21 Mason Bates
Mason Bates
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    215
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Cookeville, Tenn.
  • High School:
    Cookeville
  • Position:
    G
  • gp
    27
  • pts/g
    14.0
  • fg %
    47.9
  • 3pt %
    31.6
  • ft %
    82.0
  • reb/g
    6.0
  • a/g
    2.6
Bio

2018-19: The Cookeville, Tenn.-native ranked second on the team in scoring this year with a career-best 13.5 points per game scoring average. Bates has 49 career double-digit scoring efforts, including six consecutive.  The senior turned in a 26-point effort from the field against Lander to match a career high in the second game of the season.  He has four 20-point scoring efforts this year.  The Eagles are 3-1 in such games. With a hook shot against Coker, Bates became the 27th member of Carson-Newman's 1,000-point club. Bates presently sits at 1,038 points for his career. The senior has been efficient and effective around the rim, shooting 45 percent from the field.  Bates is second in the SAC in free throw shooting.  He's knocked down 104-of-123 free throw attempts, an 84.6 percent clip. Bates is the 20th player in school history to make at least 100 free throws in a single season. 

HONORS:

  • CoSIDA Academic All-District 

2017-18: Bates appeared in 27 games with two starts in his redshirt junior campaign.  He was C-N's fifth leading scoring with 9.9 points per game.  A frequent stat-sheet stuffer, Bates was second on the team with 5.6 rebounds, third in assists with 86 and fourth in blocks with 17. Bates scored in double figures 13 times, leading C-N to a 12-1 record when he topped 10 points.  He reset his career high for scoring agaisnt Tusculum (2/14) on Valentine's day with a 26-point effort in Holf Fieldhouse.  He was 6-of-12 from the field that day and went a career-high 12-for-14 from the free throw line.  Bates also pulled in the first three double-doubles of his career. The first came against Lee (11/25) with a 16-point, 10-board effort.  He had Carson-Newman's first double-double with points and assists in 11 years against Lenoir-Rhyne (12/16) and came within a rebound of a triple-double that day.  His final one came against Catawba (2/17) and was aided by a career-high 13 boards.  He also handed out at least five assists on a sextet of occasions. He knocked down a career-high five threes against Mars Hill (11/29). 

2016-17: Appered in four games before tearing his labrum and sitting out the rest of the year with a medical redshirt.  He averaged 6.8 points per game and three rebounds.  His top effort came in the Eagles' upset of LMU (11/22) with 10 points.  

HONORS: 

  • Eagle Scholar

2015-16: Bates was Carson-Newman's sixth-leading scorer as a sophomore.  He averaged 8.5 points per game to go along with 3.4 rebounds per contest.  He shot 51 percent from the field and 39 percent from three to go along with a 72.1 percent effort at the charity stripe.  Bates topped double digits in 11 games for C-N as a sophomore including a career high 20 against Mars Hill (2/3).  The Eagles were 9-2 when he scored at least 10.  He snagged at least five rebounds on nine occasions, topping out with a career high of eight in that same game against the Lions.  He dished out a career best seven assists in the Eagles' upset victory over No. 20 Lenoir-Rhyne (12/19).  Bates led Carson-Newman in steals on eight occasions and had a career high four pilfers in a game against No. 15 Queens (1/30). 

2014-15: Bates was Carson-Newman's sixth-leading scorer as a freshman. He appeared in 30 games and started 23, missing two because of a concussion.  Bates shot 40 percent from the field and 30 percent from three en route to averagine 6.0 points per game. He also averaged 3.3 rebounds and dished out 2.4 assists per game. He connected on 76 percent of his free throws. Bates finished the year with six double-digit scoring efforts.  He hit has career high of 15 twice, against Tusculum (1/21) and Mars Hill (1/7).  Carson-Newman was 4-2 when he crested 10 points. Bates snagged five or more rebounds on seven occasions, including a seven rebound effort twice, once against Lenoir-Rhyne (2/7) and agaub against Tusculum (11/19).  He led the Eagles in assists on eight occasions and had a career high six helpers in his second career game against Mount Olive (11/15). 

High School:  A 6-4, 200-pound guard, averaged 14 points, 7.0 boards and 4.8 assists in his senior season for the Cavaliers. He canned 50 percent of his shots and 36 percent of his threes his senior year.  He earned All-Discrict accolades while dishing out 100 assists.  Was also an All-Region selection and BCAT East/West All Star Game participan.  Cookeville earned a regular season district championship his senior year. As a junior, he earned Watertown Christmas Classic honors and won the Newcomer of the Year award for the league.  He helped Cookeville to a district regular season and tournament championship and helped Cheatham County to a regional title in his junior season.

Personal: Bates is a member of the Beta Club and a National Science and Bible award winner.  He's the son of Lee and Barbara Bates.  His sister, Destinee played basketball for Tusculum and his cousin Tyler Jacquess played basketball for Tennessee Wesleyan.  He graduated with a his undergraduate degree in business management with a minor in accounting and is now working toward his MBA.  He plans to pursue a career in finance.

