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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's basketball team opens the 2020-21 season with a home matchup against Franklin College tonight at 5 pm.

ROSE-HULMAN GAME NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman was picked to finish 2nd in the HCAC this season, in the preseason league coaches poll released on Monday.
* Senior Craig McGee was named the HCAC Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2020. The 3-time 1st-team all-HCAC honoree was also chosen 1st-team all-region by the NABC and 2nd-team D3hoops.com all-region last season.
* McGee is the only player in Rose-Hulman men's basketball history with 1,000 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists. He has scored 1,142 points with 490 rebounds and ranks No. 2 in school history with 453 assists. The school record for assists is 484.
* Rusty Loyd was named to Silver Waves Media list of 50 Impactful Head Coaches in NCAA Division III men's basketball following the 2019-20 season.
* Rose-Hulman came up one point shy of an NCAA Division III Tournament trip in 2020, falling 49-48 at Transylvania in the HCAC Tournament Championship Game

FRANKLIN GAME NOTES:
* Franklin was picked to finish 3rd in the HCAC this season, in the preseason league coaches poll released on Monday.
* Franklin lost two tight games to Hanover in non-conference action last weekend, falling 76-74 on the road and 69-62 at home.
* Brian Lebowitz takes over as head coach this season for Kerry Prather, who has been promoted to President at Franklin.
* Franklin finished 17-9 last season and 13-5 in HCAC play.

SERIES HISTORY:
* Overall Record FC leads 46-37
* Current Streak RHIT won 1
* Last Year HCAC Round 1 - RHIT 83, FC 68
* Last Year Meeting 2 - FC 73, RHIT 71
* Last Year Meeting 1 - FC 68, RHIT 66
* Last 10 Matchups RHIT leads 6-4