Malik Abraham

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Malik Abraham
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    175
  • Hometown:
    Snellville, Ga.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Florida State College at Jacksonville
  • gp
    31
  • pts/g
    11.7
  • fg %
    42.8
  • 3pt %
    41.5
  • ft %
    57.9
  • reb/g
    2.2
  • a/g
    1.5
Bio

2017-18: Carson-Newman's third leading scoring for 2017-18, Abraham tallied 11.7 points per game. A three-point marksman, Abraham shot 41.5 percent from beyond the arc and made 88-of-212 threes.  The 88 triples go down as the second highest single-season total in school history.  Abraham also has the fourth highest mark with 83 made in his sophomore year.  Abraham shot 42.8 percent from the field in general and 58 percent from the foul line.  He also added in 2.2 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. Abraham topped double figures 17 times and had a quartet of 20 point games.  Carson-Newman was unbeated when he scored at least 20 points and went 13-4 when he had at least 10.  Abraham had 15 games where he knocked down at least three three-pointers.  His top outing came against Lenoir-Rhyne (12/16). He scored 23 points against the Bears on 7-12 shooting, including a 6-of-10 ledger from long range.  

2016-17: Abraham established himself as an elite three-point shooter in his first season at Mossy Creek.  The sophomore knocked down 83 threes, the second most in a single season in school history.  Abraham averaged 13.8 points per game on 41 percent shooting from the field and 37 percent shooting from three. He also chipped in 2.5 rebounds per game and was third on the team for assists with 57.  Abraham put together 22 double-digit scoring efforts, including five straight to end the year.  He cracked the 20-point mark five times, including a career-high 28 against Newberry (1/21). He became the first Eagle in four years to knock down at least eight threes in that game.  Abraham came a rebound shy of a double-double against Tusculum (1/4), with 21 points and nine collected caroms.   Abraham knocked down four or more threes on eight occasions.  

PRIOR TO CARSON-NEWMAN: Malik Abraham will have three seasons of eligibility left after transferring from Florida  State College at Jacksonville.  He was a first team all-conference guard for FSCJ as well as the league's co-rookie of the year.  He set a school record for threes made in a game with eight while setting the program's record for threes made in a single season with 97.  Abraham averaged 14.4 points while shooting 43 percent from the field and 41 percent from three for FSCJ. 

HIGH SCHOOL: In high school, he was a 1,000-point scorer while averaging 17.6 points and 3.0 rebounds per game.   He was a two-time offensive player of the year at Parkview while earning all-region and all-county honors for his final two seasons with the Panthers. 

