Rylan Houck

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Rylan Houck
  • Height:
    6-5
  • Weight:
    210
  • Hometown:
    Oxford, Ala.
  • Position:
    F
  • Year:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Oxford
  • Previous College:
    Lipscomb
  • Twitter:
    @rylanhouck
  • Instagram:
    @rylanhouck
  • gp
    29
  • pts/g
    9.9
  • fg %
    51.2
  • 3pt %
    40.8
  • ft %
    75.0
  • reb/g
    5.8
  • a/g
    2.0
Bio

2025-26: Houck averaged 9.9 points and 5.5 rebounds per game on a 51.2/40.8/75.0 slash line.  He started all 29 games for C-N and turned in 13 double-digit scoring efforts. 

HONORS:

  • CSC Academic All-District

PRIOR TO CARSON-NEWMAN: Played in 22 games, averaging 5.3 ppg for Lipscomb as a sophomore.  He averaged 1.2 points and rebounds per game with a season-high six points at Alabama A&M (11/30/24). As a freshman in 2023-24, he scored 3.0 points per game and 1.8 rebounds per game in 10.2 minutes a contest. 

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Oxford High School under head coach Joel Vanmeter. Helped guide his team to a 20-13 overall record as a senior.  Led OHS to four Calhoun County championships. Named All-State in 2021 and 2022. 3x All-Region, All-District and was voted team captain three times.  Team MVP in 2022. He had 1,412 points in high school, leading the team in scoring back-to-back years averaging 21.2 as a junior and 23.8 as a senior.

PERSONAL: Son of Trista and Jeremy Houck. Has one brother - Trafton - who was a cheerleader at Lipscomb.

