The 2016–17 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented the University of Toledo during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rockets, led by seventh-year head coach Tod Kowalczyk, played their home games at Savage Arena, as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. As the No. 7 seed in the MAC tournament. they defeated Bowling Green in the first round to advance to the quarterfinals, where they lost to Ohio. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational, where they lost in the first round to George Washington.
Previous season The Rockets finished the 2015–16 season 17–15, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Eastern Michigan.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Stuckey Mosley 3 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Orlando, FL Transferred to James Madison Chandler White 5 G 6'2" 195 Freshman Fort Wayne, IN Transferred to St. Francis Nick Rogers 10 G 6'1" 170 Freshman Indianapolis, IN Transferred to IUPUI Nathan Boothe 53 C 6'9" 250 Senior Gurnee, IL Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Lucas Antunez 3 G 6'3" Junior Madrid, Spain Junior college transferred from North Idaho College Daniel Dzierzawski 10 G 6'1" Junior Hamilton, ON Junior college transferred from Moberly Area CC Tre'Shaun Fletcher G/F 6'7" 205 Senior Tacoma, WA Transferred from Colorado. Under NCAA transfer rules, Fletcher had to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Had one year of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting class of 2016
Recruiting class of 2017
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season
!colspan=9 style=| MAC tournament
!colspan=9 style=| College Basketball Invitational
See also 2016–17 Toledo Rockets women's basketball team
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