Toledo

Official Name: 
University of Toledo
Nickname: 
Rockets
Mailing Address: 

2801 West Bancroft Street
Toledo, OH 43606-3390

Website: 
www.utrockets.com
Telephone: 
(419) 530-3790
Fax: 
(419) 530-3795
Enrollment: 
20,015
Arena: 

John F. Savage Hall
Capacity: 9,000
Year Opened: 1976

School Colors: 
Midnight Blue and Gold
Conference: 

Mid-American (since 1952)/West Division

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(4) 1954, 1967, 1979, and 1980
1-4 record (.200)

NIT Appearances: 

(7) 1942, 1943, 1981, 1999, 2001, 2004, and 2007
5-8 record (.385)
Finished 4th in 1942 and 2nd in 1943

CCAT/NCIT Record: 

1-1 in 1974

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Bob Nichols (22 years from 1966-87, 377-211 record, .641)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Ken Epperson (2,016 points from 1982-85)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Ken Epperson (960 from 1982-85)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

All-Time Clarke Pinky Pittenger (49 points as freshman at Bluffton on 12/13/18)

Modern Era Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Steve Mix (47 vs. Butler on 2/25/69)

All-American Selections: 

(2) F Chuck Chuckovits (1938), C Bob Gerber (1942)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Clarke Pinky Pittenger* (49 at Bluffton, Ohio)
December 13, 1918 (freshman)
*Modern era Toledo record of 47 set by Steve Mix.

Toledo

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Pittenger

19

11

49

Weber

8

0

16

Balmer

6

0

12

Schelling

0

0

0

Beck

0

0

0

Totals

33

11

77

Percentages

Bluffton

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Williman

5

0

10

Lehmann

5

1

11

Risser

2

0

4

Good

0

0

0

Guth

0

0

0

Totals

12

1

25

Percentages
Box Score Notes: 

Steve Mix (47 vs. Butler)
February 25, 1969 (senior/24.1 ppg)

1

2

Total

Toledo

45

51

96

Butler

31

37

68

Toledo

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Smith

2-4

0-0

4

Murnen

4-8

0-1

8

Mix

21-32

5-6

47

Rudley

4-13

1-2

9

Shay

3-11

0-0

6

Geistler

1-3

0-0

2

Provo

3-5

2-3

8

Anderson

3-3

0-2

6

Miller

1-2

0-0

2

Hayes

0-0

2-2

2

St. John

0-1

2-2

2

Totals

42-82

12-18

96

Percentages

.512

.667

Butler

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Hoyt

3-6

2-2

8

Neat

3-8

1-2

7

Bennett

3-11

1-2

7

Norris

11-17

3-3

25

Schroeder

1-2

0-0

2

Seal

2-6

2-3

6

Spadorcia

0-0

0-1

0

Hardin

2-3

0-0

4

Garrott

0-0

1-2

1

Marsh

0-1

0-1

0

Pearson

0-2

0-0

0

Pruitt

1-3

6-7

8

Totals

26-59

16-24

68

Percentages

.441

.667
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Darrell Fox

4

1917, 1921, 1924-25

27-26

.509

1917

7-2

Sam Monetta

1

1919

10-2

.833

1919

10-2

Watt Hobt

1

1920

8-3

.727

1920

8-3

Claude H. Watts

2

1922-23

7-13

.350

1922

5-5

Louis Moorhead

1

1926

3-8

.273

1926

3-8

Dave Connelly

8

1927-34

48-77

.384

1928

9-7

Harold Anderson

8

1935-42

142-41

.776

1941

21-3

Berle Friddle

2

1943-44

27-17

.614

1943

22-4

Rollie Boldt

2

1945-46

29-11

.725

1946

20-7

Bill Orwig

1

1947

18-6

.750

1947

18-6

Jerry Bush

7

1948-54

127-58

.686

1948

21-5

Eddie Melvin

11

1955-65

125-133

.484

1960

18-6

Bob Nichols

22

1966-87

377-211

.641

1967

23-2

Jay Eck

4

1988-91

62-57

.521

1989

18-13

Larry Gipson

5

1992-96

68-73

.482

1995

16-11

Stan Joplin

12

1997-2008

202-156

.564

1999

19-9

Gene Cross

2

2009-10

11-53

.172

2009

7-25

Tod Kowalczyk

1

2011

4-28

.125

2011

4-28
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,293-979 (.569) from 1917 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Toledo (OH) did not field a formal team in 1918
  • Nichols' record does not reflect forfeits awarded to Miami (oh) and Western Michigan in 1969-70 (use of ineligible player).