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 29 22
Games started 29 22
Minutes 979 766
Minutes per game 33.8 34.8
FG 107-209 79-162
FG Pct 51.2 48.8
3PT 29-71 24-60
3PT Pct 40.8 40.0
FT 45-60 39-49
FT Pct 75.0 79.6
Off rebounds 23 17
Def rebounds 145 111
Total rebounds 168 128
Rebounds per game 5.8 5.8
Personal fouls 44 32
Disqualifications - -
Assists 58 48
Turnovers 54 42
Assist to turnover ratio 1.1 1.1
Steals 26 20
Blocks 6 6
Points 288 221
Points per game 9.9 10.0
Points per 40.0 min 11.8 11.5
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Feb 14 Wingate W, 86-75
Feb 18 Emory & Henry W, 92-69
Feb 21 at Newberry W, 65-55
Feb 25 Mars Hill W, 80-65
Feb 28 RV Lenoir-Rhyne L, 87-81
Mar 5 vs. Lincoln Memorial L, 68-67
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 15 King (Tenn.) W, 108-71 1 23 5-8 62.5 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 12
Nov 16 Lees-McRae W, 98-79 1 35 10-11 90.9 1-1 100.0 4-5 80.0 25
Nov 22 at Lander W, 74-61 1 31 3-6 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 6
Nov 26 at #11 North Georgia L, 78-75 1 32 2-5 40.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Nov 29 Augusta W, 66-58 1 26 5-9 55.6 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 10
Dec 6 at Coker W, 78-72 1 34 2-11 18.2 1-5 20.0 2-3 66.7 7
Dec 10 at Tusculum W, 100-73 1 36 7-12 58.3 1-2 50.0 2-5 40.0 17
Dec 13 #18 Anderson L, 94-80 1 22 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Dec 17 RV UVA Wise W, 67-65 1 36 5-7 71.4 0-0 - 0-0 - 10
Dec 20 at Wingate L, 79-70 1 19 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 2
Dec 31 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 92-72 1 29 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 2-4 50.0 5
Jan 3 Catawba L, 80-66 1 38 7-14 50.0 2-5 40.0 4-4 100.0 20
Jan 7 at Emory & Henry L, 83-73 1 24 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Jan 10 at #24 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 95-71 1 21 3-7 42.9 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 14 Lincoln Memorial L, 70-58 1 27 2-5 40.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Jan 17 Newberry W, 79-72 1 37 6-8 75.0 1-1 100.0 2-2 100.0 15
Jan 21 at Mars Hill W, 87-81 1 37 6-10 60.0 2-4 50.0 5-6 83.3 19
Jan 23 at Catawba L, 71-56 1 38 8-15 53.3 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 19
Jan 28 Tusculum W, 69-60 1 45 3-8 37.5 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 8
Jan 30 Coker W, 80-74 1 38 5-7 71.4 2-4 50.0 6-7 85.7 18
Feb 4 at RV UVA Wise W, 85-70 1 34 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 6-6 100.0 6
Feb 7 at #5 Anderson (S.C.) L, 60-52 1 39 4-8 50.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 9
Feb 11 at Lincoln Memorial W, 74-65 1 40 4-8 50.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 10
Feb 14 Wingate W, 86-75 1 40 4-6 66.7 3-4 75.0 5-5 100.0 16
Feb 18 Emory & Henry W, 92-69 1 37 2-3 66.7 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 21 at Newberry W, 65-55 1 40 3-9 33.3 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 25 Mars Hill W, 80-65 1 39 4-9 44.4 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 10
Feb 28 RV Lenoir-Rhyne L, 87-81 1 45 1-4 25.0 1-3 33.3 2-2 100.0 5
Mar 5 vs. Lincoln Memorial L, 68-67 1 37 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 15 King (Tenn.) W, 108-71 1 23 2 3 5 2 1 0 0
Nov 16 Lees-McRae W, 98-79 1 35 1 6 7 2 0 1 0
Nov 22 at Lander W, 74-61 1 31 0 5 5 3 1 1 0
Nov 26 at #11 North Georgia L, 78-75 1 32 0 4 4 1 2 1 0
Nov 29 Augusta W, 66-58 1 26 1 5 6 0 4 1 0
Dec 6 at Coker W, 78-72 1 34 0 5 5 3 1 0 0
Dec 10 at Tusculum W, 100-73 1 36 2 8 10 2 2 1 0
Dec 13 #18 Anderson L, 94-80 1 22 2 4 6 1 6 0 0
Dec 17 RV UVA Wise W, 67-65 1 36 3 4 7 2 2 1 0
Dec 20 at Wingate L, 79-70 1 19 1 3 4 0 0 0 0
Dec 31 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 92-72 1 29 2 6 8 2 1 1 0
