Luke Brenegan

12 Luke Brenegan

Height:

6-3
Weight:

185
Hometown:

Greenville, S.C.
Position:

G
Year:

Junior
High School:

Wade Hampton

gp

22
pts/g

10.8
fg %

41.6
3pt %

41.7
ft %

82.7
reb/g

2.6
a/g

3.3

Bio

2020-21: A 22-game starter at guard, Brenegan was a hyper efficient shooter and the Eagles' fourth leading scorer. He averaged 10.8 points per game while leading C-N with 72 asssists to go with 2.7 rebounds per game. Brenegan was more efficient from long range than he was from the field, shooting 41.7 percent from three and 41.6 from the field in general. He canned a team-best 50 threes, knocking down a triple in all but two games on the year. He knocked down multiple threes in 16 games on the year, including four or more five times. His topped out with a 5-of-8 barrage against Anderson (2/3), which helped him earn both SAC and TSWA Player of the Week honors. Brenegan averaged 17 points per game for the week on a slash line of 59.3 percent shooting from the field, 60 percent shooting from beyond the arc and a perfect 100 percent effort from the free throw line. He started the week Monday with a 15-point performance in a 91-55 shellacking of Limestone. He followed that up Wednesday with a stat-sheet stuffing against Anderson in a 95-59 win. He had 19 points to go along with five assists, two boards and two steals. The junior concluded the week Saturday in an 81-62 beating of Catawba with 17 points, including 14 in the second half to go with four boards and a pair of dimes dropped. Brenegan has knocked down 12 of his last 20 shots from beyond the arc and seven straight free throws. Brenegan scored in double digits 11 times with a career-high 22 against Catawba (2/13) in which he went 5-for-11 from the field, 4-for-7 from three and a flawless 8-for-8 at the charity stripe. He knocked down 82.7 percent of his free throws for the year. His 2.5 threes made per game are tied for the third-most in the SAC while his 43.5 percent effort from long range is the league's ninth best figure and fifth-best among players who can multiple triples a game. His three-point efficiency ranks him 10^th all-time for a single season at Carson-Newman. The Greenville, S.C.-native has handed out five or more assists on five occasions, and has led C-N in dimes dropped nine times. He reset his career high for assists with eight against Mars Hill on Feb. 17.

Honors

All-SAC Honorable Mention
SAC Player of the Week (2/8)
TSWA Player of the Week (2/8)
SAC All-Tournament Team

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. His younger brother Nick also plays at Carson-Newman. He is studying business at Carson-Newman.

Player statistics

	Overall	Conference
Games	22	16
Games started	22	16
Minutes	768	545
Minutes per game	34.9	34.1
FG	72-173	61-132
FG Pct	41.6	46.2
3PT	50-120	42-88
3PT Pct	41.7	47.7
FT	43-52	33-41
FT Pct	82.7	80.5
Off rebounds	2	1
Def rebounds	56	37
Total rebounds	58	38
Rebounds per game	2.6	2.4
Personal fouls	35	25
Disqualifications	0	0
Assists	72	54
Turnovers	45	28
Assist to turnover ratio	1.6	1.9
Steals	21	13
Blocks	1	1
Points	237	197
Points per game	10.8	12.3
Points per 40 min	12.3	14.5

