2009–10 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2023 2009–10 Toledo Rockets Basketball Toledo Rockets wordmark.svg 200 Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 4–28 1–15 Gene Cross Brian Loyd Bob Sundvold Nate Tuori Savage Arena The 2009–10 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo in the college basketball season of 2009–10. The team, coached by Gene Cross, were members of the Mid-American Conference and played their homes game in Savage Arena. They finished the season 4–28, 1–15 in MAC play and lost in the first round of the 2010 MAC men's basketball tournament. Cross resigned at the end of the season. Before the season Roster changes The Rockets only returned two starters from last year's team, Justin Anyijong and Larry Bastfield. The other three starters from last season, Tyrone Kent, Jonathan Amos, and Anthony Byrd, were high contributors from that year. Kent and Amos both had over 13 points per game, and combined for 9.9 rebounds per game, while Byrd had 5.2 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. Kent found professional play with French team L'Hermine de Nantes.Tyrone Kent découvre un autre monde French Tyrone Kent discovers another world Ouest France 2009-08-13 http://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/une_basket_detail_-L-Hermine-de-Nantes.-Tyrone-Kent-decouvre-un-autre-monde_39630-1034316_actu.Htm The team also lost senior Ridley Johnson to graduation. To replace these seniors, the University of Toledo recruited eight new players, all freshmen, for the 2009–10 season. Recruiting Jake Barnett PG Wauwatosa, WI East/Notre Dame (MA) 6 5 190 2009-03-18 1 80 Jordan Dressler PF Columbia, MO Rock Bridge SHS 6 8 245 2008-10-13 2 85 Josh Freelove PG North Lauderdale, FL North Broward Prep 6 1 175 2009-04-22 1 78 Malcolm Griffin SG Chicago, IL Hyde Park HS 6 4 205 2009-04-15 2 82 Hayden Humes SF Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso HS 6 8 210 2008-10-28 2 86 Kevin Rohner Rochester Hills, MI Rochester Adams HS 6 9 210 Devin Russell PF Toledo, OH Start HS 6 9 210 2008-07-03 2 78 Neil Watson PG Kansas City, KS Sumner Academy 5 10 165 2009-01-16 1 85 2009 Toledo Commit List for 2009 Scout.com: Basketball Recruiting Toledo Basketball Recruiting 2009 toledo 75 2649 2009-10-26 yes Roster Roster current as of August 27, when their summer prospectus was published.http://www.utrockets.com/fls/18000/pdf/mbb/2009-10ToledoMBBProspectus.pdf Ohio University 2009-08-27 2009-10 University of Toledo Men’s Basketball Prospectus 2009-10-26 NameNumberPositionHeightWeightYearHometown Stephen Albrecht 15 G 6–3 175 10px Freshman Crown Point, Indiana Justin Anyijong 1 F/C 6–9 205 Junior East Grand Rapids, Michigan Jake Barnett 30 G 6–5 190 Freshman Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Larry Bastfield 11 G 5–11 190 Sophomore Baltimore, Maryland Jordan Dressler 42 F/C 6–8 245 Freshman Columbia, Missouri Josh Freelove 10 G 6–1 175 Freshman North Lauderdale, Florida Malcolm Griffin 23 G 6–4 205 Freshman Chicago, Illinois Hayden Humes 4 F 6–8 210 Freshman Valparaiso, Indiana Mouhamed Lo 33 F 6–8 225 Junior New York, New York Drew Rodriguez 20 G 6–0 175 Sophomore Dearborn, Michigan Kevin Rohner 21 G 6–1 165 Freshman Rochester Hills, Michigan Devin Russell 35 F/C 6–9 210 Freshman Toledo, Ohio Ian Salter 45 F/C 6–10 215 Sophomore Fairfax, California Jay Shunnar 22 G 6–1 170 Sophomore Ann Arbor, Michigan Neil Watson 31 G 5–10 165 Freshman Kansas City, Kansas Coaching staff NamePositionCollegeGraduating year Gene Cross Head coach University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1994 Brian Loyd Assistant coach University of Tulsa 1991 Bob Sundvold Assistant coach South Dakota State University 1977 Nate Tuori Assistant coach Rochester College 1999 Brad Konerman Director of basketball operations Xavier University 2007 Brian Jones Head athletic trainer Ball State University 1995 Steve Murray Strength and conditioning coach Penn State University 1987 Schedule yes yes yes yes no |- !colspan=9| Exhibition November 10 7:00 p.m. yes 2009 none Central State Marauders Central State Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 49–56Stats   |- !colspan=9| Regular season November 14 7:00 p.m. yes 2009 men Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 62–72Stats 4,127 0–1 November 18 7:30 p.m. yes yes Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio 68–92Stats 7,010 0–2 November 20 6:30 p.m. yes yes Michigan State 2 Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan 62–75StatsJanuary 2025 medicmedic 14,759 0–3 November 27 2:00 p.m. yes yes Cornell Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Legends Classic 60–78Stats   0–4 November 28 4:30 p.m. yes yes Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Legends Classic 59–69 1,206 0–5 November 29 12:00 p.m. yes yes Vermont Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Legends Classic 49–82Stats   0–6 December 2 7:00 p.m. yes 2009 Rochester Warriors Rochester Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 65–46Stats 3,592 1–6 December 5 2:00 p.m. yes 2009 men UMBC Retrievers University of Maryland, Baltimore County UMBC Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 76–67Stats 3,657 2–6 December 8 7:00 p.m. yes Wright State Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 56–66Stats 4,295 2–7 December 10 7:00 p.m. yes 2009 men IPFW Mastodons Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne IPFW Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 73–72Stats 3,983 3–7 December 12 3:00 p.m. yes yes Valparaiso Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana 49–81Stats 3,278 3–8 December 19 7:00 p.m. l yes Indiana State Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 54–55 3,687 3–9 December 29 8:00 p.m. l yes yes 2009 men UIC Flames University of Illinois at Chicago UIC UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 52–66 2,406 3–10 January 4 7:00 p.m. l yes Alabama Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 50–67 4,023 3–11 January 9 2:30 p.m. l Central Michigan Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio FSN Ohio 48–59 5,199 3–12 0–1 January 13 7:00 p.m. l yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, Michigan 59–74 1,182 3–13 0–2 January 17 1:00 p.m. l yes Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana FSN Ohio 43–71 3,295 3–14 0–3 January 20 7:00 p.m. l Northern Illinois Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 54–58 3,556 3–15 0–4 January 23 2:00 p.m. l yes Western Michigan Alumni Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan 41–73 3,521 3–16 0–5 January 26 7:00 p.m. l Kent State Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 49–69 4,358 3–17 0–6 January 30 7:00 p.m. l yes Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 45–59 3,634 3–18 0–7 February 1 7:00 p.m. l yes Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 47–58 2,042 3–19 0–8 February 4 7:00 p.m. l Ohio Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 58–65 OT 3,408 3–20 0–9 February 6 7:00 p.m. l Buffalo Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 59–65 4,565 3–21 0–10 February 10 7:00 p.m. l yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 47–55 1,143 3–22 0–11 February 14 4:30 p.m. l yes Central Michigan Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, Michigan 46–63 2,074 3–23 0–12 February 17 7:00 p.m. l Eastern Michigan Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 42–58 3,558 3–24 0–13 February 20 6:00 p.m. l yes yes Cleveland State Wolstein Center Cleveland, Ohio 63–87 2,503 3–25 February 24 7:00 p.m. l Western Michigan Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 41–61 3,398 3–26 0–14 February 27 7:00 p.m. w Ball State Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 42–45 3,892 4–26 1–14 March 4 8:00 p.m. l yes Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, Illinois 58–60 1,233 4–27 1–15 |- !colspan=9| 2010 MAC men's basketball tournament March 7 2:00 p.m. l yes Buffalo Alumni Arena Buffalo, New York First Round 54–72 859 4–28 |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" | colspan=9 | *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone. |} References Category:Toledo Rockets men's basketball seasons Toledo Rockets