The 2009–10 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo in the college basketball season of 2009–10. The team, coached by Gene Cross, were members of the Mid-American Conference and played their homes game in Savage Arena. They finished the season 4–28, 1–15 in MAC play and lost in the first round of the 2010 MAC men's basketball tournament. Cross resigned at the end of the season.
Before the season
Roster changes The Rockets only returned two starters from last year's team, Justin Anyijong and Larry Bastfield. The other three starters from last season, Tyrone Kent, Jonathan Amos, and Anthony Byrd, were high contributors from that year. Kent and Amos both had over 13 points per game, and combined for 9.9 rebounds per game, while Byrd had 5.2 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. Kent found professional play with French team L'Hermine de Nantes. The team also lost senior Ridley Johnson to graduation.
To replace these seniors, the University of Toledo recruited eight new players, all freshmen, for the 2009–10 season.
Recruiting
Roster Roster current as of August 27, when their summer prospectus was published. NameNumberPositionHeightWeightYearHometown Stephen Albrecht 15 G 6–3 175 Freshman Crown Point, Indiana Justin Anyijong 1 F/C 6–9 205 Junior East Grand Rapids, Michigan Jake Barnett 30 G 6–5 190 Freshman Wauwatosa, Wisconsin Larry Bastfield 11 G 5–11 190 Sophomore Baltimore, Maryland Jordan Dressler 42 F/C 6–8 245 Freshman Columbia, Missouri Josh Freelove 10 G 6–1 175 Freshman North Lauderdale, Florida Malcolm Griffin 23 G 6–4 205 Freshman Chicago, Illinois Hayden Humes 4 F 6–8 210 Freshman Valparaiso, Indiana Mouhamed Lo 33 F 6–8 225 Junior New York, New York Drew Rodriguez 20 G 6–0 175 Sophomore Dearborn, Michigan Kevin Rohner 21 G 6–1 165 Freshman Rochester Hills, Michigan Devin Russell 35 F/C 6–9 210 Freshman Toledo, Ohio Ian Salter 45 F/C 6–10 215 Sophomore Fairfax, California Jay Shunnar 22 G 6–1 170 Sophomore Ann Arbor, Michigan Neil Watson 31 G 5–10 165 Freshman Kansas City, Kansas
Coaching staff NamePositionCollegeGraduating year Gene Cross Head coach University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1994 Brian Loyd Assistant coach University of Tulsa 1991 Bob Sundvold Assistant coach South Dakota State University 1977 Nate Tuori Assistant coach Rochester College 1999 Brad Konerman Director of basketball operations Xavier University 2007 Brian Jones Head athletic trainer Ball State University 1995 Steve Murray Strength and conditioning coach Penn State University 1987
Schedule
!colspan=9| Exhibition
!colspan=9| Regular season
!colspan=9| 2010 MAC men's basketball tournament
|- style="background:#f9f9f9;" | colspan=9 | *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.
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