Tripp Davis

50 Tripp Davis

Height:

6-3
Weight:

180
Hometown:

Nashville, Tenn.
Position:

G
Year:

Senior
High School:

Lighthouse Christian
Previous College:

Tennessee State

gp

22
pts/g

13.0
fg %

50.8
3pt %

40.0
ft %

83.5
reb/g

4.4
a/g

3.0

Bio

2020-21: Davis has re-wrote the record book in his senior season. He entered rarefied air on Feb. 15 when he dropped 44 on Benedict. He tied Chris Jones and Mike Ogan for the third most points in a single game in school history. Davis scored 19 in the first half before tallying 25 after halftime. He was clutch in the final five minutes, going 8-for-8 at the charity stripe. He scored 15 points in the final 9:15 of the contest. He knocked down the second most free throws in a game that day when he went 18-of-19 from the charity stripe. He earned SAC and TSWA for that week and TSWA Player of the Week honors for the week of Jan. 25 as well. Davis averaged a team-best 13.0 points per game while shooting 50.8 percent from the field and 40 percent from three. He knocked down 81-of-97 free throws to lead the Eagles at the charity stripe. Against Mars Hill on Feb. 18, Davis joined former All-American Kyle Gribble as the only C-N players with seven steals in a game. A noted thief, Davis' 53 steals ranked sixth nationally and tops in the SAC. His 2.41 steals per game registered as the 11th most in the country. He ranked second in C-N history in single season steals per game and 15th for steals in a season. Davis led C-N in steals for 12 straight games to close the year. He has been Carson-Newman's scoring leader on five occasions with four, 20-point efforts this year. He also has 12 double-digit scoring efforts. Davis had 10 games this year with at least three steals. He used his old man springs for his first career dunk against Wingate (1/23).

Honors:

All-SAC Honorable Mention
SAC Player of the Week (2/22)
TSWA Player of the Week (1/25, 2/22)

2019-20: Carson-Newman's leading scorer for 2019-20, Davis averaged 14.1 points to go along with 4.6 rebounds. He dished out 67 assissts as well to rank third on the team. Davis had an exceptional middle portion of the year. From Dec. 18 - Jan. 11 Tennessee State Transfer Tripp Davis posted five consecutive 20+ point outings against Mars Hill, Catawba, LenoirRhyne and Queens. He’s the first player to achieve that since Charles Clark scored 20 or more in six straight games to close his junior year in 2017. Davis and Clark are the only players since the turn of the century to post five more more 20+ point games in consecutive fashion. Davis averaged 23.6 a game on his string while shooting 53 percent from the field and 50 percent from three. Davis scored in double digits on 17 occasions on the year and had six games with at least 20 on the season. He topped out against Mars Hill (12/18) with a career-best 27. Davis knocked down six threes in that game, also a career high. He produced a pair of double-doubles with a 15-point, 15-rebound showing at Wingate (1/25) and an 18-point, 10-board day at No. 2 Lincoln Memorial (11/26). Davis dished out five assists on four occasions against UVa-Wise (1/22), Catawba (1/4), Tennessee Wesleyan (11/18) and Shorter (11/13).

PRIOR TO CARSON-NEWMAN: Davis turned in a stellar junior season with Tennessee State, starting 22 games and appearing in all 30 contests the Tigers played in 2018-19. He was TSU’s fifth-leading scorer, chipping in 7.8 points per game on 47 percent shooting from the field and 38 percent shooting from long range. Davis averaged 3.0 boards per game. He produced 10 double-digit scoring games and a trio of 20-point efforts in his junior year. Davis turned in a career-high 24 points on 9-of-11 shooting, including 6-of-8 from long range against Fisk. He followed that up with a 20-point game against Cal State-Northridge. He wrapped up his junior year with his final 20-point game against UT-Martin. In his first two seasons, he appeared in 23 games and averaged 0.9 points per game before his breakout junior year.

HIGH SCHOOL: In high school, Davis led Lighthouse Christian to a national championship in 2015 by winning the National Association of Christian Athletes (NACA) Tournament. He was named to the All-Midstate Second Team by The Tennessean as a senior. He is Lighthouse’s all-time leading scorer and the first person in school history with more than 2,000 career points.

