Ben Beeker

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Ben Beeker
  • Height:
    6-9
  • Weight:
    225
  • Hometown:
    Hendersonville, N.C.
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Hendersonville
  • Previous College:
    Furman
  • gp
    29
  • pts/g
    7.8
  • fg %
    66.4
  • 3pt %
    100.0
  • ft %
    53.8
  • reb/g
    5.8
  • a/g
    2.0
Bio

2023-24: Beeker appeared in 52 games in his two-year Carson-Newman career with one start.  He has scored 309 points in his C-N career with a career-high 22 earlier this season against Emory & Henry. Beeker's 66.4 field goal percentage in his senior season is the fourth-best in school history.  He made a stunning three-point attempt against UVA Wise (Feb. 21) - his only three-pointer made of his career. 

2022-23: In his first season on the banks of Mossy Creek, Beeker tallied 4.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game in 23 appearances and one start.  Beeker shot 59.7 percent from the field.  The post had a trio  of double-digit scoring efforts, all in the first semester.  He topped out at 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting at Clayton State (Nov. 23). His best rebound effort came at Catawba (Feb. 4) when he had eight boards, including five on the offensive glass. He had a career-best three steals against Johnson (Nov. 28). 

PRIOR TO CARSON-NEWMAN:

2021-22: Appeared in seven games, averaging 0.9 points per game and 0.6 rebounds per game. Did all his scoring against North Greenville when he tallied six points and three rebounds. 

2020-21: Appeared in six games as a sophomore... Averaged 2.0 points per game while shooting 57.1% from the field... Poured in a career-high nine points on 4-of-4 shooting and added two rebounds and two assists in a victory over South Carolina State.

2019-20: Earned playing time in 14 games off the bench as a freshman... Averaged 1.0 points and 1.2 rebounds per game while shooting 53.8% from the field... Scored a season-best four points in a New Year's Day victory at VMI... Totaled two points and season-best five rebounds in wins over Charleston Southern at Columbia International.

HIGH SCHOOL: As a senior at Hendersonville High School, Beeker averaged 17.6 points and 13.0 rebounds per game to go with 2.2 blocks and 2.2 steals.  He was named the conference player of the year as a senior.  He helped the Bearcats to a pair of Mountain 6 Conference Championships. 

