2015–16 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Toledo Rockets Toledo Rockets wordmark.svg 175 Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 17–15 8–10 Tod Kowalczyk 6th Jason Kaslow Jeff Massey Nick Dials Savage Arena The 2015–16 Toledo Rockets Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by sixth-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, played their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They 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. Previous season The Rockets finished the season 20–13, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC tournament, where they lost to Central Michigan. Despite having 20 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Kurt Hall 0 G/F 6'6" 200 Freshman North Chicago, IL Transferred to St. Cloud State Dre Applewhite 2 G/F 6'5" 220 Sophomore Memphis, TN Transferred to Our Lady of the Lake Justin Drummond 4 G/F 6'4" 200 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated Aubrey Williams 15 F 6'7" 215 RS sophomore Bowie, MD Transferred to Kennesaw State Julius Brown 20 G 5'10" 170 Senior Markham, IL Graduated Angel Aparicio 22 G 6'5" 190 Junior Benicarló, Spain Transferred J. D. Weatherspoon 24 F 6'6" 215 Senior Columbus, OH Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Steve Taylor, Jr. 23 F 6'7" 240 Senior Chicago, IL Transferred from Marquette. Under NCAA transfer rules, Taylor had to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Had one year of remaining eligibility. Recruiting class of 2015 thumb|upright|Nate Navigato at the 2015 IHSA 4A final four no no 2015 Nick Rogers #49 PG Whitestown, IN Elev8 Basketball Academy 6 1 170 03/16/2015 0 0 76 Luke Knapke #50 C Minster, OH Marion Local High School 6 10 200 07/29/2015 0 0 76 Chandler White SG Fort Wayne, IN Carroll High School 6 2 195 08/06/2014 3 0 NR Taylor Adway PF Hazel Crest, IL Hillcrest High School 6 7 200 07/03/2014 0 0 NR Jaelan Sanford PG Evansville, IN Reitz Memorial High School 6 4 195 08/07/2014 3 0 NR Nate Navigato PF Geneva, IL Geneva High School 6 7 192 05/06/2015 3 0 NR 2015 2015 Toledo Basketball Commits 2015 Toledo Basketball Commits 2015 Toledo Basketball Commits September 23, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Toledo Rockets y yes Jonathan Williams y basketball, born 1995 1 G 6 3 180 JR Southfield, MI Southfield-Lathrup HS Taylor Adway 2 F 6 9 210 FR Hazel Crest, IL Hillcrest HS Stuckey Mosley 3 G 6 3 180 SO Orlando, FL Timber Creek HS Chandler White 5 G 6 2 195 FR Fort Wayne, IN Carroll HS Nick Rogers 10 G 6 1 170 FR Indianapolis, IN Elve8 Institute (FL) Jaelan Sanford 13 G 6 4 195 FR Evansville, IN Reitz HS Steve Taylor, Jr. 23 F 6 7 240 SR Chicago, IL Siemon CareerMarquette yes I Jordan Lauf 25 G 6 5 190 JR Napoleon, OH Napoleon HS Luke Knapke y 30 F/C 6 11 210 FR Minster, OH Marion Local HS Zach Garber 33 C 6 10 240 JR Carey, OH Vanlue HS Nate Navigato 35 F 6 8 215 FR Geneva, IL Geneva HS Nathan Boothe y 53 C 6 9 250 SR Gurnee, IL Warren Township HS Tod Kowalczyk (Minnesota Duluth) Jason Kaslow (Wisconsin–Stevens Point) Jeff Massey (Xavier) Nick Dials (Akron) http://www.utrockets.com/roster.aspx?path=mbball Schedule Source: 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 YES yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#F9D819;"| Exhibition 11/07/2015 2:30 pm yes Hillsdale Savage Arena Toledo, OH   100–99 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#F9D819;"| Non-conference