Recent games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 13 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 96-70
Feb 16 at Catawba L, 90-75
Feb 20 Tusculum L, 79-65
Feb 23 #10 Queens (N.C.) L, 102-88
Mar 2 at Newberry W, 89-78
Mar 6 at #6/7 Queens (N.C.) L, 84-75
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 27 19
Games started 26 18
Minutes 741 527
Minutes per game 27.4 27.7
FG 116-242 80-171
FG Pct 47.9 46.8
3PT 24-76 17-48
3PT Pct 31.6 35.4
FT 123-150 80-99
FT Pct 82.0 80.8
Off rebounds 38 28
Def rebounds 124 91
Total rebounds 162 119
Rebounds per game 6.0 6.3
Personal fouls 79 55
Disqualifications 4 3
Assists 71 42
Turnovers 78 57
Assist to turnover ratio 0.9 0.7
Steals 25 14
Blocks 11 6
Points 379 257
Points per game 14.0 13.5
Points per 40 min 20.5 19.5
Game Log - Shooting
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 9 at Southern Wesleyan W, 67-50 1 30 5-11 45.5 1-4 25.0 6-7 85.7 17
Nov 10 vs. Lander W, 77-65 1 33 6-13 46.2 2-7 28.6 12-15 80.0 26
Nov 14 Lees-McRae W, 108-77 1 23 6-10 60.0 2-5 40.0 2-2 100.0 16
Nov 17 at King (Tenn.) W, 87-86 1 29 4-9 44.4 0-3 0.0 4-4 100.0 12
Nov 21 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 81-73 1 21 2-6 33.3 0-2 0.0 2-3 66.7 6
Nov 28 at Lincoln Memorial L, 90-68 1 22 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 5-6 83.3 7
Dec 1 at Wingate L, 82-62 1 36 2-9 22.2 0-2 0.0 6-6 100.0 10
Dec 5 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 78-62 1 30 5-8 62.5 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 11
Dec 8 Fort Valley St. W, 95-67 1 26 4-7 57.1 1-3 33.3 4-4 100.0 13
Dec 15 at Coker W, 79-63 1 31 7-11 63.6 1-3 33.3 7-7 100.0 22
Dec 19 at Mars Hill L, 87-74 1 29 5-8 62.5 0-1 0.0 2-5 40.0 12
Jan 2 Virginia-Wise W, 90-83 1 26 4-9 44.4 0-3 0.0 7-8 87.5 15
Jan 5 Catawba L, 81-64 1 25 3-8 37.5 2-4 50.0 7-9 77.8 15
Jan 9 Anderson (S.C.) W, 87-79 1 33 5-16 31.3 2-5 40.0 2-2 100.0 14
Jan 12 at #9 Queens (N.C.) L, 81-77 1 34 0-8 0.0 0-2 0.0 5-8 62.5 5
Jan 16 at Tusculum L, 63-49 1 22 0-6 0.0 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 19 Newberry W, 112-105 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 Johnson C. Smith L, 85-71 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 Wingate L, 76-74 - 24 2-5 40.0 1-1 100.0 4-4 100.0 9
Jan 30 Lincoln Memorial W, 79-75 1 30 5-15 33.3 2-7 28.6 10-10 100.0 22
Feb 2 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 100-91 1 33 8-14 57.1 2-6 33.3 4-5 80.0 22
Feb 6 Mars Hill W, 85-73 1 30 6-7 85.7 2-3 66.7 4-5 80.0 18
Feb 9 Coker W, 75-73 1 22 5-6 83.3 1-1 100.0 4-6 66.7 15
Feb 13 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 96-70 1 25 6-9 66.7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 13
Feb 16 at Catawba L, 90-75 1 19 4-6 66.7 2-2 100.0 4-4 100.0 14
Feb 20 Tusculum L, 79-65 1 30 4-10 40.0 0-1 0.0 5-6 83.3 13
Feb 23 #10 Queens (N.C.) L, 102-88 1 19 6-11 54.5 0-1 0.0 2-4 50.0 14
Mar 2 at Newberry W, 89-78 1 33 6-9 66.7 0-1 0.0 7-10 70.0 19
Mar 6 at #6/7 Queens (N.C.) L, 84-75 1 26 5-6 83.3 1-1 100.0 6-8 75.0 17
Game Log - Ball control
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 9 at Southern Wesleyan W, 67-50 1 30 1 7 8 2 3 1 0
Nov 10 vs. Lander W, 77-65 1 33 0 4 4 5 2 1 0
