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ROCK HILL, S.C. – For a second straight year, senior center Bryant Thomas (Charlotte, N.C.) has been named the South Atlantic Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year, the league office announced Thursday afternoon.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (14-14, 8-10 South Atlantic Conference) wrapped up the 2022-23 campaign with a riveting 71-70 win over Coker (12-16, 6-12 SAC) Saturday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (13-14, 7-10 SAC) will honor three seniors and look to keep its SAC tournament hopes alive when Coker (12-15, 6-11 SAC) comes to Holt Fieldhouse for a 4 p.m. tip Saturday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Needing a win to keep its South Atlantic Conference tournament hopes alive, Carson-Newman (13-14, 7-10 SAC) delivered in grand fashion with a 106-79 beatdown of Emory & Henry (15-12, 6-11 SAC) Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman’s (12-14, 6-10 South Atlantic Conference) quest to make the South Atlantic Conference championship requires help.
WINGATE, N.C. – Carson-Newman (12-14, 6-10 South Atlantic Conference) got a combined 77 points from the triumvirate of Bryant Thomas (Charlotte, N.C.), Luke Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) and Nick Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) and rolled to an 87-68 win over Wingate (15-11, 10-7 SAC) Saturday in Cuddy Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (11-15, 5-10 SAC) wraps up the road slate for 2022-23 with its longest trek of the year – a 243-mile ride to Wingate (15-9, 10-5 SAC) for a 4 p.m. tip Saturday.
Despite shooting its second-best percentage from the field in a conference game this season, Carson-Newman men’s basketball (11-14, 5-10) was unable to overcome 18 turnovers falling to Tusculum (12-10, 8-7) Wednesday evening, falling 78-69.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (11-13, 5-9 South Atlantic Conference) will look to right its ship Wednesday night at Pioneer Arena with a rivalry matchup against Tusculum (11-10, 7-7 SAC) at 7:30 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Senior center Bryant Thomas (Charlotte, N.C.) began his climb into the top 10 in SAC history in career rejections, but that individual mark was overshadowed by Carson-Newman’s (11-13, 5-9 SAC) 18 turnovers and an 80-65 loss to Anderson (8-16, 5-9 SAC) Saturday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman will celebrate the 60th, 50th and 40th anniversaries of the 1962-63, 1972-73 and 1982-83 men’s basketball teams when it takes on Anderson Saturday at 4 p.m. inside Holt Fieldhouse.
MARS HILL, N.C. – There’s a ton to unpack from Carson-Newman’s (11-12, 5-8 South Atlantic Conference) 69-64 overtime loss at Mars Hill (7-15, 3-10 SAC) Wednesday night at Burt Stanford Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (11-11, 5-7 South Atlantic Conference) hits the road to mountains north of Asheville for a Wednesday night affair with Mars Hill (6-15, 2-10 SAC) inside Burt Stanford Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After taking on the first-place team in the Mountain Division Wednesday, Carson-Newman (11-10, 5-6 South Atlantic Conference) gets a crack at the top team in the Piedmont Division Saturday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (11-10, 5-6 South Atlantic Conference) suffered through its worst shooting night of the season and No. 8/9 Lincoln Memorial (21-2, 11-1 SAC) used a late first half run to secure an 84-69 win in Holt Fieldhouse Wednesday night.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (11-9, 5-5 South Atlantic Conference) will challenge a top-10 team in the 217th iteration of its rivalry with Lincoln Memorial (20-2, 10-1 SAC) when the third-ranked Railsplitters arrive in Holt Fieldhouse for a 7:30 p.m. tip Wednesday night.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After struggling for much of the month of January, Carson-Newman (11-8, 5-4 South Atlantic Conference) will try to close out the month with a winning streak.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (11-8, 5-4 South Atlantic Conference) took a defensive battle from two of the top defensive teams in the South Atlantic Conference with a 60-53 win over Lenoir-Rhyne (8-9, 3-6 SAC) Saturday evening inside Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (10-8, 4-4 South Atlantic Conference) will try to pump the breaks on a six-game losing streak when it honors eight new members of its athletics Hall of Fame and takes on Lenoir-Rhyne (8-8, 2-5 SAC) Saturday at 4 p.m. inside Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman senior guard Luke Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) became the 40th member of the Eagles’ 1,000-point club when he stroked a three to open the game.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – When senior guard Luke Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) next puts the ball through the basket, he will become Carson-Newman’s (10-7, 4-3 South Atlantic Conference) 40th all-time 1,000-point scorer.
NEWBERRY, S.C. – Carson-Newman (10-7, 4-3 South Atlantic Conference) suffered through its worst shooting night of the season in a 63-55 loss at Newberry (9-7, 2-4 SAC) Saturday in Eleazer Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (10-6, 4-2 South Atlantic Conference) will try to pump the breaks on a four-game losing streak when it heads to Newberry (8-7, 1-4 SAC) for a 4 p.m. cross-divisional game Saturday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For 33 minutes, Carson-Newman (10-6, 4-2 South Atlantic Conference) and Tusculum played to a stalemate Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (10-5, 4-1 South Atlantic Conference) renews its rivalry with Tusculum (8-5, 4-2 SAC) Wednesday evening inside Holt Fieldhouse at 7:30 p.m.
HARROGATE, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (10-5, 4-1 South Atlantic Conference) coughed up 16 turnovers and had two separate four-minute scoring droughts that No. 6/5 Lincoln Memorial (15-1, 6-0 SAC) took advantage of in an 84-76 win for the hosts Saturday afternoon at Tex Turner Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (10-4, 4-0 South Atlantic Conference) and No. 6/5 Lincoln Memorial (14-1, 5-0 SAC) are the only two teams in the SAC without a league loss.
