2020-21 Carson-Newman Men's Basketball News
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Athletic Communications racks up 12 honors in CoSIDA Publications and Digital Design Contest
June 22, 2021GREENWOOD, Ind. - Carson-Newman's athletic communications team finished the CoSIDA Publications and Digital Design Contest with the third most accolades in the country among schools in all NCAA divisions. -
Tri-Cities Eagle Club VIP Golf Classic set for Aug. 7
June 21, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman's athletic department has set the Eagle Club VIP Golf Classic for Aug. 7 in Kingsport, Tenn. with registration beginning at 8:00 a.m. followed by an 9 a.m. shotgun start.
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Benson adds Sevier County’s Zhao for 2021 recruiting class
June 09, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head men’s basketball Chuck Benson has announced the signing of Sevierville, Tenn.’s John Zhao as the lone member of the 2021-22 recruiting class.
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Carter retires after four decades at Mossy Creek
May 27, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Long time Carson-Newman Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance Eddie Carter has announced his retirement.
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Women's Swimming, Wykle and Coe bring home top honors at Eighth Annual Frosty Awards
May 04, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman baseball's Brayden Coe and women's basketball's Braelyn Wykle brought home top honors as the Frosty Award winners for Male and Female Athlete of the Year, respectively, Tuesday evening at the Eighth Annual Frosty Awards ceremony which was streamed live on the Eagle Sports Network.
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Finalists released ahead of eighth annual Frosty Awards
May 03, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The finalists have been released for the Eighth Annual Frosty Awards Ceremony, which will take place Tuesday night at 6 p.m. inside Holt Fieldhouse.
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Nominees unveiled, voting open for Eighth Annual Frosty Awards
April 21, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The nominees for 13 Frosty Awards categories have been released after selection from the Frosty Awards Committee. Winners will be announced via the Eagle Sports Network and a live stream awards show May 4 at 6 p.m.
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Eagle Club Golf Classic set for May 8
March 30, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman's annual Eagle Club Golf Classic has been set for Saturday, May 8 at the Sevierville Golf Club.
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Turnovers undo Eagles in NCAA overtime loss to Tusculum
March 13, 2021HARROGATE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (16-6) coughed up a season-high 19 turnovers and couldn’t get a shot off to tie things up in the overtime session in a 65-63 NCAA tournament first round loss to Tusculum (15-5) Saturday at Tex Turner Arena.
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No. 23 C-N opens NCAA tournament with Tusculum
March 12, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Third-seeded and 23rd-ranked Carson-Newman (16-5) starts NCAA tournament play with a highly familiar foe when it opens up play in the NCAA Southeast Regional Saturday at Tex Turner Arena in Harrogate, Tenn.
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Bush nabs TSWA State Player of the Week honors
March 10, 2021NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Carson-Newman senior forward EJ Bush has been named the Tennessee Sportswriters Association State Player of the Week, the organization announced Wednesday afternoon.
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C-N vaults into NABC top 25
March 09, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Ahead of this weekend’s NCAA regionals, Carson-Newman has leapt into the NABC Top 25 poll after winning the South Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship over No. 17 Queens 88-79.
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Let’s. Go. Dancing. C-N locks in Southeast Region berth as three seed
March 08, 2021INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – For the fourth time under head coach Chuck Benson and the sixth time in school history, Carson-Newman’s men’s basketball program is bound for the NCAA tournament.
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CHAMPS!! Sensational second half spurt sends C-N to SAC tournament crown over Queens
March 07, 2021CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carson-Newman (16-5) used an 11-0 second half run to outpace top-seeded and 17th-ranked Queens (16-5) and lay claim to its fourth South Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship 88-79 Sunday evening in Curry Arena.
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C-N sets sights on SAC tournament title
March 06, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (15-5) takes aim at its fourth South Atlantic Conference tournament crown when it plays Queens (16-4) in the final game of the Pilot/Flying J SAC Basketball Championship Sunday at 4 p.m. at top-seeded and 17th-ranked Queens and Curry Arena.
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Eagle Club begins 21-day giving challenge
March 04, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Eagle Club has started a 21-day giving challenge that will run through March 25.