Jan 3 Catawba L, 80-66 1 38 3 4 7 0 1 1 0
Jan 7 at Emory & Henry L, 83-73 1 24 1 1 2 1 0 1 0
Jan 10 at #24 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 95-71 1 21 1 4 5 1 2 0 0
Jan 14 Lincoln Memorial L, 70-58 1 27 0 3 3 1 1 1 1
Jan 17 Newberry W, 79-72 1 37 1 5 6 3 2 4 0
Jan 21 at Mars Hill W, 87-81 1 37 0 2 2 1 2 1 0
Jan 23 at Catawba L, 71-56 1 38 1 6 7 0 2 0 0
Jan 28 Tusculum W, 69-60 1 45 0 10 10 6 6 0 0
Jan 30 Coker W, 80-74 1 38 0 6 6 4 2 1 1
Feb 4 at RV UVA Wise W, 85-70 1 34 1 7 8 4 1 3 0
Feb 7 at #5 Anderson (S.C.) L, 60-52 1 39 0 13 13 2 3 1 1
Feb 11 at Lincoln Memorial W, 74-65 1 40 1 2 3 2 1 0 0
Feb 14 Wingate W, 86-75 1 40 0 3 3 3 2 2 0
Feb 18 Emory & Henry W, 92-69 1 37 0 5 5 7 2 0 1
Feb 21 at Newberry W, 65-55 1 40 0 6 6 3 1 1 1
Feb 25 Mars Hill W, 80-65 1 39 0 7 7 2 3 0 1
Feb 28 RV Lenoir-Rhyne L, 87-81 1 45 0 3 3 0 0 2 0
Mar 5 vs. Lincoln Memorial L, 68-67 1 37 0 5 5 0 3 1 0
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 15 King (Tenn.) W, 108-71 1 2 - 2.0
Nov 16 Lees-McRae W, 98-79 1 2 - -
Nov 22 at Lander W, 74-61 1 2 - 3.0
Nov 26 at #11 North Georgia L, 78-75 1 1 - 0.5
Nov 29 Augusta W, 66-58 1 3 - 0.0
Dec 6 at Coker W, 78-72 1 2 - 3.0
Dec 10 at Tusculum W, 100-73 1 1 - 1.0
Dec 13 #18 Anderson L, 94-80 1 1 - 0.2
Dec 17 RV UVA Wise W, 67-65 1 1 - 1.0
Dec 20 at Wingate L, 79-70 1 0 - -
Dec 31 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 92-72 1 0 - 2.0
Jan 3 Catawba L, 80-66 1 2 - 0.0
Jan 7 at Emory & Henry L, 83-73 1 2 - -
Jan 10 at #24 Lenoir-Rhyne L, 95-71 1 3 - 0.5
Jan 14 Lincoln Memorial L, 70-58 1 0 - 1.0
Jan 17 Newberry W, 79-72 1 0 - 1.5
Jan 21 at Mars Hill W, 87-81 1 1 - 0.5
Jan 23 at Catawba L, 71-56 1 2 - 0.0
Jan 28 Tusculum W, 69-60 1 2 - 1.0
Jan 30 Coker W, 80-74 1 2 - 2.0
Feb 4 at RV UVA Wise W, 85-70 1 3 - 4.0
Feb 7 at #5 Anderson (S.C.) L, 60-52 1 3 - 0.7
Feb 11 at Lincoln Memorial W, 74-65 1 0 - 2.0
Feb 14 Wingate W, 86-75 1 1 - 1.5
Feb 18 Emory & Henry W, 92-69 1 0 - 3.5
Feb 21 at Newberry W, 65-55 1 1 - 3.0
Feb 25 Mars Hill W, 80-65 1 2 - 0.7
Feb 28 RV Lenoir-Rhyne L, 87-81 1 3 - -
Mar 5 vs. Lincoln Memorial L, 68-67 1 2 - 0.0
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2025-26 29 33.8 3.7-7.2 1.0-2.4 1.6-2.1 9.9
Total 29 33.8 3.7-7.2 1.0-2.4 1.6-2.1 9.9
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2025-26 29 29 979 107-209 51.2 29-71 40.8 45-60 75.0 288
Total 29 29 979 107-209 51.2 29-71 40.8 45-60 75.0 288
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2025-26 29 979 33.8 4.4-8.5 1.2-2.9 40.8 1.8-2.5 11.8
Total 29 979 33.8 4.4-8.5 1.2-2.9 40.8 1.8-2.5 11.8
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2025-26 29 0.8 5.0 5.8 2.0 1.9 0.9 0.2
Total 29 0.8 5.0 5.8 2.0 1.9 0.9 0.2
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2025-26 29 29 23 145 168 58 54 26 6
Total 29 29 23 145 168 58 54 26 6
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2025-26 29 0.9 5.9 6.9 2.4 2.2 1.1 0.2
Total 29 0.9 5.9 6.9 2.4 2.2 1.1 0.2
gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 29 33.8 3.7-7.2 1.0-2.4 1.6-2.1 9.9
Conference 22 34.8 3.6-7.4 1.1-2.7 1.8-2.2 10.0
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 15 34.5 4.1-7.1 1.1-2.2 1.8-2.3 11.1
Away 13 32.7 3.3-7.5 1.0-2.8 1.4-1.9 9.0
Neutral 1 37.0 2.0-4.0 0.0-1.0 0.0-0.0 4.0
Result
Wins 18 35.4 4.2-7.7 1.2-2.6 2.0-2.8 11.5
Losses 11 31.1 2.9-6.5 0.7-2.3 0.8-0.9 7.4
Month
November 5 29.4 5.0-7.8 0.8-1.6 0.8-1.4 11.6
December 6 29.3 2.8-6.7 0.5-1.7 1.3-2.3 7.5
January 9 33.9 4.6-8.6 1.2-3.0 2.1-2.7 12.4
February 8 39.3 2.8-6.1 1.4-3.1 1.8-1.9 8.6
March 1 37.0 2.0-4.0 0.0-1.0 0.0-0.0 4.0
gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 29 29 979 107-209 51.2 29-71 40.8 45-60 75.0 288
Conference 22 22 766 79-162 48.8 24-60 40.0 39-49 79.6 221
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 15 15 517 62-107 57.9 16-33 48.5 27-35 77.1 167
Away 13 13 425 43-98 43.9 13-37 35.1 18-25 72.0 117
