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Junior Austin Parks has scored in double figures in a season-high five straight games.
Photo by: Bree Bee
Toledo to Visit UMass on Tuesday for First MAC Meeting vs. Minutemen
1/19/2026 11:49:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Rockets to return home on Saturday for Stripe Savage matchup vs. Bowling Green
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo men's basketball team (10-8, 4-2 MAC) looks to bounce back from a three-point setback at Kent State when it travels to Amherst, Mass. on Tuesday, Jan. 20 to face UMass (11-8, 2-5 MAC). Tip-off time from the Mullins Center and Toledo's first-ever Mid-American Conference matchup vs. the Minutemen is set for 6:00 p.m. with streaming on ESPN+.
Toledo is alone in fourth place in the MAC standings, trailing only Miami (19-0, 7-0), Akron (14-4, 5-1) and Kent State (14-4, 5-1).
The Rockets led by as many as nine points in the second half on Friday before the Golden Flashes rallied for an 87-84 win. Leroy Blyden Jr. led UT with 19 points and four three-point field goals. Joining Blyden in double digits were Austin Parks (16 pts.) and Sonny Wilson (15 pts.). Blyden also tied for the team lead by grabbing six boards, while Wilson dished out a team-high six assists.
Toledo held a 41-35 halftime advantage before a 14-2 run gave KSU a 57-53 lead with 12:35 remaining. Blyden's triple gave UT its last lead of the night, 62-61, with 9:19 left. The Rockets reduced their deficit to three points twice in the final four minutes but couldn't come any closer.
The Rockets are led by the backcourt trio of Wilson (17.4 ppg), Blyden (15.6 ppg), and Kyler Vanderjagt (11.2 ppg) along with the frontcourt tandem of Craig (12.9 ppg) and Parks (11.9 ppg).
UMass saw its two-game winning streak snapped with Saturday's 70-68 loss at Northern Illinois. Leonardo Bettiol (17.0 ppg) and Marcus Banks Jr. (16.2 ppg) rank in the MAC's Top 10 in scoring, with Bettiol ranking fifth in the MAC with 7.4 rpg. Danny Carbuccia ranks second in the conference with 5.8 apg.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026.
Tip-Off: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Amherst, Mass.
Arena: Mullins Center (9,493).
Streaming: ESPN+. Jay Burnham will provide play-by-play with Frank Sullivan 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.
POST TOUCHES
• Toledo ranks third in the MAC with 12.5 offensive rebounds per game in league play, including a season-high 21 vs. Western Michigan. Sean Craig leads the MAC overall with 3.6 offensive rpg and 4.7 offensive rpg in MAC games only.
• Craig is tied for third 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 35 straight games dating back to last season and is averaging 20.0 ppg with a 57.5 FG% (23-of-40) in his last three games.
• Leroy Blyden Jr. and Wilson are leading the Rockets offensively in conference play and are seventh and tied for ninth in the MAC with 18.5 ppg and 17.8 ppg, respectively.
• Austin Parks has scored in double digits in a career-high five straight games with 13.4 ppg and 59.0 FG% (23-of-39) during this stretch.
• Mynor Strong is averaging 6.0 ppg in his last four contests, including a season-high seven points vs. Miami (Jan. 9).
DETAILING TUESDAY'S MATCHUP
• UT leads its all-time series vs. UMass by a 3-1 margin and is undefeated in three home games.
• The Rockets posted a 57-56 win over UMass in their last meeting on a last-second tip-in in the first game of a newly-renovated Savage Arena.
• Four of the MAC's Top 10 scorers will be competing in Tuesday's game with UT's Sonny Wilson (5th) and Leroy Blyden Jr. (10th) and UMass' Leonardo Bettiol (8th) and Marcus Banks Jr. (9th).
ROCKETS IN THE NCAA & MAC RANKINGS (thru games played Jan. 17)
• Toledo ranks second in the MAC and 25th in the nation with its 77.4 FT%. The Rockets are also 25th nationally with 15.1 personal fouls per game.
• Toledo ranks third in the MAC with 10.7 turnovers/game, a 1.52 assist/turnover ratio and a +2.6 turnover margin, and fourth with 11.9 offensive rebounds/game.
• Senior Sean Craig ranks first in the MAC with 3.6 offensive rpg and tied for second with 8.1 rpg.
• Junior Sonny Wilson ranks fifth with 17.4 ppg and seventh with 4.4 apg.
• Freshman Leroy Blyden Jr. is fifth in the MAC with 1.8 spg, 10th with 4.1 apg, and 10th with 15.6 ppg.
• Junior Austin Parks ranks eighth with a 59.0 FG% and is tied for eighth with 1.0 bpg.
