2021-22 Carson-Newman Men's Basketball News
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Benson signs four for 2022-23
June 10, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson has announced the signing of four-student athletes for the 2022-23 season. -
Men’s hoops alum, Karns product Crane joins Georgia strength staff
June 07, 2022ATHENS, Ga. – Carson-Newman men’s basketball alum Collin Crane has been named director of athletic performance for the Georgia Bulldogs’ men’s basketball program.
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Former UT Assistant Eberhard joins Benson’s staff
May 26, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson has announced the hiring of former University of Tennessee graduate assistant coach and former Bellarmine basketball player Adam Eberhard as an assistant coach for the Eagles.
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Nielsen, Harris take home top honors at Ninth Annual Frosty Awards Ceremony
May 04, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman men's golf's Jonathan Nielsen and softball's Emily harris brought home top honors as the Frosty Award winners for Male and Female Athlete of the Year, respectively, Tuesday evening at the Ninth Annual Frosty Awards ceremony inside Holt Fieldhouse.
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Finalists revealed for Frosty Award Categories of Comeback, Male & Female Newcomer of the Year
May 01, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Frosty Awards Committee has released the finalists for the following categories: Comeback of the Year, Male Newcomer of the Year, Female Newcomer of the Year
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Frosty Awards Finalists Revealed for Male & Female Freshman, Team Performance of the Year
April 30, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Frosty Awards Committee has released the finalists for the following categories: Team Performance of the Year, Male Freshman of the Year, Female Freshman of the Year
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Finalists unveiled for Frosty Awards Categories for Male, Female Performance and Coach of the Year
April 29, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Frosty Awards Committee has released the finalists for the following categories: Coach of the Year, Female Performance of the Year and Male Performance of the Year.
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Nominees unveiled, voting open for Ninth Annual Frosty Awards
April 11, 2022JEFFERSON 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 3 at 6 p.m. from inside Holt Fieldhouse.
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C-N announces Tiddlywinks as 22nd intercollegiate sport
April 01, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman Vice President of Athletics Matthew Pope has announced the Eagles are adding Tiddlywinks as the department’s 22nd intercollegiate sport.
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Eagle Club Golf Classic set for May 7
March 21, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman's annual Eagle Club Golf Classic presented by Tuck Mapping Solutions has been set for Saturday, May 7 at the Sevierville Golf Club.
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Bush one of six in field for 2022 Dark Horse Dunker Fan Vote
March 10, 2022NEW ORLEANS - Carson-Newman senior forward EJ Bush (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) is one of six small college basketball players up for consideration for the 2022 Dark Horse Dunker.
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Geisel named SEATA Backbone Award winner
March 09, 2022ATLANTA - Carson-Newman sports medicine's Lacie Geisel has been lauded with the Southeast Athletic Trainer's Association's Backbone Award.
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Slow start, turnovers undo Eagles in SAC title game against No. 9/6 Queens
March 06, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Fifth-seeded Carson-Newman (20-11) held second-seeded and No. 9/6 Queens to a season-low 33.9 percent shooting effort, but the SAC regular season champs forced 18 Carson-Newman turnovers and used an early 12-2 scoring run to build and maintain a lead while securing a 69-59 win Sunday at Timmons Arena.
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C-N rips through top-seeded, seventh-ranked LMU and into SAC title game
March 05, 2022GREENVILLE, S.C. - Carson-Newman (20-10) turned in a comprehensive defensive effort and used an efficient shooting night to roll to a 78-66 win over top-seeded and seventh-ranked Lincoln Memorial (25-4) Saturday evening in the SAC semifinals at Furman’s Timmons Arena.
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Top-seeded, seventh-ranked Railsplitters await Eagles in SAC semis
March 04, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (19-10) will try to do something no foe has been able to do in nine years – knock top-seeded and seventh-ranked Lincoln Memorial (25-3) out of the conference tournament in the semifinal round.
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Thomas presented SAC Defensive Player of the Year honors
March 03, 2022ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman junior center Bryant Thomas (Charlotte, N.C.) has been named the South Atlantic Conference's Defensive Player of the Year, the league office announced Thursday morning.
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C-N neuters Bulldogs in SAC quarters, 65-49
March 02, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (19-10) clamped down on Wingate (21-8) defensively, limiting the Bulldogs to season lows for points and field goal percentage, and advanced to the semifinals of the South Atlantic Conference tournament with a 65-49 win Wednesday night at Cuddy Arena.
