Malik Abraham

23 Malik Abraham

Height:

6-3
Weight:

175
Hometown:

Snellville, Ga.
Position:

G
Year:

Senior
High School:

Parkview
Previous College:

Florida State College at Jacksonville

gp

29
pts/g

10.7
fg %

39.1
3pt %

39.8
ft %

73.3
reb/g

2.3
a/g

1.4

Bio

2018-19: Abraham became Carson-Newman's 28^th career 1,000-point scorer earlier this year against Anderson. He has 1,088 points for his career. Abraham has been a three-point marksman throughout his career. His 259 career triples are tied for the second most in school history. Abraham owns three of the top 12 single-season three-point marks at Mossy Creek. He scored 32 points earlier this year against Anderson by going 9-for-11 from long range. He made nine straight threes to close the game, the second most in NCAA history.

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	29	20
Games started	16	13
Minutes	781	567
Minutes per game	26.9	28.4
FG	100-256	74-173
FG Pct	39.1	42.8
3PT	88-221	65-146
3PT Pct	39.8	44.5
FT	22-30	16-21
FT Pct	73.3	76.2
Off rebounds	8	6
Def rebounds	60	51
Total rebounds	68	57
Rebounds per game	2.3	2.9
Personal fouls	39	31
Disqualifications	0	0
Assists	42	30
Turnovers	20	14
Assist to turnover ratio	2.1	2.1
Steals	24	15
Blocks	3	2
Points	310	229
Points per game	10.7	11.4
Points per 40 min	15.9	16.2

Recent results

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

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Nov 9	at Southern Wesleyan	W, 67-50	-	17	1-5	20.0	1-4	25.0	0-0	-	3
Nov 10	vs. Lander	W, 77-65	-	19	1-8	12.5	1-6	16.7	0-0	-	3
Nov 14	Lees-McRae	W, 108-77	-	22	3-8	37.5	3-8	37.5	0-0	-	9
Nov 17	at King (Tenn.)	W, 87-86	0	25	3-6	50.0	3-6	50.0	2-3	66.7	11
Nov 21	Tenn. Wesleyan	W, 81-73	-	18	3-8	37.5	3-8	37.5	0-0	-	9
Nov 28	at Lincoln Memorial	L, 90-68	-	17	0-2	0.0	0-2	0.0	2-3	66.7	2
Dec 1	at Wingate	L, 82-62	-	18	2-4	50.0	2-3	66.7	0-0	-	6
Dec 5	Lenoir-Rhyne	L, 78-62	1	17	0-2	0.0	0-2	0.0	1-2	50.0	1
Dec 8	Fort Valley St.	W, 95-67	1	22	6-14	42.9	6-14	42.9	0-0	-	18
Dec 15	at Coker	W, 79-63	1	31	4-8	50.0	4-6	66.7	0-0	-	12
Dec 19	at Mars Hill	L, 87-74	1	35	2-8	25.0	2-7	28.6	0-0	-	6
Jan 2	Virginia-Wise	W, 90-83	1	29	1-10	10.0	1-9	11.1	1-2	50.0	4
Jan 5	Catawba	L, 81-64	1	29	5-11	45.5	3-7	42.9	0-0	-	13
Jan 9	Anderson (S.C.)	W, 87-79	-	24	3-7	42.9	3-7	42.9	4-4	100.0	13
Jan 12	at #9 Queens (N.C.)	L, 81-77	-	26	2-7	28.6	1-5	20.0	0-0	-	5
Jan 16	at Tusculum	L, 63-49	-	29	5-11	45.5	5-11	45.5	0-0	-	15
Jan 19	Newberry	W, 112-105	-	27	6-13	46.2	5-12	41.7	0-0	-	17
Jan 21	Johnson C. Smith	L, 85-71	-	26	5-14	35.7	4-13	30.8	0-0	-	14
Jan 26	Wingate	L, 76-74	-	27	5-9	55.6	5-9	55.6	2-2	100.0	17
Jan 30	Lincoln Memorial	W, 79-75	1	25	3-5	60.0	2-4	50.0	0-0	-	8
Feb 2	at Lenoir-Rhyne	L, 100-91	1	38	4-11	36.4	4-8	50.0	2-2	100.0	14
Feb 6	Mars Hill	W, 85-73	1	33	4-10	40.0	4-10	40.0	1-2	50.0	13
Feb 9	Coker	W, 75-73	1	33	4-8	50.0	3-5	60.0	0-0	-	11
Feb 13	at Anderson (S.C.)	W, 96-70	1	33	10-14	71.4	9-11	81.8	3-5	60.0	32
Feb 16	at Catawba	L, 90-75	1	35	1-10	10.0	1-7	14.3	0-0	-	3
Feb 20	Tusculum	L, 79-65	1	32	3-8	37.5	3-8	37.5	0-0	-	9
Feb 23	#10 Queens (N.C.)	L, 102-88	1	23	3-10	30.0	2-8	25.0	1-1	100.0	9
Mar 2	at Newberry	W, 89-78	1	35	8-15	53.3	7-14	50.0	0-0	-	23
Mar 6	at #6/7 Queens (N.C.)	L, 84-75	1	36	3-10	30.0	1-7	14.3	3-4	75.0	10

