Monday, December 1
Toledo, Ohio
6:30 p.m.
University of Toledo
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Central State
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Freshman Leroy Blyden Jr. ranks second in the MAC with 5.4 apg and 2.4 spg.
Toledo to Host Central State on Monday at 6:30 p.m.
11/30/2025 10:56:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Rockets to open December with home game before playing next three games on road
TOLEDO, Ohio - The Toledo men's basketball team (4-3) opens the month of December with a matchup against Central State (3-2, 2-1 SIAC) on Monday, Dec. 1 in Savage Arena. Tip-off time is set for 6:30 p.m. with streaming on ESPN+. Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk will be honored prior to the contest for winning his 300th game as the Rockets' coach in last Monday's 75-68 victory over Troy.
The Rockets are looking to bounce back from last Wednesday's 87-72 setback in the championship game of the Royal Palms Division of the Geico Coconut Hoops event in Fort Myers, Fla. The defeat snapped UT's four-game winning streak.
Four Rockets scored in double figures against the Bruins in a game that featured 12 ties and nine lead changes and was tied at 61-61 with 10:12 remaining. Belmont gained control with a 9-0 run though, and the Rockets couldn't come closer than seven points the rest of the way. The Rockets forced 20 Belmont turnovers, but the Bruins held a 39-21 advantage on the boards.
Sean Craig led Toledo with 17 points, while Austin Parks added 15 points and a team-high five rebounds. Leroy Blyden Jr. chipped in 14 points, and Sonny Wilson scored 13 for the Rockets.
Wilson is leading the Rockets with a career-high 16.1 ppg, while Craig and Blyden are second and third in team scoring at 14.9 and 14.4 ppg, respectively. Craig leads UT with 9.0 rpg, with Blyden setting the pace with 5.4 apg and 2.4 spg.
Central State is coming off a 101-80 setback at Duquesne last Monday. The Marauders are coached by former Eastern MIchigan basketball and football player Travis Lewis. He also coached the St. Francis de Sales' boys basketball team for eight years.Â
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Monday, Dec. 1, 2025.
Tip-Off: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Arena: Savage Arena (7,014).
Streaming: ESPN+. Mason Lowry will provide play-by-play  with Rhett Boyd serving as analyst.
Radio: Rocket Radio Network. WSPD (1370 AM) in Toledo. Mark Beier will provide play-by-play for broadcast with Jay Lehman serving as analyst.
DETAILING MONDAY'S MATCHUP
• Toledo will be facing Central State for the first time ever.
• The Marauders play at the NCAA Division II level are one of two non-Division I programs the Rockets will be facing this season. UT will also host NAIA member Lourdes University on Saturday, Dec. 20.
ROCKETS IN THE MAC RANKINGS (thru games played Nov. 29)
• Toledo ranks second in the MAC with 8.9 spg and a 75.9 FT%.
• Freshman Leroy Blyden Jr. ranks second in the MAC with 5.4 apg and 2.4 spg, seventh with a 48.6 three-point FG% and ninth with 2.4 three-point FGs per game.
• Senior Sean Craig ranks fourth with 8.3 rpg,
• Junior Austin Parks ranks fifth with a 62.2 FG% (28-of-45).
• Junior Sonny Wilson ranks eighth with 16.1 ppg.
FREE-THROW FOCUS
Toledo has ranked in the Top 3 of the MAC in free-throw shooting and posted a 72.5 FT% or higher in 13 of the last 14 seasons. The Rockets have done even better dating back to the 2018-19 season, shooting 74.0 or better each year that includes this season's 75.9 mark that currently ranks second.
Sean Craig leads Toledo with an 83.3 FT% and is followed by Kyler Vanderjagt (81.0%) and Leroy Blyden Jr. (78.6%).
ON THE HORIZON
Toledo will play its next three games on the road beginning with a matchup at Oakland on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 3:00 p.m. The Rockets will then travel to Pittsburgh, Pa. to face Robert Morris on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 1:00 p.m. and to East Lansing, Mich. to meet No. 11/12 Michigan State on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m.
The Rockets are looking to bounce back from last Wednesday's 87-72 setback in the championship game of the Royal Palms Division of the Geico Coconut Hoops event in Fort Myers, Fla. The defeat snapped UT's four-game winning streak.
Four Rockets scored in double figures against the Bruins in a game that featured 12 ties and nine lead changes and was tied at 61-61 with 10:12 remaining. Belmont gained control with a 9-0 run though, and the Rockets couldn't come closer than seven points the rest of the way. The Rockets forced 20 Belmont turnovers, but the Bruins held a 39-21 advantage on the boards.
Sean Craig led Toledo with 17 points, while Austin Parks added 15 points and a team-high five rebounds. Leroy Blyden Jr. chipped in 14 points, and Sonny Wilson scored 13 for the Rockets.
Wilson is leading the Rockets with a career-high 16.1 ppg, while Craig and Blyden are second and third in team scoring at 14.9 and 14.4 ppg, respectively. Craig leads UT with 9.0 rpg, with Blyden setting the pace with 5.4 apg and 2.4 spg.
Central State is coming off a 101-80 setback at Duquesne last Monday. The Marauders are coached by former Eastern MIchigan basketball and football player Travis Lewis. He also coached the St. Francis de Sales' boys basketball team for eight years.Â
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Monday, Dec. 1, 2025.
Tip-Off: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Arena: Savage Arena (7,014).
Streaming: ESPN+. Mason Lowry will provide play-by-play  with Rhett Boyd serving as analyst.
Radio: Rocket Radio Network. WSPD (1370 AM) in Toledo. Mark Beier will provide play-by-play for broadcast with Jay Lehman serving as analyst.
DETAILING MONDAY'S MATCHUP
• Toledo will be facing Central State for the first time ever.
• The Marauders play at the NCAA Division II level are one of two non-Division I programs the Rockets will be facing this season. UT will also host NAIA member Lourdes University on Saturday, Dec. 20.
ROCKETS IN THE MAC RANKINGS (thru games played Nov. 29)
• Toledo ranks second in the MAC with 8.9 spg and a 75.9 FT%.
• Freshman Leroy Blyden Jr. ranks second in the MAC with 5.4 apg and 2.4 spg, seventh with a 48.6 three-point FG% and ninth with 2.4 three-point FGs per game.
• Senior Sean Craig ranks fourth with 8.3 rpg,
• Junior Austin Parks ranks fifth with a 62.2 FG% (28-of-45).
• Junior Sonny Wilson ranks eighth with 16.1 ppg.
FREE-THROW FOCUS
Toledo has ranked in the Top 3 of the MAC in free-throw shooting and posted a 72.5 FT% or higher in 13 of the last 14 seasons. The Rockets have done even better dating back to the 2018-19 season, shooting 74.0 or better each year that includes this season's 75.9 mark that currently ranks second.
Sean Craig leads Toledo with an 83.3 FT% and is followed by Kyler Vanderjagt (81.0%) and Leroy Blyden Jr. (78.6%).
ON THE HORIZON
Toledo will play its next three games on the road beginning with a matchup at Oakland on Saturday, Dec. 6 at 3:00 p.m. The Rockets will then travel to Pittsburgh, Pa. to face Robert Morris on Saturday, Dec. 13 at 1:00 p.m. and to East Lansing, Mich. to meet No. 11/12 Michigan State on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m.
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