Nov 14 Lees-McRae W, 108-77 1 23 1 2 3 4 1 5 0
Nov 17 at King (Tenn.) W, 87-86 1 29 0 3 3 3 5 0 0
Nov 21 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 81-73 1 21 0 5 5 5 2 0 1
Nov 28 at Lincoln Memorial L, 90-68 1 22 0 3 3 1 6 0 1
Dec 1 at Wingate L, 82-62 1 36 1 9 10 0 5 2 0
Dec 5 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 78-62 1 30 0 6 6 3 4 2 0
Dec 8 Fort Valley St. W, 95-67 1 26 2 2 4 4 1 0 2
Dec 15 at Coker W, 79-63 1 31 0 9 9 2 3 0 2
Dec 19 at Mars Hill L, 87-74 1 29 1 2 3 0 4 1 0
Jan 2 Virginia-Wise W, 90-83 1 26 3 7 10 5 4 2 1
Jan 5 Catawba L, 81-64 1 25 3 3 6 3 0 0 0
Jan 9 Anderson (S.C.) W, 87-79 1 33 1 6 7 6 2 0 0
Jan 12 at #9 Queens (N.C.) L, 81-77 1 34 1 7 8 4 3 1 0
Jan 16 at Tusculum L, 63-49 1 22 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
Jan 19 Newberry W, 112-105 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 21 Johnson C. Smith L, 85-71 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 26 Wingate L, 76-74 - 24 1 3 4 3 3 1 0
Jan 30 Lincoln Memorial W, 79-75 1 30 1 7 8 3 2 0 2
Feb 2 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 100-91 1 33 2 4 6 2 1 2 0
Feb 6 Mars Hill W, 85-73 1 30 2 6 8 3 5 1 0
Feb 9 Coker W, 75-73 1 22 3 2 5 1 1 1 0
Feb 13 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 96-70 1 25 3 9 12 2 5 0 0
Feb 16 at Catawba L, 90-75 1 19 2 3 5 2 1 0 0
Feb 20 Tusculum L, 79-65 1 30 1 4 5 3 6 0 0
Feb 23 #10 Queens (N.C.) L, 102-88 1 19 2 3 5 3 3 0 0
Mar 2 at Newberry W, 89-78 1 33 3 4 7 0 3 2 1
Mar 6 at #6/7 Queens (N.C.) L, 84-75 1 26 3 3 6 1 3 2 1
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 9 at Southern Wesleyan W, 67-50 1 2 - 0.7
Nov 10 vs. Lander W, 77-65 1 3 - 2.5
Nov 14 Lees-McRae W, 108-77 1 1 - 4.0
Nov 17 at King (Tenn.) W, 87-86 1 2 0 0.6
Nov 21 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 81-73 1 4 - 2.5
Nov 28 at Lincoln Memorial L, 90-68 1 5 1 0.2
Dec 1 at Wingate L, 82-62 1 2 - 0.0
Dec 5 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 78-62 1 1 - 0.8
Dec 8 Fort Valley St. W, 95-67 1 3 - 4.0
Dec 15 at Coker W, 79-63 1 3 - 0.7
Dec 19 at Mars Hill L, 87-74 1 4 - 0.0
Jan 2 Virginia-Wise W, 90-83 1 5 1 1.3
Jan 5 Catawba L, 81-64 1 5 1 -
Jan 9 Anderson (S.C.) W, 87-79 1 3 - 3.0
Jan 12 at #9 Queens (N.C.) L, 81-77 1 5 1 1.3
Jan 16 at Tusculum L, 63-49 1 3 - -
Jan 19 Newberry W, 112-105 - - - -
Jan 21 Johnson C. Smith L, 85-71 - - - -
Jan 26 Wingate L, 76-74 - 2 - 1.0
Jan 30 Lincoln Memorial W, 79-75 1 4 - 1.5
Feb 2 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 100-91 1 3 - 2.0
Feb 6 Mars Hill W, 85-73 1 2 - 0.6
Feb 9 Coker W, 75-73 1 3 - 1.0
Feb 13 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 96-70 1 1 0 0.4
Feb 16 at Catawba L, 90-75 1 3 - 2.0
Feb 20 Tusculum L, 79-65 1 1 - 0.5
Feb 23 #10 Queens (N.C.) L, 102-88 1 4 - 1.0
Mar 2 at Newberry W, 89-78 1 1 - 0.0
Mar 6 at #6/7 Queens (N.C.) L, 84-75 1 4 - 0.3
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2014-15 31 24.7 2.1-5.5 0.7-2.4 1.0-1.4 6.0
2015-16 29 27.0 2.9-5.8 1.0-2.5 1.7-2.3 8.5
2016-17 4 14.5 2.5-4.8 0.0-0.8 1.8-2.0 6.8
2017-18 27 19.9 3.2-6.0 1.0-1.9 2.6-3.2 9.9
2018-19 27 27.4 4.3-9.0 0.9-2.8 4.6-5.6 14.0
Total 118 24.4 3.1-6.5 0.8-2.3 2.4-3.0 9.4