Despite an 11-2 scoring run in the final five and half minutes of the game, Carson-Newman (10-4) dropped its first road contest of the season, falling in overtime to Belmont Abbey, 72-64 Saturday evening inside the Wheeler Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (10-3) and Belmont Abbey (7-5) carry two of the longest active road and home winning streaks in the country into Tuesday’s non-conference tilt at the Wheeler Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Lander (9-2) canned a season-high 19 threes and became the first team to crest 90 on Carson-Newman (10-3) in three years as the Bearcats took a crazy 94-85 win over the Eagles Saturday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (10-2) will look to wrap a bow on 2022 when it welcomes Lander (8-2) to Holt Fieldhouse on New Year’s Eve for a 2 p.m. tip.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (10-2) buried 17 triples and got a 30-point explosion from junior small forward Caleb Bridgewater (Charlotte, N.C.) to wallop old VSAC rival Tennessee Wesleyan (8-2) 110-65 Monday afternoon inside Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (9-2) renews one of its oldest rivalries when it plays old Volunteer State Athletic Conference foe Tennessee Wesleyan (8-2) for the 89th time Monday in a matinee at 2 p.m. inside Holt Fieldhouse.
EMORY, Va. – Carson-Newman (9-2, 4-0 South Atlantic Conference) held the SAC’s second-highest scoring offense 20 points below their average and staved off a late Emory & Henry (7-4, 1-3 SAC) rally to secure an 85-69 win over the Wasps Saturday afternoon at The King Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The triumvirate of Bryant Thomas (Charlotte, N.C.), John Zhao (Sevierville, Tenn.) and Ren Dyer (Weaverville, N.C.) combined for 62 points and guided Carson-Newman (8-2, 3-0 South Atlantic Conference) to a scorching second half en route to an 82-70 come-from-behind win over Mars Hill (2-6, 0-3 SAC) Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (7-2, 2-0 South Atlantic Conference) looks to continue an unbeaten start to league play when Mars Hill (2-5, 0-2 SAC) makes the trip down the mountain to take on the Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – In a game that featured six ties and a whopping 26 lead changes, Carson-Newman (7-2, 2-0 South Atlantic Conference) used an 8-0 run, a 2:48 UVA Wise (6-3, 0-2 SAC) scoring drought and a John Zhao (Sevierville, Tenn.) three to rally in the final 90 seconds and secure a 17th straight win in the series with UVA Wise Saturday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse.
GAFFNEY, S.C. – Carson-Newman (6-2, 1-0 South Atlantic Conference) used an efficient offense and an overwhelming defense to go on run after run to en route to collecting a 74-56 road win at the Timken Center of Limestone (3-5, 1-1 SAC) Wednesday night.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (5-2, 0-0 South Atlantic Conference) cranks open SAC and Mountain Division play Wednesday night at 7:30 with a jaunt over to Gaffney, S.C. to take on Limestone (3-4, 1-0 SAC) inside the Timken Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (5-2) held Columbus State (4-2) without a point for the final 5:09 of a Division II basketball game Friday night inside Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (5-1) will look to keep the good times of a five-game winning streak rolling when it wraps up a three-game homestand in Holt Fieldhouse at 6 p.m. Friday against Columbus State (3-2).
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (5-1) stretched its win streak to five and matched its best start to a season since 2018 with a 112-76 beatdown of Johnson (0-9) Monday night at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (4-1) will look to extend a four-game winning streak and match its best start in five years when it plays host to local foe Johnson University (0-8) Monday night at 7:30 p.m.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (4-1) limited Erskine (0-7) to 16 first-half points and didn’t look back in locking up a fourth consecutive victory, 84-47, Saturday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (3-1) starts a stretch of three straight games in Holt Fieldhouse, and a run of five of six at home, with a matchup with the Erskine Flying Fleet (0-6), Saturday at 4 p.m.
MORROW, Ga. – Carson-Newman (3-1) got a three with 30 seconds to go from John Zhao (Sevierville, Tenn.) to stave off a hot-shooting Clayton State (0-6) and cement a fifth-consecutive road win, 92-89, Wednesday afternoon at The Loch.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Southern Wesleyan (0-4) made a three on its opening possession, but then Carson-Newman (3-1) rattled off a 16-0 run in the next three minutes to set the tone for what would become the sixth-largest margin of victory in school history.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (1-1) rolls back to Mossy Creek to home the doors to Holt Fieldhouse with a 2 p.m. tip against Southern Wesleyan (0-3), Saturday afternoon.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman center Bryant Thomas (Charlotte, N.C.) started his senior campaign with a bang and has brought in his second weekly award in three days.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman center Bryant Thomas (Charlotte, N.C.) started his senior campaign with a bang and earned SAC Player of the Week honors as a result, the league office announced Monday afternoon.
Carson-Newman men’s basketball (1-1) took an early lead and never surrendered it defeating King University (0-2), 86-74 Saturday evening inside the Student Center Complex.
BRISTOL, Tenn. – Justin Nicholson banked a three as the final horn sounded to help Lees-McRrae (1-0) stave off Carson-Newman (0-1) on opening night Friday at the Student Center Complex, 73-70.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman, fresh off a 20-win campaign, cracks open the 2022-23 campaign with the SAC/Conference Carolinas Challenge Friday and Saturday in Bristol, Tenn. at the Student Center Complex.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the first in a two-part series breaking down the Carson-Newman men’s basketball team’s positions for 2022-23. This part analyzes the forwards and centers with assistance from All-SAC center Bryant Thomas.
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Carson-Newman seniors Bryant Thomas (Charlotte, N.C.) and Luke Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) have both been named to the preseason All-South Atlantic Conference second team, the league office announced Tuesday morning.