ON THE HORIZON
Toledo will host Bowling Green (12-6, 3-3 MAC) in its 'Stripe Savage' game in the Battle of I-75 game sponsored by the Fremont Federal Credit Union on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 5:00 p.m. The Rockets will then travel to Akron, Ohio to battle the Zips (14-4, 5-1 MAC) on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 7:00 p.m.
Toledo is alone in fourth place in the MAC standings, trailing only Miami (19-0, 7-0), Akron (14-4, 5-1) and Kent State (14-4, 5-1).
The Rockets led by as many as nine points in the second half on Friday before the Golden Flashes rallied for an 87-84 win. Leroy Blyden Jr. led UT with 19 points and four three-point field goals. Joining Blyden in double digits were Austin Parks (16 pts.) and Sonny Wilson (15 pts.). Blyden also tied for the team lead by grabbing six boards, while Wilson dished out a team-high six assists.
Toledo held a 41-35 halftime advantage before a 14-2 run gave KSU a 57-53 lead with 12:35 remaining. Blyden's triple gave UT its last lead of the night, 62-61, with 9:19 left. The Rockets reduced their deficit to three points twice in the final four minutes but couldn't come any closer.
The Rockets are led by the backcourt trio of Wilson (17.4 ppg), Blyden (15.6 ppg), and Kyler Vanderjagt (11.2 ppg) along with the frontcourt tandem of Craig (12.9 ppg) and Parks (11.9 ppg).
UMass saw its two-game winning streak snapped with Saturday's 70-68 loss at Northern Illinois. Leonardo Bettiol (17.0 ppg) and Marcus Banks Jr. (16.2 ppg) rank in the MAC's Top 10 in scoring, with Bettiol ranking fifth in the MAC with 7.4 rpg. Danny Carbuccia ranks second in the conference with 5.8 apg.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026.
Tip-Off: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Amherst, Mass.
Arena: Mullins Center (9,493).
Streaming: ESPN+. Jay Burnham will provide play-by-play with Frank Sullivan 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.
POST TOUCHES
• Toledo ranks third in the MAC with 12.5 offensive rebounds per game in league play, including a season-high 21 vs. Western Michigan. Sean Craig leads the MAC overall with 3.6 offensive rpg and 4.7 offensive rpg in MAC games only.
• Craig is tied for third 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 35 straight games dating back to last season and is averaging 20.0 ppg with a 57.5 FG% (23-of-40) in his last three games.
• Leroy Blyden Jr. and Wilson are leading the Rockets offensively in conference play and are seventh and tied for ninth in the MAC with 18.5 ppg and 17.8 ppg, respectively.
• Austin Parks has scored in double digits in a career-high five straight games with 13.4 ppg and 59.0 FG% (23-of-39) during this stretch.
• Mynor Strong is averaging 6.0 ppg in his last four contests, including a season-high seven points vs. Miami (Jan. 9).
DETAILING TUESDAY'S MATCHUP
• UT leads its all-time series vs. UMass by a 3-1 margin and is undefeated in three home games.
• The Rockets posted a 57-56 win over UMass in their last meeting on a last-second tip-in in the first game of a newly-renovated Savage Arena.
• Four of the MAC's Top 10 scorers will be competing in Tuesday's game with UT's Sonny Wilson (5th) and Leroy Blyden Jr. (10th) and UMass' Leonardo Bettiol (8th) and Marcus Banks Jr. (9th).
ROCKETS IN THE NCAA & MAC RANKINGS (thru games played Jan. 17)
• Toledo ranks second in the MAC and 25th in the nation with its 77.4 FT%. The Rockets are also 25th nationally with 15.1 personal fouls per game.
• Toledo ranks third in the MAC with 10.7 turnovers/game, a 1.52 assist/turnover ratio and a +2.6 turnover margin, and fourth with 11.9 offensive rebounds/game.
• Senior Sean Craig ranks first in the MAC with 3.6 offensive rpg and tied for second with 8.1 rpg.
• Junior Sonny Wilson ranks fifth with 17.4 ppg and seventh with 4.4 apg.
• Freshman Leroy Blyden Jr. is fifth in the MAC with 1.8 spg, 10th with 4.1 apg, and 10th with 15.6 ppg.
• Junior Austin Parks ranks eighth with a 59.0 FG% and is tied for eighth with 1.0 bpg.
ON THE HORIZON
Toledo will host Bowling Green (12-6, 3-3 MAC) in its 'Stripe Savage' game in the Battle of I-75 game sponsored by the Fremont Federal Credit Union on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 5:00 p.m. The Rockets will then travel to Akron, Ohio to battle the Zips (14-4, 5-1 MAC) on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 7:00 p.m.
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