PERSONAL: The son of Elliot and Rose Abraham, Malik plans to study finance at Carson-Newman.  He has three siblings. 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 31 20
Games started 11 8
Minutes 765 528
Minutes per game 24.7 26.4
FG 127-297 85-201
FG Pct 42.8 42.3
3PT 88-212 58-145
3PT Pct 41.5 40.0
FT 22-38 16-28
FT Pct 57.9 57.1
Off rebounds 8 6
Def rebounds 59 32
Total rebounds 67 38
Rebounds per game 2.2 1.9
Personal fouls 28 19
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 47 29
Turnovers 26 15
Assist to turnover ratio 1.8 1.9
Steals 21 15
Blocks 1 1
Points 364 244
Points per game 11.7 12.2
Points per 40 min 19.0 18.5
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 17 at Catawba W, 104-89
Feb 21 at Lincoln Memorial L, 89-77
Feb 24 Wingate W, 80-76
Feb 28 Newberry W, 102-82
Mar 3 vs. Queens (N.C.) L, 92-73
Mar 10 vs. Clayton St. L, 75-69
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 2 at Tennessee L, 86-44 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 vs. Lander W, 82-78 - 15 2-5 40.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 5
Nov 11 vs. Southern Wesleyan W, 95-68 - 20 5-7 71.4 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 13
Nov 15 at Virginia-Wise W, 88-65 - 17 3-6 50.0 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 9
Nov 18 King (Tenn.) W, 92-91 - 21 2-7 28.6 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 25 Lee W, 79-56 - 17 3-9 33.3 0-3 0.0 0-2 0.0 6
Nov 26 Columbus St. W, 99-69 - 28 8-14 57.1 6-10 60.0 0-0 - 22
Nov 29 Mars Hill W, 92-64 - 22 3-7 42.9 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 7
Dec 2 at Newberry L, 75-70 - 25 5-8 62.5 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 13
Dec 6 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 81-65 - 18 3-10 30.0 3-8 37.5 2-2 100.0 11
Dec 9 Coker W, 109-86 - 20 6-14 42.9 4-9 44.4 3-6 50.0 19
Dec 13 at Queens (N.C.) L, 92-81 - 23 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 0-2 0.0 6
Dec 16 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 90-83 - 29 7-12 58.3 6-10 60.0 3-3 100.0 23
Dec 19 Limestone W, 84-72 - 13 0-6 0.0 0-5 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Jan 2 at Johnson C. Smith W, 83-79 - 13 6-9 66.7 5-7 71.4 1-2 50.0 18
Jan 6 Catawba W, 101-75 - 23 7-11 63.6 4-8 50.0 2-2 100.0 20
Jan 10 at Tusculum W, 91-86 - 23 5-9 55.6 4-7 57.1 0-2 0.0 14
Jan 13 at Wingate W, 81-66 - 30 4-10 40.0 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 12
Jan 17 Lincoln Memorial L, 108-69 - 30 4-12 33.3 4-10 40.0 0-0 - 12
Jan 20 Newberry W, 109-87 - 23 8-14 57.1 5-11 45.5 0-0 - 21
Jan 24 at Mars Hill L, 78-77 - 22 3-7 42.9 2-6 33.3 0-1 0.0 8
Jan 27 at Coker W, 104-92 1 26 1-9 11.1 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 31 Anderson (S.C.) W, 112-81 1 24 4-9 44.4 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 12
Feb 3 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 89-79 1 36 6-12 50.0 2-7 28.6 3-4 75.0 17
Feb 10 Queens (N.C.) L, 82-66 1 32 4-15 26.7 2-8 25.0 0-1 0.0 10
Feb 14 Tusculum W, 112-103 1 35 5-11 45.5 3-9 33.3 1-1 100.0 14
Feb 17 at Catawba W, 104-89 1 23 3-6 50.0 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 21 at Lincoln Memorial L, 89-77 1 36 3-13 23.1 2-7 28.6 1-2 50.0 9
Feb 24 Wingate W, 80-76 1 28 2-8 25.0 1-7 14.3 0-0 - 5
Feb 28 Newberry W, 102-82 1 27 5-8 62.5 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 14
Mar 3 vs. Queens (N.C.) L, 92-73 1 30 4-14 28.6 3-9 33.3 0-0 - 11
Mar 10 vs. Clayton St. L, 75-69 1 36 4-11 36.4 4-9 44.4 2-2 100.0 14
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 2 at Tennessee L, 86-44 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 10 vs. Lander W, 82-78 - 15 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 11 vs. Southern Wesleyan W, 95-68 - 20 0 2 2 1 1 1 0
Nov 15 at Virginia-Wise W, 88-65 - 17 0 1 1 1 3 1 0
Nov 18 King (Tenn.) W, 92-91 - 21 0 2 2 2 1 1 0
Nov 25 Lee W, 79-56 - 17 1 1 2 0 0 1 0
Nov 26 Columbus St. W, 99-69 - 28 0 4 4 4 3 0 0
Nov 29 Mars Hill W, 92-64 - 22 0 0 0 3 2 0 0
Dec 2 at Newberry L, 75-70 - 25 0 1 1 2 1 0 1
Dec 6 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 81-65 - 18 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 9 Coker W, 109-86 - 20 0 2 2 1 0 3 0
