2015–16 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

2015–16 Toledo Rockets men's basketball
Conference Mid-American Conference
West Division
2015–16 record 17–15 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach Tod Kowalczyk (6th year)
Assistant coach Jason Kaslow
Assistant coach Jason Kemp
Assistant coach Nick Dials
Home arena Savage Arena
2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 5   .722     26 9   .743
Ohio 11 7   .611     23 12   .657
Kent State 10 8   .556     19 13   .594
Buffalo 10 8   .556     20 15   .571
Miami (OH) 6 12   .333     13 20   .394
Bowling Green 5 13   .278     16 18   .471
West
Ball State 10 8   .556     21 14   .600
Central Michigan 10 8   .556     17 16   .515
Northern Illinois 9 9   .500     21 13   .618
Eastern Michigan 9 9   .500     18 15   .545
Toledo 8 10   .444     17 15   .531
Western Michigan 7 11   .389     13 19   .406
2016 MAC Tournament winner

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kurt Hall 0 G/F 6'6" 200 Freshman North Chicago, IL Transferred to St. Cloud State
Dre Applewhite 2 G/F 6'5" 220 Sophomore Memphis, TN Transferred to Our Lady of the Lake
Justin Drummond 4 G/F 6'4" 200 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated
Aubrey Williams 15 F 6'7" 215 RS Sophomore Bowie, MD Transferred to Kennesaw State
Julius Brown 20 G 5'10" 170 Senior Markham, IL Graduated
Angel Aparicio 22 G 6'5" 190 Junior Benicarló, Spain Transferred
J. D. Weatherspoon 24 F 6'6" 215 Senior Columbus, OH Graduated

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
Name Home town 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 
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 
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 
Scout:3/5 stars   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 
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 
Scout:3/5 stars   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 
Scout:3/5 stars   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 Home town
G 1 Williams, JonathanJonathan Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Southfield-Lathrup HS Southfield, MI
F 2 Adway, TaylorTaylor Adway 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Hillcrest HS Hazel Crest, IL
G 3 Mosley, StuckeyStuckey Mosley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Timber Creek HS Orlando, FL
G 5 White, ChandlerChandler White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Carroll HS Fort Wayne, IN
G 10 Rogers, NickNick Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Elve8 Institute (FL) Indianapolis, IN
G 13 Sanford, JaelanJaelan Sanford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Reitz HS Evansville, IN
F 23 Taylor, Jr., SteveSteve Taylor, Jr. (I)  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Siemon Career
Marquette
Chicago, IL
G 25 Lauf, JordanJordan Lauf 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Napoleon HS Napoleon, OH
F/C 30 Knapke, LukeLuke Knapke 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Marion Local HS Minster, OH
C 33 Garber, ZachZach Garber 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Vanlue HS Carey, OH
F 35 Navigato, NateNate Navigato 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Geneva HS Geneva, IL
C 53 Boothe, NathanNathan 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:

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 L 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 W 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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