PERSONAL: He is the son of Thomas and Vera Davis. After finishing his undergrad degree at Carson-Newman and has now moved on to working on his master's of business administration.

Player statistics

	Overall	Conference
Games	22	16
Games started	22	16
Minutes	697	470
Minutes per game	31.7	29.4
FG	95-187	66-117
FG Pct	50.8	56.4
3PT	16-40	11-28
3PT Pct	40.0	39.3
FT	81-97	44-53
FT Pct	83.5	83.0
Off rebounds	10	5
Def rebounds	87	60
Total rebounds	97	65
Rebounds per game	4.4	4.1
Personal fouls	38	27
Disqualifications	1	1
Assists	65	44
Turnovers	46	32
Assist to turnover ratio	1.4	1.4
Steals	53	40
Blocks	1	0
Points	287	187
Points per game	13.0	11.7
Points per 40 min	16.5	15.9

Recent results

Recent Games
Date	Opponent	Result
Feb 20	at Limestone
Feb 24	Lincoln Memorial
Mar 1	Wingate	W, 64-57
Mar 4	at Tusculum	W, 60-59
Mar 7	at #17/16 Queens	W, 88-79
Mar 13	vs. Tusculum	L, 65-63

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Nov 21	at Coker	L, 67-53	1	21	0-2	0.0	0-1	0.0	2-2	100.0	2
Nov 24	at Wingate	W, 78-71	1	32	5-10	50.0	4-6	66.7	1-2	50.0	15
Dec 2	Newberry	L, 70-67	1	23	1-2	50.0	0-0	-	1-1	100.0	3
Dec 5	Virginia-Wise		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 6	at Tusculum	L, 82-72	1	25	3-9	33.3	0-1	0.0	2-2	100.0	8
Jan 9	at Anderson (S.C.)	W, 72-66	1	33	6-12	50.0	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	13
Jan 13	#15/12 Queens (N.C.)	L, 63-62	1	30	2-5	40.0	0-1	0.0	1-2	50.0	5
Jan 16	RV Lenoir-Rhyne	W, 73-54	1	29	2-4	50.0	1-3	33.3	2-2	100.0	7
Jan 20	Bluefield St.	W, 70-59	1	37	3-8	37.5	2-4	50.0	6-8	75.0	14
Jan 23	Wingate	W, 76-64	1	37	7-13	53.8	1-5	20.0	8-9	88.9	23
Jan 27	at #4/2 Lincoln Memorial	L, 70-59	1	31	5-9	55.6	0-0	-	1-2	50.0	11
Jan 30	at Newberry		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 1	Limestone	W, 91-55	1	27	3-6	50.0	0-2	0.0	3-3	100.0	9
Feb 3	Anderson (S.C.)	W, 95-59	1	24	2-5	40.0	0-1	0.0	4-4	100.0	8
Feb 6	Catawba	W, 81-62	1	37	5-5	100.0	0-0	-	5-6	83.3	15
Feb 10	at Virginia-Wise	W, 97-70	1	24	6-9	66.7	1-3	33.3	0-0	-	13
Feb 13	at Catawba	W, 87-74	1	34	6-8	75.0	2-2	100.0	10-10	100.0	24
Feb 15	Benedict	W, 86-69	1	39	12-19	63.2	2-4	50.0	18-19	94.7	44
Feb 17	Mars Hill	W, 76-56	1	28	4-7	57.1	1-2	50.0	0-2	0.0	9
Feb 18	at Mars Hill	W, 98-66	1	35	9-11	81.8	1-1	100.0	3-4	75.0	22
Feb 20	at Limestone		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 24	Lincoln Memorial		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 1	Wingate	W, 64-57	1	36	3-11	27.3	1-3	33.3	5-6	83.3	12
Mar 4	at Tusculum	W, 60-59	1	36	4-12	33.3	0-0	-	0-1	0.0	8
Mar 7	at #17/16 Queens	W, 88-79	1	36	3-9	33.3	0-1	0.0	3-4	75.0	9
Mar 13	vs. Tusculum	L, 65-63	1	43	4-11	36.4	0-0	-	5-6	83.3	13

