EJ Bush
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- Height:
- 6-5
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- Weight:
- 205
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- Hometown:
- Oak Ridge, Tenn.
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- Position:
- F
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Oak Ridge
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- Previous College:
- Bryan
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- gp
- 31
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- pts/g
- 11.9
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- fg %
- 48.4
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- 3pt %
- 38.5
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- ft %
- 67.6
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- reb/g
- 5.7
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- a/g
- 1.6
Bio
2021-22: EJ Bush became Carson-Newman men's basketball's program's 40th 1,000-point scorer when he powered in an and-one in the SAC semifinals against Lincoln Memorial. Bush appeared and started in all 31 games on the year for C-N. Bushed finished his C-N career with 1,006 points in three years. He scored 1,901 points in his collegiate basketball career. Bush finished one rebound shy of having 500 career boards for his time in the Orange and Blue, sitting on 499. He finished his C-N career third all-time in offensive rebounds (158). Bush averaged 11.9 points per game his senior year with 5.7 rebounds per contest. He produced his ninth career double-double in the semis against Lincoln Memorial with 15 points and 10 boards. All told, Bushedd scored in double digits in 22 games, with a pair of 20-point efforts on the year. He dropped 23 at Anderson (1/24) and scored 21 on 9-of-15 shooting at home againt UVA Wise (1/5).
HONORS
- Darkhorse Dunker Finalist
2020-21: Carson-Newman's leading scorer, Bush averaged 13.0 points per game after starting all 22 contests for the Eagles. Bush scored in double digits in 17 contests including six straight to close the year. He produced a trio of 20-point efforts including a season-high 23 in the SAC tournament semifinals at Tusculum (3/4). Bush also produced a pair of double-doubles on the year, going for 10 points and 10 boards at Tusculum (1/6) before turning in a 16-point, 10-rebound game at Catawba (2/6). He snared a season-high five offensive boards that game. Bush averaged 4.8 boards per game for the year to rank second on the team. He led C-N in rebounding in three games while being C-N's top scorer in six. Carson-Newman was 5-1 in games in which Bush was the leading scorer. He earned SAC tournament MVP honors and TSWA State Player of the Week honors following his performance in the SAC Basketball Championships. The Oak Ridge, Tenn., native netted 11 points on 5-of-8 shooting with four boards, two assists and four steals versus Wingate in the quarterfinals of the South Atlantic Conference Tournament. The senior followed that with 23 points (11-of-18 field goals), five rebounds and three assists at Tusculum for his third 20-point game of the season. Bush collected 15 points and four boards in the championship game at Queens, helping Carson-Newman win its first SAC Tournament title since 2015. The senior averaged 17.3 points per game for the week while shooting 56 percent from the field. The award was the first weekly honor of Bush's career.
Honors
- SAC Basketball Tournament MVP
- TSWA Player of the Week (3/10)
2019-20: Carson-Newman's second-leading scorer and leading rebounder in his junior campaign. Bush averaged 12.5 points and 7.7 rebounds per game. He was the only player on the roster to start all 28 games on the year for the Eagles. Bush was fourth in the SAC in rebounding and fifth with his 27 blocked shots. His 7.7 rebounding average is the 29th highest single-season total in Carson-Newman men's basketball history, while his 2.5 offensive rebounds per game rank as the sixth highest single season total in C-N lore. Bush exploded onto the scene in his first game as an Eagle against Lees-McRae. Bush notched a season-best 27 points on a career-best 13 made field goals on 17 attempts to go along with 13 rebounds. It would be the first of seven double-doubles on the year for the Bryan transfer. Bush would top 20 points again on Nov. 26 with a 22-point game against Lincoln Memorial. Bush had at least five rebounds in all but four of the games he played in. He scored in double-ddigits in 19 games and had an eight-game streak from Dec. 4 through Jan. 25. Bush led C-N in scoring seven times and was its leading rebounder on 17 occasions.
PRIOR TO CARSON-NEWMAN: Bush earned NAIA All-American honors at the conclusion of his sophomore year at Bryan College. He also garnered All-AAC First Team and All-Defensive Team recognition at the conclusion of the Lions' regular season. Bush led Bryan in a myriad of stats, including 474 total points for a 17.6 points per game average, 227 rebounds for an 8.4 rebounds per game average, 61 assists and 45 blocks. His 24 steals were second on the team. He shot 48 percent from the field. Bush tallied a team-best 11 double-doubles in his sophomore season at Bryan, which was the 5th most in the AAC. He had a career-high 32 points in mid-January against St. Andrews University (N.C.). He ranked 12th in the NAIA in blocks per game. As a freshman, he earned AAC Freshman of the Year honors as well as representing Bryan on the All-AAC second team, all-freshman team and all-defensive team. As a freshman, Bush averaged 14 points on 57 percent shooting, both team highs for the Lions that year.
