2025–26 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

2025–26 Toledo Rockets men's basketball
2025–26 Toledo Rockets men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	19–15 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach	Tod Kowalczyk (16th season);
Associate head coach	Jeff Massey (12th season); Justin Ingram (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Jordan Lauf (4th season); Brandon Pritzl (2nd season);
Home arena	Savage Arena
	Seasons ← 2024–25 2026–27 →

The 2025–26 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by 16th-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, played their home games at Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio, as members of the Mid-American Conference.

ConferenceMid-American Conference

Record19–15 (11–7 MAC)

Headcoach

Tod Kowalczyk (16th season)

Associate headcoachJeff Massey (12th season)
Justin Ingram (8th season)

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2025–26 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Miami (OH)	18	–	0	1.000	32	–	2	.941
Akron †	17	–	1	.944	29	–	6	.829
Kent State	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
Toledo	11	–	7	.611	19	–	15	.559
Bowling Green	9	–	9	.500	18	–	14	.563
Ohio	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Buffalo	7	–	11	.389	17	–	15	.531
UMass	7	–	11	.389	17	–	16	.515
Ball State	7	–	11	.389	12	–	19	.387
Central Michigan	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Western Michigan	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323
Northern Illinois	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300
Eastern Michigan	4	–	14	.222	10	–	21	.323

† 2026 MAC tournament winner

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They finished the 2025–26 season 19–15, 11–7 in MAC play, to finish in 4th place.^[1] They qualified for the MAC tournament as the 4th seed where they defeated Bowling Green and UMass before losing to Akron in the finals.^[2]^[3]

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Javan Simmons	1	F	6'7"	235	Sophomore	Gahanna, Ohio	Transferred to Ohio
Bryce Ford	2	G	6'3"	190	Sophomore	Scottsdale, Arizona	Transferred to Arizona State
Xavier Thomas	4	F	6'5"	240	Sophomore	Detroit, Michigan	Transferred to Saginaw Valley State
Jaylen Murphy	6	G	6'3"	175	Freshman	Holland, Ohio	Transferred to Bryant & Stratton
Isaiah Adams	7	G	6'7"	225	Fifth Year	Jacksonville, Florida	Graduated
Ka'leel Stillman	10	C	6'10"	220	Freshman	Orlando, Florida	Entered the transfer portal
Sam Lewis	11	G	6'6"	210	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois	Transferred to Virginia
Seth Hubbard	12	G	6'4"	195	Junior	Jonesboro, Georgia	Transferred to Milwaukee
André Lorentsson	13	F	6'9"	225	Senior	Gothenburg, Sweden	Graduated
Colin O'Rourke	20	F	6'8"	225	Graduate Student	Plainfield, Illinois	Graduated
Grgur Brcic	24	F	6'10"	235	Sophomore	Zagreb, Croatia	Transferred to Bucknell

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Kyler Vanderjagt	4	G	6'4"	220	Senior	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Central Michigan
Mynor Strong	5	G	6'3"	175	Junior	Omaha, Nebraska	Dodge City Community College
Sean Craig	7	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Sylvania, Ohio	IU Indy
Chris Riddle	10	F	6'5"	210	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois	DePaul
Austin Parks	25	C	6'10"	250	Junior	St. Marys, Ohio	Ohio State

