1 MIAMI MEN’S BASKETBALL 21 MAC Championships | 17 NCAA Tournament Appearances | 26 Postseason Berths 650 Mid-American Conference Wins | Graduating Champions Miami RedHawks (7-4, 4-2 MAC) 2020-21 SCHEDULE vs. Toledo (13-4, 8-1 MAC) Times are listed as Eastern Time and subject to change Game 12: Tuesday, Jan. 26 • 7 p.m. NOVEMBER Millett Hall (6,400) • Oxford, Ohio 25 NORTH DAKOTA ...............W, 81-67 Series vs. Toledo/Streak: Miami leads, 68-62/L 13 DECEMBER Last Meeting: L, 65-57 (Feb. 11, 2020) 5 at Wright State ........................L, 47-71 TV: ESPN+ • Steve Baker, Randy Hollowell 9 WESTERN ILLINOIS^ ....... W, 67-57 Radio: Miami Sports Network Affiliates/TuneIn App • Terry Bridge 11 MOUNT ST. JOSEPH^ .......W, 79-64 15 BUFFALO* ........................L, 62-90 1 9 at Bradley ...............................L, 68-69 PROBABLE STARTERS 21 DEFIANCE ....................... Canceled 23 BELLARMINE ................... Canceled MIAMI POTENTIAL STARTERS (Based on last game) 29 OHIO* ...........................Postponed No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown GP/GS PPG RPG APG 2 Mekhi Lairy G 5-8 Jr. Evansville, Ind. 11/11 11.8 2.4 3.2 JANUARY 3 Dae Dae Grant G 6-2 So. Lorain, Ohio 11/11 13.4 2.4 2.6 2 at Central Michigan*..........Postponed 22 Myja White G 6-1 R-So. Terre Haute, Ind. 10/3 4.4 1.8 0.6 9 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* ......W, 70-58 12 at Ohio* .....................................L, 61-78 13 Dalonte Brown F 6-7 Sr. Toledo, Ohio 11/11 12.9 6.9 0.9 16 at Western Michigan* .......Postponed 33 Elijah McNamara F 6-9 Jr. Pickerington, Ohio 11/3 5.1 2.5 0.8 19 BALL STATE* .................... W, 81-71 Off the Bench 21 BOWLING GREEN* ........... W, 96-77 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown GP/GS PPG RPG APG 23 at Eastern Michigan* ............W, 85-63 0 Javin Etzler F 6-8 R-Fr. Convoy, Ohio 7/0 2.9 2.3 0.0 26 TOLEDO* .............................7 p.m. 1 Josh Brewer F 6-5 Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 10/3 2.0 1.7 0.3 30 WESTERN MICHIGAN* ......... 2 p.m. 4 Isaiah Coleman-Lands G 6-0 R-Jr. Indianapolis, Ind. 11/0 8.9 3.1 3.1 5 Precious Ayah F 6-6 R-Sr. Okpoama, Nigeria 11/5 3.0 2.5 0.1 FEBRUARY 11 James Beck F 6-8 R-Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. 11/8 7.1 5.5 0.4 2 at Kent State* ............................. 7 p.m. 14 Luka Eller F 6-7 Fr. Mentor, Ohio 3/0 1.3 0.3 0.3 6 at Buffalo* ..................................5 p.m. 15 Milos Jovic G 6-4 R-Sr. Leskovac, Serbia 10/0 1.7 0.5 0.5 9 EASTERN MICHIGAN* ..............TBA 20 Benjamin Litteken G 6-1 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. 2/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13 AKRON*..................................TBA 21 Jackson Ames C 6-11 Fr. Batavia, Ohio 5/0 0.8 0.6 0.0 16 at Toledo* ................................... 7 p.m. 24 Michael Ritchie F 6-5 Sr. Mt. Prospect, Ill. 2/0 0.0 0.0 0.0 20 at Northern Illinois* ............. 2:30 p.m. 30 Bryson Tatum G 6-4 Fr. Urbana, Ill. 3/0 1.3 0.7 0.0 27 KENT STATE* ...........................TBA MARCH STORYLINES 2 at Bowling Green* ..................... 7 p.m. 1. TUESDAY’S GAME: Fresh off a trio of wins last week, Miami returns to the 5 at Akron* .........................................TBA court to host MAC leader Toledo on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. The match-up All games tentative and subject to change; game pits the MAC’s top two teams in 3-point field goal percentage with Toledo hit- times listed as Eastern Time ting 38.9 percent from beyond the arc and Miami knocking down 38.5 percent Home games in listed in CAPS from long range on the season. *Denotes Mid-American Conference Game ^Miami Invitational (Oxford, Ohio) 2. GRANT TABBED MAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Sophomore guard Dae Dae Grant averaged 21.3 ppg, while shooting a sizzling 57.9 percent from the field Follow Miami Basketball and a scorching 63.2 percent from 3-point range and 88.9 percent from the and Miami Athletics free-throw line as Miami rattled off three wins in five days to earn MAC Player of the Week honors. Grant also was named the Lou Henson National Player of @MiamiOH_BBall the Week by CollegeInsider.com. @MiamiRedHawks 3. COLEMAN-LANDS RANKS 12TH NATIONALLY IN ASSIST/TURNOVER Miami RedHawks RATIO: Redshirt junior guard Isaiah Coleman-Lands has been stingy with turnovers and currently boasts a 3.78 assist/turnover ratio with 34 assists to nine turnovers through 11 games. He leads the MAC and ranks 12th nationally in assist/turnover ratio. 2 2020-21 MIAMI UNIVERSITY REDHAWKS MEN’S BASKETBALL MIAMI BY THE NUMBERS GAMEDAY CENTRAL 1397 All-Time Miami wins Miami’s MAC wins Miami vs. Toledo 650 Oxford, Ohio ....................................................................Location ...............................................................Toledo, Ohio 495 Number of Miami wins at Millett Hall 19,452 .............................................................................Enrollment ......................................................................... 