2024-25 Carson-Newman Basketball News
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C-N inducts five into athletics hall of fame Friday night
April 04, 2025JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman enshrined five individuals into its athletics hall of fame during a banquet and ceremony Friday night inside of the Stokely Memorial Building on Carson-Newman's campus. -
Five set for induction into Carson-Newman Athletics Hall of Fame Friday night
April 03, 2025JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman will send five new members into its athletics hall of fame with its 23rd induction ceremony Friday evening at 5:30 p.m. in the Stokely Memorial Building on campus.
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The Eagle Sports Network Reveals Top Ten Plays of March, Presented by Food Country USA
April 03, 2025JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. -- The Eagle Sports Network has revealed its top ten plays of March, presented by Food Country USA.
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Zhao signs with Arecibo de Capitanes in Puerto Rico’s Baloncesto Superior Nacional
April 02, 2025JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman men’s basketball has produced another professional player.
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Eagle quartet earns CSC Academic All-District Honors
March 25, 2025JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For a second time in three years, Carson-Newman’s men’s basketball program has placed four players on the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
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Browder garners all-region honors from NABC
March 24, 2025KANSAS CITY – For a second straight season, Carson-Newman’s men’s basketball program has a consensus all-region honoree.
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C-N’s last-minute rally comes up short, No. 8 CSU prevails 75-74 in NCAA tournament
March 15, 2025COLUMBUS, Ga. – Trailing by 11 with 3:49 to go, Carson-Newman (21-12) outscored top-seeded and eighth-ranked Columbus State (27-4) 15-5 down the stretch, but a potential game-winning bucket at the horn was a touch long and the host Cougars hung on for a 75-74 win in the opening round of the NCAA tournament at the Lumpkin Center.
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C-N opens NCAA tournament at top-seeded, eighth-ranked Columbus State
March 14, 2025JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (21-11) opens up its venture in the NCAA tournament Saturday at 5 p.m. against top-seeded and eighth-ranked Columbus State (26-4) at the Lumpkin Center.
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Browder earns All-Region honors from D2CCA
March 14, 2025ANDERSON, S.C. – For a second straight year, Carson-Newman has produced an all-region men’s basketball player.
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C-N, CSU NCAA tournament tip time moved up
March 14, 2025COLUMBUS, Ga. - Due to the threat of inclement weather throughout the Southeast over the weekend, Carson-Newman's tipoff with top-seeded and host Columbus State has been moved up.
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Ticketing information, game time released for men’s basketball Southeast Regional
March 11, 2025COLUMBUS, Ga. – Ticket prices and tip time have been set for eighth-seeded Carson-Newman’s NCAA Regional Quarterfinal matchup with Columbus State Saturday at the Lumpkin Center.
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DANCING! C-N makes NCAA Southeast Regional, heads to Columbus, Ga.
March 10, 2025INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – For the fifth time under head coach Chuck Benson and the seventh time in school history, Carson-Newman’s men’s basketball program is bound for the NCAA tournament.
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No. 5 C-N, No. 1 LMU collide in SAC semis for third straight season
March 06, 2025ROCK HILL, S.C. – For a third consecutive year season, the South Atlantic Conference tournament semifinals have an East Tennessee flavor.
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Top-seeded, eighth-ranked LMU wins SAC semifinal, instant classic 81-78 over C-N
March 06, 2025JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – In a game that featured 15 ties and 23 lead changes, it was top-seeded and eighth-ranked Lincoln Memorial (25-4) that grabbed a final lead with 43 seconds left to prevail in an instant classic 81-78 over fifth-seeded Carson-Newman (21-11) Thursday afternoon in the semifinals of the SAC Basketball Championship at the Rock Hill Sports & Events Center.
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Browder named Wealth Enhancement Group Elite 23 Award Winner
March 05, 2025ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman junior forward Jack Browder has been named the Men’s Basketball Wealth Enhancement Group Elite 23 Award winner, the South Atlatnic Conference announced Wednesday afternoon.
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Carson-Newman holds steady in seventh in region rankings
March 05, 2025INDIANAPOLIS – Carson-Newman stayed put in seventh in the final batch of region rankings released by the NCAA Wednesday afternoon.