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Toby Nwokolo PF	Reynoldsburg, Ohio	Reynoldsburg High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 26, 2024
Toby Nwokolo PF	Recruit ratings: 247Sports: (NR)
Leroy Blyden Jr. PG	Detroit, Michigan	University of Detroit Jesuit High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Nov 13, 2024
Leroy Blyden Jr. PG	Recruit ratings: 247Sports: (NR)
Will James CG	Holly Springs, North Carolina	Holly Springs High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 31, 2024
Will James CG	Recruit ratings: 247Sports: (NR)
London Praytor PF	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Liberty High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 30, 2024
London Praytor PF	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (NR)
Phoenix Glassnor PG	Warren, Michigan	De La Salle Collegiate High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 24, 2024
Phoenix Glassnor PG	Recruit ratings: ESPN: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 19, 2025* 3:00 p.m.		at Findlay	W 123–103	–	18 – Ouwinga	11 – Ouwinga	–	Croy Gymnasium Findlay, OH
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Alabama MAC-SBC Challenge	L 74–76	0–1	17 – Tied	9 – Craig	9 – Blyden Jr.	Savage Arena (3,626) Toledo, OH
November 8, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall	L 73–85	0–2	16 – Tied	7 – Craig	4 – Tied	Savage Arena (4,026) Toledo, OH
November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wright State	W 81–71	1–2	21 – Craig	9 – Craig	4 – Tied	Nutter Center (3,182) Fairborn, OH
November 15, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	W 90−83	2−2	20 – Blyden Jr.	7 – Parks	7 – Blyden Jr.	Savage Arena (3,797) Toledo, OH
November 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Youngstown State	W 92−75	3−2	18 – Tied	12 – Craig	5 – Tied	Savage Arena (3,741) Toledo, OH
November 24, 2025* 11:00 a.m., FloCollege		vs. Troy Coconut Hoops Royal Palm Division semifinals	W 75–68	4–2	23 – Wilson	11 – Craig	4 – Blyden Jr.	Alico Arena (212) Fort Myers, FL
November 26, 2025* 1:30 p.m., FloCollege		vs. Belmont Coconut Hoops Royal Palm Division championship	L 72–87	4–3	17 – Craig	5 – Parks	5 – Blyden Jr.	Alico Arena (289) Fort Myers, FL
December 1, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Central State	W 102–58	5–3	27 – Parks	12 – Praytor	6 – Tied	Savage Arena (3,776) Toledo, OH
December 6, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oakland	L 97–98	5–4	20 – Blyden Jr.	10 – Craig	7 – Wilson	OU Credit Union O'rena (2,023) Auburn Hills, MI
December 13, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Robert Morris	L 70–75	5–5	21 – Wilson	8 – Parks	2 – Blyden Jr.	UPMC Events Center (996) Moon Township, PA
December 16, 2025* 6:30 p.m., Peacock		at No. 9 Michigan State	L 69−92	5−6	29 – Wilson	9 – Parks	5 – Wilson	Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI
December 20, 2025* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lourdes	W 100–67	6–6	20 – Blyden Jr.	11 – Craig	8 – Wilson	Savage Arena (3,963) Toledo, OH
December 30, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Western Michigan	W 84–79	7–6 (1–0)	36 – Blyden Jr.	13 – Craig	6 – Wilson	Savage Arena (4,232) Toledo, OH
January 3, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Central Michigan	W 78–75	8–6 (2–0)	23 – Vanderjagt	11 – Parks	5 – Tied	McGuirk Arena (1,342) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 6, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Illinois	W 75–61	9–6 (3–0)	18 – Vanderjagt	5 – Tied	5 – Tied	Convocation Center (864) DeKalb, IL
January 9, 2026 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		Miami (OH)	L 73–87	9–7 (3–1)	20 – Wilson	13 – Craig	5 – Wilson	Savage Arena (5,143) Toledo, OH
January 13, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ohio	W 101–85	10–7 (4–1)	25 – Wilson	10 – Craig	5 – Tied	Savage Arena (4,552) Toledo, OH
January 16, 2026 6:30 p.m., CBSSN		at Kent State	L 84–87	10–8 (4–2)	19 – Blyden Jr.	6 – Tied	6 – Wilson	MAC Center (2,433) Kent, OH
January 20, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UMass	L 82–84	10–9 (4–3)	22 – Blyden Jr.	5 – Tied	7 – Wilson	Mullins Center (2,507) Amherst, MA
January 24, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bowling Green	W 73–72	11–9 (5–3)	19 – Blyden Jr.	7 – Craig	5 – Blyden Jr.	Savage Arena (6,850) Toledo, OH
January 27, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Akron	L 81–91	11–10 (5–4)	22 – Wilson	9 – Craig	8 – Wilson	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,100) Akron, OH
January 31, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ball State	W 73–55	12–10 (6–4)	19 – Wilson	9 – Ouwinga	7 – Wilson	Savage Arena (4,076) Toledo, OH
February 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kent State	L 72–75	12–11 (6–5)	17 – Parks	8 – Parks	5 – Wilson	Savage Arena (4,165) Toledo, OH
February 7, 2026* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at James Madison MAC-SBC Challenge	L 71–73	12–12	24 – Blyden Jr.	5 – Craig	5 – Blyden Jr.	Atlantic Union Bank Center (3,417) Harrisonburg, VA
February 11, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Michigan	W 90–79	13–12 (7–5)	18 – Wilson	8 – Craig	4 – Parks	University Arena (1,522) Kalamazoo, MI
February 14, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bowling Green	L 70–80	13–13 (7–6)	20 – Wilson	9 – Parks	5 – Blyden Jr.	Stroh Center (4,167) Bowling Green, OH
February 21, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	W 94–75	14–13 (8–6)	15 – Tied	6 – Tied	8 – Blyden Jr.	Savage Arena (5,429) Toledo, OH
February 24, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Illinois	W 79–69	15–13 (9–6)	17 – Wilson	7 – Tied	7 – Wilson	Savage Arena (4,531) Toledo, OH
February 28, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Ohio	W 79–67	16–13 (10–6)	22 – Blyden Jr.	11 – Parks	3 – Blyden Jr.	Convocation Center (6,404) Athens, OH
March 3, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at No. 19 Miami (OH)	L 72–74	16–14 (10–7)	21 – Blyden Jr.	7 – Ouwinga	6 – Wilson	Millett Hall (10,640) Oxford, OH
March 6, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Buffalo	W 99–78	17–14 (11–7)	24 – Wilson	7 – Blyden Jr.	13 – Blyden Jr.	Savage Arena (4,539) Toledo, OH
MAC tournament
March 12, 2026 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Bowling Green Quarterfinals	W 77–76	18–14	23 – Blyden Jr.	7 – Wilson	3 – Tied	Rocket Arena (9,123) Cleveland, OH
March 13, 2026 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	(4)	vs. (8) UMass Semifinals	W 77–67	19–14	18 – Wilson	11 – Craig	7 – Blyden Jr.	Rocket Arena (10,936) Cleveland, OH
March 14, 2026 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	(4)	vs. (2) Akron Championship	L 76–79	19–15	21 – Blyden Jr.	7 – Parks	8 – Wilson	Rocket Arena (11,072) Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

2025–26 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

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Place	Team	Votes
1	Akron	143 (11)
2	Miami (OH)	133 (2)
3	Kent State	122
4	Ohio	108
5	UMass	98
6	Toledo	95
7	Bowling Green	73
8	Ball State	62
9	Eastern Michigan	52
10	Western Michigan	46
11	Buffalo	37
12	Central Michigan	31
13	Northern Illinois	14
(#) first-place votes