Career Stats: Shooting per game

gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2014-15 31 24 765 66-169 39.1 21-73 28.8 32-43 74.4 185
2015-16 29 27 782 85-169 50.3 28-73 38.4 49-68 72.1 247
2016-17 4 - 58 10-19 52.6 0-3 0.0 7-8 87.5 27
2017-18 27 2 537 86-163 52.8 27-52 51.9 69-87 79.3 268
2018-19 27 26 741 116-242 47.9 24-76 31.6 123-150 82.0 379
Total 118 79 2883 363-762 47.6 100-277 36.1 280-356 78.7 1106

Career Stats: Shooting totals

gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2014-15 31 765 24.7 3.5-8.8 1.1-3.8 28.8 1.7-2.2 9.7
2015-16 29 782 27.0 4.3-8.6 1.4-3.7 38.4 2.5-3.5 12.6
2016-17 4 58 14.5 6.9-13.1 0.0-2.1 0.0 4.8-5.5 18.6
2017-18 27 537 19.9 6.4-12.1 2.0-3.9 51.9 5.1-6.5 20.0
2018-19 27 741 27.4 6.3-13.1 1.3-4.1 31.6 6.6-8.1 20.5
Total 118 2883 24.4 5.0-10.6 1.4-3.8 36.1 3.9-4.9 15.3

Career Stats: Shooting per 40 min

gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2014-15 31 0.6 2.7 3.3 2.5 1.8 1.2 0.0
2015-16 29 0.7 2.8 3.4 2.2 2.2 1.1 0.3
2016-17 4 0.5 2.5 3.0 0.3 1.3 0.5 0.3
2017-18 27 1.1 4.5 5.6 3.2 1.6 0.6 0.2
2018-19 27 1.4 4.6 6.0 2.6 2.9 0.9 0.4
Total 118 0.9 3.6 4.5 2.5 2.1 1.0 0.2

Career Stats: Ball control per game

gp gs pf dq a/to
2014-15 31 24 74 4 1.3
2015-16 29 27 73 4 1.0
2016-17 4 - 10 0 0.2
2017-18 27 2 59 1 2.0
2018-19 27 26 79 4 0.9
Total 118 79 295 13 1.2

Career Stats: Ball control totals

gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2014-15 31 0.9 4.4 5.3 4.0 3.0 1.9 0.1
2015-16 29 1.0 4.1 5.1 3.3 3.2 1.7 0.4
2016-17 4 1.4 6.9 8.3 0.7 3.4 1.4 0.7
2017-18 27 2.2 9.1 11.3 6.4 3.3 1.3 0.4
2018-19 27 2.1 6.7 8.7 3.8 4.2 1.3 0.6
Total 118 1.5 5.8 7.3 4.1 3.4 1.6 0.4

Career Stats: Ball control per 40 min

gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 27 27.4 4.3-9.0 0.9-2.8 4.6-5.6 14.0
Conference 19 27.7 4.2-9.0 0.9-2.5 4.2-5.2 13.5
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 13 26.1 4.4-9.1 1.1-3.0 4.1-4.8 13.9
Away 13 28.4 4.1-8.5 0.6-2.3 4.5-5.5 13.2
Neutral 1 33.0 6.0-13.0 2.0-7.0 12.0-15.0 26.0
Result
Wins 14 28.0 5.1-9.9 1.1-3.5 5.1-5.9 16.3
Losses 13 26.8 3.5-8.0 0.7-2.1 4.0-5.2 11.6
Month
November 6 26.3 4.0-9.0 0.8-3.7 5.2-6.2 14.0
December 5 30.4 4.6-8.6 0.6-2.4 3.8-4.4 13.6
January 7 27.7 2.7-9.6 1.0-3.4 5.3-6.1 11.7
February 7 25.4 5.6-9.0 1.1-2.3 3.3-4.3 15.6
March 2 29.5 5.5-7.5 0.5-1.0 6.5-9.0 18.0

Splits Stats: Shooting per game

gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 27 26 741 116-242 47.9 24-76 31.6 123-150 82.0 379
Conference 19 18 527 80-171 46.8 17-48 35.4 80-99 80.8 257
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 13 12 339 57-118 48.3 14-39 35.9 53-63 84.1 181
Away 13 13 369 53-111 47.7 8-30 26.7 58-72 80.6 172
Neutral 1 1 33 6-13 46.2 2-7 28.6 12-15 80.0 26
Result
Wins 14 14 392 71-138 51.4 15-49 30.6 71-83 85.5 228
Losses 13 12 349 45-104 43.3 9-27 33.3 52-67 77.6 151
Month
November 6 6 158 24-54 44.4 5-22 22.7 31-37 83.8 84
December 5 5 152 23-43 53.5 3-12 25.0 19-22 86.4 68
January 7 6 194 19-67 28.4 7-24 29.2 37-43 86.0 82
February 7 7 178 39-63 61.9 8-16 50.0 23-30 76.7 109
March 2 2 59 11-15 73.3 1-2 50.0 13-18 72.2 36

