When 18 wins and a fourth-place finish in the Mid-American Conference season is a bad year, it’s proof that the program is in a good spot. And University of Toledo men’s basketball coach Tod Kowalczyk wouldn’t quibble much with the assessment of the 2024-25 season. The Rockets were inconsistent, lacking on offense, and nonexistent on defense. The offseason included a roster overhaul and an infusion of confidence, with the belief inside the walls of Savage Arena and the Chapman Basketball Complex that Toledo’s winning ways — the Rockets won four consecutive MAC titles in 2021-24 — were only on a one-year hiatus.

Coach: Tod Kowalczyk (16th season)

2024-25 record: 18-15 (10-8, tied for fourth in MAC, lost in MAC semifinals)

Top departures: G Sam Lewis (16.2 points per game, 4.7 rebounds pe

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