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	min	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Nov 21	at Coker	L, 67-53	1	21	0	2	2	1	2	1	0
Nov 24	at Wingate	W, 78-71	1	32	0	2	2	1	3	1	0
Dec 2	Newberry	L, 70-67	1	23	0	3	3	3	1	1	0
Dec 5	Virginia-Wise		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 6	at Tusculum	L, 82-72	1	25	1	4	5	4	4	1	0
Jan 9	at Anderson (S.C.)	W, 72-66	1	33	1	8	9	1	0	3	0
Jan 13	#15/12 Queens (N.C.)	L, 63-62	1	30	1	1	2	1	4	0	0
Jan 16	RV Lenoir-Rhyne	W, 73-54	1	29	0	7	7	1	1	1	0
Jan 20	Bluefield St.	W, 70-59	1	37	1	5	6	3	0	0	0
Jan 23	Wingate	W, 76-64	1	37	1	5	6	2	4	4	0
Jan 27	at #4/2 Lincoln Memorial	L, 70-59	1	31	0	6	6	4	1	2	0
Jan 30	at Newberry		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 1	Limestone	W, 91-55	1	27	0	1	1	5	2	3	0
Feb 3	Anderson (S.C.)	W, 95-59	1	24	0	3	3	3	0	1	0
Feb 6	Catawba	W, 81-62	1	37	0	7	7	6	3	3	0
Feb 10	at Virginia-Wise	W, 97-70	1	24	0	1	1	5	2	4	0
Feb 13	at Catawba	W, 87-74	1	34	0	3	3	2	3	6	0
Feb 15	Benedict	W, 86-69	1	39	1	5	6	2	2	4	0
Feb 17	Mars Hill	W, 76-56	1	28	1	1	2	2	0	2	0
Feb 18	at Mars Hill	W, 98-66	1	35	0	6	6	3	2	7	0
Feb 20	at Limestone		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 24	Lincoln Memorial		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 1	Wingate	W, 64-57	1	36	0	2	2	6	3	3	0
Mar 4	at Tusculum	W, 60-59	1	36	1	4	5	4	2	1	0
Mar 7	at #17/16 Queens	W, 88-79	1	36	0	4	4	5	4	3	0
Mar 13	vs. Tusculum	L, 65-63	1	43	2	7	9	1	3	2	1

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Nov 21	at Coker	L, 67-53	1	0	-	0.5
Nov 24	at Wingate	W, 78-71	1	2	-	0.3
Dec 2	Newberry	L, 70-67	1	2	-	3.0
Dec 5	Virginia-Wise		-	-	-	-
Jan 6	at Tusculum	L, 82-72	1	5	1	1.0
Jan 9	at Anderson (S.C.)	W, 72-66	1	2	0	-
Jan 13	#15/12 Queens (N.C.)	L, 63-62	1	1	-	0.3
Jan 16	RV Lenoir-Rhyne	W, 73-54	1	2	-	1.0
Jan 20	Bluefield St.	W, 70-59	1	0	-	-
Jan 23	Wingate	W, 76-64	1	3	-	0.5
Jan 27	at #4/2 Lincoln Memorial	L, 70-59	1	1	-	4.0
Jan 30	at Newberry		-	-	-	-
Feb 1	Limestone	W, 91-55	1	1	-	2.5
Feb 3	Anderson (S.C.)	W, 95-59	1	0	-	-
Feb 6	Catawba	W, 81-62	1	1	-	2.0
Feb 10	at Virginia-Wise	W, 97-70	1	2	-	2.5
Feb 13	at Catawba	W, 87-74	1	2	-	0.7
Feb 15	Benedict	W, 86-69	1	2	-	1.0
Feb 17	Mars Hill	W, 76-56	1	2	-	-
Feb 18	at Mars Hill	W, 98-66	1	1	-	1.5
Feb 20	at Limestone		-	-	-	-
Feb 24	Lincoln Memorial		-	-	-	-
Mar 1	Wingate	W, 64-57	1	1	-	2.0
Mar 4	at Tusculum	W, 60-59	1	2	-	2.0
Mar 7	at #17/16 Queens	W, 88-79	1	4	-	1.3
Mar 13	vs. Tusculum	L, 65-63	1	2	-	0.3

Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic	gp	min/g	fg/g	3pt/g	ft/g	ppg
2019-20	25	28.3	4.9-11.0	1.2-3.7	3.1-4.3	14.1
2020-21	22	31.7	4.3-8.5	0.7-1.8	3.7-4.4	13.0
2021-22	29	31.1	4.8-10.6	0.8-2.8	3.3-3.8	13.8
Total	76	30.3	4.7-10.1	0.9-2.8	3.3-4.1	13.7

Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
2019-20	25	19	707	122-274	44.5	31-93	33.3	77-108	71.3	352
2020-21	22	22	697	95-187	50.8	16-40	40.0	81-97	83.5	287
2021-22	29	29	901	140-306	45.8	24-82	29.3	96-110	87.3	400
Total	76	70	2305	357-767	46.5	71-215	33.0	254-315	80.6	1039

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40
2019-20	25	707	28.3	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	33.3	0.0-0.0
2020-21	22	697	31.7	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	40.0	0.0-0.0
2021-22	29	901	31.1	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	29.3	0.0-0.0
Total	76	2305	30.3	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	33.0	0.0-0.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic	gp	off/g	def/g	reb/g	ast/g	to/g	stl/g
2019-20	25	1.0	3.6	4.6	2.7	2.3	1.5
2020-21	22	0.5	4.0	4.4	3.0	2.1	2.4
2021-22	29	0.5	3.7	4.1	2.7	2.2	2.8
Total	76	0.6	3.7	4.4	2.8	2.2	2.3

Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
2019-20	25	19	25	90	115	67	57	38	1
2020-21	22	22	10	87	97	65	46	53	1
2021-22	29	29	14	106	120	77	63	80	1
Total	76	70	49	283	332	209	166	171	3

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic	gp	off/40	def/40	reb/40	ast/40	to/40	stl/40	blk/40
2019-20	25	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2020-21	22	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
2021-22	29	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total	76	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	22	31.7	4.3-8.5	0.7-1.8	3.7-4.4	13.0
Conference	16	29.4	4.1-7.3	0.7-1.8	2.8-3.3	11.7
Exhibition	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	11	31.5	4.0-7.7	0.7-2.3	4.8-5.6	13.5
Away	10	30.7	4.7-9.1	0.8-1.5	2.3-2.9	12.5
Neutral	1	43.0	4.0-11.0	0.0-0.0	5.0-6.0	13.0
Result
Wins	16	32.8	5.0-9.3	1.0-2.3	4.3-5.1	15.3
Losses	6	28.8	2.5-6.3	0.0-0.5	2.0-2.5	7.0
Month
November	2	26.5	2.5-6.0	2.0-3.5	1.5-2.0	8.5
December	1	23.0	1.0-2.0	0.0-0.0	1.0-1.0	3.0
January	7	31.7	4.0-8.6	0.6-2.0	3.0-3.9	11.6
February	8	31.0	5.9-8.8	0.9-1.9	5.4-6.0	18.0
March	4	37.8	3.5-10.8	0.2-1.0	3.2-4.2	10.5

Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Event
Total	22	22	697	95-187	50.8	16-40	40.0	81-97	83.5	287
Conference	16	16	470	66-117	56.4	11-28	39.3	44-53	83.0	187
Exhibition	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Location
Home	11	11	347	44-85	51.8	8-25	32.0	53-62	85.5	149
Away	10	10	307	47-91	51.6	8-15	53.3	23-29	79.3	125
Neutral	1	1	43	4-11	36.4	0-0	-	5-6	83.3	13
Result
Wins	16	16	524	80-149	53.7	16-37	43.2	69-82	84.1	245
Losses	6	6	173	15-38	39.5	0-3	0.0	12-15	80.0	42
Month
November	2	2	53	5-12	41.7	4-7	57.1	3-4	75.0	17
December	1	1	23	1-2	50.0	0-0	-	1-1	100.0	3
January	7	7	222	28-60	46.7	4-14	28.6	21-27	77.8	81
February	8	8	248	47-70	67.1	7-15	46.7	43-48	89.6	144
March	4	4	151	14-43	32.6	1-4	25.0	13-17	76.5	42

Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
Event
Total	22	697	31.7	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	40.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Conference	16	470	29.4	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	39.3	0.0-0.0	0.0
Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	11	347	31.5	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	32.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Away	10	307	30.7	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	53.3	0.0-0.0	0.0
Neutral	1	43	43.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	0.0
Result
Wins	16	524	32.8	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	43.2	0.0-0.0	0.0
Losses	6	173	28.8	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Month
November	2	53	26.5	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	57.1	0.0-0.0	0.0
December	1	23	23.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	0.0
January	7	222	31.7	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	28.6	0.0-0.0	0.0
February	8	248	31.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	46.7	0.0-0.0	0.0
March	4	151	37.8	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	25.0	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	22	0.5	4.0	4.4	3.0	2.1	2.4	0.0
Conference	16	0.3	3.8	4.1	2.8	2.0	2.5	0.0
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	11	0.5	3.6	4.1	3.1	1.8	2.0	0.0
Away	10	0.3	4.0	4.3	3.0	2.3	2.9	0.0
Neutral	1	2.0	7.0	9.0	1.0	3.0	2.0	1.0
Result
Wins	16	0.4	4.0	4.4	3.2	1.9	2.9	0.0
Losses	6	0.7	3.8	4.5	2.3	2.5	1.2	0.2
Month
November	2	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	2.5	1.0	0.0
December	1	0.0	3.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
January	7	0.7	5.1	5.9	2.3	2.0	1.6	0.0
February	8	0.3	3.4	3.6	3.5	1.8	3.8	0.0
March	4	0.8	4.3	5.0	4.0	3.0	2.3	0.3

Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Event
Total	22	22	10	87	97	65	46	53	1
Conference	16	16	5	60	65	44	32	40	0
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	11	11	5	40	45	34	20	22	0
Away	10	10	3	40	43	30	23	29	0
Neutral	1	1	2	7	9	1	3	2	1
Result
Wins	16	16	6	64	70	51	31	46	0
Losses	6	6	4	23	27	14	15	7	1
Month
November	2	2	0	4	4	2	5	2	0
December	1	1	0	3	3	3	1	1	0
January	7	7	5	36	41	16	14	11	0
February	8	8	2	27	29	28	14	30	0
March	4	4	3	17	20	16	12	9	1

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	22	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Conference	16	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	11	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Away	10	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	16	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Losses	6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Month
November	2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
December	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
January	7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
February	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
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March 13, 2021

Turnovers undo Eagles in NCAA overtime loss to Tusculum

HARROGATE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (16-6) coughed up a season-high 19 turnovers and couldn’t get a shot off to tie things up in the overtime session in a 65-63 NCAA tournament first round loss to Tusculum (15-5) Saturday at Tex Turner Arena.

March 13, 2021

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March 10, 2021

Bush nabs TSWA State Player of the Week honors

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Carson-Newman senior forward EJ Bush has been named the Tennessee Sportswriters Association State Player of the Week, the organization announced Wednesday afternoon.

March 10, 2021

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March 07, 2021

CHAMPS!! Sensational second half spurt sends C-N to SAC tournament crown over Queens

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carson-Newman (16-5) used an 11-0 second half run to outpace top-seeded and 17th-ranked Queens (16-5) and lay claim to its fourth South Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament Championship 88-79 Sunday evening in Curry Arena.

March 07, 2021

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March 06, 2021

C-N sets sights on SAC tournament title

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (15-5) takes aim at its fourth South Atlantic Conference tournament crown when it plays Queens (16-4) in the final game of the Pilot/Flying J SAC Basketball Championship Sunday at 4 p.m. at top-seeded and 17th-ranked Queens and Curry Arena.