PERSONAL: The son of Tom and Angie Beeker, he will pursue a degree in business at Carson-Newman. 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 29 19
Games started - -
Minutes 559 357
Minutes per game 19.3 18.8
FG 91-137 59-84
FG Pct 66.4 70.2
3PT 1-1 1-1
3PT Pct 100.0 100.0
FT 42-78 21-47
FT Pct 53.8 44.7
Off rebounds 57 38
Def rebounds 110 64
Total rebounds 167 102
Rebounds per game 5.8 5.4
Personal fouls 60 38
Disqualifications - -
Assists 58 42
Turnovers 36 19
Assist to turnover ratio 1.6 2.2
Steals 8 3
Blocks 9 8
Points 225 140
Points per game 7.8 7.4
Points per 40.0 min 16.1 15.7
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 17 Anderson (S.C.) W, 103-101
Feb 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 94-83
Feb 24 at Limestone L, 79-72
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 109-99
Mar 6 vs. Tusculum W, 68-60
Mar 7 vs. Lincoln Memorial L, 70-65
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 11 vs. Lees-McRae W, 101-77 - 19 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 7-8 87.5 11
Nov 12 vs. King (Tenn.) W, 74-72 - 22 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 4-7 57.1 10
Nov 18 Southern Wesleyan W, 108-78 - 17 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 8
Nov 25 at Lander L, 81-72 - 23 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 3
Nov 27 Milligan College W, 111-60 - 15 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 9
Dec 2 Clayton St. W, 108-81 - 14 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 6
Dec 9 Limestone L, 85-77 - 27 5-8 62.5 0-0 - 0-3 0.0 10
Dec 13 at Tusculum W, 83-73 - 13 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Dec 16 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 94-81 - 17 4-4 100.0 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 10
Dec 19 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 107-83 - 20 5-5 100.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 11
Dec 30 Belmont Abbey W, 98-87 - 22 6-9 66.7 0-0 - 7-9 77.8 19
Jan 3 at #22 Lincoln Memorial L, 83-64 - 17 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 0-3 0.0 2
Jan 6 Newberry W, 103-51 - 17 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 10 Emory & Henry W, 105-77 - 26 8-9 88.9 0-0 - 6-7 85.7 22
Jan 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 72-63 - 21 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 18 Virginia-Wise W, 109-72 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 at RV Wingate L, 84-83 - 23 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Jan 24 at Emory & Henry W, 106-99 - 14 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Jan 27 Coker W, 120-81 - 17 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 0-3 0.0 8
Jan 31 RV Lincoln Memorial W, 91-82 - 14 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 3
Feb 3 at Catawba L, 87-68 - 12 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 0
Feb 7 at Mars Hill W, 99-72 - 17 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 4
Feb 10 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 91-73 - 21 4-4 100.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 8
Feb 14 Tusculum L, 84-81 - 18 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 4-5 80.0 8
Feb 17 Anderson (S.C.) W, 103-101 - 17 5-5 100.0 0-0 - 1-4 25.0 11
Feb 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 94-83 - 21 5-9 55.6 1-1 100.0 3-4 75.0 14
Feb 24 at Limestone L, 79-72 - 18 5-5 100.0 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 11
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 109-99 - 27 7-7 100.0 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 16
Mar 6 vs. Tusculum W, 68-60 - 23 1-5 20.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Mar 7 vs. Lincoln Memorial L, 70-65 - 27 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 11 vs. Lees-McRae W, 101-77 - 19 0 9 9 0 1 3 0
Nov 12 vs. King (Tenn.) W, 74-72 - 22 2 6 8 0 1 0 1
Nov 18 Southern Wesleyan W, 108-78 - 17 3 2 5 4 2 0 0
