QUICK HITTERS
•   Toledo (6-6) continues its season-long five-game homestand on Friday, Dec. 30 when it hosts NAIA foe Ohio Christian University (5-10) in its final non-conference contest of the 2016-17 campaign. Tip-off time from Savage Arena is set for 7:00 p.m. with the game being televised on BCSN and streamed on ESPN3.
•   The Rockets bring some momentum into Friday evening's contest following a pair of victories last week over Southeastern Louisiana, 78-56, and Loyola (IL), 74-70.
•   Senior guard Jonathan Williams paced the Rocket attack against the Ramblers with 24 points, including a big trey from the corner that put UT up 72-67 with 42 seconds remaining. Also scoring in double digits for the Midnight Blue and Gold was senior guard Jordan Lauf (11 pts.), sophomore guard Jaelan Sanford (11 pts.) and senior forward Steve Taylor Jr. (10 pts.).
•   Williams ranks second in the MAC with 19.8 ppg to go along with a 40.0 3PFTG% and a 78.7 FT%. He has posted five straight 20-point outings and is averaging 25.0 ppg with a 47.7 FG% and 43.2 3PTFG (16-of-37) during this hot stretch.
•   Taylor ranks second on the team in scoring with 16.2 ppg to go along with a team-best 11.6 rpg and a team-high 3.7 apg. He ranks seventh nationally with 11.6 rpg (through Dec. 26) and leads the country with 9.8 defensive rpg. In addition, Taylor's nine double-doubles rank fourth in the nation.
•   Sanford is also scoring in double digits for UT with 12.7 ppg and is leading the team and is tied for 17th nationally with a MAC-best 36.2 mpg.
•   Lauf, who notched his first double-double as a Rocket against Loyola with a career-high 13 rebounds, is leading Toledo with a 64.3 FG%, a 42.1 3PTFG% (8-of-19), a 79.5 FT% (31-of-39) and 1.1 spg. He also ranks second on the team with 5.8 rpg.
•   Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk is in his seventh season at UT and has orchestrated a dramatic turnaround since his arrival in 2010. He has guided the Midnight Blue and Gold to a 104-71 (.594) win-loss mark over the last six years, including back-to-back 20-win campaigns in 2013-14 and 2014-15.
•   Toledo was on the road for six of seven games in November and is playing five of its six December contests in Savage Arena.
•   Located in Circleville, OH, Ohio Christian is guided by fifth-year head coach Tony Stockman. Stockman earned Ohio's Mr. Basketball honors in 2000 at Medina High School before playing collegiately at Clemson and Ohio State.
•   The Trailblazers bring a five-game losing streak into their contest vs. Wright State-Lake on Thursday, Dec. 29 after splitting their first 10 games this season. Senior guard Marquis Jackson is leading OCU with 23.6 ppg and 5.6 apg with senior forward Gary Hoover averaging 11.1 ppg and a team-high 8.8 rpg.