QUICK HITTERS
• Toledo (2-0) continues its five-game roadtrip with a matchup at Loyola (IL) (2-1) on Saturday, Nov. 21. The contest vs. the Ramblers can be viewed on ESPN3.com and will tip off at 5:00 p.m. EST.
• Toledo and Loyola will both head to the Great Alaska Shootout next week. The Rockets and Ramblers are in the same side of the bracket and will both play their first game on Wednesday, Nov. 25. UT will face San Jose State, while LU will meet San Diego.
• The Rockets have opened their season with a 96-65 home win over NAIA foe West Virginia Tech last Saturday and a 100-78 triumph at Youngstown State on Wednesday.
• Head Coach
Tod Kowalczyk is in his sixth season at UT's helm and has orchestrated a dramatic turnaround since his arrival in 2010. He possesses an 87-78 record on the Rocket bench, including an 83-50 (.624) win-loss ledger over the last five years.
• Kowalczyk has guided Toledo to a share of the 2013-14 Mid-American Conference regular season title in addition to a piece of the 2012-13 MAC West Division title during his tenure.
• Senior center
Nathan Boothe is one of five Rockets scoring in double figures and leads UT with 20.5 ppg following a career-best 26-point performance at YSU.
• Joining Boothe in double figures are junior guard
Jonathan Williams (17.5 ppg.), sophomore guard
Stuckey Mosley (15.5 ppg), freshman guard
Jaelan Sanford (15.5 ppg) and freshman forward
Nate Navigato (12.5 ppg).
• Mosley is also leading Toledo with 8.0 rpg, 4.5 apg and a 100.0 FT% (8-of-8) in his first season as the Rockets' starting point guard.
• Toledo has been tabbed to finish second in the MAC's West Division this year with 110 points, trailing Central Michigan's total of 138 points. Akron was picked as the East Division winner with 132 points, just ahead of Kent State's 116 points.
• Loyola captured the CBI title last year and posted a 24-13 win-loss mark. The Ramblers opened this season with home wins over UTSA (76-64) and Eureka (84-51) before dropping a 75-51 decision at New Mexico last Wednesday.
•  Junior guard Milton Doyle leads LU with 13.7 ppg and is joined in double figures by senior guard Devon Turk (12.7 ppg and senior forward Montel James (10.0 ppg).
• Toledo leads the all-time series vs. Loyola by a 16-14 margin but has dropped the last five meetings in the series. The Rockets suffered a 62-50 setback in their 2012-13 season opener in the two schools' most recent meeting.
ROCKET ROUNDUP FROM YOUNGSTOWN STATE
• The Rockets' 22-point triumph was their largest margin of victory on the road in nearly 12 years. UT downed Siena, 95-71, in Albany, NY on Dec. 10, 2003.
• Toledo reached the century mark for the first time since a 103-99 victory over Stony Brook on Nov. 22, 2013 in the 2K Sports Classic at Detroit's Calihan Hall.
• Sophomore
Stuckey Mosley registered a career-high five assists and has nine helpers and just one turnover in 58 minutes played this season.
• Senior
Nathan Boothe scored a career-high 26 points and also registered career bests in field goals made (12) and field goals attempted (16).
• Junior
Jonathan Williams scored a career-best 20 points with a career-high nine field goals made and 18 field-goal attempts.
• Freshman
Jaelan Sanford blocked a team-high two shots and leads UT with two rejections.
• UT shot 56.3 percent with a 57.1 mark in the first half and a 55.2 clip in the second stanza.
• Toledo dished out 19 assists with eight different Rockets collecting a helper. Mosley (4.5), Boothe (4.0), Navigato (3.0), Sanford (3.0) and Williams (3.0) are each averaging three or more assists per contest.
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TOD THE BUILDER
       Head Coach
Tod Kowalczyk is extremely proficient at turning around programs. When looking at his career record minus his first season at the helm of both Green Bay and Toledo, Kowalczyk's record is 209-142 (.595) overall and 111-75 (.597) in conference play. His record at the helm of the Rockets since the 2011-12 season is 83-50 (.624).
       Kowalczyk produced a seven-win improvement from Year 1 (10-20) to Year 2 (17-11) at Green Bay. He doubled that feat and more at Toledo in the 2011-12 campaign as UT registered 15 more wins (4-28 to 19-17) than his first season at the Rocket helm.
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