Neutral 1 1 37 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Result
Wins 18 18 637 75-138 54.3 21-46 45.7 36-50 72.0 207
Losses 11 11 342 32-71 45.1 8-25 32.0 9-10 90.0 81
Month
November 5 5 147 25-39 64.1 4-8 50.0 4-7 57.1 58
December 6 6 176 17-40 42.5 3-10 30.0 8-14 57.1 45
January 9 9 305 41-77 53.2 11-27 40.7 19-24 79.2 112
February 8 8 314 22-49 44.9 11-25 44.0 14-15 93.3 69
March 1 1 37 2-4 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 29 979 33.8 4.4-8.5 1.2-2.9 40.8 1.8-2.5 11.8
Conference 22 766 34.8 4.1-8.5 1.3-3.1 40.0 2.0-2.6 11.5
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 15 517 34.5 4.8-8.3 1.2-2.6 48.5 2.1-2.7 12.9
Away 13 425 32.7 4.0-9.2 1.2-3.5 35.1 1.7-2.4 11.0
Neutral 1 37 37.0 2.2-4.3 0.0-1.1 0.0 0.0-0.0 4.3
Result
Wins 18 637 35.4 4.7-8.7 1.3-2.9 45.7 2.3-3.1 13.0
Losses 11 342 31.1 3.7-8.3 0.9-2.9 32.0 1.1-1.2 9.5
Month
November 5 147 29.4 6.8-10.6 1.1-2.2 50.0 1.1-1.9 15.8
December 6 176 29.3 3.9-9.1 0.7-2.3 30.0 1.8-3.2 10.2
January 9 305 33.9 5.4-10.1 1.4-3.5 40.7 2.5-3.1 14.7
February 8 314 39.3 2.8-6.2 1.4-3.2 44.0 1.8-1.9 8.8
March 1 37 37.0 2.2-4.3 0.0-1.1 0.0 0.0-0.0 4.3
gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 29 0.8 5.0 5.8 2.0 1.9 0.9 0.2
Conference 22 0.8 5.0 5.8 2.2 1.9 0.9 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 1.0 4.9 5.9 2.3 2.2 1.0 0.3
Away 13 0.6 5.1 5.7 1.8 1.4 0.8 0.2
Neutral 1 0.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 3.0 1.0 0.0
Result
Wins 18 0.8 5.3 6.1 2.8 1.9 1.0 0.2
Losses 11 0.8 4.5 5.4 0.6 1.8 0.7 0.2
Month
November 5 0.8 4.6 5.4 1.6 1.6 0.8 0.0
December 6 1.7 5.0 6.7 1.7 2.0 0.5 0.0
January 9 0.8 4.6 5.3 1.9 2.0 1.0 0.2
February 8 0.3 5.8 6.0 2.9 1.6 1.1 0.5
March 1 0.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 3.0 1.0 0.0
gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 29 29 23 145 168 58 54 26 6
Conference 22 22 17 111 128 48 42 20 6
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 15 15 74 89 35 33 15 4
Away 13 13 8 66 74 23 18 10 2
Neutral 1 1 0 5 5 0 3 1 0
Result
Wins 18 18 14 95 109 51 34 18 4
Losses 11 11 9 50 59 7 20 8 2
Month
November 5 5 4 23 27 8 8 4 0
December 6 6 10 30 40 10 12 3 0
January 9 9 7 41 48 17 18 9 2
February 8 8 2 46 48 23 13 9 4
March 1 1 0 5 5 0 3 1 0
gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 29 0.9 5.9 6.9 2.4 2.2 1.1 0.2
Conference 22 0.9 5.8 6.7 2.5 2.2 1.0 0.3
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 1.2 5.7 6.9 2.7 2.6 1.2 0.3
Away 13 0.8 6.2 7.0 2.2 1.7 0.9 0.2
Neutral 1 0.0 5.4 5.4 0.0 3.2 1.1 0.0
Result
Wins 18 0.9 6.0 6.8 3.2 2.1 1.1 0.3
Losses 11 1.1 5.8 6.9 0.8 2.3 0.9 0.2
Month
November 5 1.1 6.3 7.3 2.2 2.2 1.1 0.0
December 6 2.3 6.8 9.1 2.3 2.7 0.7 0.0
January 9 0.9 5.4 6.3 2.2 2.4 1.2 0.3
February 8 0.3 5.9 6.1 2.9 1.7 1.1 0.5
March 1 0.0 5.4 5.4 0.0 3.2 1.1 0.0
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  • January 21, 2026
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  • January 03, 2026
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  • November 15, 2025
Complete dominance – Eagles downgrade Tornado to light breeze 108-71

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (1-0) tallied its largest margin of victory on opening night in head coach Chuck Benson’s 16-year tenure as head coach with a 108-71 mud-hole stomping of King (0-1) Saturday night in Holt Fieldhouse. 

  • November 15, 2025
Carson-Newman Men’s Basketball Position Previews: The Front Court
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  • November 03, 2025
Carson-Newman Men’s Basketball Position Previews: The Front Court

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the first part in a two-part series breaking down Carson-Newman men's basketball's positions for the 2025-26 season. This preview chronicles the forwards with help from Dave Gorianskii.  

  • November 03, 2025