The 2023–24 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by 14th-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, played their home games at Savage Arena in Toledo, Ohio, as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 20–12, 14–4 in MAC play, to win their fourth straight regular-season MAC championship. They were upset by Kent State in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament. Due to a rule change in the selection process for the National Invitation Tournament, conference champions were no longer guaranteed an automatic bid, which Toledo had secured each of the previous three years it won the MAC regular season title. Toledo was not selected for the NIT and declined to participate in the College Basketball Invitational and the CollegeInsider.com tournament. Previous season The Rockets finished 27–8 and won their third straight regular-season championship with a 16–2 record in MAC play. They defeated Miami and Ohio in the first two rounds of the MAC tournament before losing to Kent State in the final. As a regular-season champion who did not win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to Michigan in the first round.
Offseason Departures DeparturesNamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure EJ Farmer G 6'5" 170 Sophomore Cleveland, OH Transferred to Youngstown State Elijah Wilson G 6'5" 180 Sophomore Lithonia, GA Transferred to Maryland Eastern Shore Setric Millner Jr. F 6'7" 205 Senior Little Rock, AR Exhausted eligibility RayJ Dennis G 6'2" 180 Junior Plainfield, IL Transferred to Baylor Kooper Jacobi F 6'6" 200 Sophomore Sellersburg, IN Transferred to Eastern Illinois A. J. Edu F/C 6'10" 225 Junior Colchester, England Turned professional with Toyama Grouses J Wallace G 6'5" 185 Freshman Bath, MI Entered transfer portal Cooper Davis G 6'5" 190 Freshman Powell, OH Transferred to Ashland JT Shumate F 6'7" 210 Senior Newark, OH Exhausted eligibility Source:
Incoming transfers TransfersNamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school Ben Wight C 6'9" 220 RS junior Columbus, OH Transferred from William & Mary Marko Maletic G 6'6" 208 Sophomore London, ON Transferred from Long Island Source:
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Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season
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