HIGH SCHOOL: In high school, he helped Oak Ridge to a 126-18 record in his four years with the program. He helped the Wildcats to a quartet of district titles, a pair of region titles and three trips to the state tournament. He was named MVP of the region tournament as a senior.
PERSONAL: The son of Carrena and Eric Bush, he plans on studying political science at Carson-Newman. His brother, Rober Austin, plays football at Pikeville.
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 31 | 24 |
| Games started | 31 | 24 |
| Minutes | 777 | 613 |
| Minutes per game | 25.1 | 25.5 |
| FG | 147-304 | 126-236 |
| FG Pct | 48.4 | 53.4 |
| 3PT | 5-13 | 3-8 |
| 3PT Pct | 38.5 | 37.5 |
| FT | 71-105 | 57-80 |
| FT Pct | 67.6 | 71.3 |
| Off rebounds | 47 | 40 |
| Def rebounds | 130 | 99 |
| Total rebounds | 177 | 139 |
| Rebounds per game | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| Personal fouls | 67 | 50 |
| Disqualifications | 0 | 0 |
| Assists | 51 | 37 |
| Turnovers | 42 | 28 |
| Assist to turnover ratio | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| Steals | 28 | 22 |
| Blocks | 14 | 9 |
| Points | 370 | 312 |
| Points per game | 11.9 | 13.0 |
| Points per 40 min | 19.0 | 20.4 |
Game Log - Shooting
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13 | Lees-McRae | W, 108-75 | 1 | 22 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 12 |
| Nov 14 | King (tenn.) | L, 77-66 | 1 | 29 | 2-9 | 22.2 | 0-0 | - | 1-5 | 20.0 | 5 |
| Nov 17 | at Tusculum | L, 73-69 | 1 | 14 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 0-0 | - | 2-3 | 66.7 | 12 |
| Nov 20 | #16/7 Queens | L, 83-81 | 1 | 26 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 5-6 | 83.3 | 13 |
| Nov 23 | Trevecca Nazarene | W, 70-67 | 1 | 24 | 4-10 | 40.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 11 |
| Nov 27 | RV Wingate | W, 77-68 | 1 | 20 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 10 |
| Dec 1 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 72-57 | 1 | 25 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 12 |
| Dec 4 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 80-57 | 1 | 21 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 7 |
| Dec 8 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 83-64 | 1 | 23 | 5-12 | 41.7 | 0-0 | - | 1-4 | 25.0 | 11 |
| Dec 11 | at Newberry | L, 55-51 | 1 | 29 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 2-4 | 50.0 | 6 |
| Dec 15 | Mars Hill | W, 86-67 | 1 | 21 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 100.0 | 14 |
| Dec 18 | at Limestone | L, 73-71 | 1 | 32 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 0-0 | - | 3-4 | 75.0 | 17 |
| Jan 1 | Erskine | W, 72-62 | 1 | 21 | 1-12 | 8.3 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 9 |
| Jan 5 | Virginia-Wise | W, 80-61 | 1 | 27 | 9-15 | 60.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 21 |
| Jan 12 | at Catawba | W, 84-81 | 1 | 25 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 0-0 | - | 1-2 | 50.0 | 9 |
| Jan 15 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 73-65 | 1 | 25 | 6-11 | 54.5 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 12 |
| Jan 17 | Coker | W, 68-48 | 1 | 25 | 6-9 | 66.7 | 0-0 | - | 1-3 | 33.3 | 13 |
| Jan 22 | at Wingate | L, 82-79 | 1 | 34 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 0-0 | - | 1-2 | 50.0 | 11 |
| Jan 24 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 77-60 | 1 | 29 | 10-14 | 71.4 | 0-0 | - | 3-5 | 60.0 | 23 |
| Jan 26 | at #16/18 Lincoln Memorial | L, 73-57 | 1 | 23 | 4-10 | 40.0 | 0-0 | - | 2-2 | 100.0 | 10 |
| Jan 29 | Newberry | W, 55-47 | 1 | 26 | 3-11 | 27.3 | 0-0 | - | 1-1 | 100.0 | 7 |
| Feb 2 | Tusculum | L, 68-67 | 1 | 28 | 8-12 | 66.7 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 16 |
| Feb 5 | at #17/11 Queens | L, 74-50 | 1 | 28 | 4-12 | 33.3 | 0-0 | - | 3-5 | 60.0 | 11 |
| Feb 12 | Catawba | W, 68-64 | 1 | 26 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | - | 2-4 | 50.0 | 6 |
| Feb 16 | at Mars Hill | W, 78-65 | 1 | 22 | 5-7 | 71.4 | 0-0 | - | 8-9 | 88.9 | 18 |
| Feb 19 | Limestone | W, 89-70 | 1 | 24 | 7-13 | 53.8 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 19 |
| Feb 23 | #7/11 Lincoln Memorial | L, 78-70 | 1 | 29 | 6-11 | 54.5 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 15 |
| Feb 26 | at Coker | W, 76-64 | 1 | 31 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 7-7 | 100.0 | 19 |
| Mar 2 | at Wingate | W, 65-49 | 1 | 24 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | - | 0-2 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Mar 5 | vs. #7/9 Lincoln Memorial | W, 78-66 | 1 | 26 | 7-13 | 53.8 | 0-0 | - | 1-4 | 25.0 | 15 |
