2014-15 Carson-Newman Men's Basketball News
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Clark, Webster garner Chick-Fil-A Athlete of the Week honors
February 09, 2016JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman men's basketball's Charles Clark (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) and softball's Allison Webster (Charlestown, Ind.) have been named the Chick-Fil-A Male and Female Athletes of the Week. -
Drill Factory registration remains open
June 28, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman's men's basketball program will play host to the second of two Drill Factory camps from July 6-10.
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Drill Factory camp number two begins in three weeks
June 16, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s men’s basketball program will play host to the second of two Drill Factory camps from July 6-10.
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Eagles place school-record 136 on South Atlantic Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll
June 15, 2015ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman athletics saw a school record 136 student athletes named to the South Atlantic Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll when the league office unveiled the list Monday morning.
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Hoops alum Davis jumps to Germany’s Pro-A league
June 09, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Former Carson-Newman men’s basketball player Antoine Davis has advanced in his professional playing career overseas, jumping up two leagues from Germany’s Regionaliga to the Bundesliga/Pro-A.
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Benson adds five to 2015-16 signing class
May 29, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson has announced the signing of five student athletes to his 2015-16 recruiting class. The five additions bring Carson-Newman’s signing class for the upcoming season to six.
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Two weeks remain to sign up for first of two Drill Factory basketball camps
May 14, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s men’s basketball program will play host to a pair of camps, one running from June 1-5 and another from July 6-10.
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Men’s basketball sets “Drill Factory” camps for June and July
April 28, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s men’s basketball program will play host to a pair of camps, one running from June 1-5 and another from July 6-10.
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Finalists unveiled for second annual Frosty Awards
April 27, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The finalists for 12 Frosty Awards categories have been released after fan, coach and administrator voting. The Frosty Awards are open to the public and will take place in Gentry Auditorium on Sunday, May 3 at 2 p.m.
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Frosty Awards Nominees Released, Open for Fan Voting
April 20, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The nominees for 12 Frosty Awards categories have been released after selection from the Frosty Awards Committee. The Frosty Awards are open to the public and will take place in Gentry Auditorium on Sunday, May 3 at 2 p.m.
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Hoops alum Davis named Regionalliga Player of the Year
April 05, 2015BONHEIM, Germany – Carson-Newman men’s basketball alum Antoine Davis has been named Player of the Year in his first season of professional basketball in Germany’s Regionalliga.
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Brooks picks up all-region honor from NABC
March 23, 2015KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Carson-Newman junior forward Carson Brooks (Knoxville, Tenn.) has been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches All-Southeast Region second team.
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Eagles exit NCAA tournament in first round with 74-69 defeat to Montevallo
March 14, 2015HARROGATE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (18-14) fought tooth and nail with second-seeded and 23rd-ranked Montevallo (25-8) in the first round of the NCAA tournament but fell to the Falcons 74-69 Saturday afternoon at Tex Turner Arena.
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Carson-Newman cranks open NCAA tournament play with Montevallo
March 13, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Seventh-seeded Carson-Newman (18-13) opens up its second straight NCAA tournament appearance with a matchup Saturday at 2:30 p.m. against second-seeded and 23rd-ranked Montevallo (24-8) in Harrogate, Tenn. at Lincoln Memorial’s Tex Turner Arena.
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Clark, Lockett tabbed for Bojangles Athletes of the Week
March 10, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman men’s basketball’s Charles Clark (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) and softball’s Bre Lockett (Fontana, Calif.) have been named Bojangles' Male and Female Athletes of the Week.
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Clark lays claim to TSWA Player of the Week honor
March 10, 2015NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Two days after being honored as the South Atlantic Conference tournament MVP, C-N men’s basketball freshman guard Charles Clark (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) has been honored as the TSWA State Player of the Week.
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Eagles draw Montevallo in NCAA tournament
March 09, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s locker room had a palpable lack of drama Sunday as the Eagle men’s basketball team gathered to watch the NCAA tournament selection show to find out their postseason fate.