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	35	2-5	40.0	2-4	50.0	3-4	75.0	9
Nov 24	at Wingate	W, 78-71	1	37	3-8	37.5	2-7	28.6	4-6	66.7	12
Dec 2	Newberry	L, 70-67	1	40	4-11	36.4	4-7	57.1	0-0	-	12
Dec 5	Virginia-Wise		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 6	at Tusculum	L, 82-72	1	31	2-6	33.3	2-5	40.0	4-6	66.7	10
Jan 9	at Anderson (S.C.)	W, 72-66	1	36	6-12	50.0	1-5	20.0	4-4	100.0	17
Jan 13	#15/12 Queens (N.C.)	L, 63-62	1	39	3-8	37.5	2-4	50.0	0-0	-	8
Jan 16	RV Lenoir-Rhyne	W, 73-54	1	40	6-12	50.0	3-6	50.0	0-1	0.0	15
Jan 20	Bluefield St.	W, 70-59	1	35	2-4	50.0	2-4	50.0	2-2	100.0	8
Jan 23	Wingate	W, 76-64	1	34	5-12	41.7	4-10	40.0	2-3	66.7	16
Jan 27	at #4/2 Lincoln Memorial	L, 70-59	1	34	2-5	40.0	0-1	0.0	0-0	-	4
Jan 30	at Newberry		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 1	Limestone	W, 91-55	1	29	5-9	55.6	3-6	50.0	2-2	100.0	15
Feb 3	Anderson (S.C.)	W, 95-59	1	27	6-10	60.0	5-8	62.5	2-2	100.0	19
Feb 6	Catawba	W, 81-62	1	36	5-8	62.5	4-6	66.7	3-3	100.0	17
Feb 10	at Virginia-Wise	W, 97-70	1	26	1-3	33.3	1-3	33.3	0-0	-	3
Feb 13	at Catawba	W, 87-74	1	40	5-11	45.5	4-7	57.1	8-8	100.0	22
Feb 15	Benedict	W, 86-69	1	37	1-9	11.1	1-8	12.5	4-4	100.0	7
Feb 17	Mars Hill	W, 76-56	1	32	3-6	50.0	2-3	66.7	1-2	50.0	9
Feb 18	at Mars Hill	W, 98-66	1	29	3-6	50.0	3-6	50.0	0-0	-	9
Feb 20	at Limestone		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 24	Lincoln Memorial		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 1	Wingate	W, 64-57	1	32	2-10	20.0	2-8	25.0	0-1	0.0	6
Mar 4	at Tusculum	W, 60-59	1	40	2-8	25.0	1-6	16.7	0-0	-	5
Mar 7	at #17/16 Queens	W, 88-79	1	34	3-6	50.0	2-4	50.0	2-2	100.0	10
Mar 13	vs. Tusculum	L, 65-63	1	45	1-4	25.0	0-2	0.0	2-2	100.0	4

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	35	0	1	1	0	4	0	0
Nov 24	at Wingate	W, 78-71	1	37	0	1	1	3	2	0	0
Dec 2	Newberry	L, 70-67	1	40	0	3	3	2	1	0	0
Dec 5	Virginia-Wise		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jan 6	at Tusculum	L, 82-72	1	31	0	1	1	4	1	0	0
Jan 9	at Anderson (S.C.)	W, 72-66	1	36	0	4	4	4	1	0	0
Jan 13	#15/12 Queens (N.C.)	L, 63-62	1	39	1	1	2	6	1	2	0
Jan 16	RV Lenoir-Rhyne	W, 73-54	1	40	0	4	4	5	2	2	0
Jan 20	Bluefield St.	W, 70-59	1	35	0	3	3	4	4	1	0
Jan 23	Wingate	W, 76-64	1	34	0	1	1	2	3	0	0
Jan 27	at #4/2 Lincoln Memorial	L, 70-59	1	34	0	4	4	2	1	1	0
Jan 30	at Newberry		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 1	Limestone	W, 91-55	1	29	0	3	3	2	2	2	0
Feb 3	Anderson (S.C.)	W, 95-59	1	27	0	2	2	5	1	2	0
Feb 6	Catawba	W, 81-62	1	36	0	4	4	2	3	0	0
Feb 10	at Virginia-Wise	W, 97-70	1	26	0	1	1	7	1	2	0
Feb 13	at Catawba	W, 87-74	1	40	0	2	2	1	1	1	0
Feb 15	Benedict	W, 86-69	1	37	0	3	3	1	3	2	0
Feb 17	Mars Hill	W, 76-56	1	32	0	3	3	8	2	1	1
Feb 18	at Mars Hill	W, 98-66	1	29	0	2	2	1	2	0	0
Feb 20	at Limestone		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Feb 24	Lincoln Memorial		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mar 1	Wingate	W, 64-57	1	32	0	3	3	4	4	1	0
Mar 4	at Tusculum	W, 60-59	1	40	0	3	3	2	3	0	0
Mar 7	at #17/16 Queens	W, 88-79	1	34	0	5	5	6	1	3	0
Mar 13	vs. Tusculum	L, 65-63	1	45	1	2	3	1	2	1	0

