Luke Brenegan

12 Luke Brenegan
Luke Brenegan
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    185
  • Hometown:
    Greenville, S.C.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Sophomore
  • High School:
    Wade Hampton
  • gp
    28
  • pts/g
    7.5
  • fg %
    40.8
  • 3pt %
    42.1
  • ft %
    78.6
  • reb/g
    3.6
  • a/g
    2.7
Bio

2019-20: Brenegan stepped into a starting role for the Eagles as a sophomore, logging 25 starts in 28 appearances.  The Eagles' top three-point marksman, Brenegan averaged 7.5 points per game while knocking down 42 percent of his threes.  He made 51 long-distance dedications on the year to pace the Eagles in both threes made a three-point percentage.  He also averaged 3.6 boards per game.  Brenegan topped 10 points on 10 occasions in his sophomore year, heralded by a 21-point explosion against Warren Wilson (12/4).  A streaky scorer, 60 percent of his double-digit efforts came in a pair of three-came streaks - one from Nov. 13-20 and a second from Feb. 1-8. He handed out a career high sseven assists against Wingate on Nov. 30.  He matched his career high for rebounds twice, with seven against Catawba (2/15) and Warren Wilson.  He led C-N in assists on nine occasions.    

2018-19: Brenegan played in 11 games in an injury-shortened freshman campaign.  When healthy, he averaged 4.4 points on 44 percent shooting from the field and 42.3 percent shooting from three-point range.  He tallied two double-digit scoring efforts, first in a losing effort against Wingate (12/1) and later in a win against Newberry (119).  He had 11 and 14, respectively.  Brenegan tallied a career-best 4-of-8 shooting from three-point range against the Wolves. He also dropped off six assists in that game. He sat out the final 13 games of the year with an ankle injury.  

HIGH SCHOOL: Brenegan makes his way to Mossy Creek from  Fork Union Military Academy. Prior to Fork Union, he played high school ball at Wade Hampton High School where he played for Reggie Choplin.  He led the Generals and his conference in scoring, averaging 21.9 points per game.  He also chipped in five boards and three assists per game as a senior. He earned All-State honors, landing on the first team and was his conference's MVP.  He helped Wade Hampton to a conference title.

