1968–69 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1968–69 Toledo Rockets men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record13–11 (5–7 Mid-American)
Head coach
  • Bob Nichols
Home arenaThe Field House
Seasons
← 1967–68
1969–70 →

The 1968–69 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team represented University of Toledo as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season.

Roster

1968–69 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 50 Steve Mix 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Toledo, Ohio
Head coach
  • Bob Nichols
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 30*
 Akron W 61–44  1–0
 The Field House 
Toledo, Ohio
December 6*
 Michigan W 89–76  2–0
 The Field House 
Toledo, Ohio
December 7*
 Michigan State L 80–81  2–1
 The Field House 
Toledo, Ohio
December 12*
 vs. Western Kentucky W 88–65  3–1
  
New York, New York
December 14*
 at St. Bonaventure L 75–85  3–2
  
Olean, New York
December 21*
 Loyola Marymount W 96–57  4–2
 The Field House 
Toledo, Ohio
December 28
 Marshall W 98–85  5–2
(1–0) 		The Field House 
Toledo, Ohio
December 30*
 San Francisco State W 97–58  6–2
(1–0) 		The Field House 
Toledo, Ohio
January 2*
 Morris Harvey W 66–62  7–2
(1–0) 		The Field House 
Toledo, Ohio
January 4
 Western Michigan W 67–60  8–2
(2–0) 		The Field House 
Toledo, Ohio
January 11
 at Miami (OH) L 73–77  8–3
(2–1) 		 
Oxford, Ohio
January 18
 Ohio L 86–92  8–4
(2–2) 		The Field House 
Toledo, Ohio
January 22
 at Bowling Green State L 63–64  8–5
(2–3) 		 
Bowling Green, Ohio
January 25
 at Western Michigan W 84–64  9–5
(3–3) 		 
Kalamazoo, Michigan
January 29
 Kent State L 69–72  9–6
(3–4) 		The Field House 
Toledo, Ohio
January 31*
 Villanova L 61–66  9–7
(3–4) 		The Field House 
Toledo, Ohio
February 1*
 Virginia Tech W 105–76  10–7
(3–4) 		The Field House 
Toledo, Ohio
February 5
 at Ohio L 95–98  10–8
(3–5) 		 
Athes, Ohio
February 12*
 Detroit L 90–92  10–9
(3–5) 		The Field House 
Toledo, Ohio
February 15
 at Kent State W 66–58  11–9
(4–5) 		 
Kent, Ohio
February 19
 at Marshall L 83–85  11–10
(4–6) 		 
Huntington, WV
February 22
 Bowling Green State W 88–77  12–10
(5–6) 		The Field House 
Toledo, Ohio
February 25*
 Butler W 96–68  13–10
(5–6) 		The Field House 
Toledo, Ohio
March 1
 Miami (OH) L 65–70  13–11
(5–7) 		The Field House 
Toledo, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[1][2]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club
5 61 Steve Mix Detroit Pistons

[3]

References

  1. ^ "1968–69 Toledo Rockets Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "1968–69 Toledo Rockets Schedule". UTrockets.com.
  3. ^ "1980 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved May 16, 2009.
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