# 2019–20 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represent the University of Toledo during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by tenth-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, play their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

## Previous season

The Rockets finished the 2018–19 season 25–8, 13–5 in MAC play to win the MAC West division championship. As the No. 2 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost to Northern Illinois in the quarterfinals round. They received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Xavier.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| James Gordon IV | 0 | F | 6'5" | 225 | Sophomore | Shelbyville, KY | Graduate transferred to Wayne State University |
| Jaelan Sanford | 13 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Evansville, IN | Graduated |
| Matt Schaffer | 4 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Junior | Sylvania, OH | |
| Nate Navigato | 35 | F | 6'8" | 170 | Senior | Lawrence, KS | Graduated |
| Chris Darington | 32 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Toledo, OH | Graduated |
| Logan Hill | 41 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Redshirt Freshman | Massillion, OH | Transferred to the University of Mount Union |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Gavin Bizeau | 14 | F | 6’11” | 210 | Freshman | Plainfield, IN | Transferred from Duquesne University |

### Recruiting class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Luke Maranka PF | Ada, MI | Grand Rapids Angels Homeschool | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 19, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Donavan Moore SG | West Bloomfield, MI | West Bloomfield High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Jul 17, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Aaron Etherington SF | Fishers, IN | Hamilton Southeastern High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 2, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Mattia Acunzo SF | Sardinia, Italy | Kennedy Catholic High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 13, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 27, 2018. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 19, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Hillsdale | W 79–63 | | Savage Arena Toledo, OH |
| Oct 27, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Findlay | W 75–68 | | Croy Gymnasium (767) Findlay, OH |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Valparaiso | L 77–79 | 0–1 | Athletics–Recreation Center (2,412) Valparaiso, IN |
| Nov 10, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marshall MABC Invitational | W 96–70 | 1–1 | Cam Henderson Center (5,645) Huntington, WV |
| Nov 16, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Robert Morris MABC Invitational | W 70–56 | 2–1 | Savage Arena (4,231) Toledo, OH |
| Nov 17, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Howard MABC Invitational | W 112–68 | 3–1 | Savage Arena (4,220) Toledo, OH |
| Nov 21, 2018* 8:30 pm, ACCN | | at Notre Dame MABC Invitational | L 62–64 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (6,555) Notre Dame, IN |
| Nov 23, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwestern Ohio | W 100–41 | 4–2 | Savage Arena (3,717) Toledo, OH |
| Nov 30, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 65–63 | 5–2 | Savage Arena (3,931) Toledo, OH |
| Dec 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | W 80–59 | 6–2 | Wolstein Center (1,683) Cleveland, OH |
| Dec 8, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Marshall | W 82–72 | 7–2 | Savage Arena (3,887) Toledo, OH |
| Dec 14, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | W 80–72 | 8–2 | Calihan Hall (1,654) Detroit, MI |
| Dec 17, 2019* 8:00 pm | | at Kansas City | L 57–72 | 8–3 | Swinney Recreation Center (773) Kansas City, MO |
| Dec 21, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wright State | L 72–79 | 8–4 | Savage Arena (4,038) Toledo, OH |
| Dec 28, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bradley | L 66–78 | 8–5 | Peoria Civic Center (5,293) Peoria, IL |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Ball State | L 57–61 | 0–1 | Worthen Arena (8–6) Muncie, IN |
| Jan 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kent State | L 77–84 | 8–7 (0–2) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,234) Kent, OH |
| Jan 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan | W 67–59 | 9–7 (1–2) | Savage Arena (4,371) Toledo, OH |
| Jan 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Michigan | L 67–74 | 9–8 (1–3) | Savage Arena (3,341) Toledo, OH |
| Jan 18, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Akron | W 99–89 | 10–8 (2–3) | James A. Rhodes Arena (4,386) Akron, OH |
| Jan 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ohio | W 83–74 | 11–8 (3–3) | Convocation Center Athens, OH |
| Jan 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bowling Green | L 79–85 | 11–9 (3–4) | Savage Arena (7,268) Toledo, OH |
| Jan 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kent State | L 70–83 | 11–10 (3–5) | Savage Arena (4,033) Toledo, OH |
| Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | L 57–61 | 11–11 (3–6) | Convocation Center (2,382) Ypsilanti, MI |
| Feb 4, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Illinois | L 61–66 | 11–12 (3–7) | Savage Arena (3,877) Toledo, OH |
| Feb 8, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Bowling Green | L 83–85 | 11–13 (3–8) | Stroh Center (5,000) Bowling Green, OH |
| Feb 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Miami (OH) | W 65–57 | 12–13 (4–8) | Savage Arena (3,817) Toledo, OH |
| Feb 14, 2020 6:30 pm, CBSSN | | Buffalo | L 67–83 | 12–14 (4–9) | Savage Arena (4,276) Toledo, OH |
| Feb 22, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan | W 68–59 | 13–14 (5–9) | University Arena (2,264) Kalamazoo, MI |
| Feb 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Michigan | W 93–81 | 14–14 (6–9) | McGuirk Arena (1,840) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Feb 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ball State | W 69–63 | 15–14 (7–9) | Savage Arena (5,842) Toledo, OH |
| Mar 3, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | L 50–71 | 15–15 (7–10) | Convocation Center (1,019) Dekalb, IL |
| Mar 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan | W 79–57 | 16–15 (8–10) | Savage Arena (4,823) Toledo, OH |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | (10) Western Michigan First round | W 76–73 | 17–15 | Savage Arena (3,286) Toledo, OH |
| March 12, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (2) Bowling Green Quarterfinals | MAC Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | MAC Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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