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TITLE GAME BOUND! C-N takes instant classic, defensive slobber knocker from Tusculum in SAC semis
March 04, 2021GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – Third-seeded Carson-Newman (15-5) had a shot goal-tended with six seconds left and withstood a last-second layup to prevail 60-59 over Tusculum (13-5) Thursday night in Pioneer Arena in the Pilot/Flying J South Atlantic Conference Championship semifinals.
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Benson named Coach of the Year, Dyer top freshman in SAC postseason laurel listings
March 03, 2021ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson has been named the South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year, while Ren Dyer (Weaverville, N.C.) became the first Eagle to earn Freshman of the Year honors, the league office announced Wednesday morning.
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East Tennessee tussle on tap for SAC semis
March 03, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the second time ever, third-seeded Carson-Newman (14-5) and second-seeded Tusculum (13-4) will collide in the semifinals of the Pilot/Flying J South Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Pioneer Arena.
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Carson-Newman slotted sixth in final region ranking
March 03, 2021INDIANAPOLIS - If the season were to stop today, Carson-Newman's men's basketball program would be bound for a fourth trip to the NCAA tournament under South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year Chuck Benson and a sixth overall.
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Eagles withstand Bulldog rally, C-N advances to SAC semis behind block party
March 01, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Third-seeded Carson-Newman (14-5) used a dominant defensive effort to keep a scrappy sixth-seeded Wingate (11-9) team at bay in a 64-57 win in the quarterfinals of the Pilot/Flying J SAC Men’s Basketball Championship Monday evening in Holt Fieldhouse.
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Carson-Newman begins SAC tournament voyage versus Wingate
February 28, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Third-seeded Carson-Newman (13-5) cranks open play in the Pilot/Flying J SAC Basketball Championships by welcoming sixth-seeded Wingate (11-8) to Holt Fieldhouse for an 8 p.m. tip Monday.
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Men's basketball locks up three seed, first round bye for Pilot/Flying J SAC Men's Basketball Championships
February 25, 2021ROCK HILL, S.C. - Carson-Newman's men's basketball program will enter the Pilot/Flying J SAC Men's Basketball Championships with a first round bye as the three seed.
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Men's basketball under consideration for regional for second straight week
February 24, 2021INDIANAPOLIS – Carson-Newman has been listed among eight teams up for consideration for one of six slots in the upcoming NCAA Men's Basketball Championships for a second straight week. The NCAA released the latest batch of region rankings Wednesday.
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Davis snatches TSWA weekly honor
February 23, 2021NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A day after garnering AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week honors, Carson-Newman senior guard Tripp Davis (Nashville, Tenn.) has been named the state player of the week by the Tennessee Sportswriters Association.
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Davis presented AstroTurf SAC Player of the Week laurels
February 22, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman senior guard Tripp Davis (Nashville, Tenn.) has been named the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday morning.
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C-N men's basketball's Wednesday contest against LMU nixed
February 22, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Thanks to exposure to CoVID within Lincoln Memorial's men's basketball program, Carson-Newman's Wednesday rivalry meeting with the Railsplitters has been cancelled.
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Davis’ school-record highlights Benson birthday bashing of Mars Hill
February 18, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Tripp Davis (Nashville, Tenn.) matched Kyle Gribble’s two-decade old school record for steals in a game and Carson-Newman (13-5, 11-5 South Atlantic Conference) used a 17-2 second half run to traipse to a 98-66 win at Mars Hill (1-13, 1-13 SAC) on head coach Chuck Benson’s birthday Thursday night.
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Midweek meetings with Mars Hill shuffled
February 17, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Due to projected inclement weather in the forecast for this event, both men’s and women’s basketball games for Wednesday night between Carson-Newman and Mars Hill have been shuffled around.
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Defense dominates, C-N wins seventh straight
February 17, 2021JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (12-5, 10-5 South Atlantic Conference) held its fifth opponent below 60 points to rattle off is seventh straight win by double digits with a 76-56 triumph over Mars Hill (1-13, 1-13 SAC) Wednesday night at Holt Fieldhouse.
