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2009–10 Toledo Rockets men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	2009–10
team	Toledo Rockets
sport	Basketball
image	Toledo Rockets wordmark.svg
image_size	200
conference	Mid-American Conference
division	West Division
short_conf	MAC
record	4–28
conf_record	1–15
head_coach	Gene Cross
asst_coach1	Brian Loyd
asst_coach2	Bob Sundvold
asst_coach3	Nate Tuori
stadium	Savage Arena

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. The other three starters from last season, Tyrone Kent, Jonathan Amos, and Anthony Byrd, were high contributors from that year. Kent and Amos 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. 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

Roster

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

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
Stephen Albrecht	15	G	6–3	175	[[File:Redshirt.svg	10px]] 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

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References

(2009-08-13). "Tyrone Kent découvre un autre monde". Ouest France.
(2009-08-27). "2009-10 University of Toledo Men’s Basketball Prospectus". Ohio University.

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