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Second half surge sends Eagles to SAC title game
March 08, 2015GREENVILLE, S.C. – Carson-Newman (17-13) raced past Newberry (20-10) with a strong second half en route to an 82-72 triumph in the South Atlantic Conference tournament semifinals. Carson-Newman faces top-seeded and third-ranked Lincoln Memorial in the title game Sunday at 4 p.m.
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Eagles claim SAC crown with lockdown defense in 63-48 whipping of LMU
March 08, 2015GREENVILLE, S.C. – Carson-Newman (18-13) dominated the glass and top-seeded and third-ranked Lincoln Memorial’s (29-2) offense with a feisty zone that enabled the Eagles to supplant LMU 63-48 and lay claim to the South Atlantic Conference tournament championship Sunday afternoon at Timmons Arena.
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Eagles set for SAC semis versus Newberry
March 06, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – No. 2 Carson-Newman (16-13) meets up with No. 3 Newberry (20-9) for the second time in a week. The teams collide in the South Atlantic Conference semifinals this time Saturday at 8 p.m. at Timmons Arena in Greenville, S.C.
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Brooks lands on first team, Clark all-freshman team as SAC announces postseason laurels
March 04, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman junior forward Carson Brooks (Knoxville, Tenn.) made the South Atlantic Conference’s all-league first team, while Charles Clark (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) landed on the league’s freshman team, the conference office announced Wednesday morning.
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Eagles charm Cobras 69-63 to get to SAC semis
March 04, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Second-seeded Carson-Newman (16-13) held seventh-seed Coker (12-15) six minutes without a field goal late in the second half while utilizing a 13-3 run in the interim to procure a 69-63 win over the Cobras and lock up a spot in the SAC tournament semifinals Saturday.
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Carson-Newman, Coker meet in SAC tournament quarters Wednesday
March 03, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (15-13, 13-9 South Atlantic Conference) has to get through the only team to beat it twice during the 2014-15 season if it wants to make its second ever SAC semifinal appearance under head coach Chuck Benson.
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Benson’s Bunch locks in two seed with 89-82 win over Newberry
February 28, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (15-13, 13-9 South Atlantic Conference) closed the contest on a 7-0 run and drained a season high 13 threes to knock off Newberry (19-9, 13-9 SAC) 89-82 Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.
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C-N celebrates senior day looking to lock down first round home game in SAC tournament
February 27, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (14-13, 12-9 South Atlantic Conference) will pay homage to a pair of seniors as it looks to seize a first round home game in the SAC tournament. Standing in the way of that goal is the league’s number two team, Newberry (19-8, 13-8 SAC).
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Hot-shooting ‘Splitters fell Eagles
February 25, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – No. 3 Lincoln Memorial (26-1, 20-1 South Atlantic Conference) canned 50.8 percent of its shots while limiting Carson-Newman (14-13, 12-9 SAC) to 36 percent shooting en route to a 91-61 hammering of the Eagles at home.
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Forecast moves up start time for Wednesday hoops doubleheader versus LMU
February 24, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - A forecast of two to seven inches of snow Wednesday night has moved the start of Carson-Newman's hoops doubleheader with archrival Lincoln Memorial to 3 and 5 p.m.
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Eagles welcome No. 3 Railsplitters to Mossy Creek
February 24, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Much rides on Carson-Newman (14-12, 12-8 South Atlantic Conference) and No. 3 Lincoln Memorial’s Wednesday matchup at 5 p.m. inside Holt Fieldhouse.
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Paint prowess propels Eagles past Queens 87-62
February 23, 2015CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carson-Newman (14-12, 12-8 South Atlantic Conference) dominated inside on Queens (14-12, 11-9 SAC) with a whopping 56 points in the paint en route to an 87-62 throttling of the Royals on their senior day.
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C-N hoops doubleheader at Queens moved to Monday
February 21, 2015JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Due to plethora of frozen precipitation which enshrouded the greater Lakeway Region Saturday morning, Carson-Newman's roundball rumbles at Queens have been transplanted to Monday at 5 and 7 p.m.