Splits Stats: Shooting totals

gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 27 741 27.4 6.3-13.1 1.3-4.1 31.6 6.6-8.1 20.5
Conference 19 527 27.7 6.1-13.0 1.3-3.6 35.4 6.1-7.5 19.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 13 339 26.1 6.7-13.9 1.7-4.6 35.9 6.3-7.4 21.4
Away 13 369 28.4 5.7-12.0 0.9-3.3 26.7 6.3-7.8 18.6
Neutral 1 33 33.0 7.3-15.8 2.4-8.5 28.6 14.5-18.2 31.5
Result
Wins 14 392 28.0 7.2-14.1 1.5-5.0 30.6 7.2-8.5 23.3
Losses 13 349 26.8 5.2-11.9 1.0-3.1 33.3 6.0-7.7 17.3
Month
November 6 158 26.3 6.1-13.7 1.3-5.6 22.7 7.8-9.4 21.3
December 5 152 30.4 6.1-11.3 0.8-3.2 25.0 5.0-5.8 17.9
January 7 194 27.7 3.9-13.8 1.4-4.9 29.2 7.6-8.9 16.9
February 7 178 25.4 8.8-14.2 1.8-3.6 50.0 5.2-6.7 24.5
March 2 59 29.5 7.5-10.2 0.7-1.4 50.0 8.8-12.2 24.4

Splits Stats: Shooting per 40 min

gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 27 1.4 4.6 6.0 2.6 2.9 0.9 0.4
Conference 19 1.5 4.8 6.3 2.2 3.0 0.7 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 1.5 4.3 5.8 3.5 2.6 0.9 0.5
Away 13 1.4 4.9 6.3 1.5 3.2 0.9 0.4
Neutral 1 0.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 2.0 1.0 0.0
Result
Wins 14 1.4 5.2 6.6 3.2 2.8 0.9 0.6
Losses 13 1.4 3.9 5.3 2.0 3.0 0.9 0.2
Month
November 6 0.3 4.0 4.3 3.3 3.2 1.2 0.3
December 5 0.8 5.6 6.4 1.8 3.4 1.0 0.8
January 7 1.6 4.9 6.4 3.6 2.0 0.7 0.4
February 7 2.1 4.4 6.6 2.3 3.1 0.6 0.0
March 2 3.0 3.5 6.5 0.5 3.0 2.0 1.0

Splits Stats: Ball control per game

gp gs pf dq a/to
Event
Total 27 26 79 4 0.9
Conference 19 18 55 3 0.7
Exhibition - - - - -
Location
Home 13 12 38 2 1.4
Away 13 13 38 2 0.5
Neutral 1 1 3 - 2.5
Result
Wins 14 14 37 1 1.2
Losses 13 12 42 3 0.7
Month
November 6 6 17 1 1.1
December 5 5 13 - 0.5
January 7 6 27 3 1.8
February 7 7 17 0 0.7
March 2 2 5 - 0.2

Splits Stats: Ball control totals

gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 27 2.1 6.7 8.7 3.8 4.2 1.3 0.6
Conference 19 2.1 6.9 9.0 3.2 4.3 1.1 0.5
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 13 2.4 6.6 9.0 5.4 4.0 1.4 0.7
Away 13 2.0 6.9 8.9 2.2 4.6 1.3 0.5
Neutral 1 0.0 4.8 4.8 6.1 2.4 1.2 0.0
Result
Wins 14 2.0 7.4 9.5 4.6 4.0 1.3 0.9
Losses 13 2.1 5.8 7.9 3.0 4.5 1.4 0.2
Month
November 6 0.5 6.1 6.6 5.1 4.8 1.8 0.5
December 5 1.1 7.4 8.4 2.4 4.5 1.3 1.1
January 7 2.3 7.0 9.3 5.2 2.9 1.0 0.6
February 7 3.4 7.0 10.3 3.6 4.9 0.9 0.0
March 2 4.1 4.7 8.8 0.7 4.1 2.7 1.4

Splits Stats: Ball control per 40 min

News mentions
Late first-half run powers top-seeded Queens past Carson-Newman in SAC quarters
Late first-half run powers top-seeded Queens past Carson-Newman in SAC quarters

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Top-seeded and No. 6 Queens (28-3) powered out a 17-5 run late in the first half and never looked back in an 84-75 win over eighth-seeded Carson-Newman (15-14) Wednesday night at Curry Arena in the quarterfinals of the Pilot/Flying J SAC Men’s Basketball Championships. 

Eagles secure eighth-straight winning campaign with dominant effort at Newberry
Eagles secure eighth-straight winning campaign with dominant effort at Newberry

NEWBERRY, S.C. – Carson-Newman (15-13, 8-12 South Atlantic Conference) held Newberry (10-18, 5-15 SAC) without a bucket for two separate four-minute stretches and controlled both ends of the floor in an 89-78 triumph Saturday at Eleazer Arena.

No. 9/10 Queens spoils C-N senior day 102-88
No. 9/10 Queens spoils C-N senior day 102-88

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – No. 9/10 Queens (25-3, 17-1 South Atlantic Conference)  rattled off a 12-0 run spanning the halftime break and drilled 14 threes to withstand an early Carson-Newman (13-13, 6-12 SAC) surge Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.

