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Sophomore Mynor Strong and the Rockets will play at Kent State on Friday at 6:30 p.m. on the CBS Sports Network.
Photo by: Ellen Holton
Toledo to Visit Kent State for National TV Matchup
1/15/2026 2:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Rockets and Golden Flashes are tied for second place in MAC and will tip off at 6:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo men's basketball team (10-7, 4-1 MAC) will travel to Northeast Ohio on Friday, Jan. 16 for a national-television matchup vs. Kent State (13-4, 4-1 MAC). Tip-off time between the Rockets and Golden Flashes from the M.A.C. Center is set for 6:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. Toledo and Kent State are tied with Akron for second place in the Mid-American Conference standings.
The Rockets put on an offensive show in Tuesday's 101-85 win over Ohio, shooting a blistering 61.9% from the field to extend their winning streak to 10 in a row against the Bobcats.
Sonny Wilson and Leroy Blyden Jr. topped UT offensively with 25 and 24 points, respectively. Sean Craig (15 pts., 10 reb.) and Austin Parks (13 pts., 5 reb.) controlled the paint and helped the Rockets register a 33-27 advantage on the boards.
Toledo fell behind early, 22-9, less than six minutes into the game before rallying to take a 52-50 halftime lead. Wilson ignited the Rockets in the second half with two quick baskets and a three-pointer that gave UT a double-digit lead, 65-54, at the 17:08 mark. Toledo's lead didn't drop below 11 the rest of the way.
The Rockets are led by the backcourt trio of Wilson (16.9 ppg), Blyden (15.4 ppg), and Kyler Vanderjagt (11.3 ppg) along with the frontcourt tandem of Craig (13.1 ppg) and Parks (10.9 ppg).
Kent State bounced back from an 87-85 defeat at Central Michigan last Saturday with Tuesday's 87-81 victory over Buffalo. The Golden Flashes are 9-1 at home this season.
Senior forward Delrecco Gillespie is averaging a team-high 19.3 ppg for KSU and leads the nation with 12.6 rpg.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.
Tip-Off: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Kent, Ohio.
Arena: M.A.C. Center (6,327).
Television: CBS Sports Network. Jack Gordon will provide play-by-play with BJ Taylor serving as analyst.
Radio: Rocket Radio Network. WSPD (1370 AM) in Toledo. Mark Beier will provide play-by-play with Jay Lehman serving as analyst.
SERIES
Toledo leads 87-58. The Rockets lost twice to the Golden Flashes last year after sweeping the regular-season series in the 2023-24 campaign.
POST TOUCHES
• Toledo ranks third in the MAC with 13.0 offensive rebounds per game in league play, including a season-high 21 vs. Western Michigan. Sean Craig leads the MAC overall with 3.7 offensive rpg and 5.0 offensive rpg in MAC games only.
• Craig is tied for second in the MAC with a team-high six double-doubles this season. He tallied 16 points and 13 rebounds vs. Miami followed by 15 points and 10 boards vs. Ohio.
• Sonny Wilson has scored in double figures in 34 straight games dating back to last season. Wilson now has scored 1,060 points as a Rocket.
• Leroy Blyden Jr. and Wilson are leading the Rockets offensively in conference play and are tied for fifth in the MAC with 18.4 ppg, respectively.
• Austin Parks has scored in double digits in a career-high four straight games.
• Mynor Strong is averaging 6.0 ppg in his last three contests, including a season-high seven points vs. Miami last Friday.
• The Rockets have made 39 more free throws than their opponents have attempted. In addition, Toledo has attempted 115 more free throws than its opponents.
ROCKETS IN THE NCAA & MAC RANKINGS (thru games played Jan. 14)
• Toledo ranks second in the MAC and 12th in the nation with its 78.1 FT%. The Rockets are also 15th nationally with 14.5 personal fouls committed per game.
• Senior Sean Craig ranks first in the MAC with 3.7 offensive rpg and second with 8.2 total rpg.
• Junior Sonny Wilson ranks fifth with 17.6 ppg and sixth with 4.4 apg.
• Freshman Leroy Blyden Jr. is fourth in the MAC with 1.8 spg, tied for seventh with 4.2 apg, and 12th with 14.9 ppg.
• Junior Austin Parks ranks eighth with a 59.0 FG% and is tied for eighth with 1.0 bpg.
ROAD WARRIORS
The Rockets are 3-3 in road games this season and have posted a 43-30 (.589) win-loss mark in road games since the start of the 2020-21 campaign. Toledo possesses a 66-51 (.565) win-loss mark on enemy courts since the start of the 2017-18 season.