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C-N resets SAC tournament field goal percentage record, bounces UVA Wise 104-95
March 05, 2025JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Fifth-seeded Carson-Newman (21-10) reset its own South Atlantic Conference Tournament record for field goal efficiency, scorching the nets to the tune of 68.9 percent shooting, en route to a 104-95 win over fourth-seeded UVA Wise (18-11) in the quarterfinals of the SAC tournament Wednesday afternoon at the Rock Hill Sports and Events Center.
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Fifth-seeded C-N opens SAC tournament with fourth-seeded UVA Wise
March 04, 2025JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (20-10, 15-9 South Atlantic Conference) begins its venture in the SAC Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship as a five seed, taking on fourth-seeded UVA Wise (18-10, 15-9 SAC) Wednesday at noon at the Rock Hill Sports and Events Center.
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Eagle trio earns All-SAC honors
March 03, 2025JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman placed three players on the All-South Atlantic Conference teams, the league office announced Monday morning.
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Coker three-point barrage spoils C-N’s senior day
March 01, 2025JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (20-10, 15-9 South Atlantic Conference) turned it over 18 times and Coker (19-9, 15-9 SAC) drilled 17-of-39 threes to put a damper on C-N’s senior day celebration. The Cobras handed the Eagles a 108-92 loss Saturday in Holt Fieldhouse.
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C-N celebrates seven seniors Saturday against Coker
February 28, 2025JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (20-9, 15-8 South Atlantic Conference) will look to send out seven seniors in style when it plays its final regular season contest inside Holt Fieldhouse at 4 p.m. Saturday against Coker (18-9, 14-9 SAC).
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Nine finalists unveiled for 2026 Carson-Newman Athletics Hall of Fame Class, voting open
February 26, 2025JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman's athletics club executive committee has released the nine individuals up for consideration for induction into the Carson-Newman Athletics Hall of Fame.
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C-N ranked seventh in second region ranking
February 26, 2025JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – If the season ended today, Carson-Newman would be NCAA tournament bound.
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No. 11 LMU uses second half run to best C-N 95-85
February 26, 2025HARROGATE, Tenn. – No. 11 Lincoln Memorial (22-4, 20-3 South Atlantic Conference) used a 10-0 run over a two-minute stretch in the middle of the second half to take control of a back-and-forth affair and prevail 95-85 over Carson-Newman (20-9, 15-8 SAC) Wednesday evening in Tex Turner Arena.
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Key SAC, Southeast Region showdown on docket for Wednesday night between C-N, LMU
February 25, 2025JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (20-8, 15-7 South Atlantic Conference) faces off with the tallest task in the Southeast Region, a game inside Tex Turner Arena against nationally-ranked Lincoln Memorial (21-4, 19-3 SAC) Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
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C-N listed as “under consideration” in first men’s basketball region rankings
February 19, 2025INDIANAPOLIS – Carson-Newman's men's basketball program has been listed as one of 10 teams receiving consideration for the NCAA tournament.
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Withering second-half defense powers C-N to 20th win
February 19, 2025JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (20-8, 15-7 South Atlantic Conference) held Emory & Henry (6-20, 4-18 SAC) to 3-of-15 shooting for the final 10 minutes of the game as C-N cruised to a 91-73 win Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse.
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Eagles eye 20-win threshold, host Wasps for penultimate home contest
February 18, 2025JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (19-8, 14-7) gets the first crack at a second straight 20-win campaign when it welcomes Emory & Henry (6-19, 4-17 SAC) to Holt Fieldhouse for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff Wednesday.
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Browder earns SAC Player of the Week honors for fourth time
February 17, 2025ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman junior forward Jack Browder (Kingsport, Tenn.) has been named WePlayed Sports SAC Player of the Week for a fourth time this season, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
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Dia’s buzzer-beating tip in pushes C-N past Wingate
February 15, 2025WINGATE, N.C. – Ousmane Dia (Dakar, Senegal) cleaned up a last-second missed layup and beat the buzzer with a tip in to propel Carson-Newman (19-8, 14-7 South Atlantic Conference) past Wingate (10-12, 8-11 SAC) 87-85 Saturday evening in Cuddy Arena.