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Nov 9	at Southern Wesleyan	W, 67-50	-	17	0	1	1	0	1	0	0
Nov 10	vs. Lander	W, 77-65	-	19	0	1	1	1	0	1	0
Nov 14	Lees-McRae	W, 108-77	-	22	1	0	1	1	1	2	0
Nov 17	at King (Tenn.)	W, 87-86	0	25	0	2	2	1	0	0	0
Nov 21	Tenn. Wesleyan	W, 81-73	-	18	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Nov 28	at Lincoln Memorial	L, 90-68	-	17	1	2	3	1	1	0	0
Dec 1	at Wingate	L, 82-62	-	18	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Dec 5	Lenoir-Rhyne	L, 78-62	1	17	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Dec 8	Fort Valley St.	W, 95-67	1	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Dec 15	at Coker	W, 79-63	1	31	0	3	3	0	2	0	1
Dec 19	at Mars Hill	L, 87-74	1	35	0	4	4	1	0	1	0
Jan 2	Virginia-Wise	W, 90-83	1	29	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Jan 5	Catawba	L, 81-64	1	29	0	3	3	4	1	1	0
Jan 9	Anderson (S.C.)	W, 87-79	-	24	0	3	3	3	0	1	0
Jan 12	at #9 Queens (N.C.)	L, 81-77	-	26	1	3	4	1	1	1	0
Jan 16	at Tusculum	L, 63-49	-	29	0	1	1	2	2	0	0
Jan 19	Newberry	W, 112-105	-	27	0	3	3	4	0	1	0
Jan 21	Johnson C. Smith	L, 85-71	-	26	0	2	2	3	0	2	1
Jan 26	Wingate	L, 76-74	-	27	0	1	1	1	0	1	0
Jan 30	Lincoln Memorial	W, 79-75	1	25	1	1	2	4	0	0	1
Feb 2	at Lenoir-Rhyne	L, 100-91	1	38	0	8	8	3	1	1	0
Feb 6	Mars Hill	W, 85-73	1	33	1	2	3	1	0	1	0
Feb 9	Coker	W, 75-73	1	33	1	1	2	2	0	2	0
Feb 13	at Anderson (S.C.)	W, 96-70	1	33	1	4	5	0	0	0	0
Feb 16	at Catawba	L, 90-75	1	35	0	2	2	1	1	0	0
Feb 20	Tusculum	L, 79-65	1	32	0	2	2	0	0	2	0
Feb 23	#10 Queens (N.C.)	L, 102-88	1	23	0	4	4	0	1	2	0
Mar 2	at Newberry	W, 89-78	1	35	0	4	4	2	0	1	0
Mar 6	at #6/7 Queens (N.C.)	L, 84-75	1	36	1	2	3	3	2	4	0

