COACH TK
@Coach_Kowalczyk
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Husband, Father, Head Men's Basketball Coach for University of Toledo. #ROCKETNATION
Joined June 2013
30 years of college coaching and I’ve never seen a student athlete prepare a Thanksgiving meal from start to finish for 30 people . and then donating the extras to a homeless shelter. Great job @taydeuce__
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Back to Back MAC WEST CHAMPS! So PROUD of the effort of our guys! We played hard & together! Two home games next week and then on to Cleveland!! We need you in Savage! 23-6!!!! #ThisisToledo 👍🏻👍🏻🚀🚀
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To every @UToledo Student, every @ToledoRockets Student Athlete & each & every @toledo_mbb Fan…. THANK YOU! Thank you for bringing the ENERGY, EXCITEMENT & ENTHUSIASM back to Savage!!! We will see you back in Savage soon! 🚀🚀🚀
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VERY PROUD dad. Congrats on making a GREAT decision. You have worked extremely hard for this. You picked a GREAT program/community and a GREAT coach.
I’m blessed to announce that I have 100% committed to Bradley University! Go Braves ❤️!!!
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Not gonna lie, I wanted to cry!. #ToledoTough 😂🚀.
👀 👀. ICMYI: @Coach_Kowalczyk checked in at No. 9 on this week's @SC_ESPN Not So Top 10. Take a look!
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Very THANKFUL to have my 34th First Day of classes as a Division 1 college coach. Also THANKFUL to coach a great group of high character/talented MEN!! 🚀🚀
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A little EXTRA celebration from @Toledo_MBB as we traveled I-75 and passed that school from down south‼️ #TeamToledo
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Loaded up & headed for the Detroit Airport! Extremely happy for our seniors & our entire @ToledoMBB family to be playing in this years NIT!! #ThisIsToledo 🚀🚀
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On behalf of Julie, the kids and I THANK YOU to our @ToledoMBB fans for one heck of a year!!! Didn’t end the way we wanted, but I LOVED coaching this team! Lots of hard work ahead, but we will be BACK! #TOLEDO 🚀🚀.
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So PROUD of this team & our seniors!! We have more work to do! Appreciate all the support of our @ToledoMBB fans! 🚀🍻.
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ROCKETS WIN!!!!! Outright MAC WEST CHAMPS! Our guys played hard and together!! We need you in Savage on Friday night for Senior Night! 24-6!!!! #ThisIsToledo 👍🏻👍🏻🚀🚀
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GREAT TEAM WIN!!! To every @UToledo student, @ToledoRockets Athlete & all our @toledo_mbb Fans….THANK YOU!!! Our team felt your energy!!! See you next Tuesday! 🚀🚀 #WhiteOut
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ROCKETS WIN!!!!! 20-4!!! THANK YOU to all our @ToledoMBB fans that made the trip down South. We felt your energy & enthusiasm!! #ThisIsToledo 👍🏻👍🏻🚀🚀
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Truly appreciate the LOVE from @TurnerSportsEJ about our @ToledoMBB program!!! A true CLASS ACT!!! Thanks EJ! Keep up the good work! #TOLEDO 🚀🚀
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Hard work pays off!! Was a pleasure to put our Head Mgr @jbrehmer33 on Full Scholarship! He is ROTC & the BEST!🇺🇸
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Wow….what a night! Could not be more PROUD of this team! After a rough start, our leadership & togetherness paid off!! Happy to bring the 1st CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY of the @BahaMarHoops Tournament back to TOLEDO! 🚀🏆🚀
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GREAT ROAD WIN!!! Had some guys step up and make some BIG plays down the stretch!! 4-0 in the league!!! #ThisIsToledo 🚀🚀🚀🚀
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I am extremely humbled and honored to continue to lead the @ToledoMBB Program! Thank you to @UTPresident and Mike O'Brien for their continued support. On behalf of Julie, the kids and I. THANK YOU to all our fans!! GO ROCKETS! #TOLEDO 🚀🚀
Tod Kowalczyk Signs Contract Extension Through 2022-23 Season
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GREAT ROAD WIN against a very good Oakland Team! PROUD of the effort of our guys! THANK YOU to all our @ToledoMBB fans that made the trip! See you in Savage tomorrow night!! #TOLEDO 👍🏻👍🏻🚀🚀
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Proud of @rayjdennis10 & the player and man he's become! . The @Pacers are getting a good one!
