2009–10 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

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2009–10 Toledo Rockets men's basketball
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Conference Mid-American Conference
West Division
2009–10 record 4–28 (1–15 MAC)
Head coach Gene Cross
Assistant coach Brian Loyd
Assistant coach Bob Sundvold
Assistant coach Nate Tuori
Home arena Savage Arena
Seasons
« 2008–09 2010–11 »
2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 13 – 3   .813     24 – 10   .706
Akron 12 – 4   .750     24 – 11   .686
Miami 9 – 7   .563     14 – 18   .438
Buffalo 9 – 7   .563     18 – 12   .600
Ohio† 7 – 9   .438     22 – 15   .595
Bowling Green 6 – 10   .375     14 – 16   .467
West
Central Michigan 9 – 7   .563     15 – 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 8 – 8   .500     17 – 15   .531
Western Michigan 8 – 8   .500     18 – 15   .545
Ball State 8 – 8   .500     15 – 15   .500
Northern Illinois 6 – 10   .375     10 – 20   .333
Toledo 1 – 15   .063     4 – 28   .125
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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, are 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. Head coach Gene Cross resigned at the end of the season.

Before the season

Roster changes

The Rockets only return two starters from last year's team, Justin Anyijong and Larry Bastfield.[1] The other three starters from last season, Tyrone Kent, Jonathan Amos, and Anthony Byrd, were high contributors from that year. Kent and Amost 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.[2] 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

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jake Barnett
PG		 Wauwatosa, WI East/Notre Dame (MA) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Mar 18, 2009 
Scout:1/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Jordan Dressler
PF		 Columbia, MO Rock Bridge SHS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Oct 13, 2008 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Josh Freelove
PG		 North Lauderdale, FL North Broward Prep 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 22, 2009 
Scout:1/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Malcolm Griffin
SG		 Chicago, IL Hyde Park HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 15, 2009 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Hayden Humes
SF		 Valparaiso, IN Valparaiso HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 28, 2008 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 86
Kevin Rohner
'		 Rochester Hills, MI Rochester Adams HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Devin Russell
PF		 Toledo, OH Start HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jul 3, 2008 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Neil Watson
PG		 Kansas City, KS Sumner Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jan 16, 2009 
Scout:1/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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.

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Roster

Roster current as of August 27, when their summer prospectus was published.[1]

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Stephen Albrecht 15 G 6–3 175 Redshirt.svg 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

Name Position College Graduating 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

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
November 10*
7:00 p.m.		 Central State (OH) L 49–56
Stats 
Savage Arena 
Toledo, Ohio
Regular Season
November 14*
7:00 p.m.		 Eastern Illinois L 62–72
Stats 		 0–1
 Savage Arena (4,127)
Toledo, Ohio
November 18*
7:30 p.m.		 at Cincinnati L 68–92
Stats 		 0–2
 Fifth Third Arena (7,010)
Cincinnati, Ohio
November 20*
6:30 p.m.		 at #2 Michigan State L 62–75
Stats 		 0–3
 Breslin Student Events Center (14,759)
East Lansing, Michigan
November 27*
2:00 p.m.		 vs. Cornell
Legends Classic		 L 60–78
Stats 		 0–4
 Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 28*
4:30 p.m.		 at Drexel
Legends Classic		 L 59–69  0–5
 Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,206)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
November 29*
12:00 p.m.		 vs. Vermont
Legends Classic		 L 49–82
Stats 		 0–6
 Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 2*
7:00 p.m.		 Rochester (MI) W 65–46
Stats 		 1–6
 Savage Arena (3,592)
Toledo, Ohio
December 5*
2:00 p.m.		 UMBC W 76–67
Stats 		 2–6
 Savage Arena (3,657)
Toledo, Ohio
December 8*
7:00 p.m.		 Wright State L 56–66
Stats 		 2–7
 Savage Arena (4,295)
Toledo, Ohio
December 10*
7:00 p.m.		 IPFW W 73–72
Stats 		 3–7
 Savage Arena (3,983)
Toledo, Ohio
December 12*
3:00 p.m.		 at Valparaiso L 49–81
Stats 		 3–8
 Athletics-Recreation Center (3,278)
Valparaiso, Indiana
December 19*
7:00 p.m.		 Indiana State L 54–55  3–9
 Savage Arena (3,687)
Toledo, Ohio
December 29*
8:00 p.m.		 at UIC L 52–66  3–10
 UIC Pavilion (2,406)
Chicago, Illinois
January 4*
7:00 p.m.		 Alabama L 50–67  3–11
 Savage Arena (4,023)
Toledo, Ohio
January 9
2:30 p.m., FSN Ohio		 Central Michigan L 48–59  3–12
(0–1)		 Savage Arena (5,199)
Toledo, Ohio
January 13
7:00 p.m.		 at Eastern Michigan L 59–74  3–13
(0–2)		 Convocation Center (1,182)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
January 17
1:00 p.m., FSN Ohio		 at Ball State L 43–71  3–14
(0–3)		 John E. Worthen Arena (3,295)
Muncie, Indiana
January 20
7:00 p.m.		 Northern Illinois L 54–58  3–15
(0–4)		 Savage Arena (3,556)
Toledo, Ohio
January 23
2:00 p.m.		 at Western Michigan L 41–73  3–16
(0–5)		 Alumni Arena (3,521)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
January 26
7:00 p.m.		 Kent State L 49–69  3–17
(0–6)		 Savage Arena (4,358)
Toledo, Ohio
January 30
7:00 p.m.		 at Akron L 45–59  3–18
(0–7)		 James A. Rhodes Arena (3,634)
Akron, Ohio
February 1
7:00 p.m.		 at Bowling Green L 47–58  3–19
(0–8)		 Anderson Arena (2,042)
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 4
7:00 p.m.		 Ohio L 58–65 OT 3–20
(0–9)		 Savage Arena (3,408)
Toledo, Ohio
February 6
7:00 p.m.		 Buffalo L 59–65  3–21
(0–10)		 Savage Arena (4,565)
Toledo, Ohio
February 10
7:00 p.m.		 at Miami (OH) L 47–55  3–22
(0–11)		 Millett Hall (1,143)
Oxford, Ohio
February 14
4:30 p.m.		 at Central Michigan L 46–63  3–23
(0–12)		 Daniel P. Rose Center (2,074)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
February 17
7:00 p.m.		 Eastern Michigan L 42–58  3–24
(0–13)		 Savage Arena (3,558)
Toledo, Ohio
February 20*
6:00 p.m.		 at Cleveland State L 63–87  3–25
 Wolstein Center (2,503)
Cleveland, Ohio
February 24
7:00 p.m.		 Western Michigan L 41–61  3–26
(0–14)		 Savage Arena (3,398)
Toledo, Ohio
February 27
7:00 p.m.		 Ball State W 42–45  4–26
(1–14)		 Savage Arena (3,892)
Toledo, Ohio
March 4
8:00 p.m.		 at Northern Illinois L 58–60  4–27
(1–15)		 Convocation Center (1,233)
DeKalb, Illinois
2010 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
March 7
2:00 p.m.		 at Buffalo
First Round		 L 54–72  4–28
 Alumni Arena (859)
Buffalo, New York
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

References

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