ON THE HORIZON
Toledo will travel to Amherst, Mass. to face UMass (11-7, 2-4 MAC) on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 6:00 p.m. in its first Mid-American Conference matchup vs. the Minutemen. The Rockets will then return home to host Bowling Green (11-6, 2-3 MAC) for their 'Stripe Savage' game on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 5:00 p.m.
The Rockets put on an offensive show in Tuesday's 101-85 win over Ohio, shooting a blistering 61.9% from the field to extend their winning streak to 10 in a row against the Bobcats.
Sonny Wilson and Leroy Blyden Jr. topped UT offensively with 25 and 24 points, respectively. Sean Craig (15 pts., 10 reb.) and Austin Parks (13 pts., 5 reb.) controlled the paint and helped the Rockets register a 33-27 advantage on the boards.
Toledo fell behind early, 22-9, less than six minutes into the game before rallying to take a 52-50 halftime lead. Wilson ignited the Rockets in the second half with two quick baskets and a three-pointer that gave UT a double-digit lead, 65-54, at the 17:08 mark. Toledo's lead didn't drop below 11 the rest of the way.
The Rockets are led by the backcourt trio of Wilson (16.9 ppg), Blyden (15.4 ppg), and Kyler Vanderjagt (11.3 ppg) along with the frontcourt tandem of Craig (13.1 ppg) and Parks (10.9 ppg).
Kent State bounced back from an 87-85 defeat at Central Michigan last Saturday with Tuesday's 87-81 victory over Buffalo. The Golden Flashes are 9-1 at home this season.
Senior forward Delrecco Gillespie is averaging a team-high 19.3 ppg for KSU and leads the nation with 12.6 rpg.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.
Tip-Off: 6:30 p.m.
Location: Kent, Ohio.
Arena: M.A.C. Center (6,327).
Television: CBS Sports Network. Jack Gordon will provide play-by-play with BJ Taylor serving as analyst.
Radio: Rocket Radio Network. WSPD (1370 AM) in Toledo. Mark Beier will provide play-by-play with Jay Lehman serving as analyst.
SERIES
Toledo leads 87-58. The Rockets lost twice to the Golden Flashes last year after sweeping the regular-season series in the 2023-24 campaign.
POST TOUCHES
• Toledo ranks third in the MAC with 13.0 offensive rebounds per game in league play, including a season-high 21 vs. Western Michigan. Sean Craig leads the MAC overall with 3.7 offensive rpg and 5.0 offensive rpg in MAC games only.
• Craig is tied for second in the MAC with a team-high six double-doubles this season. He tallied 16 points and 13 rebounds vs. Miami followed by 15 points and 10 boards vs. Ohio.
• Sonny Wilson has scored in double figures in 34 straight games dating back to last season. Wilson now has scored 1,060 points as a Rocket.
• Leroy Blyden Jr. and Wilson are leading the Rockets offensively in conference play and are tied for fifth in the MAC with 18.4 ppg, respectively.
• Austin Parks has scored in double digits in a career-high four straight games.
• Mynor Strong is averaging 6.0 ppg in his last three contests, including a season-high seven points vs. Miami last Friday.
• The Rockets have made 39 more free throws than their opponents have attempted. In addition, Toledo has attempted 115 more free throws than its opponents.
ROCKETS IN THE NCAA & MAC RANKINGS (thru games played Jan. 14)
• Toledo ranks second in the MAC and 12th in the nation with its 78.1 FT%. The Rockets are also 15th nationally with 14.5 personal fouls committed per game.
• Senior Sean Craig ranks first in the MAC with 3.7 offensive rpg and second with 8.2 total rpg.
• Junior Sonny Wilson ranks fifth with 17.6 ppg and sixth with 4.4 apg.
• Freshman Leroy Blyden Jr. is fourth in the MAC with 1.8 spg, tied for seventh with 4.2 apg, and 12th with 14.9 ppg.
• Junior Austin Parks ranks eighth with a 59.0 FG% and is tied for eighth with 1.0 bpg.
ROAD WARRIORS
The Rockets are 3-3 in road games this season and have posted a 43-30 (.589) win-loss mark in road games since the start of the 2020-21 campaign. Toledo possesses a 66-51 (.565) win-loss mark on enemy courts since the start of the 2017-18 season.
ON THE HORIZON
Toledo will travel to Amherst, Mass. to face UMass (11-7, 2-4 MAC) on Tuesday, Jan. 20 at 6:00 p.m. in its first Mid-American Conference matchup vs. the Minutemen. The Rockets will then return home to host Bowling Green (11-6, 2-3 MAC) for their 'Stripe Savage' game on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 5:00 p.m.
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