March 06, 2021

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March 04, 2021

TITLE GAME BOUND! C-N takes instant classic, defensive slobber knocker from Tusculum in SAC semis

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – Third-seeded Carson-Newman (15-5) had a shot goal-tended with six seconds left and withstood a last-second layup to prevail 60-59 over Tusculum (13-5) Thursday night in Pioneer Arena in the Pilot/Flying J South Atlantic Conference Championship semifinals.

March 04, 2021

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March 03, 2021

Benson named Coach of the Year, Dyer top freshman in SAC postseason laurel listings

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson has been named the South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year, while Ren Dyer (Weaverville, N.C.) became the first Eagle to earn Freshman of the Year honors, the league office announced Wednesday morning.

March 03, 2021

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March 01, 2021

Eagles withstand Bulldog rally, C-N advances to SAC semis behind block party

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Third-seeded Carson-Newman (14-5) used a dominant defensive effort to keep a scrappy sixth-seeded Wingate (11-9) team at bay in a 64-57 win in the quarterfinals of the Pilot/Flying J SAC Men’s Basketball Championship Monday evening in Holt Fieldhouse.

March 01, 2021

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February 23, 2021

Davis snatches TSWA weekly honor

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A day after garnering AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week honors, Carson-Newman senior guard Tripp Davis (Nashville, Tenn.) has been named the state player of the week by the Tennessee Sportswriters Association.

February 23, 2021

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February 22, 2021

Davis presented AstroTurf SAC Player of the Week laurels

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman senior guard Tripp Davis (Nashville, Tenn.) has been named the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday morning.

February 22, 2021

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February 18, 2021

Davis’ school-record highlights Benson birthday bashing of Mars Hill

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Tripp Davis (Nashville, Tenn.) matched Kyle Gribble’s two-decade old school record for steals in a game and Carson-Newman (13-5, 11-5 South Atlantic Conference) used a 17-2 second half run to traipse to a 98-66 win at Mars Hill (1-13, 1-13 SAC) on head coach Chuck Benson’s birthday Thursday night.

February 18, 2021

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February 17, 2021

Defense dominates, C-N wins seventh straight

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (12-5, 10-5 South Atlantic Conference) held its fifth opponent below 60 points to rattle off is seventh straight win by double digits with a 76-56 triumph over Mars Hill (1-13, 1-13 SAC) Wednesday night at Holt Fieldhouse.

February 17, 2021

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February 16, 2021

White hot Eagles seek seventh straight win Wednesday versus Mars Hill

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The SAC’s hottest team, Carson-Newman (11-5, 9-5 South Atlantic Conference), will take aim at a seventh consecutive victory when Mars Hill (1-12, 1-12 South Atlantic Conference) arrives in Holt Fieldhouse for a 7:30 p.m. tipoff Wednesday.

February 16, 2021

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February 15, 2021

Davis’ herculean effort bulls C-N over Benedict

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Tripp Davis (Nashville, Tenn.) altered Carson-Newman’s (11-5) men’s basketball record books and guided the Eagles past Benedict (3-1) Monday night at Holt Fieldhouse 86-69 to hand the Tigers their first loss of the season.

February 15, 2021

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February 14, 2021

C-N steps out of conference for Monday matchup with SIAC’s Benedict

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Facing a tight turnaround against an unfamiliar and unbeaten foe, Carson-Newman (10-5, 9-5 South Atlantic Conference) steps out of conference play Monday evening at 6:30 to challenge Benedict (3-0, 0-0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) in Holt Fieldhouse.

February 14, 2021

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February 13, 2021

Eagles stave off game Catawba club 87-74

Salisbury, N.C. – Catawba (4-9, 4-9 South Atlantic Conference) nearly erased an 18-point deficit, but Carson-Newman (10-5, 9-5 South Atlantic Conference) buried free throws and used a late run to sweep its first season series from the Indians since 2017-18.

