2025-26 Carson-Newman Men's Basketball News

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Browder named to D2CCA All-Region First Team
Browder named to D2CCA All-Region First Team

BRISTOL, Tenn. - Carson-Newman senior forward Jack Browder (Kingsport, Tenn.) has been named to the D2CCA All-Region First Team, the organization announced

Tickets on sale for 25th Carson-Newman Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Tickets on sale for 25th Carson-Newman Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Tickets are on sale for the 2026 Carson-Newman Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet, set for Friday, April 10 in the Stokely Memorial Building on Carson-Newman's campus.

C-N suffers last-second SAC quarterfinal heartbreaker to LMU
C-N suffers last-second SAC quarterfinal heartbreaker to LMU

ROCK HILL, S.C. -  Carson-Newman (18-11) looked to have things all sewn up in the SAC quarterfinals Thursday evening at the Rock Hill Sports & Events Center. 

Browder goes back-to-back as SAC Elite 23 Award Winner
Browder goes back-to-back as SAC Elite 23 Award Winner

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman senior forward Jack Browder has been named the Men's Basketball Wealth Enhancement Group Elite 23 Award winner for a second straight year, the South Atlatnic Conference announced Thursday afternoon.

Eagles up to seventh in NCAA Region Rankings
Eagles up to seventh in NCAA Region Rankings

INDIANAPOLIS - Carson-Newman has been ranked seventh, up one spot, in the third and final batch of region rankings the NCAA posted Wednesday afternoon.

Browder nets sixth career TSWA State Player of the Week honors
Browder nets sixth career TSWA State Player of the Week honors

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Buoyed by one of the greatest two-game scoring runs in school history, Carson-Newman senior forward Jack Browder (Kingsport, Tenn.) has added Tennessee Sportswriters Association State Player of the Week honors to his resume, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon. 

Browder named SAC Player of the Year
Browder named SAC Player of the Year

ROCK HILL, S.C. – For the fourth time in school history, the South Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Year is garbed in Orange and Blue. 

East Tennessee tussle set for South Carolina in SAC quarters
East Tennessee tussle set for South Carolina in SAC quarters

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – One of small college basketball’s storied rivalries will move outside of state lines when fifth-seeded Carson-Newman (18-10) and fourth-seeded Lincoln Memorial (18-10) meet in the South Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinals.

Browder’s outrageous two-game stretch leads to SAC Player of the Week honors
Browder’s outrageous two-game stretch leads to SAC Player of the Week honors

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Buoyed by one of the greatest two-game scoring runs in school history, Carson-Newman senior forward Jack Browder (Kingsport, Tenn.) has been named the WePlayed Sports South Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball player of the Week, the league office announced Monday afternoon. 

Browder makes the cut for Hudgins Award's final 15
Browder makes the cut for Hudgins Award's final 15

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Carson-Newman senior forward Jack Browder has been named to the top 15 watch list for the prestigious Trevor Hudgins Award, Small College Basketball announced Sunday afternoon. 

Overtime heartbreak, LR spoils a classic on C-N’s senior day
Overtime heartbreak, LR spoils a classic on C-N’s senior day

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – In a game that featured 11 ties and 16 lead changes, Lenoir-Rhyne (23-7, 17-5 SAC) closed the overtime session on a 6-0 run to take an 87-81 classic from Carson-Newman (18-10, 13-9 SAC) Saturday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse.

C-N set to honor trio with Senior Day versus Lenoir-Rhyne
C-N set to honor trio with Senior Day versus Lenoir-Rhyne

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (18-9, 13-8 South Atlantic Conference) will look to send its senior class out in style when it plays its final game of the regular season against Lenoir-Rhyne (22-7, 16-5 SAC) Saturday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse at 4 p.m. 

C-N ranked eighth in second region ranking
C-N ranked eighth in second region ranking

INDIANAPOLIS - Carson-Newman has been ranked eighth in the second batch of region rankings the NCAA posted Wednesday afternoon.

Browder goes bonkers, crests 2,000 points with 46-point outburst in win over MHU
Browder goes bonkers, crests 2,000 points with 46-point outburst in win over MHU

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The curtain call was merited. 

C-N, MHU set to “Play for Ace” Wednesday night
C-N, MHU set to “Play for Ace” Wednesday night

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Wednesday’s penultimate regular season game will be about more than basketball for Carson-Newman (17-9, 12-8 South Atlantic Conference) and Mars Hill (9-17, 3-17 SAC). 

C-N secures winning road record, grinds out 65-55 win at Newberry
C-N secures winning road record, grinds out 65-55 win at Newberry

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (17-9, 12-8 South Atlantic Conference) made life a waking nightmare for the league’s second-leading scorer – Newberry’s Drake Downs.