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 . 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
MAC Tournament
2017 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team