regular season 11/14/2015 2:30 pm yes West Virginia Tech Savage Arena Toledo, OH 96–65 3,860 1–0 11/18/2015 7:05 pm yes yes Youngstown State Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH 100–78 1,723 2–0 11/21/2015 5:00 pm yes yes Loyola–Chicago Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL Great Alaska Shootout Opening Round 62–69 1,556 2–1 11/25/2015 11:30 pm yes yes San Jose State Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals CBSSN 89–74 2,340 3–1 11/27/2015 9:30 pm yes yes Loyola–Chicago Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout semifinals CBSSN 82–74 2,757 4–1 11/28/2015 11:30 pm yes yes Middle Tennessee Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, AK Great Alaska Shootout championship game 70–78 3,132 4–2 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes Cleveland State Savage Arena Toledo, OH 76–65 4,014 5–2 12/06/2015 2:00 pm yes yes Green Bay Resch Center Green Bay, WI 71–69 2,864 6–2 12/09/2015 7:30 pm yes yes Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, MI 62–69 1,556 6–3 12/12/2015 7:00 pm yes Oakland Savage Arena Toledo, OH 64–76 4,684 6–4 12/19/2015 7:00 pm yes Bethune-Cookman Savage Arena Toledo, OH 102–68 4,029 7–4 12/21/2015 7:00 pm yes North Carolina A&T Savage Arena Toledo, OH 95–62 4,006 8–4 12/30/2015 7:00 pm yes Northern Kentucky Savage Arena Toledo, OH ESPN3 90–73 4,609 9–4 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#F9D819;"| MAC regular season 01/06/2016 7:00 pm yes Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN ESPN3 69–87 2152 9–5 0–1 01/09/2016 3:30 pm yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH TWCSC/ESPN3 84–76 1,224 10–5 1–1 01/12/2016 7:00 pm Northern Illinois Savage Arena Toledo, OH ESPN3 71–66 4,271 10–6 1–2 01/15/2016 7:00 pm Akron Savage Arena Toledo, OH CBSSN 78–64 5,130 11–6 2–2 01/19/2016 7:00 pm yes Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH BCSN/ESPN3 81–76 3,304 12–6 3–2 01/22/2016 6:30 pm yes Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, IL CBSSN 49–58 3,166 13–7 3–3 01/26/2016 7:00 pm Ohio Savage Arena Toledo, OH BCSN/ESPN3 79–87 4,276 12–8 3–4 01/30/2016 7:00 pm Buffalo Savage Arena Toledo, OH ESPN3 68–73 5,041 12–9 3–5 02/02/2016 7:00 pm Western Michigan Savage Arena Toledo, OH ESPN3 89–62 3,854 13–9 4–5 02/06/2016 7:00 pm yes Kent State MAC Center Kent, OH ESPN3 82–76 4,503 14–9 5–5 02/09/2016 7:00 pm yes Buffalo Alumni Arena Amherst, NY TWCSC/ESPN3 71–69 2,706 15–9 7–4 02/13/2016 7:00 pm Miami (OH) Savage Arena Toledo, OH ESPN3 93–49 5,029 16–9 7–5 02/16/2016 7:00 pm yes Central Michigan McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI ASN/ESPN3 69–77 2,139 16–10 7–6 02/20/2016 12:00 pm yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI ESPN3 85–91 1,636 16–11 7–7 02/23/2016 7:00 pm Ball State Savage Arena Toledo, OH BCSN/ESPN3 77–67 4,112 17–11 8–7 02/27/2016 7:00 pm Central Michigan Savage Arena Toledo, OH ESPN3 74–76 5,629 17–12 8–8 03/01/2016 7:00 pm yes Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI ESPN3 64–70 2,382 17–13 8–9 03/04/2016 7:00 pm Eastern Michigan Savage Arena Toledo, OH BCSN/ESPN3 71–75 4,633 17–14 8–10 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#000080; color:#F9D819;"| MAC tournament 03/07/2016 7:30 pm yes 9 Eastern Michigan 8 Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 1,556 ESPN3 60–69 17–15 AP Poll Eastern References Toledo Category:Toledo Rockets men's basketball seasons