Nov 25 at Lander L, 81-72 - 23 1 6 7 0 3 0 0
Nov 27 Milligan College W, 111-60 - 15 3 4 7 3 0 0 0
Dec 2 Clayton St. W, 108-81 - 14 3 1 4 1 3 0 0
Dec 9 Limestone L, 85-77 - 27 6 3 9 3 0 0 0
Dec 13 at Tusculum W, 83-73 - 13 0 4 4 0 3 1 0
Dec 16 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 94-81 - 17 2 1 3 2 0 1 0
Dec 19 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 107-83 - 20 1 3 4 4 2 0 0
Dec 30 Belmont Abbey W, 98-87 - 22 2 7 9 3 1 0 0
Jan 3 at #22 Lincoln Memorial L, 83-64 - 17 1 2 3 1 0 0 1
Jan 6 Newberry W, 103-51 - 17 5 7 12 2 0 0 1
Jan 10 Emory & Henry W, 105-77 - 26 3 3 6 5 1 0 0
Jan 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 72-63 - 21 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Jan 18 Virginia-Wise W, 109-72 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 20 at RV Wingate L, 84-83 - 23 3 3 6 3 0 0 1
Jan 24 at Emory & Henry W, 106-99 - 14 0 4 4 0 1 0 0
Jan 27 Coker W, 120-81 - 17 1 9 10 5 0 0 1
Jan 31 RV Lincoln Memorial W, 91-82 - 14 0 4 4 3 1 0 1
Feb 3 at Catawba L, 87-68 - 12 1 5 6 0 2 0 0
Feb 7 at Mars Hill W, 99-72 - 17 2 3 5 0 0 1 0
Feb 10 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 91-73 - 21 1 2 3 5 1 0 0
Feb 14 Tusculum L, 84-81 - 18 3 0 3 3 2 0 1
Feb 17 Anderson (S.C.) W, 103-101 - 17 1 3 4 2 3 0 1
Feb 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 94-83 - 21 3 4 7 3 1 0 0
Feb 24 at Limestone L, 79-72 - 18 5 2 7 1 2 0 0
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 109-99 - 27 1 4 5 4 1 0 1
Mar 6 vs. Tusculum W, 68-60 - 23 2 4 6 1 2 1 0
Mar 7 vs. Lincoln Memorial L, 70-65 - 27 2 4 6 0 2 1 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 11 vs. Lees-McRae W, 101-77 - 1 - 0.0
Nov 12 vs. King (Tenn.) W, 74-72 - 2 - 0.0
Nov 18 Southern Wesleyan W, 108-78 - 2 - 2.0
Nov 25 at Lander L, 81-72 - 3 - 0.0
Nov 27 Milligan College W, 111-60 - 1 - -
Dec 2 Clayton St. W, 108-81 - 2 - 0.3
Dec 9 Limestone L, 85-77 - 2 - -
Dec 13 at Tusculum W, 83-73 - 3 - 0.0
Dec 16 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 94-81 - 2 - -
Dec 19 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 107-83 - 1 - 2.0
Dec 30 Belmont Abbey W, 98-87 - 4 - 3.0
Jan 3 at #22 Lincoln Memorial L, 83-64 - 0 - -
Jan 6 Newberry W, 103-51 - 0 - -
Jan 10 Emory & Henry W, 105-77 - 2 - 5.0
Jan 13 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 72-63 - 4 - 0.0
Jan 18 Virginia-Wise W, 109-72 - - - -
Jan 20 at RV Wingate L, 84-83 - 4 - -
Jan 24 at Emory & Henry W, 106-99 - 3 - 0.0
Jan 27 Coker W, 120-81 - 1 - -
Jan 31 RV Lincoln Memorial W, 91-82 - 1 - 3.0
Feb 3 at Catawba L, 87-68 - 0 - 0.0
Feb 7 at Mars Hill W, 99-72 - 2 - -
Feb 10 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 91-73 - 1 - 5.0
Feb 14 Tusculum L, 84-81 - 2 - 1.5
Feb 17 Anderson (S.C.) W, 103-101 - 3 - 0.7
Feb 21 at Virginia-Wise W, 94-83 - 0 - 3.0
Feb 24 at Limestone L, 79-72 - 4 - 0.5
Mar 2 Mars Hill W, 109-99 - 4 - 4.0
Mar 6 vs. Tusculum W, 68-60 - 2 - 0.5
Mar 7 vs. Lincoln Memorial L, 70-65 - 4 - 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2022-23 23 10.9 2.0-3.3 0.0-0.0 0.7-1.4 4.7
2023-24 29 19.3 3.1-4.7 0.0-0.0 1.4-2.7 7.8
Total 52 15.6 2.6-4.1 0.0-0.0 1.1-2.1 6.4
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2022-23 23 1 250 46-77 59.7 0-0 - 16-33 48.5 108
2023-24 29 - 559 91-137 66.4 1-1 100.0 42-78 53.8 225
Total 52 1 809 137-214 64.0 1-1 100.0 58-111 52.3 333
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2022-23 23 250 10.9 7.4-12.3 0.0-0.0 - 2.6-5.3 17.3
2023-24 29 559 19.3 6.5-9.8 0.1-0.1 100.0 3.0-5.6 16.1
Total 52 809 15.6 6.8-10.6 0.0-0.0 100.0 2.9-5.5 16.5
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2022-23 23 1.0 1.7 2.7 0.6 1.4 0.5 0.3
2023-24 29 2.0 3.8 5.8 2.0 1.2 0.3 0.3
Total 52 1.6 2.8 4.4 1.4 1.3 0.4 0.3
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2022-23 23 1 24 38 62 13 33 11 7
2023-24 29 - 57 110 167 58 36 8 9
Total 52 1 81 148 229 71 69 19 16
