# 2015–16 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

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 | Notes |
| 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, Jr. will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. |

## Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Nick Rogers #49 PG | Whitestown, IN | Elev8 Basketball Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Mar 16, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Luke Knapke #50 C | Minster, OH | Marion Local High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jul 29, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Chandler White SG | Fort Wayne, IN | Carroll High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 6, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Taylor Adway PF | Hazel Crest, IL | Hillcrest High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Jul 3, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jaelan Sanford PG | Evansville, IN | Reitz Memorial High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 7, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Nate Navigato PF | Geneva, IL | Geneva High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | May 6, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 23, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2015* 2:30 pm | | Hillsdale | W 100–99 | | Savage Arena Toledo, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2015* 2:30 pm | | West Virginia Tech | W 96–65 | 1–0 | Savage Arena (3,860) Toledo, OH |
| 11/18/2015* 7:05 pm | | at Youngstown State | W 100–78 | 2–0 | Beeghly Center (1,723) Youngstown, OH |
| 11/21/2015* 5:00 pm | | at Loyola–Chicago Great Alaska Shootout Opening Round | L 62–69 | 2–1 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,556) Chicago, IL |
| 11/25/2015* 11:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. San Jose State Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals | W 89–74 | 3–1 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,340) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/27/2015* 9:30 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Loyola–Chicago Great Alaska Shootout semifinals | W 82–74 | 4–1 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,757) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/28/2015* 11:30 pm | | vs. Middle Tennessee Great Alaska Shootout championship game | L 70–78 | 4–2 | Alaska Airlines Center (3,132) Anchorage, AK |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | | Cleveland State | W 76–65 | 5–2 | Savage Arena (4,014) Toledo, OH |
| 12/06/2015* 2:00 pm | | at Green Bay | W 71–69 | 6–2 | Resch Center (2,864) Green Bay, WI |
| 12/09/2015* 7:30 pm | | at Detroit | L 62–69 | 6–3 | Calihan Hall (1,556) Detroit, MI |
| 12/12/2015* 7:00 pm | | Oakland | L 64–76 | 6–4 | Savage Arena (4,684) Toledo, OH |
| 12/19/2015* 7:00 pm | | Bethune-Cookman | W 102–68 | 7–4 | Savage Arena (4,029) Toledo, OH |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 95–62 | 8–4 | Savage Arena (4,006) Toledo, OH |
| 12/30/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Kentucky | W 90–73 | 9–4 | Savage Arena (4,609) Toledo, OH |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ball State | L 69–87 | 9–5 (0–1) | John E. Worthen Arena (2152) Muncie, IN |
| 01/09/2016 3:30 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | W 84–76 | 10–5 (1–1) | Millett Hall (1,224) Oxford, OH |
| 01/12/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | W 71–66 | 10–6 (1–2) | Savage Arena (4,271) Toledo, OH |
| 01/15/2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Akron | W 78–64 | 11–6 (2–2) | Savage Arena (5,130) Toledo, OH |
| 01/19/2016 7:00 pm, BCSN/ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | W 81–76 | 12–6 (3–2) | Stroh Center (3,304) Bowling Green, OH |
| 01/22/2016 6:30 pm, CBSSN | | at Northern Illinois | L 49–58 | 13–7 (3–3) | Convocation Center (3,166) DeKalb, IL |
| 01/26/2016 7:00 pm, BCSN/ESPN3 | | Ohio | L 79–87 | 12–8 (3–4) | Savage Arena (4,276) Toledo, OH |
| 01/30/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Buffalo | L 68–73 | 12–9 (3–5) | Savage Arena (5,041) Toledo, OH |
| 02/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | W 89–62 | 13–9 (4–5) | Savage Arena (3,854) Toledo, OH |
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kent State | W 82–76 | 14–9 (5–5) | MAC Center (4,503) Kent, OH |
| 02/09/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3 | | at Buffalo | W 71–69 | 15–9 (7–4) | Alumni Arena (2,706) Amherst, NY |
| 02/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | W 93–49 | 16–9 (7–5) | Savage Arena (5,029) Toledo, OH |
| 02/16/2016 7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan | L 69–77 | 16–10 (7–6) | McGuirk Arena (2,139) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/20/2016 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | L 85–91 | 16–11 (7–7) | Convocation Center (1,636) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 02/23/2016 7:00 pm, BCSN/ESPN3 | | Ball State | W 77–67 | 17–11 (8–7) | Savage Arena (4,112) Toledo, OH |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Central Michigan | L 74–76 | 17–12 (8–8) | Savage Arena (5,629) Toledo, OH |
| 03/01/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan | L 64–70 | 17–13 (8–9) | University Arena (2,382) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 03/04/2016 7:00 pm, BCSN/ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan | L 71–75 | 17–14 (8–10) | Savage Arena (4,633) Toledo, OH |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2016 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | (9) | at (8) Eastern Michigan | L 60–69 | 17–15 | Convocation Center (1,556) Ypsilanti, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||