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 Basketball 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.
2011–12 Toledo Rockets men's basketball | |
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CIT, Second Round | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
West Division | |
2011–12 record | 19–17 (7–9 MAC) |
Head coach | Tod Kowalczyk (2nd season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Savage Arena |
2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio† | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 17 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 20 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 5 | – | 26 | .161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2012 MAC Tournament winner As of March 23, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll |
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 | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/03/2011* 7:00 PM |
Northwestern Ohio | W 88–62 | Savage Arena Toledo, OH | ||||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/18/2011* 5:30 PM |
vs. Texas State UTPA Tip-Off Classic |
L 91–94 | 0–1 |
UTPA Fieldhouse (142) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
11/19/2011* 5:30 PM |
vs. USC Upstate UTPA Tip-Off Classic |
W 75–70 | 1–1 |
UTPA Fieldhouse (347) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
11/20/2011* 8:00 PM |
at Texas–Pan American UTPA Tip-Off Classic |
W 64–54 | 2–1 |
UTPA Fieldhouse (237) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
11/21/2011* 8:00 PM |
vs. Victory UTPA Tip-Off Classic |
W 90–47 | 3–1 |
UTPA Fieldhouse (106) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
11/26/2011* 7:30 PM |
UIC | W 82–67 | 4–1 |
Savage Arena (4,093) Toledo, OH | |||||||
11/30/2011* 7:00 PM |
UNC Wilmington | W 75–73 | 5–1 |
Savage Arena (3,785) Toledo, OH | |||||||
12/03/2011* 3:00 PM |
at Chicago State | W 73–61 | 6–1 |
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (435) Chicago, IL | |||||||
12/07/2011* 7:00 PM |
Temple | L 58–77 | 6–2 |
Savage Arena (4,353) Toledo, OH | |||||||
12/10/2011* 3:00 PM |
Loyola (IL) | L 55–57 | 6–3 |
Savage Arena (4,279) Toledo, OH | |||||||
12/17/2011* 7:00 PM |
Youngstown State | W 86–77 | 7–3 |
Savage Arena (4,661) Toledo, OH | |||||||
12/20/2011* 7:00 PM |
Norfolk State | L 70–72 | 7–4 |
Savage Arena (3,781) Toledo, OH | |||||||
12/22/2011* 7:00 PM |
at Florida Gulf Coast | L 80–83 | 7–5 |
Alico Arena (1,314) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
12/28/2011* 8:00 PM |
Cleveland State | L 64–72 | 7–6 |
Savage Arena (4,032) Toledo, OH | |||||||
01/03/2012* 8:00 PM |
Indiana–Northwest | W 107–43 | 8–6 |
Savage Arena (3,652) Toledo, OH | |||||||
01/07/2012 7:00 PM |
at Central Michigan | W 67–57 | 8–7 (0–1) |
McGuirk Arena (2,649) Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
01/10/2012 7:00 PM, STO |
Ball State | L 68–70 | 8–8 (0–2) |
Savage Arena (4,079) Toledo, OH | |||||||
01/14/2012 2:00 PM |
at Western Michigan | L 52–74 | 8–9 (0–3) |
University Arena (2,538) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
01/18/2012 7:00 PM |
Northern Illinois | W 71–41 | 9–9 (1–3) |
Savage Arena (4,015) Toledo, OH | |||||||
01/21/2012 2:00 PM |
at Eastern Michigan | L 38–41 | 9–10 (1–4) |
Convocation Center (1,009) Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
01/25/2012 7:00 PM |
at Miami (OH) | W 63–61 | 10–10 (2–4) |
Millett Hall (1,192) Oxford, OH | |||||||
01/28/2012 7:00 PM |
Kent State | L 61–77 | 10–11 (2–5) |
Savage Arena (4,720) Toledo, OH | |||||||
02/01/2012 7:00 PM, STO |
at Akron | L 72–86 | 10–12 (2–6) |
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,037) Akron, OH | |||||||
02/04/2012 7:00 PM |
Buffalo | L 65–72 | 10–13 (2–7) |
Savage Arena (4,099) Toledo, OH | |||||||
02/08/2012 7:00 PM |
Ohio | W 77–73 | 11–13 (3–7) |
Savage Arena (4,139) Toledo, OH | |||||||
02/11/2012 4:00 PM |
at Bowling Green | L 63–66 | 11–14 (3–8) |
Stroh Center (4,421) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
02/15/2012 7:00 PM |
at Ball State | W 63–55 | 12–14 (4–8) |
John E. Worthen Arena (3,144) Muncie, IN | |||||||
02/18/2012* 3:00 PM |
at Sam Houston State ESPN BracketBusters |
W 59–58 | 13–14 |
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,763) Huntsville, TX | |||||||
02/22/2012 7:00 PM |
Central Michigan | W 72–67 | 14–14 (5–8) |
Savage Arena (3,895) Toledo, OH | |||||||
02/25/2012 7:00 PM |
Western Michigan | W 83–74 | 15–14 (6–8) |
Savage Arena (5,108) Toledo, OH | |||||||
02/29/2012 8:00 PM |
at Northern Illinois | L 61–65 | 15–15 (6–9) |
Convocation Center (996) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
03/03/2012 2:00 PM |
Eastern Michigan | W 76–51 | 16–15 (7–9) |
Savage Arena (4,764) Toledo, OH | |||||||
2012 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
03/05/2012 7:00 PM |
Miami (OH) First Round |
W 60–53 | 17–15 |
Savage Arena (2,295) Toledo, OH | |||||||
03/07/2012 9:30 PM, STO |
vs. Central Michigan Second Round |
W 75–72 | 18–15 |
Quicken Loans Arena (2,523) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
03/08/2012 9:30 PM, STO |
vs. Ohio Quarterfinals |
L 57–65 | 18–16 |
Quicken Loans Arena (3,351) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
2012 CIT | |||||||||||
03/13/2012* 7:00 PM |
McNeese State First Round |
W 76–63 | 19–16 |
Savage Arena (1,140) Toledo, OH | |||||||
03/17/2012* 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. |
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