2016–17 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

2016–17 Toledo Rockets men's basketball

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
2016–17 record	3–4 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Tod Kowalczyk (7th year)
Assistant coach	Jason Kaslow
Assistant coach	Jason Kemp
Assistant coach	DeAndre Haynes
Home arena	Savage Arena

2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Ohio	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Akron	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Kent State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
West
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Ball State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Toledo	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333

† 2017 MAC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team will represent University of Toledo during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by seventh year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, will play their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Rockets 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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Stuckey Mosley	3	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Orlando, FL	Transferred to James Madison
Chandler White	5	G	6'2"	195	Freshman	Fort Wayne, IN	Transferred to St. Francis
Nick Rogers	10	G	6'1"	170	Freshman	Indianapolis, IN	Transferred to IUPUI
Nathan Boothe	53	C	6'9"	250	Senior	Gurnee, IL	Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Lucas Antunez	3	G	6'3"		Junior	Madrid, Spain	Junior college transferred from North Idaho College
Daniel Dzierzawski	10	G	6'1"		Junior	Hamilton, ON	Junior college transferred from Moberly Area CC
Tre'Shaun Fletcher		G/F	6'7"	205	Senior	Tacoma, WA	Transferred from Colorado. Under NCAA transfer rules, Fletcher will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2016

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Justin Roberts PG	Lawrence, KS	Lawrence High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 20, 2016
Justin Roberts PG	Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
James Gordon IV SF	Chicago, IL	Simeon Career Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Feb 20, 2016
James Gordon IV SF	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 5, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

2017 recruits
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
Logan Hill PF	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
Marreon Jackson PG	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.

Roster

2016–17 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Gordon IV, JamesJames Gordon IV	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Siemon Career	Shelbyville, KY
1.5 !G	1	Williams, JonathanJonathan Williams	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Southfield-Lathrup	Southfield, MI
3.5 !F	2	Adway, TaylorTaylor Adway	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Hillcrest	Hazel Crest, IL
1.5 !G	3	Autunez, LucasLucas Autunez	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Findlay Prep North Idaho College	Madrid, Spain
3.5 !F	4	John, Jr., FredFred John, Jr. (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Southfield	Southfield, MI
1.5 !G	5	Roberts, JustinJustin Roberts	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lawrence	Lawrence, KS
1.5 !G	10	Dzierzawski, DanielDaniel Dzierzawski	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cathedral Secondary Moberly Area CC	Hamilton, ON
1.5 !G	13	Sanford, JaelanJaelan Sanford	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Reitz	Evansville, IN
3.5 !F	23	Taylor, Jr., SteveSteve Taylor, Jr.	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Siemon Career Marquette	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	25	Lauf, JordanJordan Lauf	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Napoleon HS	Napoleon, OH
4.5 !F/C	30	Knapke, LukeLuke Knapke	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Marion Local HS	Minster, OH
5.0 !C	33	Garber, ZachZach Garber	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Vanlue	Carey, OH
3.5 !F	35	Navigato, NateNate Navigato	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	Geneva	Geneva, IL
2.5 !G/F		Fletcher, Tre'ShaunTre'Shaun Fletcher (I)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lincoln Colorado	Tacoma, WA

Head coach

Tod Kowalczyk (Minnesota Duluth)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source:

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 2:30 PM, ESPN3	Ohio Dominican	W 94–79		Savage Arena Toledo, OH
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM	at Saint Joseph's	L 76–77	0–1	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
11/15/2016* 8:00 PM	Youngstown State	W 103–98	1–1	Savage Arena (3,891) Toledo, OH
11/19/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at Wright State	W 82–78	2–1	Nutter Center (3,938) Dayton, OH
11/22/2016* 6:30 PM	at Middle Tennessee	L 60–70	2–2	Murphy Center (3,984) Murfreesboro, TN
11/25/2016* 6:00 PM	vs. Evansville Challenge in Music City	W 83–79 ^2OT	3–2	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
11/26/2016* 8:30 PM	vs. Middle Tennessee Challenge in Music City	L 70–73 ^OT	3–3	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
11/27/2016* 4:00 PM	vs. UNC Wilmington Challenge in Music City	L 77–102	3–4	Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN
12/03/2016* 7:00 PM	Green Bay			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM	Detroit			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
12/10/2016* 7:00 PM	at Toledo			Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
12/17/2016* 7:00 PM	Southeastern Louisiana			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
12/20/2016* 7:00 PM	Loyola–Chicago			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
12/30/2016* 7:00 PM	Ohio Chiristian			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
MAC regular season
01/03/2017 7:00 PM	Buffalo			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
01/07/2017 7:00 PM	Miami (OH)			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
01/10/2017 7:00 PM	at Western Michigan			University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
01/14/2017 1:30 PM	at Central Michigan			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
01/17/2017 7:00 PM	Bowling Green			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
01/21/2017	at Kent State			MAC Center Kent, OH
01/24/2017	at Ohio			Convocation Center Athens, OH
01/28/2017 7:00 PM	Northern Illinois			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
01/31/2017 7:00 PM	at Ball State			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
02/04/2017 12:00 PM	at Bowling Green			Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
02/07/2017 7:00 PM	Eastern Michigan			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
02/11/2017 7:00 PM	Kent State			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
02/14/2017	at Akron			James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
02/18/2017 3:30 PM	at Northern Illinois			Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
02/21/2017 7:00 PM	Western Michigan			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
02/25/2017 7:00 PM	Central Michigan			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
02/28/2017 7:00 PM	Ball State			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
03/03/2017 7:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
MAC Tournament

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Toledo Rockets men's basketball

Venues	Savage Arena (1976–present)

People	Head coaches

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2016–17 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting class of 2016

Recruiting class of 2017

Roster

Schedule

See also

References