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2022-23 23 3.8 6.1 9.9 2.1 5.3 1.8 1.1
2023-24 29 4.1 7.9 11.9 4.2 2.6 0.6 0.6
Total 52 4.0 7.3 11.3 3.5 3.4 0.9 0.8
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 29 19.3 3.1-4.7 0.0-0.0 1.4-2.7 7.8
Conference 19 18.8 3.1-4.4 0.1-0.1 1.1-2.5 7.4
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 14 19.4 4.2-5.3 0.0-0.0 1.6-3.0 10.1
Away 11 17.8 2.1-3.9 0.1-0.1 0.7-1.9 5.0
Neutral 4 22.8 2.2-5.0 0.0-0.0 2.8-3.8 7.3
Result
Wins 21 18.8 3.4-4.9 0.0-0.0 1.7-2.8 8.6
Losses 8 20.6 2.4-4.4 0.0-0.0 0.8-2.4 5.5
Month
November 5 19.2 2.8-4.8 0.0-0.0 2.6-3.8 8.2
December 6 18.8 4.0-5.5 0.0-0.0 1.8-3.3 9.8
January 8 18.6 2.4-4.0 0.0-0.0 0.9-1.9 5.6
February 7 17.7 3.3-4.3 0.1-0.1 1.3-3.0 8.0
March 3 25.7 3.7-6.0 0.0-0.0 0.7-1.0 8.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 29 - 559 91-137 66.4 1-1 100.0 42-78 53.8 225
Conference 19 - 357 59-84 70.2 1-1 100.0 21-47 44.7 140
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 14 - 272 59-74 79.7 0-0 - 23-42 54.8 141
Away 11 - 196 23-43 53.5 1-1 100.0 8-21 38.1 55
Neutral 4 - 91 9-20 45.0 0-0 - 11-15 73.3 29
Result
Wins 21 - 394 72-102 70.6 1-1 100.0 36-59 61.0 181
Losses 8 - 165 19-35 54.3 0-0 - 6-19 31.6 44
Month
November 5 - 96 14-24 58.3 0-0 - 13-19 68.4 41
December 6 - 113 24-33 72.7 0-0 - 11-20 55.0 59
January 8 - 149 19-32 59.4 0-0 - 7-15 46.7 45
February 7 - 124 23-30 76.7 1-1 100.0 9-21 42.9 56
March 3 - 77 11-18 61.1 0-0 - 2-3 66.7 24
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 29 559 19.3 6.5-9.8 0.1-0.1 100.0 3.0-5.6 16.1
Conference 19 357 18.8 6.6-9.4 0.1-0.1 100.0 2.4-5.3 15.7
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 14 272 19.4 8.7-10.9 0.0-0.0 - 3.4-6.2 20.7
Away 11 196 17.8 4.7-8.8 0.2-0.2 100.0 1.6-4.3 11.2
Neutral 4 91 22.8 4.0-8.8 0.0-0.0 - 4.8-6.6 12.7
Result
Wins 21 394 18.8 7.3-10.4 0.1-0.1 100.0 3.7-6.0 18.4
Losses 8 165 20.6 4.6-8.5 0.0-0.0 - 1.5-4.6 10.7
Month
November 5 96 19.2 5.8-10.0 0.0-0.0 - 5.4-7.9 17.1
December 6 113 18.8 8.5-11.7 0.0-0.0 - 3.9-7.1 20.9
January 8 149 18.6 5.1-8.6 0.0-0.0 - 1.9-4.0 12.1
February 7 124 17.7 7.4-9.7 0.3-0.3 100.0 2.9-6.8 18.1
March 3 77 25.7 5.7-9.4 0.0-0.0 - 1.0-1.6 12.5
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 29 2.0 3.8 5.8 2.0 1.2 0.3 0.3
Conference 19 2.0 3.4 5.4 2.2 1.0 0.2 0.4
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 14 2.4 3.7 6.1 3.4 1.2 0.0 0.4
Away 11 1.6 3.2 4.8 0.9 1.2 0.3 0.2
Neutral 4 1.5 5.8 7.3 0.3 1.5 1.3 0.3
Result
Wins 21 1.7 4.0 5.7 2.2 1.2 0.3 0.3
Losses 8 2.8 3.1 5.9 1.4 1.4 0.1 0.4
Month
November 5 1.8 5.4 7.2 1.4 1.4 0.6 0.2
December 6 2.3 3.2 5.5 2.2 1.5 0.3 0.0
January 8 1.6 4.1 5.8 2.4 0.5 0.0 0.6
February 7 2.3 2.7 5.0 2.0 1.6 0.1 0.3
March 3 1.7 4.0 5.7 1.7 1.7 0.7 0.3
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 29 - 57 110 167 58 36 8 9
Conference 19 - 38 64 102 42 19 3 8
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 14 - 33 52 85 47 17 0 6
Away 11 - 18 35 53 10 13 3 2
Neutral 4 - 6 23 29 1 6 5 1
Result
Wins 21 - 35 85 120 47 25 7 6
Losses 8 - 22 25 47 11 11 1 3
Month
November 5 - 9 27 36 7 7 3 1
December 6 - 14 19 33 13 9 2 0
January 8 - 13 33 46 19 4 0 5
February 7 - 16 19 35 14 11 1 2
March 3 - 5 12 17 5 5 2 1
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 29 4.1 7.9 11.9 4.2 2.6 0.6 0.6
Conference 19 4.3 7.2 11.4 4.7 2.1 0.3 0.9
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 14 4.9 7.6 12.5 6.9 2.5 0.0 0.9
Away 11 3.7 7.1 10.8 2.0 2.7 0.6 0.4
Neutral 4 2.6 10.1 12.7 0.4 2.6 2.2 0.4
Result
Wins 21 3.6 8.6 12.2 4.8 2.5 0.7 0.6
Losses 8 5.3 6.1 11.4 2.7 2.7 0.2 0.7
Month
November 5 3.8 11.3 15.0 2.9 2.9 1.3 0.4
December 6 5.0 6.7 11.7 4.6 3.2 0.7 0.0
January 8 3.5 8.9 12.3 5.1 1.1 0.0 1.3
February 7 5.2 6.1 11.3 4.5 3.5 0.3 0.6
March 3 2.6 6.2 8.8 2.6 2.6 1.0 0.5
News mentions
C-N’s tourney run comes to a close in SAC semis against the ‘Splitters
  • Article
  • March 07, 2024
C-N’s tourney run comes to a close in SAC semis against the ‘Splitters

