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Austin Parks ranks in the Top Five of the MAC with a 61.6 FG% and 1.5 bpg.
Toledo Travels to Athens for Saturday Matchup vs. Ohio
2/27/2026 10:26:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Rockets and Bobcats are tied for fourth place in MAC standings
TOLEDO, Ohio – The Toledo men's basketball team (15-13, 9-6 MAC) will play the first of back-to-back road games when it travels to Athens, Ohio on Saturday, Feb. 28 to face Ohio (15-13, 9-6 MAC). Tip-off time for the matchup is set for 4:00 p.m. with streaming on ESPN+.
The Rockets and Bobcats are tied for fourth place in the Mid-American Conference with three games remaining in the regular season and could potentially meet in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals for a second-straight year.
Toledo posted a 101-85 victory over the Bobcats in Savage Arena on Jan. 13. The Rockets shot a blistering 61.9% from the field to extend their winning streak to 10 in a row in their series vs. Ohio. 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 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 hitting 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 evening.
The Rockets clinched a berth in the 2026 MAC Tournament on Tuesday with a 79–69 home victory over Northern Illinois. Wilson led the way with 17 points and was joined in double figures by Parks (14 pts.), Mynor Strong (14 pts.), Blyden (12 pts.) and Craig. Blyden and Craig also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds, with Wilson's seven assists helping orchestrate an offense that posted 21 assists on 30 made field goals.
Parks also added six rebounds, four assists and four blocks to register one of his most complete performances of the season.
The Rockets are led by the backcourt duo of Wilson (17.2 ppg) and Blyden (15.7 ppg) along with the frontcourt tandem of Craig (12.0 ppg) and Parks (11.2 ppg). Blyden leads all MAC freshmen with 15.7 ppg, while Wilson is dishing out a team-high 4.6 apg. Parks ranks in the Top Five of the MAC with a team-high 61.6 FG% and 1.5 bpg, while Craig is tied for fourth with a team-best 7.4 rpg.
Ohio has been idle since posting a 74-66 victory at Northern Illinois last Saturday. Senior Jackson Paveletzke ranks eighth in the MAC with 16.7 ppg and third with 5.3 apg. Senior Aiden Hadaway is averaging 14.0 ppg and a team-high 7.4 rpg.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.
Tip-Off: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Athens, Ohio.
Arena: The Convo (13,080).
Streaming: ESPN+. Marty Bannister will provide play-by-play for broadcast with Rob Cornelius 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 first in the MAC with a 1.48 assist/turnover ratio in league play, second with a 48.5 FG% and a 37.9 three-point FG% and third with 80.6 ppg and plus-1.8 turnover margin.
• The Rockets' 67.3 FG% vs. Eastern Michigan last Saturday was their best since shooting 67.2% vs. Bowling Green in 2018.
• Toledo has shot 40% or better from three-point range in four consecutive games and is shooting 43.2% (32-of-74) with Sonny Wilson (66.7%/6-of-9) setting the pace during this stretch.
• The Rockets have outrebounded each of their last three opponents.
• Sonny Wilson has scored in double digits in 44 of 45 games after his streak of scoring in double figures ended at 36 straight contests vs. Bowling Green on Jan. 24. He has responded by averaging 18.1 ppg and 4.8 apg and scoring in double digits in each of the last eight games.
• Wilson and Leroy Blyden Jr. are leading the Rockets offensively in conference play and are seventh and eighth in the MAC with 17.0 ppg and 16.3 ppg, respectively.
• Blyden is the only freshman ranked in the Top 20 in MAC scoring in league play.
• Sean Craig ranks second in the MAC with 2.9 offensive rpg. He is also tied for fifth in the MAC with a team-high six double-doubles and tallied 16 points and 13 rebounds vs. Miami followed by 15 points and 10 boards vs. Ohio.
