2017–18 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by eighth-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, played their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. With win over Northern Illinois on February 27, 2018, the Rockets clinched the MAC West division championship.[1] They finished the season 23–11, 13–5 in MAC play to win the MAC West division championship. As the No. 2 seed in the MAC Tournament, they defeated Miami and Eastern Michigan before losing to Buffalo in the tournament championship. Despite winning 23 games, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

2017–18 Toledo Rockets men's basketball
MAC West division champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2017–18 record23–11 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jason Kaslow
  • Jeff Massey
  • Kyle Barlow
Home arenaSavage Arena
2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Buffalo153 .833  279  .750
Kent State99 .500  1717  .500
Miami (OH)810 .444  1618  .471
Bowling Green711 .389  1616  .500
Ohio711 .389  1417  .452
Akron612 .333  1418  .438
West
Toledo135 .722  2311  .676
Eastern Michigan117 .611  2213  .629
Ball State108 .556  1913  .594
Western Michigan99 .500  1715  .531
Central Michigan711 .389  2115  .583
Northern Illinois612 .333  1319  .406
2018 MAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Rockets finished the 2016–17 season 17–17, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. As the No. 7 seed in the MAC Tournament. they defeated Bowling Green in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Ohio. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to George Washington.

Offseason

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Logan Hill
PF
Massillon, OH Jackson High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 25, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Marreon Jackson
PG
Cleveland, OH Garfield Heights High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Feb 15, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 24, 2017*
    8:00 pm
    at Findlay L 86–89 
    Croy Gymnasium (1,215)
    Findlay, OH
    November 4, 2017*
    2:30 pm
    Trine W 116–59 
    Savage Arena 
    Toledo, OH
    Non-conference regular season
    November 11, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Saint Joseph's W 98–87  1–0
    Savage Arena (3,609)
    Toledo, OH
    November 14, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Ohio Northern W 72–62  2–0
    Savage Arena (3,584)
    Toledo, OH
    November 18, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Oakland
    Hoophall Miami Invitational
    W 87–74  3–0
    Savage Arena (4,436)
    Toledo, OH
    November 22, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
    at Syracuse
    Hoophall Miami Invitational
    L 64–72  3–1
    Carrier Dome (16,237)
    Syracuse, NY
    November 24, 2017*
    4:00 pm
    at Cornell L 70–77  3–2
    Newman Arena (704)
    Ithaca, NY
    November 28, 2017*
    8:00 pm, Jayhawk TV
    at No. 2 Kansas
    Hoophall Miami Invitational
    L 58–96  3–3
    Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, KS
    December 2, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Texas Southern
    Hoophall Miami Invitational
    W 71–69  4–3
    Savage Arena (3,199)
    Toledo, OH
    December 6, 2017*
    7:00 pm, WADL/ESPN3
    at Detroit W 89–86  5–3
    Calihan Hall (1,218)
    Detroit, MI
    December 9, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Marshall L 87–93  5–4
    Savage Arena (4,369)
    Toledo, OH
    December 16, 2017*
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    Wright State L 69–77  5–5
    Savage Arena (3,932)
    Toledo, OH
    December 20, 2017*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Jackson State W 83–57  6–5
    Savage Arena (3,410)
    Toledo, OH
    December 23, 2017*
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Cleveland State W 77–62  7–5
    Wolstein Center (1,597)
    Cleveland, OH
    December 29, 2017*
    4:00 pm
    at Penn W 85–72  8–5
    Palestra (2,316)
    Philadelphia, PA
    MAC regular season
    January 2, 2018
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Buffalo L 94–104  8–6
    (0–1)
    Alumni Arena (1,100)
    Amherst, NY
    January 5, 2018
    6:30 pm, CBSSN
    Akron W 67–65  9–6
    (1–1)
    Savage Arena (4,155)
    Toledo, OH
    January 9, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Western Michigan W 84–61  10–6
    (2–1)
    Savage Arena (3,594)
    Toledo, OH
    January 13, 2018
    4:30 pm, ESPN3
    at Central Michigan W 93–82  11–6
    (3–1)
    McGuirk Arena (2,819)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    January 16, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Ohio W 91–57  12–6
    (4–1)
    Convocation Center (6,040)
    Athens, OH
    January 20, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Kent State W 72–65  13–6
    (5–1)
    Savage Arena (4,970)
    Toledo, OH
    January 23, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Western Michigan W 85–81  14–6
    (6–1)
    University Arena (2,014)
    Kalamazoo, MI
    January 27, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Bowling Green W 101–75  15–6
    (7–1)
    Savage Arena (6,812)
    Toledo, OH
    January 30, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Ball State L 63–75  15–7
    (7–2)
    Savage Arena (4,227)
    Toledo, OH
    February 3, 2018
    12:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Akron W 77–56  16–7
    (8–2)
    James A. Rhodes Arena (2,584)
    Akron, OH
    February 6, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Northern Illinois W 82–77  17–7
    (9–2)
    Savage Arena (3,861)
    Toledo, OH
    February 9, 2018
    6:00 pm, CBSSN
    at Miami (OH) W 73–67  18–7
    (10–2)
    Millett Hall (3,525)
    Oxford, OH
    February 13, 2018
    7:30 pm, ESPN3
    Ohio W 82–74  19–7
    (11–2)
    Savage Arena (4,502)
    Toledo, OH
    February 17, 2018
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Ball State L 71–99  19–8
    (11–3)
    Worthen Arena (4,824)
    Muncie, IN
    February 20, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Eastern Michigan L 79–85  19–9
    (11–4)
    Convocation Center (984)
    Ypsilanti, MI
    February 23, 2018
    6:30 pm, CBSSN
    Central Michigan W 89–76  20–9
    (12–4)
    Savage Arena (4,883)
    Toledo, OH
    February 27, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Northern Illinois W 97–67  21–9
    (13–4)
    Convocation Center (869)
    DeKalb, IL
    March 2, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Eastern Michigan L 69–71  21–10
    (13–5)
    Savage Arena (4,291)
    Toledo, OH
    MAC Tournament
    March 8, 2018
    6:30 pm, ESPN3
    (2) vs. (7) Miami (OH)
    Quarterfinals
    W 71–69  22–10
    Quicken Loans Arena 
    Cleveland, OH
    March 9, 2018
    9:00 pm, CBSSN
    (2) vs. (3) Eastern Michigan
    Semifinals
    W 64–63  23–10
    Quicken Loans Arena (4,625)
    Cleveland, OH
    March 10, 2018
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    (2) vs. (1) Buffalo
    Championship game
    L 66–76  23–11
    Quicken Loans Arena (5,633)
    Cleveland, OH
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    See also

    References

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