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Nov 9	at Southern Wesleyan	W, 67-50	-	0	-	0.0
Nov 10	vs. Lander	W, 77-65	-	0	-	-
Nov 14	Lees-McRae	W, 108-77	-	2	-	1.0
Nov 17	at King (Tenn.)	W, 87-86	0	1	0	-
Nov 21	Tenn. Wesleyan	W, 81-73	-	0	-	1.0
Nov 28	at Lincoln Memorial	L, 90-68	-	2	-	1.0
Dec 1	at Wingate	L, 82-62	-	2	-	0.0
Dec 5	Lenoir-Rhyne	L, 78-62	1	0	-	0.0
Dec 8	Fort Valley St.	W, 95-67	1	0	-	-
Dec 15	at Coker	W, 79-63	1	1	-	0.0
Dec 19	at Mars Hill	L, 87-74	1	3	-	-
Jan 2	Virginia-Wise	W, 90-83	1	2	-	1.0
Jan 5	Catawba	L, 81-64	1	1	-	4.0
Jan 9	Anderson (S.C.)	W, 87-79	-	3	-	-
Jan 12	at #9 Queens (N.C.)	L, 81-77	-	1	-	1.0
Jan 16	at Tusculum	L, 63-49	-	2	-	1.0
Jan 19	Newberry	W, 112-105	-	1	-	-
Jan 21	Johnson C. Smith	L, 85-71	-	2	-	-
Jan 26	Wingate	L, 76-74	-	0	-	-
Jan 30	Lincoln Memorial	W, 79-75	1	1	-	-
Feb 2	at Lenoir-Rhyne	L, 100-91	1	3	-	3.0
Feb 6	Mars Hill	W, 85-73	1	1	-	-
Feb 9	Coker	W, 75-73	1	3	-	-
Feb 13	at Anderson (S.C.)	W, 96-70	1	1	0	-
Feb 16	at Catawba	L, 90-75	1	2	-	1.0
Feb 20	Tusculum	L, 79-65	1	1	-	-
Feb 23	#10 Queens (N.C.)	L, 102-88	1	3	-	0.0
Mar 2	at Newberry	W, 89-78	1	0	-	-
Mar 6	at #6/7 Queens (N.C.)	L, 84-75	1	1	-	1.5

Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	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

Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	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

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40
2016-17	30	864	28.8	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	37.4	0.0-0.0
2017-18	31	765	24.7	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	41.5	0.0-0.0
2018-19	29	781	26.9	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	39.8	0.0-0.0
Total	90	2410	26.8	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	39.5	0.0-0.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	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

Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	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

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	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

Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
Event
Total	29	26.9	3.4-8.8	3.0-7.6	0.8-1.0	10.7
Conference	20	28.4	3.7-8.7	3.2-7.3	0.8-1.1	11.4
Exhibition	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	15	25.8	3.6-9.1	3.1-8.3	0.7-0.9	11.0
Away	13	28.8	3.5-8.5	3.1-7.0	0.9-1.3	10.9
Neutral	1	19.0	1.0-8.0	1.0-6.0	0.0-0.0	3.0
Result
Wins	15	26.2	4.0-9.3	3.7-8.3	0.7-1.1	12.4
Losses	14	27.7	2.9-8.4	2.4-6.9	0.8-1.0	8.9
Month
November	6	19.7	1.8-6.2	1.8-5.7	0.7-1.0	6.2
December	5	24.6	2.8-7.2	2.8-6.4	0.2-0.4	8.6
January	9	26.9	3.9-9.7	3.2-8.6	0.8-0.9	11.8
February	7	32.4	4.1-10.1	3.7-8.1	1.0-1.4	13.0
March	2	35.5	5.5-12.5	4.0-10.5	1.5-2.0	16.5

Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Event
Total	29	16	781	100-256	39.1	88-221	39.8	22-30	73.3	310
Conference	20	13	567	74-173	42.8	65-146	44.5	16-21	76.2	229
Exhibition	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Location
Home	15	9	387	54-137	39.4	47-124	37.9	10-13	76.9	165
Away	13	7	375	45-111	40.5	40-91	44.0	12-17	70.6	142
Neutral	1	-	19	1-8	12.5	1-6	16.7	0-0	-	3
Result
Wins	15	8	393	60-139	43.2	55-124	44.4	11-16	68.8	186
Losses	14	8	388	40-117	34.2	33-97	34.0	11-14	78.6	124
Month
November	6	0	118	11-37	29.7	11-34	32.4	4-6	66.7	37
December	5	4	123	14-36	38.9	14-32	43.8	1-2	50.0	43
January	9	3	242	35-87	40.2	29-77	37.7	7-8	87.5	106
February	7	7	227	29-71	40.8	26-57	45.6	7-10	70.0	91
March	2	2	71	11-25	44.0	8-21	38.1	3-4	75.0	33

Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
Event
Total	29	781	26.9	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	39.8	0.0-0.0	0.0
Conference	20	567	28.4	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	44.5	0.0-0.0	0.0
Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	15	387	25.8	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	37.9	0.0-0.0	0.0
Away	13	375	28.8	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	44.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Neutral	1	19	19.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	16.7	0.0-0.0	0.0
Result
Wins	15	393	26.2	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	44.4	0.0-0.0	0.0
Losses	14	388	27.7	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	34.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Month
November	6	118	19.7	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	32.4	0.0-0.0	0.0
December	5	123	24.6	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	43.8	0.0-0.0	0.0
January	9	242	26.9	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	37.7	0.0-0.0	0.0
February	7	227	32.4	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	45.6	0.0-0.0	0.0
March	2	71	35.5	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	38.1	0.0-0.0	0.0

Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g	blk/g
Event
Total	29	0.3	2.1	2.3	1.4	0.7	0.8	0.1
Conference	20	0.3	2.5	2.9	1.5	0.7	0.8	0.1
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	15	0.3	1.5	1.8	1.7	0.5	1.0	0.1
Away	13	0.3	2.8	3.1	1.2	1.0	0.6	0.1
Neutral	1	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
Result
Wins	15	0.3	1.7	2.1	1.5	0.4	0.6	0.1
Losses	14	0.2	2.4	2.6	1.4	1.0	1.1	0.1
Month
November	6	0.3	1.2	1.5	0.8	0.7	0.5	0.0
December	5	0.0	1.4	1.4	0.4	1.2	0.2	0.2
January	9	0.2	1.9	2.1	2.6	0.6	0.8	0.2
February	7	0.4	3.3	3.7	1.0	0.4	1.1	0.0
March	2	0.5	3.0	3.5	2.5	1.0	2.5	0.0

Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Event
Total	29	16	8	60	68	42	20	24	3
Conference	20	13	6	51	57	30	14	15	2
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	15	9	4	23	27	26	7	15	2
Away	13	7	4	36	40	15	13	8	1
Neutral	1	-	0	1	1	1	0	1	0
Result
Wins	15	8	5	26	31	22	6	9	2
Losses	14	8	3	34	37	20	14	15	1
Month
November	6	0	2	7	9	5	4	3	0
December	5	4	0	7	7	2	6	1	1
January	9	3	2	17	19	23	5	7	2
February	7	7	3	23	26	7	3	8	0
March	2	2	1	6	7	5	2	5	0

Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
Event
Total	29	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	13	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Neutral	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Result
Wins	15	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Losses	14	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Month
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March 06, 2019

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.

March 06, 2019

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March 05, 2019

Top-seeded, ninth-ranked Queens awaits Carson-Newman in opening round of Pilot/Flying J SAC Basketball Tournament

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (15-13) will look to do something that hasn’t been done in 15 years when it travels to top-seeded and ninth-ranked Queens (27-3) for the quarterfinals of the Pilot/Flying J SAC Basketball Championships.

March 05, 2019

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March 02, 2019

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.

March 02, 2019

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February 24, 2019

Carson-Newman, Mars Hill set to finish rain out game with SAC tournament spot on the line

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman (13-13, 6-12 SAC) can for all intents and purposes lock up the final spot in the South Atlantic Conference tournament when it resumes its rained out game with Mars Hill (9-16, 3-14 SAC) from Feb. 6. Mars Hill will be inbounding the ball with 13:04 to play in the second half, trailing the Eagles 56-44.

February 24, 2019

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February 23, 2019

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.

February 23, 2019

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February 22, 2019

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.

February 22, 2019

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February 19, 2019

Benson’s Bunch set for White Out Wednesday against defensively-minded Pioneers

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (13-11, 6-10 South Atlantic Conference) takes on the league’s toughest scoring defense when archrival Tusculum (12-12, 8-8 SAC) makes its way to Mossy Creek for a Wednesday tip at 8 p.m.