• Austin Parks has blocked a career-high five shots vs. BGSU (Jan. 24) and Ball State (Jan. 31) in addition to scoring a MAC-season high 17 points vs. Kent State (Feb. 3) and at WMU (Feb. 11). He is averaging 11.8 ppg with a 68.8 FG% in his last six games.
• Parks' 29 blocks in MAC play rank second and are tied for fifth most in program history.
• Mynor Strong has started the last seven games, his first starting nods since UT's first two games of the season, and scored a season-high 14 points vs. NIU on Tuesday. He is averaging 8.1 ppg with a 38.9 3FG% (7-of-18) since re-joining the starting lineup.
DETAILING SATURDAY'S MATCHUP
• Toledo's all-time series vs. Ohio is tied at 72-72 after the Rockets have won their last 10 meetings vs. the Bobcats.
• The Rockets have won their last seven matchups vs. Ohio in Athens with their last defeat coming in a 95-90 defeat on Feb. 1, 2014.
• Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk possesses a 19-8 record vs. Ohio in his coaching career.
ROCKETS IN THE NCAA & MAC RANKINGS (thru games played Feb. 22)
• Toledo ranks second in the MAC with its 76.6 FT%. The Rockets are also 26th nationally with a MAC-low 15.1 personal fouls per game and 36th with their 48.3 FG%.
• UT is third in the MAC with a 1.53 A/TO ratio and a 48.3 FG%.
• Sonny Wilson ranks second with a 2.8 A/TO ratio and seventh with 17.2 ppg and 4.6 apg.
• Sean Craig ranks second in the MAC with 2.9 offensive rpg and fourth with 7.4 rpg.
• Leroy Blyden Jr. is third in the MAC with an 85.0 FT%, fourth with 1.7 spg, eighth with a 41.1 three-point FG%, eighth with 4.3 apg, and 10th with 15.8 ppg.
• Austin Parks ranks fifth with a 61.6 FG% and tied for fourth with 1.5 bpg.
ON THE HORIZON
Toledo will travel to Oxford, Ohio to meet No. 21 Miami (28-0, 15-0 MAC) on Tuesday, March 3 at 7:00 p.m. The Rockets will close out their regular season at home vs. Buffalo (16-12, 6-9 MAC) on Friday, March 6 at 7:00 p.m.
The Rockets and Bobcats are tied for fourth place in the Mid-American Conference with three games remaining in the regular season and could potentially meet in the MAC Tournament quarterfinals for a second-straight year.
Toledo posted a 101-85 victory over the Bobcats in Savage Arena on Jan. 13. The Rockets shot a blistering 61.9% from the field to extend their winning streak to 10 in a row in their series vs. Ohio. 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 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 hitting 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 evening.
The Rockets clinched a berth in the 2026 MAC Tournament on Tuesday with a 79–69 home victory over Northern Illinois. Wilson led the way with 17 points and was joined in double figures by Parks (14 pts.), Mynor Strong (14 pts.), Blyden (12 pts.) and Craig. Blyden and Craig also grabbed a team-high seven rebounds, with Wilson's seven assists helping orchestrate an offense that posted 21 assists on 30 made field goals.
Parks also added six rebounds, four assists and four blocks to register one of his most complete performances of the season.
The Rockets are led by the backcourt duo of Wilson (17.2 ppg) and Blyden (15.7 ppg) along with the frontcourt tandem of Craig (12.0 ppg) and Parks (11.2 ppg). Blyden leads all MAC freshmen with 15.7 ppg, while Wilson is dishing out a team-high 4.6 apg. Parks ranks in the Top Five of the MAC with a team-high 61.6 FG% and 1.5 bpg, while Craig is tied for fourth with a team-best 7.4 rpg.
Ohio has been idle since posting a 74-66 victory at Northern Illinois last Saturday. Senior Jackson Paveletzke ranks eighth in the MAC with 16.7 ppg and third with 5.3 apg. Senior Aiden Hadaway is averaging 14.0 ppg and a team-high 7.4 rpg.
