2011–12 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 2011–12 Toledo Rockets Basketball Toledo Rockets wordmark.svg 175 Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 19–17 7–9 Tod Kowalczyk 2nd Angret Thorpe Jason Kalsow Ryan Pedon Savage Arena CIT Second Round The 2011–12 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by second-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, played their home games at Savage Arena and are members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 19–17, 7–9 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to Ohio.https://www.dispatch.com/story/sports/college/2012/03/09/mac-tournament-ohio-takes-control/23639048007/ MAC tournament: Ohio takes control in the second half The Columbus Dispatch March 8, 2012 February 6, 2024 They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament, where they defeated McNeese State in the first round before falling to Robert Morris in the second round. Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 0 James Ewing Forward 6–6 240 Sophomore Buffalo, New York 1 Dominique Buckley Guard 6–2 200 Junior Romulus, Michigan 3 A.J. Mathew Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Ypsilanti, Michigan 4 Ryan Majerle Guard 6–4 180 Freshman Belmont, Michigan 5 Rian Pearson Guard 6–4 190 Sophomore Raytown, Missouri 12 Zack Riddle Guard 6–1 180 Freshman Dublin, Ohio 15 Michael Speicher Forward 6–6 195 Freshman Steinhausen, Switzerland 20 Julius Brown Guard 5–10 165 Freshman Markham, Illinois 21 DeLino Dear Forward/Center 6–9 205 Sophomore McKinney, Texas 32 Reese Holliday Forward 6–4 220 Sophomore Kansas City, Kansas 33 Curtis Dennis Guard 6–5 195 Junior Bronx, New York 43 Matt Smith Forward 6–7 215 Sophomore Whitewright, Texas 55 Richard Wonnell Center 6–10 240 Sophomore Detroit, Michigan Schedule 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Toledo Rockets| Exhibition November 3, 2011 7:00 pm yes 2011 Northwestern Ohio Racers Northwestern Ohio Savage Arena Toledo, OH   88–62 — |- !colspan=9 style=Toledo Rockets| Regular season November 18, 2011 5:30 pm yes yes Texas State UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX UTPA Tip-Off Classic 142 91–94 0–1 November 19, 2011 5:30 pm yes yes USC Upstate UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX UTPA Tip-Off Classic 347 75–70 1–1 November 20, 2011 8:00 pm yes yes Texas–Pan American UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX UTPA Tip-Off Classic 237 64–54 2–1 November 21, 2011 8:00 pm yes yes 2011 Victory Eagles Victory UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX UTPA Tip-Off Classic 106 90–47 3–1 November 26, 2011 7:30 pm yes UIC Savage Arena Toledo, OH 4,093 82–67 4–1 November 30, 2011 7:00 pm yes UNC Wilmington Savage Arena Toledo, OH 3,785 75–73 5–1 December 3, 2011 3:00 pm yes yes 2011 Chicago State Cougars Chicago State Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL 435 73–61 6–1 December 7, 2011 7:00 pm yes Temple Savage Arena Toledo, OH 4,353 58–77 6–2 December 10, 2011 3:00 pm yes Loyola Chicago Savage Arena Toledo, OH 4,279 55–57 6–3 December 17, 2011 7:00 pm yes Youngstown State Savage Arena Toledo, OH 4,661 86–77 7–3 December 20, 2011 7:00 pm yes Norfolk State Savage Arena Toledo, OH 3,781 70–72 7–4 December 22, 2011 7:00 pm yes yes 2011 Florida Gulf Coast Eagles Florida Gulf Coast Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL 1,314 80–83 7–5 December 28, 2011 8:00 pm yes Cleveland State Savage Arena Toledo, OH 4,032 64–72 7–6 January 3, 2012 8:00 pm yes 2011 Indiana University Northwest RedHawks IU Northwest Savage Arena Toledo, OH 3,652 107–43 8–6 January 7, 2012 7:00 pm yes 2011 Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI 2,649 67–57 8–7 0–1 January 10, 2012 7:00 pm Ball State Savage Arena Toledo, OH 4,079 STO 68–70 8–8 0–2 January 14, 2012 2:00 pm yes 2011 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 2,538 52–74 8–9 0–3 January 18, 2012 7:00 pm 2011 Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois Savage Arena Toledo, OH 4,015 71–41 9–9 1–3 January 21, 2012 2:00 pm yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 1,009 38–41 9–10 1–4 January 25, 2012 7:00 pm yes 2011 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 1,192 63–61 10–10 2–4 January 28, 2012 7:00 pm Kent State Savage Arena Toledo, OH 4,720 61–77 10–11 2–5 Feabruary 1, 2012 7:00 pm yes Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 3,037 STO 72–86 10–12 2–6 February 4, 2012 7:00 pm Buffalo Savage Arena Toledo, OH 4,099 65–72 10–13 2–7 February 8, 2012 7:00 pm Ohio Savage Arena Toledo, OH 4,139 77–73 11–13 3–7 February 11, 2012 4:00 pm yes Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH 4,421 63–66 11–14 3–8 February 15, 2012 7:00 pm yes Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN 3,144 63–55 12–14 4–8 February 18, 2012 3:00 pm yes yes Sam Houston State Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX ESPN BracketBusters 1,763 59–58 13–14 February 22, 2012 7:00 pm Central Michigan Savage Arena Toledo, OH 3,895 72–67 14–14 5–8 February 25, 2012 7:00 pm Western Michigan Savage Arena Toledo, OH 5,108 83–74 15–14 6–8 February 29, 2012 8:00 pm yes Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, IL 996 61–65 15–15 6–9 March 3, 2012 2:00 pm Eastern Michigan Savage Arena Toledo, OH 4,764 76–51 16–15 7–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Toledo Rockets| MAC tournament March 5, 2012 7:00 pm 7 Miami (OH) 10 Savage Arena Toledo, OH First Round 2,295 60–53 17–15 March 7, 2012 9:30 pm yes 7 Central Michigan 11 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Second Round 2,523 STO 75–72 18–15 March 8, 2012 9:30 pm yes 7 Ohio 3 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Quarterfinals 3,351 STO 57–65 18–16 |- !colspan=9 style=Toledo Rockets| CollegeInsider.com tournament March 13, 2012 7:00 pm yes McNeese State Savage Arena Toledo, OH First Round 1,140 76–63 19–16 March 17, 2012 2:00 pm yes Robert Morris Savage Arena Toledo, OH Second Round 1,321 51–69 19–17 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:Toledo Rockets men's basketball seasons Toledo Toledo