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Lots of gray hair. but thanks to some fantastic players, great assistant coaches & staff and the support of an excellent administration I’m honored to lead your Rockets!! #ThisIsToledo.
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Here in Crete, Greece to support @ArielJohnEdu So excited to see him play in World U19 Championships. FIRST time the Philippines have qualified for this tournament in over 40 years. They play host country Greece tonight. So proud of AJ. #TOLEDO 🚀🚀
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Chris Rollins gave me Ryan's Warrior jersey they used for @_moneyballry's press conference. So THANKFUL and PROUD!
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Such an EMPTY feeling! In life & in basketball sometimes things don’t go your way! Could not be more PROUD of the efforts of @LukesSkywalkin @willie_jack2 for all they have done for our @ToledoMBB program! You will always be a ROCKET!!! #ThisIsToledo 🚀🚀
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Very PROUD of our guys!! A very gritty, tough ROAD WIN against a very athletic Buffalo team! Late night so staying in Buffalo tonight & headed back to Toledo in the morning. 🚀🚀.
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Couldn’t be more PROUD of the effort of our guys tonight. We were short-handed and battled. Not the result we wanted, but a 25 WIN season! To our 3 Seniors, THANK YOU for representing @ToledoMBB with class! You will always be ROCKETS!! #ThisIsToledo 👍🏻👍🏻🚀🚀.
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As @JayBilas always says. the hardest working men in show business! A HUGE THANK YOU to our @ToledoMBB Managers! Late nights, early mornings, office work, laundry. the list goes on and on! Appreciate all you do for our program men!! 🚀🚀
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OK @city_of_toledo …WE NEED YOU!!! Please make your plans NOW to get to Cleveland tomorrow!!!! @ToledoWBB plays for the @MACSports Championship at 11am & our game is at 7:30! We need you in @RMFieldHouse #TeamToledo 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
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WOW!!!!! What a night!!! We need all our @ToledoMBB fans in @TheQArena tomorrow night as we fight for a CHAMPIONSHIP!!! #TOLEDO 🚀🚀
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Totally agree @stoolpresidente It’s my post game meal after every home game!! It’s where we do our UT Coach’s show as well every Monday! Come join us any time and talk @toledo_mbb 🚀🍕🚀.
Barstool Pizza Review - The Stubborn Brother Pizza Bar (Toledo, OH)
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Only good part about basketball being over is FAMILY! A great evening with Rose for the Girl Scouts Father-Daughter Shamrock Shuffle! #FamilyTime #TOLEDO 🚀🚀
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GREAT ROAD WIN!!!! They are never easy in the MAC! We stayed together and found a way! Headed back to TOLEDO!!!! #RoadWin 👍🏻👍🏻🚀🚀.
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Loaded up and headed for Cleveland!!! LET’S GO!!!!! 👍🏻👍🏻🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀. 4️⃣1️⃣9️⃣ ➡️ 2️⃣1️⃣6️⃣
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Congratulations @jaypack1322 On scoring your 1,000th point at CMU a few weeks ago! Glad your family was there tonight to celebrate! #TOLEDO 🚀
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THANK YOU to all our @UToledo students, @Toledo_MBB Fans & all those in the @city_of_toledo who came out tonight to support our team!! The atmosphere in Savage was FANTASTIC!!! The energy & noise was OFF THE CHARTS‼️ #TeamToledo 🚀.
𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗦 𝗪𝗪𝗪𝗪𝗪𝗪𝗪𝗪𝗪𝗪𝗪𝗪𝗶𝗻!!!. Our streak hits 1⃣2⃣ & we're 12-1 at home!. NEXT UP: Senior Day vs. Buffalo on Saturday at 2 pm.
