2010-11 Toledo Rockets' Basketball Game Notes
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2010-11 TOLEDO ROCKETS’ BASKETBALL GAME NOTES TOLEDO ROCKETS (0-5) vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE PENGUINS (2-1) 2010-11 Toledo Schedule THE TIP-OFF (0-5 Overall, 0-0 MAC) DATE & TIME: November 24, 2010 - 7:35 p.m. Date Opponent Time/Result SITE: Beeghly Center (6,300) - Youngstown, OH. Oct. 30 SIENA HEIGHTS (EXH.) W, 82-80 THE COACHES: Nov. 3 UM-DEARBORN (EXH.) W, 92-73 Tod Kowalczyk - 0-5 at UT (1st year), 136-117 overall (9th year). vs. YSU: 14-5 Nov. 10 at No. 13 Illinois% (ESPN3) L, 45-84 Jerry Slocum - 51-101 at YSU (Sixth year), 631-426 overall (36th year). vs. UT: 0-0 Nov. 14 at No. 22 Temple L, 49-82 Nov. 19 UIC% L, 51-57 TV: None. Nov. 20 RHODE ISland% L, 65-76 ROCKET RADIO NETWORK: All regular-season games will be broadcast on WSPD Nov. 21 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON% L, 51-64 (1370 AM) in Toledo; WJMO (1300 AM) in Cleveland; WDTW (1310 AM) in Detroit. Nov. 24 at Youngstown State 7:35 p.m. Nov. 28 at UIC 3:00 p.m. CT Mark Beier will call the play-by-play and Jay Lehman will serve as analyst. Dec. 4 CINCINNATI 7:00 p.m. Internet: Rocket radio broadcasts can be heard at www.utrockets.com. UT’s home Dec. 8 at IPFW 6:00 p.m. games can also be seen live via RocketVision at www.utrockets.com. Dec. 11 VALPARAISO 7:00 p.m. Dec. 18 FLORIDA GULF COAST 7:00 p.m. ROCKETS TO VISIT YOUNGSTOWN STATE ON WEDNESDAY Dec. 21 INDIANA UNIV.-NORTHWEST 7:00 p.m. Toledo travels to Youngstown, OH for the first of two road games this week Dec. 30 at UNC-Wilmington 7:00 p.m. when it takes on Youngstown State on Wednesday, Nov. 24. The Rockets will Jan. 3 at Alabama 7:00 p.m. CT Jan. 8 EASTERN MICHIGAN* 7:00 p.m. be meeting the Penguins for the first time in seven years with UT posting a Jan. 12 at Central Michigan* 7:00 p.m. 78-74 home win on Nov. 26, 2003 in the last encounter. Jan. 15 at Northern Illinois* 3:30 p.m. CT Toledo leads the all-time series between the schools by an 8-1 margin. Jan. 19 WESTERN MICHIGAN* 7:00 p.m. The Penguins’ lone win was a 69-61 triumph in the Beeghly Center on Nov. Jan. 22 BALL STATE* 7:00 p.m. Jan. 25 BOWLING GREEN* (STO) 7:30 p.m. 30, 2002. Jan. 30 at Kent State* (STO) 2:00 p.m. Freshman G Zack Leahy is leading a balanced Rocket scoring attack Feb. 2 at Buffalo* 7:00 p.m. with 10.2 points per game. Sophomore G Malcolm Griffin (8.6), senior F Feb. 5 AKRON* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 9 at Ohio* 7:00 p.m. Anthony Wright (8.5), freshman C Delino Dear (8.0), redshirt freshman Feb. 12 MIAMI* (DH) 7:00 p.m. F Hayden Humes (7.2), freshman G J.T. Thomas (6.3) and freshman G Feb. 15 at Ball State* 7:00 p.m. Reese Holliday (5.0) are also averaging more than 5.0 ppg. Feb. 19 ESPNU BRACKETBUSTERS* TBA Humes tops UT with 7.4 rebounds per game after putting in a workman- Feb. 22 at Western Michigan* 7:00 p.m. Feb. 26 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 7:00 p.m. like performance last weekend in the 2K Sports Classic benefitting Coaches Mar. 1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN* 7:00 p.m. vs. Cancer. The Valparaiso, IN native received all-tournament team accolades Mar. 4/5 at Eastern Michigan* TBA after posting 9.0 ppg and 9.7 rpg, including his first career double-double with Mar. 8 MAC First Round (at campus sites) TBA Mar. 10 MAC Quarterfinals (at Cleveland, OH) 12 points and 10 boards vs. UIC. Mar. 11 MAC Semifinals (at Cleveland, OH) UT is utilizing just seven scholarship players this season. First-year head Mar. 12 MAC Championship (at Cleveland, OH) coach Tod Kowalczyk also has three transfers - junior G Dominique Home games in CAPS Buckley, sophomore G Rian Pearson and sophomore F Matt Smith - on * Mid-American Conference match * 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer scholarship who will not be eligible until the 2011-12 campaign. TOLEDO ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Youngstown State will be facing its third-straight MAC opponent after post- MBB Contact: Steve Easton ing a 64-53 win over Buffalo on Nov. 16 and dropping a 91-84 (OT) decision