Dec 13 at Queens (N.C.) L, 92-81 - 23 0 0 0 2 1 1 0
Dec 16 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 90-83 - 29 0 0 0 2 1 2 0
Dec 19 Limestone W, 84-72 - 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 2 at Johnson C. Smith W, 83-79 - 13 0 3 3 4 0 0 0
Jan 6 Catawba W, 101-75 - 23 1 2 3 0 2 0 0
Jan 10 at Tusculum W, 91-86 - 23 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
Jan 13 at Wingate W, 81-66 - 30 0 4 4 0 0 0 0
Jan 17 Lincoln Memorial L, 108-69 - 30 1 3 4 0 0 0 0
Jan 20 Newberry W, 109-87 - 23 0 2 2 1 0 1 0
Jan 24 at Mars Hill L, 78-77 - 22 0 2 2 2 1 0 0
Jan 27 at Coker W, 104-92 1 26 0 2 2 2 1 1 0
Jan 31 Anderson (S.C.) W, 112-81 1 24 0 1 1 2 1 2 0
Feb 3 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 89-79 1 36 0 2 2 2 1 2 0
Feb 10 Queens (N.C.) L, 82-66 1 32 2 2 4 1 0 1 0
Feb 14 Tusculum W, 112-103 1 35 1 4 5 4 0 0 0
Feb 17 at Catawba W, 104-89 1 23 0 1 1 1 0 1 0
Feb 21 at Lincoln Memorial L, 89-77 1 36 1 0 1 3 1 0 0
Feb 24 Wingate W, 80-76 1 28 0 2 2 0 3 0 0
Feb 28 Newberry W, 102-82 1 27 0 7 7 2 1 1 0
Mar 3 vs. Queens (N.C.) L, 92-73 1 30 1 1 2 1 1 1 0
Mar 10 vs. Clayton St. L, 75-69 1 36 0 5 5 2 1 0 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 2 at Tennessee L, 86-44 - - - -
Nov 10 vs. Lander W, 82-78 - 0 0 -
Nov 11 vs. Southern Wesleyan W, 95-68 - 2 0 1.0
Nov 15 at Virginia-Wise W, 88-65 - 2 - 0.3
Nov 18 King (Tenn.) W, 92-91 - 1 - 2.0
Nov 25 Lee W, 79-56 - 0 - -
Nov 26 Columbus St. W, 99-69 - 0 - 1.3
Nov 29 Mars Hill W, 92-64 - 2 - 1.5
Dec 2 at Newberry L, 75-70 - 0 - 2.0
Dec 6 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 81-65 - 2 0 -
Dec 9 Coker W, 109-86 - 0 - -
Dec 13 at Queens (N.C.) L, 92-81 - 0 - 2.0
Dec 16 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 90-83 - 1 - 2.0
Dec 19 Limestone W, 84-72 - 0 - -
Jan 2 at Johnson C. Smith W, 83-79 - 1 - -
Jan 6 Catawba W, 101-75 - 1 - 0.0
Jan 10 at Tusculum W, 91-86 - 0 0 -
Jan 13 at Wingate W, 81-66 - 0 - -
Jan 17 Lincoln Memorial L, 108-69 - 0 - -
Jan 20 Newberry W, 109-87 - 1 - -
Jan 24 at Mars Hill L, 78-77 - 2 - 2.0
Jan 27 at Coker W, 104-92 1 1 - 2.0
Jan 31 Anderson (S.C.) W, 112-81 1 2 - 2.0
Feb 3 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 89-79 1 1 0 2.0
Feb 10 Queens (N.C.) L, 82-66 1 0 - -
Feb 14 Tusculum W, 112-103 1 4 - -
Feb 17 at Catawba W, 104-89 1 2 - -
Feb 21 at Lincoln Memorial L, 89-77 1 0 0 3.0
Feb 24 Wingate W, 80-76 1 0 - 0.0
Feb 28 Newberry W, 102-82 1 0 - 2.0
Mar 3 vs. Queens (N.C.) L, 92-73 1 2 - 1.0
Mar 10 vs. Clayton St. L, 75-69 1 1 - 2.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2016-17 30 28.8 4.5-11.2 2.8-7.4 2.0-2.5 13.8
2017-18 31 24.7 4.1-9.6 2.8-6.8 0.7-1.2 11.7
2018-19 29 26.9 3.4-8.8 3.0-7.6 0.8-1.0 10.7
Total 90 26.8 4.0-9.9 2.9-7.3 1.1-1.6 12.1
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2016-17 30 16 864 136-335 40.6 83-222 37.4 59-75 78.7 414
2017-18 31 11 765 127-297 42.8 88-212 41.5 22-38 57.9 364
2018-19 29 16 781 100-256 39.1 88-221 39.8 22-30 73.3 310
Total 90 43 2410 363-888 40.9 259-655 39.5 103-143 72.0 1088
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2016-17 30 864 28.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
2017-18 31 765 24.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 41.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
2018-19 29 781 26.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 39.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 90 2410 26.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 39.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2016-17 30 0.5 2.0 2.5 1.9 1.2 1.1 0.1
2017-18 31 0.3 1.9 2.2 1.5 0.8 0.7 0.0
2018-19 29 0.3 2.1 2.3 1.4 0.7 0.8 0.1
Total 90 0.4 2.0 2.3 1.6 0.9 0.9 0.1
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2016-17 30 16 16 59 75 57 35 34 2
2017-18 31 11 8 59 67 47 26 21 1
2018-19 29 16 8 60 68 42 20 24 3
Total 90 43 32 178 210 146 81 79 6
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2016-17 30 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2017-18 31 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2018-19 29 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 90 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 31 24.7 4.1-9.6 2.8-6.8 0.7-1.2 11.7