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Justin has earned this promotion and is very deserving of it. He’s a huge reason why we have won four straight MAC Championships. I think the world of Justin and his family, and I want to thank him for all he has done for our program! #OnlyUs.
𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 @Justin__Ingram ❗️ 🚀🏀👏👏. Former Rocket great has helped UT to four straight MAC titles as well as a 159-71 record in his seven seasons on staff. 📰:
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Happy Thanksgiving from Las Vegas from our entire @Toledo_MBB Family!! Extremely THANKFUL to lead this great group of men & all that the Toledo Community has done for us‼️#TeamToledo 🦃🚀
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Jeff Massey is the best mentor of our young men than anyone I’ve ever been around. He’s a great husband, father & man of faith & our guys benefit so much from that example! I am so thankful that “Rocket for Alopecia” gave us the opportunity to give back to Mass & his family! 🚀💙
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Great being between 2 Rocket HOF players. Love coming to KC and seeing @Rian_Pearson5 Dinner on me! 🚀
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CONGRATULATIONS ‼️‼️🚀🚀. #TeamToledo.
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The future looks BRIGHT when your 3 freshman are on the court an hour early before practice working on their game!!! #TOLEDO 👍🏻🚀
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FANTASTIC ROAD WIN!!!!! So PROUD of our guys & toughness!!!. We need you in Savage on Friday!! 🚀🚀.
Bringing home share of 2nd straight @MACSports title to Glass City!!. NEXT UP: Bowling Green - Friday 6:30 pm in Savage Arena.
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What a special night!! Extremely PROUD to be selected as an honorary @ToledoBlueCrew member. So impressed with this great organization and what amazing men and women involved. REALLY COOL!! #CheckOutTShirt 💙🚀💙🚀
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So proud of our THREE graduates. Congrats Seth, Ray J and JT. Thanks for all you have done for our program!!! Love you. #RocketFamily
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Our program is beginning a two-week pause due to COVID-19 positive tests and resulting contract tracing. On a personal note, I'm feeling good and seeing continued improvement from my mild symptoms. Can’t wait to return to our Savage Arena court! 🚀 ’🏀#GoRockets
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Loaded up & headed for the airport! Excited & thankful for this opportunity for all our @ToledoMBB guys & families! #RocketsInItaly 🏀🇮🇹🚀
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GREAT ROAD WIN in a fantastic environment over a tough Marshall team! Makes the 5 hour bus ride home much better!! #TOLEDO 👍🏻👍🏻🚀🚀
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Congratulations @ToledoFB @CoachCandle Lots of energy & excitement on the bus on the way back to Toledo! #TeamToledo 🚀🚀.
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What a NIGHT!!!!! THANK YOU to each & every @toledo_mbb fan & @UToledo student that rallied around our team!!! The atmosphere in Savage was phenomenal! Hope to see you all in Cleveland next week!! 🚀🚀🚀.
Celebrating back-to-back outright @MACSports titles for the 1st time in school history!!! #GoRockets
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GREAT ROCKET WIN!!!!!!! Congratulations to these guys for WINNING the @GCShowcase Proud of the toughness & togetherness of this team!!!! #TournamentChamps #TOLEDO 🚀
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Safely to Kalamazoo! What a drive! Extremely icy roads & freezing rain! Several cars flipped & in ditches. Heroic move by our bus driver Tad avoiding an accident in route! PLEASE be careful out on the roads!! . Happy New Year Rockets!! 🚀🚀.
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Disappointed to inform you @ArielJohnEdu has an ACL injury. This man of high character and faith will return even better. Our @ToledoMBB staff, players and Toledo fans love you AJ. #TOLEDO 🚀🚀
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A GREAT TEAM WIN!!!! THANK YOU to all our @UToledo Students & @toledo_mbb FANS….a Noon game and you were there….and LOUD!! 🚀🚀🚀.
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THANK YOU Toledo community for selling out Savage today. PLEASE continue to come out and support this team!!. And…. see you Tuesday night‼️ 🚀.