Eagles celebrate four with senior day matchup against No. 10/9 Queens
Eagles celebrate four with senior day matchup against No. 10/9 Queens

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (13-12, 6-11 South Atlantic Conference) pays homage to four seniors when No. 10/9 Queens (24-3, 16-1 SAC) comes to Holt Fieldhouse for a 4 p.m. tipoff Saturday. 

Bates named Google Cloud Academic All-District
Bates named Google Cloud Academic All-District

ORLANDO – For the third time in five years, Carson-Newman men's basketball has had a player earn Google Cloud Academic All-District honors.

Hot-shooting Pioneers push past Eagles with second-half surge   
Hot-shooting Pioneers push past Eagles with second-half surge  

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Tusculum (13-12, 9-8 South Atlantic Conference) rattled off a 23-5 run late in the second half to collect a 79-65 win over Carson-Newman (13-12, 6-11 SAC) Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse.

Turnovers, slow start undo Eagles at Catawba
Turnovers, slow start undo Eagles at Catawba

SALISBURY, N.C. – Carson-Newman (13-11, 6-10 South Atlantic Conference) turned it over a season-high  21 times and Catawba (19-5, 12-4 SAC) used a big first half run to collect a 90-75 win over the Eagles Saturday in Goodman Gym. 

Turnovers, slow start undo Eagles at Catawba
Turnovers, slow start undo Eagles at Catawba

SALISBURY, N.C. – Carson-Newman (13-11, 6-10 South Atlantic Conference) turned it over a season-high  21 times and Catawba (19-5, 12-4 SAC) used a big first half run to collect a 90-75 win over the Eagles Saturday in Goodman Gym. 

Abraham sizzles, Eagles annihilate Anderson 96-70
Abraham sizzles, Eagles annihilate Anderson 96-70

ANDERSON, S.C. – Malik Abraham (Snellville, Ga.) sneaked into a wooden horse, emerged within the walls of the Abney Center and reigned down three after three on Anderson (13-11, 7-9 South Atlantic Conference) Wednesday night in the Electric City to power Carson-Newman (13-10, 6-9 SAC) to its first road win in two months.

Eagles look to let the good times roll in Electric City
Eagles look to let the good times roll in Electric City

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – When Carson-Newman (12-10, 5-9 South Atlantic Conference) makes the trek over to Anderson, S.C. to take on the Anderson Trojans (13-10, 7-8 SAC), the Eagles will be looking to accomplish a couple of things for the first time in two month. 

Bates’ layup in final seconds sinks Coker
Bates’ layup in final seconds sinks Coker

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Mason Bates (Cookeville, Tenn.) became the 27th member of Carson-Newman’s 1,000-point club, but it was his 1,007th point that proved to be the most important.

Eagles take aim at ninth straight win over Coker
Eagles take aim at ninth straight win over Coker

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (11-10, 4-9 South Atlantic Conference) will look to contain and confound one of the SAC’s most frenetic teams when Coker (3-18, 1-13 SAC) comes to town for a 4 p.m. tip inside Holt Fieldhouse Saturday. 

After 19 days, Carson-Newman finally downs Mars Hill 85-73
After 19 days, Carson-Newman finally downs Mars Hill 85-73

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – It only took Carson-Newman (14-13, 6-12 South Atlantic Conference) 456 hours to beat Mars Hill (9-16, 3-14 SAC) 85-73. Monday evening in Holt Fieldhouse, The Eagles and Lions wrapped up the final 13:04 of a suspended game from Feb. 6.

Carson-Newman, Mars Hill meet with SAC tournament position at stake
Carson-Newman, Mars Hill meet with SAC tournament position at stake

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the past four weeks, Carson-Newman (11-10, 4-9 South Atlantic Conference) has held onto the last spot in the league standings granted a berth into the South Atlantic Conference Tournament.

Lenoir-Rhyne surges to 100-91 overtime win over C-N
Lenoir-Rhyne surges to 100-91 overtime win over C-N

HICKORY, N.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne (16-4, 9-3 South Atlantic Conference) overcame a 19-point first half deficit with good free-throw and three-point shooting to down Carson-Newman (11-10, 4-9 SAC) in overtime 100-91 Saturday at Shuford Gym. 

Eagles look for elusive Shuford win streak with trip to Hickory
Eagles look for elusive Shuford win streak with trip to Hickory

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – When Carson-Newman (11-9, 4-8 South Atlantic Conference) takes on Lenoir-Rhyne (15-4, 8-3 SAC) Saturday at 4 in Hickory, the Eagles will be trying to do something that no Carson-Newman team has done this century – win back-to-back games at Shuford Memorial Gymnasium. 