PERSONAL: Brenegan graduated high school with honors.  He is the son of John and Amy Brenegan. He is studying business at Carson-Newman. 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 28 22
Games started 25 19
Minutes 764 611
Minutes per game 27.3 27.8
FG 69-169 45-117
FG Pct 40.8 38.5
3PT 51-121 34-85
3PT Pct 42.1 40.0
FT 22-28 13-19
FT Pct 78.6 68.4
Off rebounds 16 13
Def rebounds 84 66
Total rebounds 100 79
Rebounds per game 3.6 3.6
Personal fouls 60 52
Disqualifications 3 3
Assists 75 61
Turnovers 40 30
Assist to turnover ratio 1.9 2.0
Steals 17 12
Blocks 1 0
Points 211 137
Points per game 7.5 6.2
Points per 40 min 11.0 9.0
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 12 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 70-69
Feb 15 Catawba L, 74-61
Feb 19 at Tusculum L, 62-52
Feb 22 at Queens (N.C.) L, 83-71
Feb 26 at Virginia-Wise W, 91-78
Feb 29 Newberry L, 87-76
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 8 at Lees-McRae L, 103-101 1 22 4-10 40.0 4-8 50.0 0-0 - 12
Nov 9 vs. King (Tenn.) L, 93-74 1 24 1-6 16.7 0-4 0.0 1-1 100.0 3
Nov 13 Shorter W, 113-98 1 21 3-6 50.0 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 10
Nov 18 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 103-70 1 30 6-10 60.0 4-7 57.1 0-0 - 16
Nov 20 Southern Wesleyan L, 80-78 1 30 4-8 50.0 2-4 50.0 2-2 100.0 12
Nov 26 Lincoln Memorial L, 93-88 - 26 2-6 33.3 1-4 25.0 3-3 100.0 8
Nov 30 Wingate W, 92-78 1 30 2-7 28.6 0-3 0.0 4-4 100.0 8
Dec 4 Warren Wilson W, 99-70 1 26 6-12 50.0 5-9 55.6 4-4 100.0 21
Dec 7 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 75-71 1 36 3-8 37.5 3-8 37.5 3-4 75.0 12
Dec 11 at Belmont L, 105-56 1 32 0-5 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 14 Coker W, 100-70 1 20 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 18 Mars Hill L, 99-90 1 30 2-7 28.6 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 6
Jan 4 at Catawba L, 98-91 - 23 0-4 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Jan 8 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 85-80 - 20 1-4 25.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 11 #24 Queens L, 84-72 1 32 3-8 37.5 3-7 42.9 0-0 - 9
Jan 15 Tusculum W, 72-68 1 29 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 6
Jan 18 at Newberry L, 80-63 1 29 1-6 16.7 0-5 0.0 1-1 100.0 3
Jan 22 Virginia-Wise W, 78-69 1 24 4-5 80.0 3-3 100.0 2-4 50.0 13
Jan 25 at Wingate L, 96-84 1 22 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 29 at #2/2 Lincoln Memorial L, 87-65 1 26 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 0
Feb 1 Anderson (S.C.) L, 75-72 1 32 4-7 57.1 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 10
Feb 5 at Mars Hill L, 74-65 1 27 4-8 50.0 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 10
Feb 8 at Coker W, 77-56 1 34 5-9 55.6 5-7 71.4 0-0 - 15
Feb 12 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 70-69 1 33 1-3 33.3 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 3
Feb 15 Catawba L, 74-61 1 32 2-5 40.0 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 19 at Tusculum L, 62-52 1 30 0-5 0.0 0-4 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 22 at Queens (N.C.) L, 83-71 1 14 2-5 40.0 1-3 33.3 0-0 - 5
Feb 26 at Virginia-Wise W, 91-78 1 30 2-5 40.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 6
Feb 29 Newberry L, 87-76 1 32 3-5 60.0 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 9
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 8 at Lees-McRae L, 103-101 1 22 0 3 3 1 2 1 0
Nov 9 vs. King (Tenn.) L, 93-74 1 24 0 2 2 1 2 0 0
Nov 13 Shorter W, 113-98 1 21 0 2 2 2 1 0 0
Nov 18 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 103-70 1 30 1 2 3 4 1 2 0
Nov 20 Southern Wesleyan L, 80-78 1 30 0 4 4 3 3 1 0
Nov 26 Lincoln Memorial L, 93-88 - 26 2 5 7 3 0 0 0
Nov 30 Wingate W, 92-78 1 30 1 4 5 7 4 0 0
Dec 4 Warren Wilson W, 99-70 1 26 2 5 7 3 1 1 1
Dec 7 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 75-71 1 36 1 2 3 1 1 0 0
Dec 11 at Belmont L, 105-56 1 32 2 3 5 1 1 0 0
Dec 14 Coker W, 100-70 1 20 1 4 5 2 1 1 0
Dec 18 Mars Hill L, 99-90 1 30 2 4 6 6 2 1 0
Jan 4 at Catawba L, 98-91 - 23 0 5 5 0 0 0 0