Conference 20 26.4 4.2-10.1 2.9-7.2 0.8-1.4 12.2
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 15 24.8 4.5-10.5 3.1-7.6 0.7-1.1 12.9
Away 12 24.3 3.7-8.6 2.6-5.9 0.8-1.6 10.7
Neutral 4 25.3 3.8-9.2 2.8-6.8 0.5-0.5 10.8
Result
Wins 23 23.1 4.3-9.3 2.9-6.8 0.8-1.2 12.2
Losses 8 29.3 3.6-10.5 2.6-7.0 0.5-1.2 10.4
Month
November 7 20.0 3.7-7.9 2.1-5.1 0.1-0.6 9.7
December 6 21.3 3.8-9.0 2.8-6.5 1.8-2.8 12.3
January 9 23.8 4.7-10.0 3.7-7.8 0.3-0.8 13.3
February 7 31.0 4.0-10.4 2.3-7.0 0.7-1.1 11.0
March 2 33.0 4.0-12.5 3.5-9.0 1.0-1.0 12.5
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 31 11 765 127-297 42.8 88-212 41.5 22-38 57.9 364
Conference 20 8 528 85-201 42.3 58-145 40.0 16-28 57.1 244
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 15 5 372 68-157 43.3 46-114 40.4 11-17 64.7 193
Away 12 4 292 44-103 42.7 31-71 43.7 9-19 47.4 128
Neutral 4 2 101 15-37 40.5 11-27 40.7 2-2 100.0 43
Result
Wins 23 7 531 98-213 46.0 67-156 42.9 18-28 64.3 281
Losses 8 4 234 29-84 34.5 21-56 37.5 4-10 40.0 83
Month
November 7 - 140 26-55 47.3 15-36 41.7 1-4 25.0 68
December 6 - 128 23-54 42.6 17-39 43.6 11-17 64.7 74
January 9 2 214 42-90 46.7 33-70 47.1 3-7 42.9 120
February 7 7 217 28-73 38.4 16-49 32.7 5-8 62.5 77
March 2 2 66 8-25 32.0 7-18 38.9 2-2 100.0 25
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 31 765 24.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 41.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 20 528 26.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 15 372 24.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 12 292 24.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 43.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 4 101 25.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 23 531 23.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 42.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 8 234 29.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 7 140 20.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 41.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 6 128 21.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 43.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 9 214 23.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 47.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 7 217 31.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 32.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
March 2 66 33.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 38.9 0.0-0.0 0.0
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 31 0.3 1.9 2.2 1.5 0.8 0.7 0.0
Conference 20 0.3 1.6 1.9 1.4 0.8 0.8 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 0.4 2.1 2.5 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.0
Away 12 0.1 1.5 1.6 1.7 0.8 0.6 0.1
Neutral 4 0.3 2.3 2.5 1.3 0.8 0.5 0.0
Result
Wins 23 0.1 2.0 2.1 1.5 0.9 0.8 0.0
Losses 8 0.6 1.8 2.4 1.6 0.8 0.4 0.1
Month
November 7 0.1 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.4 0.6 0.0
December 6 0.0 0.7 0.7 1.2 0.5 1.0 0.2
January 9 0.2 2.2 2.4 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.0
February 7 0.6 2.6 3.1 1.9 0.9 0.7 0.0
March 2 0.5 3.0 3.5 1.5 1.0 0.5 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 31 11 8 59 67 47 26 21 1
Conference 20 8 6 32 38 29 15 15 1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 5 6 32 38 22 14 12 0
Away 12 4 1 18 19 20 9 7 1
Neutral 4 2 1 9 10 5 3 2 0
Result
Wins 23 7 3 45 48 34 20 18 0
Losses 8 4 5 14 19 13 6 3 1
Month
November 7 - 1 11 12 12 10 4 0
December 6 - 0 4 4 7 3 6 1
January 9 2 2 20 22 12 5 5 0
February 7 7 4 18 22 13 6 5 0
March 2 2 1 6 7 3 2 1 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 31 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 23 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
March 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
No. 25 Lakers use late second-half run to oust C-N from NCAA tournament
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  • March 10, 2018
No. 25 Lakers use late second-half run to oust C-N from NCAA tournament