Bates, Eagles chop down Railsplitters 79-75
Bates, Eagles chop down Railsplitters 79-75

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Bolstered by clutch free throws from senior Mason Bates (Cookeville, Tenn.) in the final four minutes, Carson-Newman (11-9, 4-8 South Atlantic Conference) snapped a five-game losing streak to Lincoln Memorial (14-5, 9-3 SAC) with a riveting 79-75 win over their rivals to the north Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse.

Orange Out Wednesday, Eagles meet surging ‘Splitters in Holt
Orange Out Wednesday, Eagles meet surging ‘Splitters in Holt

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (10-9, 3-8 South Atlantic Conference) will try to shrug off a last-second loss to Wingate when Lincoln Memorial (14-4, 9-2 SAC) enters Holt Fieldhouse for an 8 p.m. tip Wednesday.

Logan’s leaner sinks Eagles in final second, 76-74
Logan’s leaner sinks Eagles in final second, 76-74

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Wingate (11-8, 7-4 South Atlantic Conference) guard Emarius Logan knocked down a 15-foot runner from the free-throw line after splitting a double-double team with 0.6 seconds left to down Carson-Newman (10-9, 3-8 SAC) Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.

Carson-Newman searches for consistency when Wingate comes to town Saturday
Carson-Newman searches for consistency when Wingate comes to town Saturday

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (10-8, 3-7 South Atlantic Conference) last five games have all amounted to a tale of two halves.  The Eagles will try to correct that trend when Wingate (10-8, 6-4 SAC) arrives in Holt Fieldhouse for a 4 p.m. tipoff Saturday. 

C-N wraps up nonconference play with Golden Bulls
C-N wraps up nonconference play with Golden Bulls

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (10-7, 3-7 South Atlantic Conference) takes aim at a 16th consecutive regular season non-conference win when Johnson C. Smith (3-10, 1-6 CIAA) makes the trek to Holt Fieldhouse Monday at 7 p.m. 

Carson-Newman tries to right ship against up-tempo Wolves
Carson-Newman tries to right ship against up-tempo Wolves

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After finishing 4-for-25 from the field to close Wednesday night’s loss at Tusculum, Carson-Newman (9-7, 2-7 South Atlantic Conference) will try to get back to winning basketball Saturday at 4 p.m. inside Holt Fieldhouse against high-octane Newberry (5-9, 1-6 SAC). 

Eagles, Pioneers set to renew rivalry in Greeneville
Eagles, Pioneers set to renew rivalry in Greeneville

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (9-6, 2-6 South Atlantic Conference) makes the short jaunt on 11-E east to Greeneville to challenge Tusculum (6-8, 2-4 SAC) Wednesday night at 8 p.m. at Pioneer Arena.

Eagles tackle top-flight Royals Saturday
Eagles tackle top-flight Royals Saturday

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (9-5, 2-5 South Atlantic Conference) faces one of its toughest tests of the season when it makes the jaunt over to Charlotte, N.C. to challenge No. 9/13 Queens (14-2, 6-0 SAC) Saturday at Curry Arena at 2 p.m.

Balanced effort helps Eagles topple Trojans 87-79
Balanced effort helps Eagles topple Trojans 87-79

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Seven different players scored at least eight points and Carson-Newman (9-5, 2-5 South Atlantic Conference) turned it over a season-low six times en route to an 87-79 win over Anderson (8-7, 2-5 SAC) Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse. 

C-N searches for fast start against Trojans
C-N searches for fast start against Trojans

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. –  Carson-Newman (8-5, 1-5 South Atlantic Conference) head coach Chuck Benson has indicated that he wants the Eagles ready to roll from the jump when Anderson (8-6, 2-4 SAC) pays a visit to Holt Fieldhouse Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Indians early surge too much for C-N to overcome, Eagles fall 81-64
Indians early surge too much for C-N to overcome, Eagles fall 81-64

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Catawba (11-2, 4-1 SAC) raced out to a 28-6 advantage before stiff-arming Carson-Newman (8-5, 1-5 SAC) to an 81-64 win over the Eagles Saturday night at Holt Fieldhouse.

Eagles welcome league’s top scoring offense, Catawba to Holt Fieldhouse
Eagles welcome league’s top scoring offense, Catawba to Holt Fieldhouse

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (8-4, 1-4 South Atlantic Conference) will see its defense tested when the Catawba College Catawba Indians (10-2, 3-1 SAC) arrive for a 4 p.m. tip inside Holt Fieldhouse Saturday.

Eagles withstand Cavalier comeback, 90-83
Eagles withstand Cavalier comeback, 90-83

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (8-4) stayed perfect in non-conference action by withstanding a second half surge from UVA-Wise (5-6) to collect a 90-83 triumph over the Highland Cavaliers Wednesday night at Holt Fieldhouse.

Furious rally falls short, C-N drops 87-74 decision at Mars Hill
Furious rally falls short, C-N drops 87-74 decision at Mars Hill

MARS HILL, N.C. – Carson-Newman (7-4, 1-4 South Atlantic Conference) pulled off a frantic rally, but a 22-point second half deficit was too much to overcome.  Mars Hill (6-4, 1-2 SAC) tallied an 87-74 win after withstanding the Eagles’ push Wednesday night at Stanford Arena. 