Jan 8 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 85-80 - 20 0 2 2 3 1 0 0
Jan 11 #24 Queens L, 84-72 1 32 0 3 3 4 0 0 0
Jan 15 Tusculum W, 72-68 1 29 0 4 4 4 3 0 0
Jan 18 at Newberry L, 80-63 1 29 0 2 2 2 2 3 0
Jan 22 Virginia-Wise W, 78-69 1 24 1 3 4 2 3 0 0
Jan 25 at Wingate L, 96-84 1 22 0 1 1 1 1 1 0
Jan 29 at #2/2 Lincoln Memorial L, 87-65 1 26 3 3 6 4 0 0 0
Feb 1 Anderson (S.C.) L, 75-72 1 32 0 3 3 4 0 0 0
Feb 5 at Mars Hill L, 74-65 1 27 1 2 3 4 2 0 0
Feb 8 at Coker W, 77-56 1 34 0 3 3 2 1 1 0
Feb 12 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 70-69 1 33 0 3 3 1 4 2 0
Feb 15 Catawba L, 74-61 1 32 0 7 7 3 2 0 0
Feb 19 at Tusculum L, 62-52 1 30 0 3 3 1 2 1 0
Feb 22 at Queens (N.C.) L, 83-71 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 26 at Virginia-Wise W, 91-78 1 30 0 3 3 3 0 1 0
Feb 29 Newberry L, 87-76 1 32 1 0 1 4 1 1 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 8 at Lees-McRae L, 103-101 1 1 - 0.5
Nov 9 vs. King (Tenn.) L, 93-74 1 1 - 0.5
Nov 13 Shorter W, 113-98 1 2 - 2.0
Nov 18 Tenn. Wesleyan W, 103-70 1 2 - 4.0
Nov 20 Southern Wesleyan L, 80-78 1 1 - 1.0
Nov 26 Lincoln Memorial L, 93-88 - 2 0 -
Nov 30 Wingate W, 92-78 1 5 1 1.8
Dec 4 Warren Wilson W, 99-70 1 1 - 3.0
Dec 7 at Anderson (S.C.) L, 75-71 1 2 - 1.0
Dec 11 at Belmont L, 105-56 1 1 - 1.0
Dec 14 Coker W, 100-70 1 3 - 2.0
Dec 18 Mars Hill L, 99-90 1 5 1 3.0
Jan 4 at Catawba L, 98-91 - 4 - -
Jan 8 at Lenoir-Rhyne L, 85-80 - 1 - 3.0
Jan 11 #24 Queens L, 84-72 1 3 - -
Jan 15 Tusculum W, 72-68 1 1 - 1.3
Jan 18 at Newberry L, 80-63 1 2 0 1.0
Jan 22 Virginia-Wise W, 78-69 1 3 - 0.7
Jan 25 at Wingate L, 96-84 1 5 1 1.0
Jan 29 at #2/2 Lincoln Memorial L, 87-65 1 1 - -
Feb 1 Anderson (S.C.) L, 75-72 1 3 - -
Feb 5 at Mars Hill L, 74-65 1 2 - 2.0
Feb 8 at Coker W, 77-56 1 1 - 2.0
Feb 12 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 70-69 1 1 - 0.3
Feb 15 Catawba L, 74-61 1 2 - 1.5
Feb 19 at Tusculum L, 62-52 1 3 - 0.5
Feb 22 at Queens (N.C.) L, 83-71 1 0 - -
Feb 26 at Virginia-Wise W, 91-78 1 1 - -
Feb 29 Newberry L, 87-76 1 2 - 4.0
Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2018-19 11 12.9 1.4-3.1 1.0-2.4 0.6-0.8 4.4
2019-20 28 27.3 2.5-6.0 1.8-4.3 0.8-1.0 7.5
2020-21 22 34.9 3.3-7.9 2.3-5.5 2.0-2.4 10.8
2021-22 29 34.3 3.6-9.2 2.0-5.7 2.2-2.7 11.4
2022-23 28 31.6 3.4-8.4 1.8-5.2 1.8-2.1 10.3
Total 118 30.1 3.0-7.4 1.9-4.9 1.6-1.9 9.4
Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2018-19 11 - 142 15-34 44.1 11-26 42.3 7-9 77.8 48
2019-20 28 25 764 69-169 40.8 51-121 42.1 22-28 78.6 211
2020-21 22 22 768 72-173 41.6 50-120 41.7 43-52 82.7 237
2021-22 29 28 994 104-266 39.1 58-165 35.2 64-77 83.1 330
2022-23 28 28 885 94-236 39.8 51-146 34.9 50-60 83.3 289
Total 118 103 3553 354-878 40.3 221-578 38.2 186-226 82.3 1115
Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2018-19 11 142 12.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 42.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
2019-20 28 764 27.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 42.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
2020-21 22 768 34.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 41.7 0.0-0.0 0.0
2021-22 29 994 34.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 35.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
2022-23 28 885 31.6 4.2-10.7 2.3-6.6 34.9 2.3-2.7 13.1
Total 118 3553 30.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 38.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2018-19 11 0.0 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.9 0.2 0.0
2019-20 28 0.6 3.0 3.6 2.7 1.4 0.6 0.0
2020-21 22 0.1 2.5 2.6 3.3 2.0 1.0 0.0
2021-22 29 0.4 2.5 2.9 3.6 2.0 0.8 0.0
2022-23 28 0.3 2.3 2.6 3.6 1.7 0.9 0.0
Total 118 0.3 2.5 2.8 3.1 1.7 0.7 0.0
Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2018-19 11 - 0 15 15 12 10 2 0
2019-20 28 25 16 84 100 75 40 17 1
2020-21 22 22 2 56 58 72 45 21 1
2021-22 29 28 12 72 84 104 58 23 1
2022-23 28 28 9 63 72 100 48 24 0
Total 118 103 39 290 329 363 201 87 3
Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2018-19 11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2019-20 28 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
2022-23 28 0.4 2.8 3.3 4.5 2.2 1.1 0.0
Total 118 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 28 27.3 2.5-6.0 1.8-4.3 0.8-1.0 7.5
Conference 22 27.8 2.0-5.3 1.5-3.9 0.6-0.9 6.2
Exhibition 1 32.0 0.0-5.0 0.0-2.0 1.0-2.0 1.0
Location
Home 15 28.5 2.9-6.1 2.1-4.4 1.1-1.3 9.1
Away 12 26.1 2.0-5.9 1.6-4.2 0.3-0.6 5.9
Neutral 1 24.0 1.0-6.0 0.0-4.0 1.0-1.0 3.0
Result
Wins 10 27.7 3.1-6.0 2.4-4.2 1.2-1.5 9.8
Losses 18 27.1 2.1-6.1 1.5-4.4 0.6-0.7 6.3
Month
November 7 26.1 3.1-7.6 1.9-4.9 1.7-1.7 9.9
December 4 28.0 2.8-6.8 2.5-5.8 1.8-2.0 9.8
January 8 25.6 1.6-4.6 1.2-3.1 0.4-1.0 4.9
February 9 29.3 2.6-5.8 2.0-4.3 0.0-0.0 7.1
Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 28 25 764 69-169 40.8 51-121 42.1 22-28 78.6 211
Conference 22 19 611 45-117 38.5 34-85 40.0 13-19 68.4 137
Exhibition 1 1 32 0-5 0.0 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 1
Location
Home 15 14 427 44-92 47.8 32-66 48.5 17-20 85.0 137
Away 12 10 313 24-71 33.8 19-51 37.3 4-7 57.1 71
Neutral 1 1 24 1-6 16.7 0-4 0.0 1-1 100.0 3
Result
Wins 10 10 277 31-60 51.7 24-42 57.1 12-15 80.0 98
Losses 18 15 487 38-109 34.9 27-79 34.2 10-13 76.9 113
Month
November 7 6 183 22-53 41.5 13-34 38.2 12-12 100.0 69
December 4 4 112 11-27 40.7 10-23 43.5 7-8 87.5 39
January 8 6 205 13-37 35.1 10-25 40.0 3-8 37.5 39
February 9 9 264 23-52 44.2 18-39 46.2 0-0 - 64
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 28 764 27.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 42.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 22 611 27.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 32 32.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 15 427 28.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 48.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 12 313 26.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 37.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 1 24 24.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 10 277 27.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 57.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 18 487 27.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 34.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 7 183 26.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 38.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 4 112 28.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 43.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 8 205 25.6 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 9 264 29.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 46.2 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 28 0.6 3.0 3.6 2.7 1.4 0.6 0.0
Conference 22 0.6 3.0 3.6 2.8 1.4 0.5 0.0
Exhibition 1 2.0 3.0 5.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 15 0.7 3.5 4.3 3.5 1.7 0.6 0.1
Away 12 0.4 2.4 2.8 1.8 1.0 0.7 0.0
Neutral 1 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 10 0.6 3.3 3.9 3.0 1.9 0.8 0.1
Losses 18 0.6 2.8 3.4 2.5 1.2 0.5 0.0
Month
November 7 0.6 3.1 3.7 3.0 1.9 0.6 0.0
December 4 1.5 3.8 5.3 3.0 1.3 0.8 0.3
January 8 0.5 2.9 3.4 2.5 1.3 0.5 0.0
February 9 0.2 2.7 2.9 2.4 1.3 0.7 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 28 25 16 84 100 75 40 17 1
Conference 22 19 13 66 79 61 30 12 0
Exhibition 1 1 2 3 5 1 1 0 0
Location
Home 15 14 11 53 64 52 26 9 1
Away 12 10 5 29 34 22 12 8 0
Neutral 1 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 0
Result
Wins 10 10 6 33 39 30 19 8 1
Losses 18 15 10 51 61 45 21 9 0
Month
November 7 6 4 22 26 21 13 4 0
December 4 4 6 15 21 12 5 3 1
January 8 6 4 23 27 20 10 4 0
February 9 9 2 24 26 22 12 6 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 28 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 22 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 12 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 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 18 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
News mentions
Men’s basketball adds five for 2020-21
Men’s basketball adds five for 2020-21

JEFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson has announced the commitments of five student-athletes for the 2020-21 season. 

Bush’s tap squeaks Eagles past Bears in final second
Bush’s tap squeaks Eagles past Bears in final second

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – EJ Bush (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) cleaned up a Tripp Davis (Nashville, Tenn.) miss in the final second to complete a Carson-Newman comeback and get the Eagles a 70-69 win over Lenoir-Rhyne Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse.

Eagles return to Holt for battle with Bears
Eagles return to Holt for battle with Bears

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After spending four of the last five games away from the banks of Mossy Creek, Carson-Newman (8-14, 5-11 South Atlantic Conference) returns home to take on Lenoir-Rhyne (12-9, 8-8 SAC) Wednesday night at 7:30. 

Wallace, Brenegan lead Eagles over Cobras to snap losing streak
Wallace, Brenegan lead Eagles over Cobras to snap losing streak

HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Five Eagles scored in double-figures to lead C-N to its first road victory of the season over Coker 77-56 at the DeLoach Center in the Palmetto State. 

Eagles’ comeback effort falls short at Mars Hill   
Eagles’ comeback effort falls short at Mars Hill  

MARS HILL, N.C. – Mars  Hill buried eight of the first 10 threes it took to build a 21-point first half lead before clinging to a 74-65 win over Carson-Newman Wednesday at Stanford Arena. 

Nottingham’s miracle heave stuns C-N
Nottingham’s miracle heave stuns C-N

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Quin Nottingham drained a three-quarters court three at the final horn to cap a remarkable comeback and get Anderson (13-7, 8-6 South Atlantic Conference) a 75-72 win that plucked Carson-Newman’s (7-13, 4-10 SAC) heart from its chest Saturday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse.

Free-throw shooting paves way for Wingate’s 96-84 win over C-N
Free-throw shooting paves way for Wingate’s 96-84 win over C-N

WINGATE, N.C. – Wingate (8-10, 4-8 South Atlantic Conference) connected on more free throws than Carson-Newman (7-11, 4-8 SAC) attempted in a foul-plagued 96-84 win for the Bulldogs Saturday afternoon in Cuddy Arena. 

Benson nets 300th career win, Eagles power past Cavs 78-69
Benson nets 300th career win, Eagles power past Cavs 78-69

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Guided by clampdown defense and some big buckets late, Carson-Newman (7-10, 4-7 South Atlantic Conference) pulled out a 78-69 win over UVa-Wise (5-11, 1-10 SAC) Wednesday night at Holt Fieldhouse to get head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson his 300th career victory. 

C-N stops skid, staves off pesky Pioneers
C-N stops skid, staves off pesky Pioneers

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (6-9, 3-6 South Atlantic Conference) stiff-armed Tusculum (10-7, 5-4 SAC) through a late rally to snap a four-game losing streak and collect a 72-68 win over the Pioneers Wednesday night inside Holt Fieldhouse. 

Cold Shooting stifles Eagles in 75-71 loss to Anderson
Cold Shooting stifles Eagles in 75-71 loss to Anderson

ANDERSON, S.C. ? The Carson-Newman men?s basketball team suffered its worst shooting performance of the season in a 75-71 loss to Anderson Saturday afternoon at the Abney Athletic Center. 

Eagles smash glass, overwhelm Owls 99-70
Eagles smash glass, overwhelm Owls 99-70

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (4-4) grabbed the fourth most boards in a single game in program history to take a wire-to-wire 99-70 win from Warren Wilson (0-7) Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse. 

Free-throw shooting, turnovers trip up Eagles versus Warriors
Free-throw shooting, turnovers trip up Eagles versus Warriors

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (2-3) coughed up 17 turnovers and only shot 57.7 percent from the free-throw stripe in an 80-78 loss to Southern Wesleyan (3-2) Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse. 

Davis, Anderson, Brenegan pave way for Eagles in rout of TWU
Davis, Anderson, Brenegan pave way for Eagles in rout of TWU

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (2-2) jumped out of the gates on a 12-3 run and never looked back in a 103-70 rout of Tennessee Wesleyan (2-3) Monday night inside Holt Fieldhouse. 

High-octane Eagles fly by Hawks 113-98   
High-octane Eagles fly by Hawks 113-98  

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Bolstered by a withering pace of play, Carson-Newman (1-2) leapt out to an 18-4 advantage five minutes in and never trailed in a 113-98 shellacking of Shorter (1-2) Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse.

Turnovers, free throw shooting undo Eagles in season-opening loss to Lees-McRae
Turnovers, free throw shooting undo Eagles in season-opening loss to Lees-McRae

BANNER ELK, N.C. – In spite of shooting a white-hot 59.1 percent from the field, Carson-Newman (0-1) fell on opening night for the first time in five years in a 103-101 decision to Lees-McRae (1-0) Friday night at Williams Gym.

Carson-Newman Men’s Basketball Position Previews: The Backcourt
Carson-Newman Men’s Basketball Position Previews: The Backcourt

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. Sophomore guard Luke Brenegan helps analyze the Eagles’ backcourt for the upcoming season.

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Lincoln Memorial vs. Carson-Newman

11/26/2019 7:30 PM EST

Lincoln Memorial vs. Carson-Newman

11/26/2019 7:30 PM EST

Carson-Newman vs. Belmont

12/11/2019 7:30 PM EST

Carson-Newman vs. Belmont

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