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Jersey Number 2
Leroy Blyden Jr.
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 170
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- Detroit Jesuit
As a Freshman (2025-26)
Named Third-Team All-MAC and MAC Freshman of the Year, fourth under Coach Kowalczyk and ninth in program history...Led MAC freshmen with 16.4 ppg & scored in double figures in final 24 games...Tied for the team lead with 32 double-digit scoring contests...Ranked third in MAC with 1.8 spg and 84.6 FT%, seventh with 2.3 treys/game and 2.4 assist/turnover ratio, eighth with 4.5 apg and ninth with 16.4 ppg and 40.7 3PTFG%...Led team with 1.8 spg, 77 3PTFGs, 40.7 3PTFG%, and thirteen 20-point outings...Named to MAC All-Tournament Team after averaging 18.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 4.7 apg and 2.7 spg with 52.5 F% and 50.0 3FG% (9-of-18)...Grabbed four steals in a game on five different occasions...Tallied 21 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals vs. Akron (Mar. 14) in MAC Championship game...Scored 23 points (8-10 FG, 4-4 3FG) and grabbed six rebounds vs. Bowling Green (Mar. 12) in MAC Quarterfinals...Tallied 20 points, a season-high 13 assists (one shy of school record) and seven rebounds vs. Buffalo (March 6)...Scored team-high 22 points (16 in 2nd half) and grabbed season-high nine rebounds at Ohio (Feb. 28)...Scored season-high 36 points (27 in 2nd half) to help Rockets rally from 16-point deficit vs. Western Michigan (Dec. 30)...Tallied 24 points (17 in 1st half) vs. Ohio (Jan. 13) and 24 points (17 in 2nd half) at James Madison (Feb. 7)...Scored 20 points vs. Detroit Mercy (Nov. 15), at Oakland (Dec. 6), and vs. Lourdes (Dec. 20)....Tied for team lead with 17 points to go along with game-high nine assists, five three-pointers and two blocks in collegiate debut vs. South Alabama (Nov. 3).
High School (Univ. of Detroit Jesuit)
Named Michigan Mr. Basketball runner-up after averaging 21.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 5.7 apg, 2.3 spg and 1.3 bpg as senior…Shot 67% from field. 40.5% from three-point range and 87% from free-throw line… Averaged 20.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.5 apg and 2.0 spg to earn second-team all-state honors as junior…Two-time First-Team All-Detroit, All-CHSL and all-league selection.
Personal
Full name is Leroy E. Blyden Jr....Age: 19...Son of Leroy Blyden Sr....Has one sister, Makayla (20)…International business major.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 36 vs. Western Michigan (12/30/25)
Rebounds: 9 @Ohio (2/28/26)
Assists: 13 vs. Buffalo (3/5/26)
Steals: 4 (5x, last vs. Akron (3/14/26)
Blocks: 2 vs. South Alabama (11/3/25)
Field Goals: 12 vs. Western Michigan (12/30/25)
FG Att.: 23 vs. Western Michigan (12/30/25)
3PTFGs: 5 vs. South Alabama (11/3/25)
3PTFG Att.: 10 (3x, last @Bowling Green (2/14/26)
Free Throws: 9 vs. Western Michigan (12/30/25)
FT Att.: 11 vs. Western Michigan (12/30/25)
Minutes: 39 (3x, last @Akron (1/27/26)
Named Third-Team All-MAC and MAC Freshman of the Year, fourth under Coach Kowalczyk and ninth in program history...Led MAC freshmen with 16.4 ppg & scored in double figures in final 24 games...Tied for the team lead with 32 double-digit scoring contests...Ranked third in MAC with 1.8 spg and 84.6 FT%, seventh with 2.3 treys/game and 2.4 assist/turnover ratio, eighth with 4.5 apg and ninth with 16.4 ppg and 40.7 3PTFG%...Led team with 1.8 spg, 77 3PTFGs, 40.7 3PTFG%, and thirteen 20-point outings...Named to MAC All-Tournament Team after averaging 18.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 4.7 apg and 2.7 spg with 52.5 F% and 50.0 3FG% (9-of-18)...Grabbed four steals in a game on five different occasions...Tallied 21 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals vs. Akron (Mar. 14) in MAC Championship game...Scored 23 points (8-10 FG, 4-4 3FG) and grabbed six rebounds vs. Bowling Green (Mar. 12) in MAC Quarterfinals...Tallied 20 points, a season-high 13 assists (one shy of school record) and seven rebounds vs. Buffalo (March 6)...Scored team-high 22 points (16 in 2nd half) and grabbed season-high nine rebounds at Ohio (Feb. 28)...Scored season-high 36 points (27 in 2nd half) to help Rockets rally from 16-point deficit vs. Western Michigan (Dec. 30)...Tallied 24 points (17 in 1st half) vs. Ohio (Jan. 13) and 24 points (17 in 2nd half) at James Madison (Feb. 7)...Scored 20 points vs. Detroit Mercy (Nov. 15), at Oakland (Dec. 6), and vs. Lourdes (Dec. 20)....Tied for team lead with 17 points to go along with game-high nine assists, five three-pointers and two blocks in collegiate debut vs. South Alabama (Nov. 3).
High School (Univ. of Detroit Jesuit)
Named Michigan Mr. Basketball runner-up after averaging 21.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 5.7 apg, 2.3 spg and 1.3 bpg as senior…Shot 67% from field. 40.5% from three-point range and 87% from free-throw line… Averaged 20.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 3.5 apg and 2.0 spg to earn second-team all-state honors as junior…Two-time First-Team All-Detroit, All-CHSL and all-league selection.
Personal
Full name is Leroy E. Blyden Jr....Age: 19...Son of Leroy Blyden Sr....Has one sister, Makayla (20)…International business major.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 36 vs. Western Michigan (12/30/25)
Rebounds: 9 @Ohio (2/28/26)
Assists: 13 vs. Buffalo (3/5/26)
Steals: 4 (5x, last vs. Akron (3/14/26)
Blocks: 2 vs. South Alabama (11/3/25)
Field Goals: 12 vs. Western Michigan (12/30/25)
FG Att.: 23 vs. Western Michigan (12/30/25)
3PTFGs: 5 vs. South Alabama (11/3/25)
3PTFG Att.: 10 (3x, last @Bowling Green (2/14/26)
Free Throws: 9 vs. Western Michigan (12/30/25)
FT Att.: 11 vs. Western Michigan (12/30/25)
Minutes: 39 (3x, last @Akron (1/27/26)
Toledo Men's Basketball vs Akron Post Game Press Conference
Sunday, March 15
Toledo Men's Basketball vs UMass Post Game Press Conference
Friday, March 13
Toledo Men's Basketball vs BGSU Post Game Press Conference
Thursday, March 12
Toledo Men's Basketball vs Buffalo Post Game Press Conference
Friday, March 06