HARROGATE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (23-8) led for nearly 30 minutes, but No. 25 Clayton State used a 12-3 run late in the second half to be ahead at the final horn and take a 75-69 win over the Eagles in the opening round of the NCAA tournament Saturday night at Tex Turner Arena.

  • March 10, 2018
Clark breaks SAC career scoring record, Eagles fall in semis to No. 5 Queens
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  • March 03, 2018
Clark breaks SAC career scoring record, Eagles fall in semis to No. 5 Queens

GREENVILLE, S.C. – Senior guard Charles Clark (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) became the South Atlantic Conference’s all-time leading scorer, but Carson-Newman (23-7) fell to fifth-ranked and second-seeded Queens (28-2) 92-73 Saturday evening at Timmons Arena. 

  • March 03, 2018
Potent second-half push powers third-seeded Eagles past sixth-seeded Wolves and into SAC semis
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  • February 28, 2018
Potent second-half push powers third-seeded Eagles past sixth-seeded Wolves and into SAC semis

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Sixth-seeded Carson-Newman (23-6) cranked through a monster second half run aided by some lockdown defense to tote the Eagles to a 102-82 triumph over Newberry (15-14) Wednesday evening in Holt Fieldhouse in the quarterfinals of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament Championship.

  • February 28, 2018
Eagles stave off late Bulldog push, cement senior day win 80-76
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  • February 24, 2018
Eagles stave off late Bulldog push, cement senior day win 80-76

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (22-6, 14-6 South Atlantic Conference) withstood a late 11-2 Wingate (14-14, 11-9 SAC) push to collect a wire-to-wire 80-76 win over the Bulldogs Saturday evening at Holt Fieldhouse. 

  • February 24, 2018
Staunch second half sends C-N soaring over Catawba 104-89
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  • February 17, 2018
Staunch second half sends C-N soaring over Catawba 104-89

SALISBURY, N.C. – Carson-Newman (21-5, 13-5 South Atlantic Conference) kept persistent pressure on the SAC’s leading scorer and used a torrid shooting effort to snap a three-game losing skid to Catawba College’s Catawba Indians (10-14, 6-12) with a 104-89 triumph inside Goodman Gym Saturday evening. 

  • February 17, 2018
Late first-half spurt carries No. 2 Queens over No. 24 Carson-Newman
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  • February 10, 2018
Late first-half spurt carries No. 2 Queens over No. 24 Carson-Newman

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – No. 24 Carson-Newman (19-5, 11-5 South Atlantic Conference) and No. 2 Queens (23-1, 15-1 SAC) battled to a stalemate for 36 minutes and 30 seconds, the other 3:30, squarely belonged to the second-ranked team in the country. 

  • February 10, 2018
Carson-Newman dominates in OT, takes down Lenoir-Rhyne  89-79
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  • February 03, 2018
Carson-Newman dominates in OT, takes down Lenoir-Rhyne  89-79

HICKORY, N.C. – Carson-Newman (19-4, 11-4 South Atlantic Conference) ripped off a 20-point overtime session to complete a 16-point comeback and seal a season-sweep over Lenoir-Rhyne (9-12, 7-8 SAC) Saturday afternoon at Shuford Gymnasium.

