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.

2015–16 Toledo Rockets men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	17–15 (8–10 MAC)
Head coach	Tod Kowalczyk (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Jason Kaslow Jeff Massey Nick Dials
Home arena	Savage Arena

2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Akron	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
Ohio	11	–	7		.611			23	–	12		.657
Kent State	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
Buffalo †	10	–	8		.556			20	–	15		.571
Miami (OH)	6	–	12		.333			13	–	20		.394
Bowling Green	5	–	13		.278			16	–	18		.471
West
Ball State	10	–	8		.556			21	–	14		.600
Central Michigan	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Northern Illinois	9	–	9		.500			21	–	13		.618
Eastern Michigan	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Toledo	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Western Michigan	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
† 2016 MAC tournament winner

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

Nate Navigato at the 2015 IHSA 4A final four

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.

Roster

2015–16 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Jonathan Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Southfield-Lathrup HS Southfield, MI F 2 Taylor Adway 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Hillcrest HS Hazel Crest, IL G 3 Stuckey Mosley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Timber Creek HS Orlando, FL G 5 Chandler White 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Carroll HS Fort Wayne, IN G 10 Nick Rogers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Elve8 Institute (FL) Indianapolis, IN G 13 Jaelan Sanford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Reitz HS Evansville, IN F 23 Steve Taylor, Jr. (I)  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Siemon Career Marquette Chicago, IL G 25 Jordan Lauf 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Napoleon HS Napoleon, OH F/C 30 Luke Knapke 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Marion Local HS Minster, OH C 33 Zach Garber 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Vanlue HS Carey, OH F 35 Nate Navigato 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Geneva HS Geneva, IL C 53 Nathan Boothe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Warren Township HS Gurnee, IL	Head coach Tod Kowalczyk (Minnesota Duluth) Assistant coach(es) Jason Kaslow (Wisconsin–Stevens Point) Jeff Massey (Xavier) Nick Dials (Akron) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Source: [1]

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.