February 13, 2021

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February 10, 2021

Thomas, Dyer shine in efficient slashing of Highland Cavaliers

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Ren Dyer (Weaverville, N.C.) and Bryant Thomas (Charlotte, N.C.) combined for 41 and Carson-Newman (9-5, 8-5 South Atlantic Conference) shot better than 60 percent from the field for a second straight game in a 97-70 takedown of UVA Wise (3-12, 3-12 SAC) Wednesday night at the Prior Convocation Center.

February 10, 2021

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February 09, 2021

Brenegan becomes third Eagle to win TSWA Player of the Week

ROCK HILL, S.C. - Carson-Newman junior guard Luke Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) has has grabbed his second accolade in as many days. The Tennessee Sportswriters' Asssociation has named him the State Player of the Week.

February 09, 2021

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February 06, 2021

C-N leads wire-to-wire, cruises past Catawba 81-62

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (8-5, 7-5 South Atlantic Conference) led wire-to-wire for the first time all season in drubbing Catawba (4-7, 4-7 SAC) 81-62 Saturday evening in Holt Fieldhouse.

February 06, 2021

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January 27, 2021

No. 4/2 LMU outlasts C-N in defensive battle

HARROGATE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (5-5, 4-5 South Atlantic Conference) held No. 4/2 Lincoln Memorial (13-1, 11-1 SAC) to season lows for points, field goal percentage and three-point percentage, but the Railsplitters staved off a second-half Carson-Newman rally for a 70-59 decision Wednesday night at Tex Turner Arena.

January 27, 2021

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January 26, 2021

Eagles grab back-to-back state player of the week honors, Davis lauded

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - For a second consecutive week, Carson-Newman men's basketball has had a player picked as the Tennessee Sportswriters' Association State Player of the Week.

January 26, 2021

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January 23, 2021

Eagles surge after halftime, sweep season series from Wingate

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Bolstered by a 9-0 second half burst, Carson-Newman (5-4, 4-4 South Atlantic Conference) kept Wingate (6-5, 6-5 SAC) at bay in a 76-64 win Saturday evening inside Holt Fieldhouse.

January 23, 2021

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January 20, 2021

Defensively-minded Eagles grind down Big Blue 70-59

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (4-4) held Bluefield State (1-3) 30 points below its season average and closed the contest with a 6-0 run in a 70-59 non-conference win over the Big Blue Wednesday night at Holt Fieldhouse.

January 20, 2021

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January 16, 2021

C-N surges in second half, smashes L-R 73-54

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (3-4, 3-4 South Atlantic Conference) turned in its best defensive performance in six years in a 73-54 triumph over Lenoir-Rhyne (4-2, 4-2 SAC) Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse.

January 16, 2021

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January 09, 2021

Brenegan’s big bucket lifts C-N at Anderson

ANDERSON, S.C. – Luke Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) cashed in a corner three with a minute three and buried four free throws in the final 10 seconds to seal the deal for Carson-Newman (2-3, 2-3 South Atlantic Conference) at Anderson (1-3, 1-3 SAC) in a 72-66 win for the Eagles Saturday at the Abney Center.

January 09, 2021

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November 24, 2020

Eagles muzzle Bulldogs in second half, tally 78-71 road win

WINGATE, N.C. – Carson-Newman (1-1, 1-1 South Atlantic Conference) limited Wingate (0-2, 0-2 SAC) to 26.7 percent shooting after halftime and used a 20-4 run spanning the halftime break to lock up a 78-71 win Tuesday evening at Cuddy Arena.

November 24, 2020

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November 20, 2020

Eagles crack open campaign at Coker

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman takes its longest road trip of the year fresh out of the gate when it opens the 2020-21 season with a jaunt to Coker.

November 20, 2020

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November 11, 2020

Carson-Newman Men’s Basketball: Backcourt Position Preview

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the first part in a two-part series chronicling Carson-Newman's men's basketball's positions for 2019-20. Junior guard Luke Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) helps analyze the Eagles' backcourt for the upcoming season.

November 11, 2020

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November 04, 2020

Eagles slotted ninth in SAC preseason poll

ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman has been picked to finish ninth in the annual preseason coaches poll released by the South Atlantic Conference Wednesday morning.