2013–14 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2013–14 Toledo Rockets Toledo Rockets wordmark.svg 175 Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 27–7 14–4 Tod Kowalczyk 4th Jason Kaslow Jason Kemp Jordan Mincy 1st Savage Arena MAC West Division co-championsMAC regular season co-champions NIT First round vs. Southern Miss L 59–66 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-fyear 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.http://www.utrockets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=209249304&DB_OEM_ID=18000 Rockets Unveil 2013-14 Men's Basketball Slate; Features 10 Games vs. 2013 Postseason Squads UTRockets.com November 8, 2013 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 Toledo Rockets y yes Jonathan Williams y basketball, born 1995 1 G 6 3 180 fr Southfield, Michigan Southfield-Lathrup HS Justin Drummond 4 G/F 6 4 187 jr Bowie, Maryland Riverdale Baptist SchoolLoyola (MD) Rian Pearson 5 G 6 4 190 sr Raytown, Missouri Raytown South HSGreen Bay Josh Lemons 11 G 6 0 175 so Cincinnati, Ohio La Salle HS Aubrey Williams 15 F 6 7 215 fr y Bowie, Maryland IMG Academy Julius Brown 20 G 5 10 175 jr Markham, Illinois Hillcrest HS Angel Aparicio 22 G 6 5 190 so Benicarló, Spain Leo XIII HS J. D. Weatherspoon 24 F 6 6 215 jr Columbus, Ohio North HSOhio State Jordan Lauf 25 G 6 5 190 fr Napoleon, Ohio Napoleon HS Donald Beatty 30 G 6 3 195 sr Dayton, Ohio Belmont HS Zach Garber 33 C 6 9 225 fr Carey, Ohio Vanlue HS Matt Smith 43 F 6 7 225 sr Whitewright, Texas Whitewright HSGreen Bay Nathan Boothe y 53 C 6 9 250 so Gurnee, Illinois Warren Township HS Tod Kowalczyk (Minnesota Duluth) Jason Kaslow (Wisconsin–Stevens Point) Jason Kemp (Wisconsin–La Crosse) Jordan Mincy (Kent State) Schedule and results Source: yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#f9d819;"| Exhibition 11/3/2013 3:30 pm yes Hillsdale Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 85–84 OT N/A |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#f9d819;"| Non-conference games 11/9/2013 7:00 pm yes Northwestern Ohio Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 102–55 3,971 1–0 11/14/2013 7:00 pm yes yes Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 95–92 3,538 2–0 11/18/2013 7:00 pm yes Florida A&M Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 79–69 3,916 3–0 11/22/2013 4:30 pm yes yes Stony Brook Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 2K Sports Classic 103–99 2,221 4–0 11/23/2013 5:30 pm yes yes Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 2K Sports Classic 80–78 2,230 5–0 11/24/2013 1:30 pm yes yes Florida Atlantic Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 2K Sports Classic 94–74 1,669 6–0 12/4/2013 7:00 pm yes Detroit Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 91–75 4,357 7–0 12/7/2013 4:00 pm yes yes Robert Morris Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania 80–77 804 8–0 12/14/2013 1:00 pm yes Sam Houston State Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 77–61 3,602 9–0 12/17/2013 8:00 pm yes yes Arkansas State Convocation Center Jonesboro, Arkansas 78–65 2,077 10–0 12/21/2013 2:00 pm yes Cleveland State Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio BCSN 71–67 4,207 11–0 12/28/2013 2:00 pm yes Coppin State Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 85–66 4,632 12–0 12/30/2013 8:00 pm yes yes Kansas 16 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas ESPN3 83–93 16,300 12–1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#f9d819;"| Conference games 1/8/2014 7:00 pm yes Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan 76–87 2,482 12–2 (0–1) 1/11/2014 6:00 pm Central Michigan Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 86–71 6,189 13–2 (1–1) 1/15/2014 7:00 pm Buffalo Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 67–65 4,595 14–2 (2–1) 1/18/2014 11:00 am yes Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio ESPNU 75–61 4,596 15–2 (3–1) 1/22/2014 7:00 pm Northern Illinois Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 77–68 4,335 16–2 (4–1) 1/26/2014 6:00 pm Kent State Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio ESPN3 81–78 5,611 17–2 (5–1) 1/29/2014 7:00 pm yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 83–70 1,448 18–2 (6–1) 2/1/2014 1:00 pm yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, Ohio ESPNU 90–95 OT 9,173 18–3 (6–2) 2/5/2014 7:00 pm Bowling Green Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 83–76 6,031 19–3 (7–2) 2/8/2014 2:00 pm yes Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 80–73 2,722 20–3 (8–2) 2/12/2014 7:00 pm Ohio Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio ESPN3 82–76 5,849 21–3 (9–2) 2/15/2014 2:00 pm yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, Michigan 44–65 1,356 21–4 (9–3) 2/20/2014 9:00 pm yes Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, Ohio ESPNU 60–58 3,182 22–4 (10–3) 2/23/2014 6:00 pm Ball State Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio ESPN3 85–74 4,912 23–4 (11–3) 2/26/2014 8:00 pm yes Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, Illinois 66–74 1,254 23–5 (11–4) 3/1/2014 6:00 pm Western Michigan Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio ESPN3 OT 96–85 6,912 24–5 (12–4) 3/4/2014 7:00 pm w yes Central Michigan McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan 73 – 69 1,713 25–5 (13–4) 3/8/2014 2:00 pm Eastern Michigan Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 77-66 5,911 26–5 (14–4) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#f9d819;"| MAC tournament 3/14/2014 9:00 pm yes Eastern Michigan Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio Semifinals 59–44 6,318 27–5 3/15/2014 6:30 pm yes Western Michigan Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio Championship ESPN2 77–98 5,278 27–6 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#f9d819;"| NIT 3/19/2014 8:30 pm yes yes (6) (3) Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi First round ESPN3 59–66 4,054 27–7 AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region Eastern References Toledo Category:Toledo Rockets men's basketball seasons Toledo