The team, coached by Gene Cross, are members of the Mid-American Conference and played their homes game in Savage Arena.

The Rockets only return two starters from last year's team, Justin Anyijong and Larry Bastfield.

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

Kent found professional play with French team L'Hermine de Nantes.

To replace these seniors, the University of Toledo recruited eight new players, all freshmen, for the 2009–10 season.