Head coach Tod Kowalczyk has turned the University of Toledo men’s basketball program into one of the best in the Mid-American Conference during his near-decade run at the Rockets’ helm. UT’s mentor will enter the 2018-19 campaign with a veteran roster looking to take another step following a memorable 2017-18 season.
Last year, Toledo posted a 23-11 record, captured the MAC West Division title and advanced to the MAC Championship Game for the second time in the last five seasons. The Rockets featured a prolific perimeter shooting arsenal, ranking 11th nationally with a 40.1 3PTFG percentage.
Now in his ninth year at UT, Kowalczyk has posted a 104-63 win-loss mark over the last five years. Kowalczyk has guided the Rockets to three 20-win seasons during this stretch, marking the first time Toledo has done so since recording five straight years of 20-plus wins from 1976-81.
In fact, the only losing season Kowalczyk has experienced at the helm of the Rockets was in his first season. UT posted a 4-28 ledger in 2010-11 before posting a 15-win improvement in Year Two and capturing a share of the MAC West Division title the following season.
Those building blocks evolved into a 2013-14 campaign that brought unprecedented success for the Rockets. UT established a school record with 27 victories that season, captured a share of its eighth league regular-season title and appeared in its eighth National Invitation Tournament.
Kowalczyk’s imprint hasn’t been felt just on the hardwood. One of the most respected coaches nationally, Kowalczyk was named the chair of the NCAA’s Division I Men’s Basketball Ethics Coalition this past summer.

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