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Fifth-seeded Eagles begin SAC tournament voyage at fourth-seeded Wingate
March 01, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Fifth-seeded Carson-Newman (18-10) heads east to open its defense of its South Atlantic Conference tournament crown with a quarterfinal rematch from last season and a date with fourth-seeded Wingate (21-7) Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. in Cuddy Arena.
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Benson wins 200th game at C-N, Eagles power past Cobras 76-64
February 26, 2022HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Carson-Newman (18-10, 15-9 SAC) head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson became the fourth member of C-N’s 200-win club as C-N used a late second-half surge to put away Coker (5-23, 5-19 SAC) Saturday at the DeLoach Center.
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Benson eyes 200th career win at C-N as Eagles wrap up regular season in Hartsville
February 25, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson sets his sights on a second crack at career win 200 at C-N when the Eagles travel to Hartsville, S.C. to take on Coker Saturday at 4 p.m. inside the DeLoach Center.
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Late swoon spells doom for C-N versus No. 7/11 LMU
February 23, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (17-10, 14-9 South Atlantic Conference) suffered through a 3:11 scoring drought late in the second half and seventh-ranked Lincoln Memorial (23-3, 20-3 SAC) rolled off a 9-0 run to stiff arm the Eagles 78-70 Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse.
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Top 15-showdown on tap with Railsplitters to wrap up regular season in Holt
February 22, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (17-9, 14-8 South Atlantic Conference) rounds out the regular season in Holt Fieldhouse with a matchup with No, 8/11 Lincoln Memorial (22-3, 19-3 SAC) Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.
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Stellar second half surges Benson’s Bunch by Saints on Senior Day
February 19, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Sparked by Chuck Benson’s second technical foul of his 12-year tenure as Carson-Newman’s (17-9, 14-8 South Atlantic Conference) head coach, C-N shot 65.6 percent from the field after halftime and cruised to a bruisingly physical 89-70 win over Limestone (9-15, 7-14 SAC) on Senior Day Saturday at Holt Fieldhouse.
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C-N celebrates trio with senior day against Limestone
February 18, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (16-9, 13-8 South Atlantic Conference) will look to send off EJ Bush (Oak Ridge, Tenn.), Dima Bykov (Moscow, Russia) and Tripp Davis (Nashville, Tenn.) in style in their penultimate regular season home game against Limestone (9-14, 7-13 SAC) Saturday at 4 p.m. in Holt Fieldhouse.
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Free-throw shooting, rebounding carry Eagles to win over Lions
February 16, 2022MARS HILL, N.C. – On a night where Carson-Newman (16-9, 13-8 South Atlantic Conference) only shot 38.5 percent from the field, the Eagles canned 27-of-32 free throws and turned in 21 second chance points to make up the difference in a 78-65 win over Mars Hill (5-18, 5-15 SAC) Wednesday at Burt Stanford Arena.
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C-N moves up mountain for Mars Hill matchup
February 15, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (15-9, 12-8 South Atlantic Conference) makes its penultimate road trip of the year with a short trek into the mountains to take on Mars Hill (5-17, 5-14 SAC) Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Burt Stanford Arena.
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C-N snaps skid, staves off late Catawba rally
February 12, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (15-9, 12-8 South Atlantic Conference) didn’t make a basket over the final 4:03 and staved off a 12-0 Catawba (9-12, 8-11 SAC) run with two free throws to preserve a 68-64 win over the Indians Saturday at Holt Fieldhouse.
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Carson-Newman, Catawba collide Saturday in Holt
February 11, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (14-9, 11-8 South Atlantic Conference) and Catawba (9-11, 8-10 SAC) have both lost back-to-back games, but will be looking to right the proverbial ship with five league games left when the teams collide Saturday at 4 p.m. in Holt Fieldhouse.
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Eagles go ice cold in second half, fall to No. 17/11 Queens
February 05, 2022CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carson-Newman (14-9, 11-8 South Atlantic Conference) made just three of its first 20 shots to start the second half and No. 17/11 Queens (20-3, 16-3 SAC) went on a 29-8 run to turn a six-point halftime lead into a 74-50 final Saturday at Curry Arena.
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League-leading, 17th-ranked Royals await Eagles in Charlotte
February 04, 2022JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (14-8, 11-7 South Atlantic Conference) will take the conference’s top scoring defense into a major matchup with the league’s number two scoring offense and league-leading No. 17/11 Queens (19-3, 15-3 SAC) Saturday at 2 p.m. in Curry Arena.
