TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball team receives its final tuneup prior to the 2021-22 season when it travels to Findlay, Ohio to face the University of Findlay in an exhibition game at the Croy Physical Education Center on Saturday, Oct. 30. The contest will tip off at 1:00 p.m. Tickets are $10.00 for adults and $5.00 for students. All proceeds for the game will be going to Mission Possible in Findlay, Ohio for individuals in need in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

"We are happy to get the chance to play one of the best NCAA Division II teams in the country and have the opportunity to do it on the road," said Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk about Saturday's exhibition at Findlay. "I thought we played exceptionally hard against Hillsdale in our first exhibition. We played together and played clean basketball. There are certain areas we need to improve upon, but that's why we played against a team like Hillsdale. We'll learn more about ourselves at Findlay with the different style and tempo they play."

Kowalczyk has guided the Rockets to five 20-win campaigns in the last eight years. Toledo captured the MAC title last season, posting an overall record of 21-9 with a school-record 15-4 mark in league play. In addition, Toledo earned its 10^th all-time NIT berth.
 
The Rockets return three starters with MAC Freshman of the Year Ryan Rollins (13.7 ppg, 5.2 rpg) leading the way. Juniors Setric Millner Jr. (12.9 ppg, 6.8 rpg) and JT Shumate (11.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg) return with starting experience as well. Six freshmen are joining the team, along with Boise State transfer RayJ Dennis (8.6 ppg, 2.9 apg).

Rollins poured in a game-high 30 points to lead Toledo to its 93-68 exhibition victory over Hillsdale last Saturday. Joining Rollins in double digits was Dennis (15 pts.), Shumate (15 pts.) and redshirt freshman Ra'Heim Moss (14 pts.).
 
Moss and freshman Kooper Jacobi each grabbed eight rebounds apiece to help Toledo to a 37-28 advantage on the boards. Dennis topped the Rockets with five assists.
 
Findlay posted an 18-5 win-loss mark last year. First-team All-GMAC forward Nathan Bruns is the Oilers' leading returning scorer with 13.7 ppg to go along with 5.7 rpg.
 
The Rockets will be visiting Findlay for the third time in the last five years. Toledo posted a 75-68 victory over the Oilers in 2019 after dropping an 89-86 decision in 2017.

The Rockets open their regular season at Valparaiso on Tuesday, Nov. 9 before hosting Detroit Mercy in their home opener on Saturday, Nov. 13.