2014–15 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

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2014–15 Toledo Rockets men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	20–13 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach	Tod Kowalczyk (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Jason Kaslow Jeff Massey Nick Dials
Home arena	Savage Arena
Seasons ← 2013–14 2015–16 →

2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Buffalo †	12	–	6		.667			23	–	10		.697
Kent State	12	–	6		.667			23	–	12		.657
Bowling Green	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Akron	9	–	9		.500			21	–	14		.600
Miami	8	–	10		.444			13	–	19		.406
Ohio	5	–	13		.278			10	–	20		.333
West
Central Michigan	12	–	6		.667			23	–	9		.719
Toledo	11	–	7		.611			20	–	13		.606
Western Michigan	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Eastern Michigan	8	–	10		.444			21	–	14		.600
Northern Illinois	8	–	10		.444			14	–	16		.467
Ball State	2	–	16		.111			7	–	23		.233
† 2015 MAC tournament winner

The 2014–15 Toledo Rockets Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by fifth 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 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.

Roster

2014–15 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Kurt Hall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr North Chicago HS North Chicago, Illinois G 1 Jonathan Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Southfield-Lathrup HS Southfield, Michigan G/F 2 Dre Applewhite 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Central HS Mississippi State Memphis, Tennessee G 3 Stuckey Mosley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Timber Creek HS Orlando, Florida G/F 4 Justin Drummond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Riverdale Baptist School Loyola (MD) Washington, D.C. F 15 Aubrey Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So IMG Academy Bowie, Maryland G 20 Julius Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Hillcrest HS Markham, Illinois G 22 Angel Aparicio 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Leo XIII HS Benicarló, Spain F 24 J. D. Weatherspoon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr North HS Ohio State Columbus, Ohio G 25 Jordan Lauf 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Napoleon HS Napoleon, Ohio C 33 Zach Garber 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Vanlue HS Carey, Ohio C 53 Nathan Boothe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Warren Township HS Gurnee, Illinois	Head coach Tod Kowalczyk (Minnesota Duluth) Assistant coach(es) Jason Kaslow (Wisconsin–Stevens Point) Jeff Massey (Xavier) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014* 2:30 pm		Findlay	W 101–72		Savage Arena (N/A) Toledo, Ohio
Regular season
11/16/2014* 2:00 pm		Northern Arizona	W 71–58	1–0	Savage Arena (4,128) Toledo, Ohio
11/18/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at No. 15 VCU Legends Classic	L 78–87	1–1	Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, Virginia
11/21/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon Legends Classic	L 68–78	1–2	Matthew Knight Arena (5,790) Eugene, Oregon
11/24/2014* 7:00 pm		Bucknell Legends Classic	W 92–65	2–2	Savage Arena (4,419) Toledo, Ohio
11/25/2014* 7:00 pm		Detroit Legends Classic	L 79–82	2–3	Savage Arena (4,148) Toledo, Ohio
11/29/2014* 3:00 pm, TV-20/ESPN3		at Oakland	L 79–81	2–4	Athletics Center O'rena (1,482) Rochester, Michigan
12/03/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cleveland State	W 87–59	3–4	Wolstein Center (4,748) Cleveland, Ohio
12/06/2014* 2:00 pm		Chicago State	W 87–59	4–4	Savage Arena (4,748) Toledo, Ohio
12/13/2014* 7:00 pm		Arkansas State	W 73–65	5–4	Savage Arena (4,445) Toledo, Ohio
12/17/2014* 7:00 pm, BCSN		Robert Morris	W 83–57	6–4	Savage Arena (4,120) Toledo, Ohio
12/20/2014* 2:00 pm		at McNeese State	W 83–69	7–4	Burton Coliseum (391) Lake Charles, Louisiana
12/29/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at No. 2 Duke	L 69–86	7–5	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
01/03/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Kentucky	W 57–55	8–5	The Bank of Kentucky Center (2,055) Highland Heights, Kentucky
01/06/2015 7:00 pm, BCSN		Central Michigan	L 62–65	8–6 (0–1)	Savage Arena (4,584) Toledo, Ohio
01/09/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Akron	W 84–67	9–6 (1–1)	Savage Arena (5,509) Toledo, Ohio
01/14/2015 7:00 pm		at Ohio	W 80–73	10–6 (2–1)	Convocation Center (7,714) Athens, Ohio
01/17/2015 7:00 pm		Western Michigan	L 78–81 ^OT	10–7 (2–2)	Savage Arena (6,089) Toledo, Ohio
01/21/2015 7:00 pm		at Kent State	L 60–67	10–8 (2–3)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,374) Kent, Ohio
01/24/2015 7:00 pm		Bowling Green	W 71–67	11–8 (3–3)	Savage Arena (7,392) Toledo, Ohio
01/27/2015 7:00 pm, BCSN		Miami (OH)	W 70–65	12–8 (4–3)	Savage Arena (4,708) Toledo, Ohio
01/31/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Illinois	W 80–69	13–8 (5–3)	Convocation Center (1,635) DeKalb, Illinois
02/04/2015 7:00 pm, BCSN		Eastern Michigan	W 84–60	14–8 (6–3)	Savage Arena (4,532) Toledo, Ohio
02/07/2015 2:00 pm		at Ball State	W 72–61	15–8 (7–3)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,325) Muncie, Indiana
02/10/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Buffalo	W 92–88	16–8 (8–3)	Alumni Arena (3,417) Amherst, New York
02/13/2015 6:00 pm, ESPNU		Kent State	L 75–76 ^OT	16–9 (8–4)	Savage Arena (5,481) Toledo, Ohio
02/18/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Akron	W 68–66	17–9 (9–4)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,351) Akron, Ohio
02/21/2015 2:00 pm		at Western Michigan	W 97–87	18–9 (10–4)	University Arena (3,451) Kalamazoo, Michigan
02/24/2015 7:00 pm, BCSN		Northern Illinois			Savage Arena  Toledo, Ohio
02/25/2015 8:00 pm, BCSN		Northern Illinois	L 82–84	18–10 (10–5)	Savage Arena (4,317) Toledo, Ohio
02/28/2015 7:00 pm		Ball State	W 70–59	19–10 (11–5)	Savage Arena (6,812) Toledo, Ohio
03/03/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Central Michigan	L 77–85	19–11 (11–6)	McGuirk Arena (3,793) Mount Pleasant, Michigan
03/06/2015 7:00 pm		at Eastern Michigan	L 59–85	19–12 (11–7)	Convocation Center (1,494) Ypsilanti, Michigan
MAC tournament
03/12/2015 6:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Eastern Michigan Quarterfinals	W 78–67	20–12	Quicken Loans Arena (4,502) Cleveland, Ohio
03/13/2015 6:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Central Michigan Semifinals	L 66–75	20–13	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

References

1. . Toledo Blade. February 24, 2015. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.