# 2011–12 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

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. 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

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 3, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Northwestern Ohio | W 88–62 | — | Savage Arena Toledo, OH |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 18, 2011* 5:30 pm | | vs. Texas State UTPA Tip-Off Classic | L 91–94 | 0–1 | UTPA Fieldhouse (142) Edinburg, TX |
| November 19, 2011* 5:30 pm | | vs. USC Upstate UTPA Tip-Off Classic | W 75–70 | 1–1 | UTPA Fieldhouse (347) Edinburg, TX |
| November 20, 2011* 8:00 pm | | at Texas–Pan American UTPA Tip-Off Classic | W 64–54 | 2–1 | UTPA Fieldhouse (237) Edinburg, TX |
| November 21, 2011* 8:00 pm | | vs. Victory UTPA Tip-Off Classic | W 90–47 | 3–1 | UTPA Fieldhouse (106) Edinburg, TX |
| November 26, 2011* 7:30 pm | | UIC | W 82–67 | 4–1 | Savage Arena (4,093) Toledo, OH |
| November 30, 2011* 7:00 pm | | UNC Wilmington | W 75–73 | 5–1 | Savage Arena (3,785) Toledo, OH |
| December 3, 2011* 3:00 pm | | at Chicago State | W 73–61 | 6–1 | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (435) Chicago, IL |
| December 7, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Temple | L 58–77 | 6–2 | Savage Arena (4,353) Toledo, OH |
| December 10, 2011* 3:00 pm | | Loyola Chicago | L 55–57 | 6–3 | Savage Arena (4,279) Toledo, OH |
| December 17, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Youngstown State | W 86–77 | 7–3 | Savage Arena (4,661) Toledo, OH |
| December 20, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Norfolk State | L 70–72 | 7–4 | Savage Arena (3,781) Toledo, OH |
| December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at Florida Gulf Coast | L 80–83 | 7–5 | Alico Arena (1,314) Fort Myers, FL |
| December 28, 2011* 8:00 pm | | Cleveland State | L 64–72 | 7–6 | Savage Arena (4,032) Toledo, OH |
| January 3, 2012* 8:00 pm | | IU Northwest | W 107–43 | 8–6 | Savage Arena (3,652) Toledo, OH |
| January 7, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Central Michigan | W 67–57 | 8–7 (0–1) | McGuirk Arena (2,649) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 10, 2012 7:00 pm, STO | | Ball State | L 68–70 | 8–8 (0–2) | Savage Arena (4,079) Toledo, OH |
| January 14, 2012 2:00 pm | | at Western Michigan | L 52–74 | 8–9 (0–3) | University Arena (2,538) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 18, 2012 7:00 pm | | Northern Illinois | W 71–41 | 9–9 (1–3) | Savage Arena (4,015) Toledo, OH |
| January 21, 2012 2:00 pm | | at Eastern Michigan | L 38–41 | 9–10 (1–4) | Convocation Center (1,009) Ypsilanti, MI |
| January 25, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Miami (OH) | W 63–61 | 10–10 (2–4) | Millett Hall (1,192) Oxford, OH |
| January 28, 2012 7:00 pm | | Kent State | L 61–77 | 10–11 (2–5) | Savage Arena (4,720) Toledo, OH |
| Feabruary 1, 2012 7:00 pm, STO | | at Akron | L 72–86 | 10–12 (2–6) | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,037) Akron, OH |
| February 4, 2012 7:00 pm | | Buffalo | L 65–72 | 10–13 (2–7) | Savage Arena (4,099) Toledo, OH |
| February 8, 2012 7:00 pm | | Ohio | W 77–73 | 11–13 (3–7) | Savage Arena (4,139) Toledo, OH |
| February 11, 2012 4:00 pm | | at Bowling Green | L 63–66 | 11–14 (3–8) | Stroh Center (4,421) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 15, 2012 7:00 pm | | at Ball State | W 63–55 | 12–14 (4–8) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,144) Muncie, IN |
| February 18, 2012* 3:00 pm | | at Sam Houston State ESPN BracketBusters | W 59–58 | 13–14 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,763) Huntsville, TX |
| February 22, 2012 7:00 pm | | Central Michigan | W 72–67 | 14–14 (5–8) | Savage Arena (3,895) Toledo, OH |
| February 25, 2012 7:00 pm | | Western Michigan | W 83–74 | 15–14 (6–8) | Savage Arena (5,108) Toledo, OH |
| February 29, 2012 8:00 pm | | at Northern Illinois | L 61–65 | 15–15 (6–9) | Convocation Center (996) DeKalb, IL |
| March 3, 2012 2:00 pm | | Eastern Michigan | W 76–51 | 16–15 (7–9) | Savage Arena (4,764) Toledo, OH |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2012 7:00 pm | (7) | (10) Miami (OH) First Round | W 60–53 | 17–15 | Savage Arena (2,295) Toledo, OH |
| March 7, 2012 9:30 pm, STO | (7) | vs. (11) Central Michigan Second Round | W 75–72 | 18–15 | Quicken Loans Arena (2,523) Cleveland, OH |
| March 8, 2012 9:30 pm, STO | (7) | vs. (3) Ohio Quarterfinals | L 57–65 | 18–16 | Quicken Loans Arena (3,351) Cleveland, OH |
| CollegeInsider.com tournament ||||||
| March 13, 2012* 7:00 pm | | McNeese State First Round | W 76–63 | 19–16 | Savage Arena (1,140) Toledo, OH |
| March 17, 2012* 2:00 pm | | Robert Morris Second Round | L 51–69 | 19–17 | Savage Arena (1,321) Toledo, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||