CHICAGO, Ill. – Rose-Hulman men's basketball is set to compete in two games at the UChicago Tournament. The Fightin' Engineers open the tourney against Oberlin on Saturday, November 14 at 3 PM ET (2 PM CT) before facing Bowdoin, Sunday, November 15 at 1 PM ET (12 PM CT).
CHICAGO ALUMNI EVENT:
* The Fightin' Engineers will be hosting an alumni event in Chicago after their tournament game on Saturday. Join the team for a Rose-Hulman alumni event at Nella Pizza e Pasta on Saturday, November 14, from 4 PM - 6:30 PM. RSVP for the event by
CLICKING HERE.
ROSE-HULMAN NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman returns their seven top scorers from the 2025-26 season.
* The Fightin' Engineers tipped off the 2026-27 season with a 90-82 victory against Wabash.
* As a team, Rose-Hulman converted 25-32 (78.1%) of their shots at the free throw line.
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Evan Gentile led the team with 16 points, shooting 6-9 from the field and 2-3 from beyond the arc.
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Nate Smith racked up 13 points, shooting 3-6 from the floor and 7-8 at the charity stripe.
* Smith hauled in four rebounds, while adding two assists, two steals, and two blocks.
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Jack Jenniges recorded 12 points and a team-high seven rebounds on 5-8 shooting.
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Christian Torres scored 11 points on a perfect 4-4 shooting from the floor, while hauling in five rebounds.
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Cole Pride added nine points, six rebounds, three assists, and one block.
* The team has been picked to finish second in the HCAC Preseason Poll, earning 66 points and two first place votes.
OBERLIN NOTES:
* The Yeomen have opened the season with a record of 1-1.
* The team defeated Hiram 77-58 and they are coming off a 75-55 loss to York.
* Noah Kim leads the team with 17 points per game, shooting 61.9% from the floor and 40.0% from three-point range.
* Sam Kamenko has averaged 11.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game on 52.6% shooting.
* Uros Petrusic has added 9.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game on 47.1% shooting.
* Rob Magner has added 7.5 points and a team-leading 2.0 steals per game.
BOWDOIN NOTES:
* The Polar Bears open the season against Endicott on Tuesday, November 10 at 7 PM.
* Bowdoin posted a record of 15-10 last season with a 5-5 conference mark.
* Mason Dawkins leads all returners with 11.3 points per game on 48.5% shooting.
* He added 5.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and a team-high 1.8 steals per game.
* Ben Chilson put up 7.6 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.
SERIES HISTORY:
* Rose-Hulman will take on Oberlin and Bowdoin for the first time in school history.