GAME INFORMATION
Date: Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026.
Tip-Off: 4:00 p.m.
Location: Athens, Ohio.
Arena: The Convo (13,080).
Streaming: ESPN+. Marty Bannister will provide play-by-play for broadcast with Rob Cornelius 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 first in the MAC with a 1.48 assist/turnover ratio in league play, second with a 48.5 FG% and a 37.9 three-point FG% and third with 80.6 ppg and plus-1.8 turnover margin.
• The Rockets' 67.3 FG% vs. Eastern Michigan last Saturday was their best since shooting 67.2% vs. Bowling Green in 2018.
• Toledo has shot 40% or better from three-point range in four consecutive games and is shooting 43.2% (32-of-74) with Sonny Wilson (66.7%/6-of-9) setting the pace during this stretch.
• The Rockets have outrebounded each of their last three opponents.
• Sonny Wilson has scored in double digits in 44 of 45 games after his streak of scoring in double figures ended at 36 straight contests vs. Bowling Green on Jan. 24. He has responded by averaging 18.1 ppg and 4.8 apg and scoring in double digits in each of the last eight games.
• Wilson and Leroy Blyden Jr. are leading the Rockets offensively in conference play and are seventh and eighth in the MAC with 17.0 ppg and 16.3 ppg, respectively.
• Blyden is the only freshman ranked in the Top 20 in MAC scoring in league play.
• Sean Craig ranks second in the MAC with 2.9 offensive rpg. He is also tied for fifth in the MAC with a team-high six double-doubles and tallied 16 points and 13 rebounds vs. Miami followed by 15 points and 10 boards vs. Ohio.
• Austin Parks has blocked a career-high five shots vs. BGSU (Jan. 24) and Ball State (Jan. 31) in addition to scoring a MAC-season high 17 points vs. Kent State (Feb. 3) and at WMU (Feb. 11). He is averaging 11.8 ppg with a 68.8 FG% in his last six games.
• Parks' 29 blocks in MAC play rank second and are tied for fifth most in program history.
• Mynor Strong has started the last seven games, his first starting nods since UT's first two games of the season, and scored a season-high 14 points vs. NIU on Tuesday. He is averaging 8.1 ppg with a 38.9 3FG% (7-of-18) since re-joining the starting lineup.
DETAILING SATURDAY'S MATCHUP
• Toledo's all-time series vs. Ohio is tied at 72-72 after the Rockets have won their last 10 meetings vs. the Bobcats.
• The Rockets have won their last seven matchups vs. Ohio in Athens with their last defeat coming in a 95-90 defeat on Feb. 1, 2014.
• Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk possesses a 19-8 record vs. Ohio in his coaching career.
ROCKETS IN THE NCAA & MAC RANKINGS (thru games played Feb. 22)
• Toledo ranks second in the MAC with its 76.6 FT%. The Rockets are also 26th nationally with a MAC-low 15.1 personal fouls per game and 36th with their 48.3 FG%.
• UT is third in the MAC with a 1.53 A/TO ratio and a 48.3 FG%.
• Sonny Wilson ranks second with a 2.8 A/TO ratio and seventh with 17.2 ppg and 4.6 apg.
• Sean Craig ranks second in the MAC with 2.9 offensive rpg and fourth with 7.4 rpg.
• Leroy Blyden Jr. is third in the MAC with an 85.0 FT%, fourth with 1.7 spg, eighth with a 41.1 three-point FG%, eighth with 4.3 apg, and 10th with 15.8 ppg.
• Austin Parks ranks fifth with a 61.6 FG% and tied for fourth with 1.5 bpg.
ON THE HORIZON
Toledo will travel to Oxford, Ohio to meet No. 21 Miami (28-0, 15-0 MAC) on Tuesday, March 3 at 7:00 p.m. The Rockets will close out their regular season at home vs. Buffalo (16-12, 6-9 MAC) on Friday, March 6 at 7:00 p.m.
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