Email: [email protected] at Akron last Saturday. The Penguins made a season-high 10 treys against Phone: 419-530-4921 the Zips and tied a school mark with 33 three-point attempts. Senior F Vytas Cell: 419-262-3953 Sulskis and junior G Devonte Maymon are leading YSU in scoring with 14.3 Twitter: twitter.com/UTSteveEaston and 14.0 ppg, respectively, with Sulskis also hauling down a team-high 7.0 Facebook: facebook.com/UTRockets rebounds per contest. ROCKETS ’ PR ACTICE /GAME SCHEDULE - WEEK OF NOVEMBE R 21-27 SU N DAY 21 MO N DAY 22 TUESDAY 23 WED N ESDAY 24 THU R SDAY 25FR IDAY 26 SATU R DAY 27 Practice - Game vs. Practice Practice-2 p.m. Game at No Practice 11:00 a.m. CofC-3:00 p.m. 2:00 p.m. Travel to YSU YSU-7:35 p.m. Practice 11:00 a.m. Travel to UIC Toledo Men’s Basketball Game Notes - page 2 MEDIA INFORMATION TALE OF THE TAPE www.utrockets.com COMPARING TOLEDO AND YOUNGSTOWN STATE For the most complete information on University of Toledo athlet- CATEGORY TOLEDO YSU ics, log on to the official athletic website, www.utrockets.com. The Scoring Offense 52.2 70.7 website, which is part of the Neulion network of college athletics Scoring Defense 72.6 68.3 websites, is updated daily and features rosters, statistics, photos, Scoring Margin -20.4 +2.4 interviews, features and allows fans to purchase basketball tickets Field Goal Pct. 39.3 38.2 online. FG% Defense 49.5 47.7 Coach Kowalczyk on the Air 3PTFG% Pct. 29.0 29.8 The Tod Kowalczyk Show airs on WSPD (AM-1370) every 3PTFG% Defense 32.1 22.7 Monday at 6:00 p.m. during the season. 3PTFGs Made/Game 4.0 8.3 Mark Beier will join Coach Kowalczyk at Frickers in Maumee for 3PTFGs Allowed/Game 6.8 3.3 an hour of interviews and open phone lines.The first show of the Free Throw Pct. 62.5 67.2 season will be Nov. 29. Rebounds/Game 27.8 39.7 Rebound Margin -6.2 +2.7 Coach Kowalczyk in CyberSpace Assists/Game 11.2 12.7 For the latest information for the Rockets’ head basketball coach, Turnovers/Game 17.8 13.0 log on to www.CoachTK.com. Turnover Margin -5.2 -0.7 Individuals can follow the Rockets and Head Coach Tod Kow- Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.6 1.0 alczyk on both Facebook and Twitter. Below is where to go for Steals/Game 5.2 7.0 each. Blocked Shots/Game 0.0 3.0 Facebook: Toledo Rockets Basketball Twitter: UTRocketHoops PROBABLE STARTERS UT Men’s Basketball Telecasts on the Web Toledo Probable Starters (0-5, 0-0 MAC) Rocket fans can watch all of the University of Toledo Rockets Pos. No. Name Ppg. Rpg. Apg. men’s and women’s basketball home games on RocketVision dur- ing the 2010-11 season. Subscription packages are available on an F 4 Hayden Humes (Fr.-R, 6-8, 215) 7.2 7.4 1.4 annual and monthly basis. F 12 Anthony Wright (Sr., 6-6, 260) 8.5 2.3 0.3 (NOTE: RocketVision live coverage of home games will be C 2 Delino Dear (Fr., 6-9, 205) 8.0 4.6 0.6 blacked out in the Toledo area, but will be available to all subscribers G 3 J.T. Thomas (Fr., 6-1, 180) 6.3 1.0 2.7 on an on-demand basis). G 10 Zack Leahy (Fr., 6-0, 185) 10.2 1.4 1.8 YSU Probable Starters (2-1, 0-0 Horizon) Interviews Pos. No. Name Ppg. Rpg. Apg. A press conference with both coaches and requested players F 21 Damian Eargle (So., 6-7, 215) 3.7 7.7 0.3 will be conducted after the game in Savage Arena. UT coaches and players also will be available during the week before or after practice F 44 Vytas Sulskis (Sr., 6-7, 215) 14.3 7.0 2.3 by appointment through the Athletic Media Relations Office. Arrange- G 3 Kendrick Perry (Fr., 6-0, 160) 8.3 2.7 4.3 ments for interviews should be made through the Athletic Media G 20 Ashen Ward (Jr., 6-3, 214) 9.0 2.7 1.7 Relations Office at least one day in advance. All player interview G 22 Devonte Maymon (Jr., 6-2, 185) 14.0 1.7 1.7 requests shall be made through the Athletic Media Relations Office and will be at the discretion of the head coach. SERIES INFORMATION Media Interview Policy Toledo leads the all-time series by an 8-1 margin. • The Toledo locker room is closed to all members of the media. The Rockets are 5-0 at home and 3-1 on the road vs. • Practices are open to the media but please contact Associate Ath- the Penguins.