ROCK HILL, S.C. – A 9-2 second half run by top-seeded Lincoln Memorial (24-7) was enough to propel the Railsplitters into the lead and past fourth-seeded Carson-Newman (22-8) Thursday evening at the Rock Hill Sports & Events Center. 

  • March 07, 2024
C-N withstands MHU long-distance barrage, holds serve on senior day
  • Article
  • March 02, 2024
C-N withstands MHU long-distance barrage, holds serve on senior day

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (21-7, 14-6 South Atlantic Conference) built a 25-point halftime lead, but had to withstand a withering three-point shooting effort from Mars Hill (3-24, 2-18 SAC) to collect a 109-99 win over the Lions on senior day in Holt Fieldhouse.

  • March 02, 2024
C-N to honor three seniors Saturday against Mars Hill
  • Article
  • March 01, 2024
C-N to honor three seniors Saturday against Mars Hill

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (20-7, 13-6 South Atlantic Conference) closes out the regular season against Mars Hill (3-23, 2-17 SAC) Saturday at 4 p.m. from Holt Fieldhouse. 

  • March 01, 2024
Saints stiff-arm C-N
  • Article
  • February 24, 2024
Saints stiff-arm C-N

GAFFNEY, S.C. – Carson-Newman (20-7, 13-6 South Atlantic Conference) rallied from a nine-point second half deficit to grab a lead, but Limestone (12-15, 8-10 SAC) tallied a 10-2 run with four minutes remaining to take control and tally a 79-72 win on the Saints senior day Saturday in the Timken Center. 

  • February 24, 2024
Brenegan resets single-season three-point record, Eagles log 20th win at UVA Wise
  • Article
  • February 21, 2024
Brenegan resets single-season three-point record, Eagles log 20th win at UVA Wise

WISE, Va.-  Nick Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) became the first Carson-Newman men’s basketball player to hit 100 threes in a season as C-N led wire-to-wire in a 94-83 win over UVA Wise (10-15, 6-11 SAC) Wednesday night at the David J. Prior Convocation Center. 

  • February 21, 2024
Eagles withstand furious Trojan rally, prevail 103-101
  • Article
  • February 17, 2024
Eagles withstand furious Trojan rally, prevail 103-101

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (19-6, 12-5 South Atlantic Conference) coughed it up a season-high 23 times, but was so witheringly efficient offensively that it managed to stiff-arm a bonkers Anderson (13-11, 8-8 SAC) rally for a 103-101 win Saturday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse. 

  • February 17, 2024
C-N’s comeback effort falls short, Pioneers prevail 84-81
  • Article
  • February 14, 2024
C-N’s comeback effort falls short, Pioneers prevail 84-81

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (18-6, 11-5 South Atlantic Conference) rallied from a 14-point second half deficit to take a lead late against Tusculum (11-11, 9-7 SAC), but couldn’t hang on Wednesday night against the Pioneers in Holt Fieldhouse. 

  • February 14, 2024
Sweet-shooting C-N crushes Cobras
  • Article
  • January 27, 2024
Sweet-shooting C-N crushes Cobras

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Saturday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse, Carson-Newman (15-4, 8-3 South Atlantic Conference) turned into a feral mongoose. 

  • January 27, 2024
Eagles angle for season sweep of Wasps
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  • January 23, 2024
Eagles angle for season sweep of Wasps

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (13-4, 6-3 South Atlantic Conference) will try to shrug off a last-second loss Saturday to Wingate when it heads to Emory & Henry (4-13, 1-8 SAC) for an early 5:30 p.m. tip Wednesday at the King Center. 

