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
Nick Rogers #49 PG	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
Luke Knapke #50 C	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
Chandler White SG	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
Taylor Adway PF	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
Jaelan Sanford PG	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
Nate Navigato PF	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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 23, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Williams, JonathanJonathan Williams	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Southfield-Lathrup HS	Southfield, MI
3.5 !F	2	Adway, TaylorTaylor Adway	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hillcrest HS	Hazel Crest, IL
1.5 !G	3	Mosley, StuckeyStuckey Mosley	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Timber Creek HS	Orlando, FL
1.5 !G	5	White, ChandlerChandler White	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Carroll HS	Fort Wayne, IN
1.5 !G	10	Rogers, NickNick Rogers	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Elve8 Institute (FL)	Indianapolis, IN
1.5 !G	13	Sanford, JaelanJaelan Sanford	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Reitz HS	Evansville, IN
3.5 !F	23	Taylor, Jr., SteveSteve Taylor, Jr. (I)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Siemon Career Marquette	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	25	Lauf, JordanJordan Lauf	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Napoleon HS	Napoleon, OH
4.5 !F/C	30	Knapke, LukeLuke Knapke	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Marion Local HS	Minster, OH
5.0 !C	33	Garber, ZachZach Garber	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Vanlue HS	Carey, OH
3.5 !F	35	Navigato, NateNate Navigato	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Geneva HS	Geneva, IL
5.0 !C	53	Boothe, NathanNathan Boothe	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Warren Township HS	Gurnee, IL

Head coach

Tod Kowalczyk (Minnesota Duluth)

Assistant coach(es)

Jason Kaslow (Wisconsin–Stevens Point)
Jeff Massey (Xavier)
Nick Dials (Akron)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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

Toledo Rockets men's basketball

Venues	Savage Arena (1976–present)

People	Head coaches

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