13 due to low APR scores, the Rockets became eligible for the MAC and NCAA Tournaments in 2013–14. They finished the season 27–7, 14–4 in MAC play to finish in a share for the West Division championship and the #1 overall seed in the MAC Tournament. They advanced to the MAC championship game where they lost to Western Michigan. As the MAC #1 seed who failed to win the conference tournament, the received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Southern Miss.

Season

Preseason

The Rockets announced their complete season schedule on September 3, 2013.[1] The Rockets' non-conference schedule was highlighted by a trip to Detroit for a 2K Sports Classic subregional. Trips to Boston College, Robert Morris, and Kansas also were scheduled. For the conference slate, the Rockets scheduled home-and-home series with Ball State, Central Michigan, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Western Michigan, Ohio, and Bowling Green, while hosting Buffalo and Kent State and visiting Akron and Miami.

Roster

2013–14 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Williams, JonathanJonathan Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Southfield-Lathrup HS Southfield, Michigan
G/F 4 Drummond, JustinJustin Drummond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Riverdale Baptist School
Loyola (MD)
Bowie, Maryland
G 5 Pearson, RianRian Pearson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Raytown South HS
Green Bay
Raytown, Missouri
G 11 Lemons, JoshJosh Lemons 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So La Salle HS Cincinnati, Ohio
F 15 Williams, AubreyAubrey Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr IMG Academy Bowie, Maryland
G 20 Brown, JuliusJulius Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Hillcrest HS Markham, Illinois
G 22 Aparicio, AngelAngel Aparicio 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Leo XIII HS Benicarló, Spain
F 24 Weatherspoon, J. D.J. D. Weatherspoon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr North HS
Ohio State
Columbus, Ohio
G 25 Lauf, JordanJordan Lauf 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Napoleon HS Napoleon, Ohio
G 30 Beatty, DonaldDonald Beatty 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Belmont HS Dayton, Ohio
C 33 Garber, ZachZach Garber 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Vanlue HS Carey, Ohio
F 43 Smith, MattMatt Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Whitewright HS
Green Bay
Whitewright, Texas
C 53 Boothe, NathanNathan Boothe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Warren Township HS Gurnee, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Source:

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/3/2013*
3:30 pm
Hillsdale W 85–84 OT
Savage Arena (N/A)
Toledo, Ohio
Non-conference games
11/9/2013*
7:00 pm
Northwestern Ohio W 102–55  1–0
Savage Arena (3,971)
Toledo, Ohio
11/14/2013*
7:00 pm
at Boston College W 95–92  2–0
Conte Forum (3,538)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
11/18/2013*
7:00 pm
Florida A&M W 79–69  3–0
Savage Arena (3,916)
Toledo, Ohio
11/22/2013*
4:30 pm
vs. Stony Brook
2K Sports Classic
W 103–99  4–0
Calihan Hall (2,221)
Detroit, Michigan
11/23/2013*
5:30 pm
at Detroit
2K Sports Classic
W 80–78  5–0
Calihan Hall (2,230)
Detroit, Michigan
11/24/2013*
1:30 pm
vs. Florida Atlantic
2K Sports Classic
W 94–74  6–0
Calihan Hall (1,669)
Detroit, Michigan
12/4/2013*
7:00 pm
Detroit W 91–75  7–0
Savage Arena (4,357)
Toledo, Ohio
12/7/2013*
4:00 pm
at Robert Morris W 80–77  8–0
Charles L. Sewall Center (804)
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
12/14/2013*
1:00 pm
Sam Houston State W 77–61  9–0
Savage Arena (3,602)
Toledo, Ohio
12/17/2013*
8:00 pm
at Arkansas State W 78–65  10–0
Convocation Center (2,077)
Jonesboro, Arkansas
12/21/2013*
2:00 pm, BCSN
Cleveland State W 71–67  11–0
Savage Arena (4,207)
Toledo, Ohio
12/28/2013*
2:00 pm
Coppin State W 85–66  12–0
Savage Arena (4,632)
Toledo, Ohio
12/30/2013*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at #16 Kansas L 83–93  12–1
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, Kansas
Conference games
1/8/2014
7:00 pm
at Western Michigan L 76–87  12–2 (0–1)
University Arena (2,482)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
1/11/2014
6:00 pm
Central Michigan W 86–71  13–2 (1–1)
Savage Arena (6,189)
Toledo, Ohio
1/15/2014
7:00 pm
Buffalo W 67–65  14–2 (2–1)
Savage Arena (4,595)
Toledo, Ohio
1/18/2014
11:00 am, ESPNU
at Akron W 75–61  15–2 (3–1)
James A. Rhodes Arena (4,596)
Akron, Ohio
1/22/2014
7:00 pm
Northern Illinois W 77–68  16–2 (4–1)
Savage Arena (4,335)
Toledo, Ohio
1/26/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Kent State W 81–78  17–2 (5–1)
Savage Arena (5,611)
Toledo, Ohio
1/29/2014
7:00 pm
at Miami (OH) W 83–70  18–2 (6–1)
Millett Hall (1,448)
Oxford, Ohio
2/1/2014
1:00 pm, ESPNU
at Ohio L 90–95 OT 18–3 (6–2)
Convocation Center (9,173)
Athens, Ohio
2/5/2014
7:00 pm
Bowling Green W 83–76  19–3 (7–2)
Savage Arena (6,031)
Toledo, Ohio
2/8/2014
2:00 pm
at Ball State W 80–73  20–3 (8–2)
John E. Worthen Arena (2,722)
Muncie, Indiana
2/12/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio W 82–76  21–3 (9–2)
Savage Arena (5,849)
Toledo, Ohio
2/15/2014
2:00 pm
at Eastern Michigan L 44–65  21–4 (9–3)
Convocation Center (1,356)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
2/20/2014
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Bowling Green W 60–58  22–4 (10–3)
Stroh Center (3,182)
Bowling Green, Ohio
2/23/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball State W 85–74  23–4 (11–3)
Savage Arena (4,912)
Toledo, Ohio
2/26/2014
8:00 pm
at Northern Illinois L 66–74  23–5 (11–4)
Convocation Center (1,254)
DeKalb, Illinois
3/1/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan W 96–85 OT 24–5 (12–4)
Savage Arena (6,912)
Toledo, Ohio
3/4/2014
7:00 pm
at Central Michigan W 73 – 69  25–5 (13–4)
McGuirk Arena (1,713)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
3/8/2014
2:00 pm
Eastern Michigan W 77-66  26–5 (14–4)
Savage Arena (5,911)
Toledo, Ohio
MAC Tournament
3/14/2014
9:00 pm
vs. Eastern Michigan
Semifinals
W 59–44  27–5
Quicken Loans Arena (6,318)
Cleveland, Ohio
3/15/2014
6:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Western Michigan
Championship
L 77–98  27–6
Quicken Loans Arena (5,278)
Cleveland, Ohio
NIT
3/19/2014*
8:30 pm, ESPN3
#(6) at (3) Southern Miss
First round
L 59–66  27–7
Reed Green Coliseum (4,054)
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

References

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