Game Log - Ball control extended
Date	Opponent	Score	gs	pf	dq	a/to
Nov 21	at Coker	L, 67-53	1	3	-	0.0
Nov 24	at Wingate	W, 78-71	1	2	-	1.5
Dec 2	Newberry	L, 70-67	1	2	-	2.0
Dec 5	Virginia-Wise		-	-	-	-
Jan 6	at Tusculum	L, 82-72	1	2	-	4.0
Jan 9	at Anderson (S.C.)	W, 72-66	1	2	0	4.0
Jan 13	#15/12 Queens (N.C.)	L, 63-62	1	2	-	6.0
Jan 16	RV Lenoir-Rhyne	W, 73-54	1	1	-	2.5
Jan 20	Bluefield St.	W, 70-59	1	0	-	1.0
Jan 23	Wingate	W, 76-64	1	2	-	0.7
Jan 27	at #4/2 Lincoln Memorial	L, 70-59	1	2	-	2.0
Jan 30	at Newberry		-	-	-	-
Feb 1	Limestone	W, 91-55	1	1	-	1.0
Feb 3	Anderson (S.C.)	W, 95-59	1	2	-	5.0
Feb 6	Catawba	W, 81-62	1	3	-	0.7
Feb 10	at Virginia-Wise	W, 97-70	1	0	-	7.0
Feb 13	at Catawba	W, 87-74	1	0	-	1.0
Feb 15	Benedict	W, 86-69	1	4	-	0.3
Feb 17	Mars Hill	W, 76-56	1	1	-	4.0
Feb 18	at Mars Hill	W, 98-66	1	0	-	0.5
Feb 20	at Limestone		-	-	-	-
Feb 24	Lincoln Memorial		-	-	-	-
Mar 1	Wingate	W, 64-57	1	1	-	1.0
Mar 4	at Tusculum	W, 60-59	1	1	-	0.7
Mar 7	at #17/16 Queens	W, 88-79	1	2	-	6.0
Mar 13	vs. Tusculum	L, 65-63	1	2	-	0.5

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
2018-19	11	0.0	1.4	1.4	1.1	0.9	0.2
2019-20	28	0.6	3.0	3.6	2.7	1.4	0.6
2020-21	22	0.1	2.5	2.6	3.3	2.0	1.0
2021-22	29	0.4	2.5	2.9	3.6	2.0	0.8
2022-23	28	0.3	2.3	2.6	3.6	1.7	0.9
Total	118	0.3	2.5	2.8	3.1	1.7	0.7

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
2018-19	11	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
2020-21	22	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
2022-23	28	0.4	2.8	3.3	4.5	2.2	1.1
Total	118	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	34.9	3.3-7.9	2.3-5.5	2.0-2.4	10.8
Conference	16	34.1	3.8-8.2	2.6-5.5	2.1-2.6	12.3
Exhibition	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	11	34.6	3.8-9.0	2.9-6.4	1.5-1.8	12.0
Away	10	34.2	2.9-7.0	1.8-4.8	2.5-3.0	10.1
Neutral	1	45.0	1.0-4.0	0.0-2.0	2.0-2.0	4.0
Result
Wins	16	34.0	3.6-8.4	2.5-6.1	2.1-2.5	11.9
Losses	6	37.3	2.3-6.5	1.7-3.8	1.5-2.0	7.8
Month
November	2	36.0	2.5-6.5	2.0-5.5	3.5-5.0	10.5
December	1	40.0	4.0-11.0	4.0-7.0	0.0-0.0	12.0
January	7	35.6	3.7-8.4	2.0-5.0	1.7-2.3	11.1
February	8	32.0	3.6-7.8	2.9-5.9	2.5-2.6	12.6
March	4	37.8	2.0-7.0	1.2-5.0	1.0-1.2	6.3

Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic	gp	gs	min	fg	pct	3pt	pct	ft	pct	pts
Event
Total	22	22	768	72-173	41.6	50-120	41.7	43-52	82.7	237
Conference	16	16	545	61-132	46.2	42-88	47.7	33-41	80.5	197
Exhibition	-	-	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0-0	-	0
Location
Home	11	11	381	42-99	42.4	32-70	45.7	16-20	80.0	132
Away	10	10	342	29-70	41.4	18-48	37.5	25-30	83.3	101
Neutral	1	1	45	1-4	25.0	0-2	0.0	2-2	100.0	4
Result
Wins	16	16	544	58-134	43.3	40-97	41.2	34-40	85.0	190
Losses	6	6	224	14-39	35.9	10-23	43.5	9-12	75.0	47
Month
November	2	2	72	5-13	38.5	4-11	36.4	7-10	70.0	21
December	1	1	40	4-11	36.4	4-7	57.1	0-0	-	12
January	7	7	249	26-59	44.1	14-35	40.0	12-16	75.0	78
February	8	8	256	29-62	46.8	23-47	48.9	20-21	95.2	101
March	4	4	151	8-28	28.6	5-20	25.0	4-5	80.0	25

Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic	gp	min	min/g	fg/40	3pt/40	pct	ft/40	pts/40
Event
Total	22	768	34.9	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	41.7	0.0-0.0	0.0
Conference	16	545	34.1	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	47.7	0.0-0.0	0.0
Exhibition	-	-	-	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	-	0.0-0.0	-
Location
Home	11	381	34.6	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	45.7	0.0-0.0	0.0
Away	10	342	34.2	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	37.5	0.0-0.0	0.0
Neutral	1	45	45.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
Result
Wins	16	544	34.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	41.2	0.0-0.0	0.0
Losses	6	224	37.3	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	43.5	0.0-0.0	0.0
Month
November	2	72	36.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	36.4	0.0-0.0	0.0
December	1	40	40.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	57.1	0.0-0.0	0.0
January	7	249	35.6	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	40.0	0.0-0.0	0.0
February	8	256	32.0	0.0-0.0	0.0-0.0	48.9	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	0.1	2.5	2.6	3.3	2.0	1.0	0.0
Conference	16	0.1	2.3	2.4	3.4	1.8	0.8	0.1
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	11	0.1	2.7	2.8	3.7	2.4	1.2	0.1
Away	10	0.0	2.4	2.4	3.0	1.7	0.7	0.0
Neutral	1	1.0	2.0	3.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.0
Result
Wins	16	0.0	2.8	2.8	3.6	2.2	1.1	0.1
Losses	6	0.3	2.0	2.3	2.5	1.7	0.7	0.0
Month
November	2	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.5	3.0	0.0	0.0
December	1	0.0	3.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0
January	7	0.1	2.6	2.7	3.9	1.9	0.9	0.0
February	8	0.0	2.5	2.5	3.4	1.9	1.3	0.1
March	4	0.3	3.3	3.5	3.3	2.5	1.3	0.0

Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic	gp	gs	off	def	reb	ast	to	stl	blk
Event
Total	22	22	2	56	58	72	45	21	1
Conference	16	16	1	37	38	54	28	13	1
Exhibition	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Location
Home	11	11	1	30	31	41	26	13	1
Away	10	10	0	24	24	30	17	7	0
Neutral	1	1	1	2	3	1	2	1	0
Result
Wins	16	16	0	44	44	57	35	17	1
Losses	6	6	2	12	14	15	10	4	0
Month
November	2	2	0	2	2	3	6	0	0
December	1	1	0	3	3	2	1	0	0
January	7	7	1	18	19	27	13	6	0
February	8	8	0	20	20	27	15	10	1
March	4	4	1	13	14	13	10	5	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	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
March	4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

News mentions

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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 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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February 28, 2021

Carson-Newman begins SAC tournament voyage versus Wingate

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Third-seeded Carson-Newman (13-5) cranks open play in the Pilot/Flying J SAC Basketball Championships by welcoming sixth-seeded Wingate (11-8) to Holt Fieldhouse for an 8 p.m. tip Monday.

February 28, 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 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 08, 2021

Brenegan nets first AstroTurf SAC Player of the Week honor

ROCK HILL, S.C. - Carson-Newman junior guard Luke Brenegan has garnered AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week honor after guiding Carson-Newman to a 3-0 week.

February 08, 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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February 03, 2021

Carson-Newman ransacks Anderson thanks to otherworldly first half

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (7-5, 6-5 South Atlantic Conference) sneaked into the underbelly of a wooden horse, hopped out behind the walls of Anderson's city and emerged to annihilate the Trojans (2-5, 2-5 SAC) 95-59 Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse.

February 03, 2021

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February 01, 2021

Eagles de-canonize Saints 91-55

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (6-5, 5-5 South Atlantic Conference) collected its first win by 35 points or more in four years as the Eagles dominated Limestone (1-10, 1-10 SAC) 91-55 Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse.

February 01, 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 13, 2021

Eagles come up short versus No. 15/12 Royals 63-62

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (2-4, 2-4 South Atlantic Conference) held No. 15/12 Queens (7-2, 6-2 SAC) to its lowest scoring output in more than a year but had two chances in the final 10 seconds fall by the wayside in a 63-62 loss to the Royals Wednesday evening in Holt Fieldhouse.

January 13, 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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January 08, 2021

Eagles tussle with Trojans in Electric City

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (1-3, 1-3 South Atlantic Conference) will try to level its road record at .500 when it heads to Anderson (1-2, 1-2 SAC) to tackle the Trojans Saturday at 2 p.m.

January 08, 2021

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January 06, 2021

Torrid first half propels Pioneers past Eagles

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – Tusculum (4-1, 4-1 South Atlantic Conference) canned 11-of-13 first-half threes to build a 20-point halftime lead before withstanding a late Carson-Newman (1-3, 1-3 SAC) rally to hold on for an 82-72 win over the Eagles Wednesday night at Pioneer Arena.

January 06, 2021

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December 02, 2020

Eagles battle hard but fall short in comeback, lose 70-67 to Newberry

Carson-Newman (1-2, 1-2 South Atlantic Conference) limited Newberry (1-1, 1-1 SAC) to 43 percent shooting the whole game, but fall by a 70-67 score Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse

December 02, 2020

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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.