  • January 23, 2024
C-N drops absolute gut-wrencher to Wingate, 84-83
  • Article
  • January 20, 2024
C-N drops absolute gut-wrencher to Wingate, 84-83

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – There are so many reasons why Carson-Newman’s (13-4, 6-3 South Atlantic Conference) 84-83 loss to league-leading Wingate (14-3, 9-0 SAC) Saturday afternoon in Cuddy Arena is an absolute punch to the stomach. 

  • January 20, 2024
Eagles bring can of RAID out of halftime locker room, swat Wasps 105-77
  • Article
  • January 10, 2024
Eagles bring can of RAID out of halftime locker room, swat Wasps 105-77

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. -  Leading by one at the break, Carson-Newman (11-3, 4-2 South Atlantic Conference) made a pit stop at a hardware store at halftime to pick up a can of insect killer. 

  • January 10, 2024
Eagles nab program-win 1,200 in shootout, comeback win over Belmont Abbey
  • Article
  • December 30, 2023
Eagles nab program-win 1,200 in shootout, comeback win over Belmont Abbey

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (9-2) shot a season-best 62.7 percent from the field, canned 8-of-9 second half threes and overcame its largest deficit of the season en route to the program’s 1,200th win all-time in a 98-87 victory over Belmont Abbey (3-9) Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse. 

  • December 30, 2023
Brenegan goes bananas, Eagles bop Bulldogs
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  • December 19, 2023
Brenegan goes bananas, Eagles bop Bulldogs

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (8-2) closed out its first semester schedule with the greatest display of three-point shooting in school history and a 107-83 win over Tennessee Wesleyan (4-7) Tuesday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse. 

  • December 19, 2023
Eagles ride hot hand past Trojans, 94-81
  • Article
  • December 16, 2023
Eagles ride hot hand past Trojans, 94-81

ANDERSON, S.C. – Carson-Newman (7-2, 2-1 South Atlantic Conference) torched the nets to the tune of 55 percent shooting, while weathering a torrid night from Anderson (5-6, 0-3 SAC) en route to a 94-81 win Saturday afternoon at the Abney Athletic Center. 

  • December 16, 2023
Limestone three-point barrage sinks C-N
  • Article
  • December 09, 2023
Limestone three-point barrage sinks C-N

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Limestone (3-4, 2-0 South Atlantic Conference) connected on 17 threes to stiff arm Carson-Newman (5-2, 0-1 SAC) 85-77 Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse. 

  • December 09, 2023
Eagles bash Buffs 111-60
  • Article
  • November 27, 2023
Eagles bash Buffs 111-60

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (4-1) celebrated the renewal of an old Volunteer State Athletic Conference matchup by doing what it has done more to Milligan (3-5) than any other team its played in program history – wallop the Buffs by 50. 

  • November 27, 2023
Sizzling C-N swats SWU 108-78
  • Article
  • November 18, 2023
Sizzling C-N swats SWU 108-78

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (3-0) scorched the nets to the tune of 60.9 percent shooting and never trailed in a 108-78 blow out of Southern Wesleyan (0-3) Saturday afternoon at Holt Fieldhouse. 

  • November 18, 2023
Brenegan’s game-winner caps frenetic comeback over King
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  • November 12, 2023
Brenegan’s game-winner caps frenetic comeback over King

WISE, Va. – With 24 seconds left, Nick Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) curled around a screen, snagged a pass from Bryce Weinmunson (Ponchatoula, La.) and calmly buried a 25-foot three from the top of the key to complete a comeback and get Carson-Newman (2-0) a 74-72 win over King (0-2) Sunday afternoon at the Prior Convocation Center. 

  • November 12, 2023
Zhao goes ballistic, Eagles bash Bobcats on opening night
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  • November 11, 2023
Zhao goes ballistic, Eagles bash Bobcats on opening night

WISE, Va. – John Zhao erupted for a career-high 28 points and Carson-Newman (1-0) used a stellar second half to roll past Lees-McRae (0-1) 101-77 Saturday night at the Prior Convocation Center in the SAC/Conference Carolinas Challenge. 

  • November 11, 2023
Carson-Newman Men’s Basketball Position Previews: The Frontcourt
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  • October 23, 2023
Carson-Newman Men’s Basketball Position Previews: The Frontcourt

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the first part in a two-part series chronicling Carson-Newman’s men’s basketball’s positions for the 2023-24 season. This preview breaks down the Eagles’ forwards and centers with help from Tyler Bowens.

  • October 23, 2023