  • February 03, 2018
Clark collects fourth career triple-double, Eagles thump Trojans 112-81
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  • January 31, 2018
Clark collects fourth career triple-double, Eagles thump Trojans 112-81

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Senior guard Charles Clark (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) climbed into a wooden horse, emerged behind the fortifications of a city and dropped his fourth career triple-double on Anderson’s Trojans (7-14, 5-8 South Atlantic Conference) to guide Carson-Newman (18-4, 10-4 SAC) to a 112-81 pummeling of the Trojans Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse.

  • January 31, 2018
No. 18 Eagles drop dimes, Newberry in 109-87 triumph
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  • January 20, 2018
No. 18 Eagles drop dimes, Newberry in 109-87 triumph

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (16-3, 8-3 South Atlantic Conference) reset its single-game team assists record and used a scorching second half to bury Newberry (9-9, 4-7 SAC) 109-87 Saturday evening inside Holt Fieldhouse. 

  • January 20, 2018
No. 3 Railsplitters ramrod No. 18 Eagles 108-69
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  • January 17, 2018
No. 3 Railsplitters ramrod No. 18 Eagles 108-69

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – In the first battle between nationally ranked foes inside Holt Fieldhouse in more than 15 years, No. 18 Carson-Newman (15-3, 7-3 South Atlantic Conference) was found wanting. 

  • January 17, 2018
Bird goes ballistic, Clark propels No. 20 C-N to 81-66 OT win at Wingate
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  • January 13, 2018
Bird goes ballistic, Clark propels No. 20 C-N to 81-66 OT win at Wingate

WINGATE, N.C. – Charles Clark (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) turned in one of the better performances in an overtime period in NCAA history as No. 20 Carson-Newman (15-2, 7-2 South Atlantic Conference) beat the breaks off Wingate (8-9, 5-4 SAC) in OT with an 81-66 triumph. 

  • January 13, 2018
No. 20 Eagles outlast powerful Pioneers
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  • January 10, 2018
No. 20 Eagles outlast powerful Pioneers

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. –  Down by as many as 12 points, the No. 20 Carson-Newman completed a second half comeback en route to a 91-86 win against conference rival Tusculum on Wednesday evening at Pioneer Arena.

  • January 10, 2018
Clark bypasses 2,000-point mark, C-N clobbers Catawba 101-75
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  • January 06, 2018
Clark bypasses 2,000-point mark, C-N clobbers Catawba 101-75

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Charles Clark (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) became the fifth player in Carson-Newman history to break the 2,000-point barrier for a career as the Eagles (13-2, 5-2 South Atlantic Conference) used a 22-4 run spanning the halftime break to clobber Catawba (3-9, 0-7 SAC) 101-75 Saturday evening inside Holt Fieldhouse. 

  • January 06, 2018
C-N overcomes icy shooting, downs Golden Bulls 83-79
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  • January 02, 2018
C-N overcomes icy shooting, downs Golden Bulls 83-79

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carson-Newman (12-2) overcame the second least efficient shooting half of basketball in the Chuck Benson era and used a solid second half performance to halt a six-game skid at the hands of the Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls (8-5) with an 83-79 win Tuesday evening at Brayboy Gym.

  • January 02, 2018
Clark, Holmes stuff stockings in 84-72 win over Limestone
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  • December 19, 2017
Clark, Holmes stuff stockings in 84-72 win over Limestone

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (11-2) got a combined 44 points from Charles Clark (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) and Cameron Holmes (Fort Mill, S.C.) and stiff-armed a game Limestone (6-7) club to an 84-72 triumph over the Saints Tuesday evening inside Holt Fieldhouse. 

  • December 19, 2017
Resurgent Eagles rally from 17-point deficit, best Bears 90-83
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  • December 16, 2017
Resurgent Eagles rally from 17-point deficit, best Bears 90-83

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Down 17 with 15:10 to play in the second half to Lenoir-Rhyne (4-6, 2-3 SAC), Carson-Newman (10-2, 4-2 South Atlantic Conference) needed a spark.

  • December 16, 2017
Second half rally falls short, No. 2/5 Queens downs C-N 92-81
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  • December 13, 2017
Second half rally falls short, No. 2/5 Queens downs C-N 92-81

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – No. 2/5 Queen (9-1, 4-0 South Atlantic Conference) built a 21-point second-half lead before fending off a furious Carson-Newman (9-2, 3-2 SAC) rally to tally a 92-81 win over the Eagles Wednesday night at Curry Arena. 

