# 2012–13 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by third year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, played their home games at the Savage Arena and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. Due to low APR scores, the Rockets were ineligible for post season play, including the MAC Tournament. They finished the season 15–13, 10–6 in MAC play to finish in a tie for the West Division championship. However, due to their postseason ban, the MAC did not allow them to be division champions.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | James Ewing | Forward | 6–5 | 230 | Junior | Buffalo, New York |
| 1 | Dominique Buckley | Guard | 6–2 | 200 | Senior | Romulus, Michigan |
| 3 | AJ Mathew | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Sophomore | Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| 5 | Rian Pearson | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Junior | Raytown, Missouri |
| 11 | Josh Lemons | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Freshman | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 15 | Aubrey Williams | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Freshman | Bowie, Maryland |
| 20 | Julius Brown | Guard | 5–10 | 175 | Sophomore | Markham, Illinois |
| 21 | DeLino Dear | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 220 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 32 | Reese Holliday | Forward | 6–4 | 230 | Junior | Kansas City, Kansas |
| 33 | Anthony Rice | Guard | 6–0 | 160 | Sophomore | Ferndale, Michigan |
| 43 | Matt Smith | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Junior | Whitewright, Texas |
| 53 | Nathan Boothe | Center | 6–9 | 250 | Freshman | Gurnee, Illinois |
| 55 | Richard Wonnell | Center | 6–9 | 225 | Junior | Curtice, Ohio |
| | Justin Drummond | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 187 | Junior | Bowie, Maryland |
| | J.D. Weatherspoon | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Junior | Columbus, Ohio |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 10/26/2012* 7:00 pm | Northwestern Ohio | W 75–52 | | Savage Arena Toledo, OH |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm | Siena Heights | W 98–58 | | Savage Arena Toledo, OH |
| Regular Season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 8:00 pm | at Loyola–Chicago | L 50–62 | 0–1 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,187) Chicago, IL |
| 11/12/2012* 8:00 pm | at Minnesota Battle 4 Atlantis | L 56-82 | 0-2 | Williams Arena (11,028) Minneapolis, MN |
| 11/14/2012* 8:00 pm | at Northern Iowa Battle 4 Atlantis | L 81–84 $^{OT}$ | 0–3 | McLeod Center (3,257) Cedar Falls, IA |
| 11/21/2012* 4:30 pm | vs. Samford Battle 4 Atlantis | W 82–69 | 1–3 | Alico Arena (1,370) Fort Myers, FL |
| 11/22/2012* 7:00 pm | Florida Gulf Coast Battle 4 Atlantis | L 66–72 | 1–4 | Alico Arena (676) Fort Myers, FL |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | W 80–68 | 2–4 | Savage Arena (3,689) Toledo, OH |
| 12/01/2012* 2:00 pm | at Cleveland State | L 73–78 | 2–5 | Wolstein Center (1,549) Cleveland, OH |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm | at Detroit | L 73–79 | 2–6 | Calihan Hall (1,552) Detroit, MI |
| 12/08/2012* 7:00 pm | at Eastern Illinois | W 67–59 | 3–6 | Lantz Arena (963) Charleston, IL |
| 12/29/2012* 2:00 pm | UIC | W 74–55 | 4–6 | Savage Arena (3,617) Toledo, OH |
| 12/31/2012* 1:00 pm | Chicago State | L 53–58 | 4–7 | Savage Arena (3,606) Toledo, OH |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm | at Kent State | W 70–58 | 5–7 (1–0) | M.A.C. Center (2,178) Kent, OH |
| 01/12/2013 7:00 pm | Central Michigan | W 76–72 $^{OT}$ | 6–7 (2–0) | Savage Arena (4,426) Toledo, OH |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm | at Western Michigan | L 56–79 | 6–8 (2–1) | University Arena (2,544) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 01/19/2013 6:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 | at Ohio | L 67–76 | 6–9 (2–2) | Convocation Center (7,388) Athens, OH |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 | Akron | L 56–71 | 6–10 (2–3) | Savage Arena (3,921) Toledo, OH |
| 01/26/2013 7:00 pm | Bowling Green | W 75–62 | 7–10 (3–3) | Savage Arena (6,361) Toledo, OH |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | at Ball State | W 85–78 | 8–10 (4–3) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,219) Muncie, IN |
| 02/02/2013 4:00 pm | at Northern Illinois | W 69–64 | 9–10 (5–3) | Convocation Center (1,382) DeKalb, IL |
| 02/06/2013 7:00 pm | Miami (OH) | W 65–64 | 10–10 (6–3) | Savage Arena (3,711) Toledo, OH |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm | Eastern Michigan | W 60–52 | 11–10 (7–3) | Savage Arena (4,252) Toledo, OH |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm | at Buffalo | L 60–75 | 11–11 (7–4) | Alumni Arena (2,338) Amherst, NY |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm | at Central Michigan | W 73–64 | 12–11 (8–4) | McGuirk Arena (1,574) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/23/2013* 2:00 pm | McNeese State BracketBusters | W 79–66 | 13–11 | Savage Arena (4,393) Toledo, OH |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm | Western Michigan | L 62–65 | 13–12 (8–5) | Savage Arena (3,982) Toledo, OH |
| 03/02/2013 2:00 pm | Ball State | L 72–86 | 13–13 (8–6) | Savage Arena (3,904) Toledo, OH |
| 03/05/2013 7:00 pm | Northern Illinois | W 70–46 | 14–13 (9–6) | Savage Arena (3,603) Toledo, OH |
| 03/09/2013 12:00 pm | at Eastern Michigan | W 78–67 | 15–13 (10–6) | Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center (892) Ypsilanti, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||