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As we honor our Senior Manager Connor DeRue tonight, it’s important to recognize the guys @JayBilas says are the “Hardest working guys” in college basketball! THANK YOU for all you do for our @Toledo_MBB program!! 🚀🚀
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GREAT ROAD WIN over a good NIU team!! 18-4!! 2 ROAD WINS this week! See you in Savage on Tuesday night!!! #RoadWarriors #ThisIsToledo 👍🏻👍🏻🚀🚀.
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GREAT ROCKET WIN over a very good Penn team!! THANK YOU to all our @ToledoMBB fans for helping us make it 10 in a row and 12-1 in the preseason! #TOLEDO 👍🏻👍🏻🚀🚀
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ROCKETS WIN!!! 11-1!! Thank you to all our @ToledoMBB fans for coming out! See you after Christmas! Hope Santa brings you all you’ve asked for! GO ROCKETS!!!! #TOLEDO 👍🏻👍🏻🚀🎅🏻
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Survive & ADVANCE!! Thanks to all our @ToledoMBB fans who made the trip. and for those who watched it on TV or listened on the radio, we need you in The Q tomorrow night!! #TOLEDO 🚀🚀
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On behalf of our entire @toledo_mbb Family, GOOD LUCK @CoachCandle @ToledoFB in the @MACSports Championship tomorrow! 🚀🚀🚀 #TeamToledo
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Got better today in our scrimmage. Very well officiated by: Tod “JD” Kowalczyk, Brian “Beaver” Jones, and Ben “Bo” Casanova. No bad calls here! 🚀
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Extremely proud to welcome Chris home and have the opportunity to coach him for the next 2 yrs. He can make a tremendous impact to the @ToledoMBB program both on and off the court! . It's a GREAT DAY to be a ROCKET! 🚀🏀.
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GREAT ROAD WIN!!!! We need YOU in Savage on Saturday night at 7pm!!!! Bring your friends and neighbors! Let’s get Savage ROCKING! #TOLEDO 🚀🚀
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Great TEAM WIN tonight at home! Several guys stepped up & played well! 5-0 in MAC play. A lot more work to do, but proud of the effort & toughness our guys continue to bring every night! Hope you were able to catch us tonight on national TV! Back in action on Tuesday! 🚀.
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WOW. just WOW!!!! I can’t THANK our @UToledo students, @UTCheerleading @UTRMB & all our @ToledoMBB FANS for the BEST CROWD in Savage all year!! Was so GREAT to have Savage rocking! We need you back next Saturday! #TOLEDO 🚀
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A little late but I was out there! Not quite as many tricks as @nate_oats, but I am working on them! #lakelife @coachbrucepearl @CoachSampsonUH
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GREAT ROAD WIN!!!! Truly appreciate the support of all our @toledo_mbb fans that made the trip! We felt your ENERGY! 🚀🚀🚀🚀.
ROCKETS WIN!!! ROCKETS WIN!!!. Next Up: Home vs. Ball State on Tuesday night 7 pm
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GREAT WIN!!!!! A spect night for @Chris_Darington @NateNavigato @jaypack1322 3 young men who have left a tremendous impact on our program! Still more work to do! See you in Cleveland on Thursday! #ThisIsToledo 👍🏻👍🏻🚀🚀
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Can’t wait to see this place PACKED with over 7,000 @ToledoMBB fans! Excited to partner with Life Connections of Ohio @DonateLifeOH for this FANTASTIC game! Should be a GREAT atmosphere! #ThisIsToledo 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
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Could not be more PROUD of our 3 Seniors!!! THANK YOU Blake, @spencerlittleso @Marreon_Jackson 2021 MAC Regular Season Champions!! Much more work left to do! 🚀🚀
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GREAT WIN!! So VERY PROUD of our seniors who continue to step up & play when we need them! Appreciate all the continued support of our Rocket Fans! You may not be in Savage, but know you are cheering! Keep it up! #ThisIsToledo 🚀🚀.