  • December 13, 2017
Clark, Carson-Newman de-fang Coker, 109-86  
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  • December 09, 2017
Clark, Carson-Newman de-fang Coker, 109-86  

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. -  Charles Clark (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) erupted for a season-high 37 points and Carson-Newman (9-1, 3-1 South Atlantic Conference) was lethal from long range to shoot past Coker (4-6, 1-1 SAC) 109-86 Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse. 

  • December 09, 2017
Carson-Newman matches wits with Cobras Saturday
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  • December 08, 2017
Carson-Newman matches wits with Cobras Saturday

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (8-1, 2-1 South Atlantic Conference) returns to Holt Fieldhouse for a Saturday 4 p.m. tip with Coker (4-5, 1-0 SAC) looking to continue a formidable run of form inside the friendly confines of the home arena.

  • December 08, 2017
Three-point barrage, rebounding key C-N to 81-65 triumph at Anderson
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  • December 06, 2017
Three-point barrage, rebounding key C-N to 81-65 triumph at Anderson

ANDERSON, S.C. – Carson-Newman (8-1, 2-1 South Atlantic Conference)  knocked down a season-high 13 triples and crashed the glass to defeat Anderson (2-7, 0-2 SAC) for a fifth straight time, 81-65, Wednesday night at the Abney Athletic Center. 

  • December 06, 2017
Offensive woes cause #20 Eagles to fall to Wolves
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  • December 02, 2017
Offensive woes cause #20 Eagles to fall to Wolves

NEWBERRY, S.C. – Despite four Eagles making it into double-digit scoring, No. 20 Carson-Newman (7-1, 1-1) was knocked from the ranks of the undefeated in a 75-70 loss at the hands of Newberry (6-3, 2-1) on Saturday afternoon at Eleazer Arena.

  • December 02, 2017
C-N looks to continue hot home trend in SAC lidlifter with Mars Hill
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  • November 28, 2017
C-N looks to continue hot home trend in SAC lidlifter with Mars Hill

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (6-0) will try to extend a 10-game home streak when it opens up South Atlantic Conference play against Mars Hill (1-4) Wednesday night at 8 p.m. inside Holt Fieldhouse.

  • November 28, 2017
Eagles crush Cougars 99-69, match best start in nearly three decades
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  • November 26, 2017
Eagles crush Cougars 99-69, match best start in nearly three decades

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (6-0) shot a blistering 61.9 percent from the field and used dominant defensive effort to crank by Columbus State (0-3), a team that has made three straight NCAA tournaments, 99-69 Sunday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.

  • November 26, 2017
Balanced attack scoots C-N past Southern Wesleyan
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  • November 11, 2017
Balanced attack scoots C-N past Southern Wesleyan

ANDERSON, S.C.—Carson-Newman displayed a balanced offense throughout an efficient contest Saturday afternoon as five Eagles tallied double-digit scoring tallies during a 27-point win over Southern Wesleyan to cap off the opening weekend of the season in Anderson, S.C.

  • November 11, 2017
Clark's milestone outing pushes Eagles past Lander
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  • November 10, 2017
Clark's milestone outing pushes Eagles past Lander

ANDERSON, S.C. – Carson-Newman (1-0) opened the season with a strong 82-78 victory over Lander (0-1) on Friday evening at Anderson’s Abney Center.

  • November 10, 2017
Eagles set for 2017 debut with exhibition matchup with Vols
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  • November 01, 2017
Eagles set for 2017 debut with exhibition matchup with Vols

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. –  Carosn-Newman’s men’s basketball team will debut in an exhibition game for the first time since 2012 when the Eagles take to Thompson-Boling Arena for a 7 p.m. tipoff with the Tennessee Volunteers.

  • November 01, 2017
Carson-Newman Basketball Position Previews: The Backcourt
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  • October 25, 2017
Carson-Newman Basketball Position Previews: The Backcourt

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the final part in a two-part series breaking down the Eagles’ guards. Junior Mason Bates (Cookeville, Tenn.) helps break down the Eagles’ ball-handlers for 2017-18.

  • October 25, 2017