Defensively dominant Eagles win eighth straight against Cobras
Defensively dominant Eagles win eighth straight against Cobras

HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Carson-Newman (7-3, 1-3 South Atlantic Conference) turned in its best defensive performance in four years to clobber Coker (2-6, 0-3 SAC) Saturday afternoon at the Deloach Center.

Staunch second half helps Eagles wallop Wildcats 95-67
Staunch second half helps Eagles wallop Wildcats 95-67

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (6-3) used a 16-0 run spanning the halftime break to crank open a rout of Fort Valley State (2-9) Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.

Bears bury threes, down Eagles 78-62
Bears bury threes, down Eagles 78-62

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. –  Lenoir-Rhyne (8-1, 2-1 South Atlantic Conference) matched a season high with 14 made threes and used a late first-half run to collect a 78-62 win over Carson-Newman (5-3, 0-3 SAC) Wednesday night inside Holt Fieldhouse.

Rebounding, turnovers undo Eagles in loss at Wingate
Rebounding, turnovers undo Eagles in loss at Wingate

WINGATE, N.C. – Carson-Newman (5-2, 0-2 South Atlantic Conference) outshot Wingate (4-4, 2-0 SAC) from the field, but the Bulldogs owned the offensive glass to pave the way to an 82-62 win over the Eagles Saturday afternoon at Cuddy Arena.

Carson-Newman scuffles by Tennessee Wesleyan 81-73
Carson-Newman scuffles by Tennessee Wesleyan 81-73

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman got to a 5-0 start for a second straight year, but Eagle head coach Chuck Benson thought C-N may have had its eyes on a Thanksgiving turkey instead of Tennessee Wesleyan (5-3) in a 81-73 win over the Eagles’ old VSAC foes Wednesday night inside Holt Fieldhouse.

Benson’s Bunch renews rivalry with old VSAC foe Bulldogs
Benson’s Bunch renews rivalry with old VSAC foe Bulldogs

JEFFEROSN CITY, Tenn. – For just the fifth time since Carson-Newman (4-0) moved to Division II in the early 1990s, the Eagles renew one of their long-standing rivalries with a former Volunteer State Athletic Conference foe.

Eagles withstand late free throws to bypass Tornado
Eagles withstand late free throws to bypass Tornado

BRISTOL, Tenn. – Despite being whistled for a season-high 21 fouls, Carson-Newman used a second half resurgence to overcome late trips to the line by King and take an 87-86 triumph on Saturday evening at the Student Center Complex.

C-N set to tussle with King for the second time in eight years
C-N set to tussle with King for the second time in eight years

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Following an impressive shooting performance in the team’s home opener on Wednesday, Nov. 14 over Lees-McRae, the Carson-Newman men’s basketball team will hit the road for the third time this season in a trip to Bristol, Tenn. to take on the King Tornado. Tip-off is slated for 7:00 p.m. from the King Student Center Complex.

White-hot Eagles bury Bobcats 108-77
White-hot Eagles bury Bobcats 108-77

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. –  Carson-Newman (3-0) singed the nets to the tune of a blistering 66 percent shooting effort en route to cruising to a 108-77 breatdown of Lees-McRae (0-3) Wednesday evening at Holt Fieldhouse. 

Stingy Eagles wrap up Warriors in 67-50 season-opening triumph
Stingy Eagles wrap up Warriors in 67-50 season-opening triumph

CENTRAL, S.C. – Carson-Newman (1-0) used its best defensive effort in four years coupled with a solid start to the second half to stiff arm Southern Wesleyan 67-50 to open the season Friday night at Tysinger Gym. 

Bates, Teichmann carry Eagles over Lander 77-65
Bates, Teichmann carry Eagles over Lander 77-65

CENTRAL, S.C. – Carson-Newman (2-0) got a combined 49 points from two of its senior guards to coast to a 77-65 decision over Lander (0-2) Saturday afternoon at History Tysinger Gymnasium Saturday afternoon.

Benson’s Bunch cracks open 2018-19 season at Southern Wesleyan
Benson’s Bunch cracks open 2018-19 season at Southern Wesleyan

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The post-Charles Clark era is here for Carson-Newman basketball. 

Carson-Newman Basketball Position Previews: The Frontcourt
Carson-Newman Basketball Position Previews: The Frontcourt

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the first of two parts in a series chronicling Carson-Newman’s men’s basketball positions for 2018-19.  The preview examines the Eagles’ post players with assistance from senior Mason Bates (Cookeville, Tenn.).

Half of regional field awaits Eagle hoops in 2018-19
Half of regional field awaits Eagle hoops in 2018-19

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson has announced the Eagles 2018-19 hoops schedule, which is lined with half the field from last year’s Southeast Regional.

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Mars Hill vs. Carson-Newman

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Coker vs. Carson-Newman

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Coker vs. Carson-Newman

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