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Really hope you plan to join us tomorrow evening in Savage to honor these 3 Seniors who have left a significant impact on our @ToledoMBB program! #TOLEDO 👍🏻👍🏻🚀🚀
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Congratulations to one of the BEST players to ever play for the Rockets. So happy for @NateNavigato and Anna. What a wonderful couple. Proud to see all the former @toledo_mbb teammates here to support Navi. #BROTHERHOOD. 💙🚀
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So proud of my wife and how she gives back to this GREAT community. 💙🚀
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GREAT ROAD WIN!!!! We need you in Savage on Saturday night!! Bring your friends and neighbors!!! #TOLEDO 🚀
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GREAT WIN!!! Congratulations @ToledoWBB @CoachCullop TOUGHNESS & GRIT from start to finish! #TeamToledo 🚀🚀🚀.
ROCKET POWER 🚀💪. @ToledoWBB shocks 5-seed Iowa State in a 80-73 victory to advance to the Second Round. #MarchMadness
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A GREAT TEAM WIN!!!! Proud of the effort and togetherness our guys showed tonight! Playing tomorrow night in the CHAMPIONSHIP of the @GCShowcase #TOLEDO 🚀🚀
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Make your plans NOW to join us on Wednesday night!! 🚀🚀🚀.
Heading to the NIT 🏀. We'll take on Dayton in the First Round at home on March 16 at 7 p.m. ‼️. #GoRockets // #PackSavage
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Spent the 2nd quarter of the @ToledoFB game today in the Touchdown Tank! Unfortunately didn’t get dunked, but appreciate the support of @jerseymikes & all our donors! LET’S GO ROCKETS!! 🚀🚀
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GREAT TEAM WIN for our program & all our @ToledoMBB fans! Thanks to our @UToledo students, cheerleaders, band and fans for a fun atmosphere in Savage!! 3-0! #TOLEDO 🚀🚀
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Tomorrow we expect to see this building PACKED with all our @Toledo_MBB Fans for the Battle of I-7️⃣5️⃣‼️. We need all our @UToledo Students, @city_of_toledo residents & @ToledoRockets Fans to be LOUD and wear your BLUE & GOLD! 💙💛. See you tomorrow at 2pm!!!! 🚀🚀🚀 #TeamToledo
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GREAT team WIN tonight! Went through a stretch when we couldn’t make a shot, but stayed together! THANKS to all our @ToledoMBB fans for your support!!! #ThisIsToledo 👍🏻🚀
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Congratulations Tricia!!! It has been so awesome working with you. You have done an AMAZING job for our department and in our community. #RESPECT.#FRIENDSHIP.
So many memories. We are so thankful to Coach Cullop for everything she has given to this program, the university, and the community. #TeamToledo | #GoldStandard
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Great WIN! So appreciate the support of all our @toledo_mbb fans, but especially our @UToledo students!!!. We need you in Savage on Friday night!! 🚀🚀🚀🚀.
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GREAT WIN on the road against a very good Akron team!! Fantastic atmosphere for a college basketball game! Our guys battled & played together! PROUD of this team! One heck of an effort today by @Marreon_Jackson #ThisIsToledo #RoadWin 🚀🚀🚀.
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Excited to be a part of the SEND OFF for our @ToledoFB team! Best of luck to them & @CoachCandle tomorrow in the MAC Championship Game! #TeamToledo 🚀🚀
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PROUD of the FIGHT & GRIT of these men! And the crowd in Savage tonight….THANK YOU‼️#TeamToledo 🚀🚀.
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THANK YOU to all our @ToledoMBB fans! The atmosphere tonight was FANTASTIC and that’s all because of YOU!!!! #TOLEDO 🚀🚀
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GREAT WIN over a tough Atlantic 10 team tonight! Appreciate our loyal fans for being there tonight supporting our team!!! Hope to see you back in Savage on Tuesday night!! 🚀
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Great to have everyone back on campus & over to the house tonight for a cookout! Excited what these new guys will bring to our @ToledoMBB program!! #ThisIsToledo 👍🏻👍🏻🚀🚀
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