19,782 Mid-American ..............................................................Conference ..........................................................Mid-American 116 Seasons of Miami Basketball Millett Hall (6,400) ........................................................... Arena .................................................... Savage Arena (7,014) 27 Number of head coaches for Miami Jack Owens (Eastern Illinois ‘99) ..............................Head Coach ..............Tod Kowalczyk (Minnesota-Duluth ‘89) Basketball, including Jack Owens Fourth Season ...........................................................Years at School ............................................................11th Season 51-58 .........................................................................Record at School ................................................................. 197-148 21 Mid-American Conference titles Same ...........................................................................Overall Record ........................................223-260 (19th Season) 11 Returning letterwinners from 2019-20 13-19 ...........................................................................2019-20 Record .......................................................................17-15 Juniors & Seniors on the Miami roster 5-13 ..................................................................2019-20 Conference Record .............................................................8-10 10 3/2 .......................................................................Starters Returning/Lost .................................................................. 2/3 3 Returning starters from last season 11/2 ................................................................... Lettermen Returning/Lost ................................................................ 5/4 ALL-TIME MAC ONLY RECORDS TUESDAY’S GAME: Fresh off a trio of wins last week, Miami returns to the court to No. Team Record Pct. host MAC leader Toledo on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. The match-up pits the MAC’s 1. MIAMI 650-446 .593 top two teams in 3-point field goal percentage with Toledo hitting 38.9 percent 2. Toledo 585-478 .550 from beyond the arc and Miami knocking down 38.5 percent from long range on the 3. Ohio 608-499 .549 season. 4. Akron 269-228 .541 5. Ball State 409-367 .527 ABOUT TOLEDO: The Rockets enter Tuesday’s game with a 13-4 overall record and an 8-1 conference mark to lead the Mid-American Conference. Marreon Jackson 6. Bowling Green 538-501 .517 leads Toledo in scoring at 17.5 ppg while hitting 53 triples on the season. Ryan 7. Buffalo 189-199 .487 Rollins follows at 15.0 ppg, while Spencer Littleton averages 13.2 ppg with 57 treys 8. Kent State 508-554 .478 on the season. Setric Millner, Jr. also averages double figures in scoring (13.0 ppg) 9. Western Michigan 500-590 .459 and leads Toledo on the boards (6.8 rpg). The Rockets have won their last two: an 10. Eastern Michigan 347-442 .440 89-82 win against Central Michigan last Tuesday and a 76-74 win against Kent State 11. Northern Illinois 240-349 .407 on Saturday. Their lone MAC loss came in overtime at Akron, 95-94. In MAC games, 12. Central Michigan 324-490 .398 UT leads the MAC in scoring offense (85.89 ppg), scoring margin (+13.44), field goal percentage (.489), assists (18.33) and 3-point field goals (11.33). Miami Athletic Communications & Marketing THE SERIES WITH THE ROCKETS: Saturday marks the 131st meeting between Men’s Basketball Contact .............Angie Redlinger Miami and Toledo with MU holding a 68-62 edge in the series. The Rockets have Cell # ...............................................513-330-0810 won the last 13 meetings, including a 65-57 game in Toledo on Feb. 11 last year and E-mail [email protected] a 66-63 decision on Jan. 29, 2019 in Oxford. When playing in Oxford Miami is 42-19 Assistant AD/CACMO ...................... Lindsay Sparks against the Rockets. Miami’s last win in the series was in Toledo on Feb. 12, 2011, 68- 66 and it’s last win in Millett Hall against UT was on Feb. 10, 2010, 55-47. Assistant AD/Communications ........... Dave Meyer Assistant AD/Broadcast .......................Steve Baker UP NEXT: Miami plays its fourth home game in its last five games when the Red- Assistant Director .............................. Allie Clayboss Hawks host Western Michigan at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 30. Address .............................................230 Millett Hall Oxford, OH 40456 TELEVISION Website ....................... www.MiamiRedHawks.com Tuesday’s game will be carried live on ESPN+. Steve Baker and Randy Hollowell will call the action. MIAMI UNIVERSITY, PLEASE RADIO When referring to Miami, please