February 19, 2019

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February 15, 2019

Eagles take on surging Indians Saturday in Goodman Gym

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (13-10, 6-9 South Atlantic Conference) takes on the hottest team in the Southeast Region when it takes the floor Saturday afternoon.

February 15, 2019

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February 13, 2019

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.

February 13, 2019

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February 12, 2019

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.

February 12, 2019

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February 08, 2019

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.

February 08, 2019

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February 07, 2019

Carson-Newman - Mars Hill part two, Electric Boogaloo set for Feb. 25

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman and Mars Hill will resume play from their suspended men's basketball game Monday, Feb. 25 at 7 p.m. inside Holt Fieldhouse.

February 07, 2019

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February 06, 2019

Basketball versus Mars Hill rained out, we swear it’s not a typo

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Holt Fieldhouse sprung a leak in the middle of a frog-strangler, and play was suspended early in the second half of Carson-Newman’s men’s basketball game with Mars Hill.

February 06, 2019

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February 06, 2019

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.

February 06, 2019

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February 05, 2019

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.

February 05, 2019

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February 02, 2019

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.

February 02, 2019

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February 01, 2019

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.

February 01, 2019

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January 30, 2019

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.

January 30, 2019

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January 29, 2019

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.

January 29, 2019

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January 26, 2019

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.

January 26, 2019

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January 25, 2019

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.

January 25, 2019

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January 21, 2019

Golden Bulls’ torrid second half sinks Eagles 85-71

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Johnson C. Smith (4-10) became the first team in 12 years to shoot better than 70 percent in a half on Carson-Newman (10-8) en route to an 85-71 win over the Eagles’ Monday night in Holt Fieldhouse.

January 21, 2019

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January 20, 2019

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.

January 20, 2019

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January 19, 2019

C-N alters record book, stiff-arms Newberry in wire-to-wire 112-105 win

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (10-7, 3-7 South Atlantic Conference) built a 27-point lead behind a record-book altering performance before fending off a furious Newberry (5-10, 1-7 SAC) rally with a 112-105 win over the Wolves Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.

January 19, 2019

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January 18, 2019

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).

January 18, 2019

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January 16, 2019

Second half offensive woes down C-N at Tusculum

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman was limited to just 17 second half points with a 31-13 Tusculum scoring spurt in the final 18 minutes of gameplay en route to a 63-49 loss to Tusculum on Wednesday night at Pioneer Arena.

January 16, 2019

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January 15, 2019

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.

January 15, 2019

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January 11, 2019

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.

January 11, 2019

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January 09, 2019

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.

January 09, 2019

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January 08, 2019

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.

January 08, 2019

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January 05, 2019

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.

January 05, 2019

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January 04, 2019

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.

January 04, 2019

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January 02, 2019

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.

January 02, 2019

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January 01, 2019

C-N opens 2019 with sharp-shooting Cavs

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (7-4) cracks open 2019 by welcoming one of the best three-point shooting teams in the country to Holt Fieldhouse.

January 01, 2019

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December 19, 2018

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.

December 19, 2018

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December 18, 2018

Eagles make moves up mountain to meet Mars Hill

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (7-3, 1-3 South Atlantic Conference) and its resurgent defense will look to slow down the Southeast Region’s most prolific scorer when the Eagles head up the mountain to take on the Lions of Mars Hill (5-4, 0-2 SAC) Wednesday night at 8 p.m.

December 18, 2018

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December 15, 2018

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.

December 15, 2018

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December 08, 2018

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.

December 08, 2018

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November 21, 2018

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.

November 21, 2018

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November 17, 2018

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.

November 17, 2018

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November 08, 2018

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.

November 08, 2018

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October 31, 2018

Abraham earns preseason All-SAC accolade

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman senior men’s basketball guard Malik Abraham (Snellville, Ga.) has been lauded by the league’s coaches with a preseason all-conference honor.

October 31, 2018

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October 25, 2018

Carson-Newman Basketball Position Previews: The Backcourt

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the second half of a two-part series breaking down Carson-Newman men’s basketball’s positions for 2018-19. This preview analyzes the Eagles’ guards with help from senior Grant Teichmann (Brentwood, Tenn.).