| Mar 6 | vs. #6/9 Queens | L, 69-59 | 1 | 18 | 1-9 | 11.1 | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 2 |
Game Log - Ball control
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | min | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13 | Lees-McRae | W, 108-75 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | King (tenn.) | L, 77-66 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Nov 17 | at Tusculum | L, 73-69 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Nov 20 | #16/7 Queens | L, 83-81 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Nov 23 | Trevecca Nazarene | W, 70-67 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nov 27 | RV Wingate | W, 77-68 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 1 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 72-57 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 4 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 80-57 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dec 8 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 83-64 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Dec 11 | at Newberry | L, 55-51 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 15 | Mars Hill | W, 86-67 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Dec 18 | at Limestone | L, 73-71 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1 | Erskine | W, 72-62 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 5 | Virginia-Wise | W, 80-61 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 12 | at Catawba | W, 84-81 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 15 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 73-65 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jan 17 | Coker | W, 68-48 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 22 | at Wingate | L, 82-79 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 24 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 77-60 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | at #16/18 Lincoln Memorial | L, 73-57 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan 29 | Newberry | W, 55-47 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 2 | Tusculum | L, 68-67 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 5 | at #17/11 Queens | L, 74-50 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 12 | Catawba | W, 68-64 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 16 | at Mars Hill | W, 78-65 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 19 | Limestone | W, 89-70 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Feb 23 | #7/11 Lincoln Memorial | L, 78-70 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | at Coker | W, 76-64 | 1 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 2 | at Wingate | W, 65-49 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Mar 5 | vs. #7/9 Lincoln Memorial | W, 78-66 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 6 | vs. #6/9 Queens | L, 69-59 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Game Log - Ball control extended
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | pf | dq | a/to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13 | Lees-McRae | W, 108-75 | 1 | 1 | - | 1.0 |
| Nov 14 | King (tenn.) | L, 77-66 | 1 | 3 | - | 1.0 |
| Nov 17 | at Tusculum | L, 73-69 | 1 | 4 | - | 0.0 |
| Nov 20 | #16/7 Queens | L, 83-81 | 1 | 3 | - | 1.3 |
| Nov 23 | Trevecca Nazarene | W, 70-67 | 1 | 3 | - | 1.0 |
| Nov 27 | RV Wingate | W, 77-68 | 1 | 4 | - | 1.0 |
| Dec 1 | Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 72-57 | 1 | 4 | - | 0.0 |
| Dec 4 | Anderson (S.C.) | W, 80-57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Dec 8 | at Virginia-Wise | W, 83-64 | 1 | 1 | - | 1.0 |
| Dec 11 | at Newberry | L, 55-51 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Dec 15 | Mars Hill | W, 86-67 | 1 | 2 | - | 1.0 |
| Dec 18 | at Limestone | L, 73-71 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.5 |
| Jan 1 | Erskine | W, 72-62 | 1 | 4 | - | 1.5 |
| Jan 5 | Virginia-Wise | W, 80-61 | 1 | 1 | - | 0.7 |
| Jan 12 | at Catawba | W, 84-81 | 1 | 3 | - | - |
| Jan 15 | at Lenoir-Rhyne | W, 73-65 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Jan 17 | Coker | W, 68-48 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Jan 22 | at Wingate | L, 82-79 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Jan 24 | at Anderson (S.C.) | W, 77-60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 26 | at #16/18 Lincoln Memorial | L, 73-57 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Jan 29 | Newberry | W, 55-47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Feb 2 | Tusculum | L, 68-67 | 1 | 3 | - | 1.0 |
| Feb 5 | at #17/11 Queens | L, 74-50 | 1 | 1 | - | 2.0 |
| Feb 12 | Catawba | W, 68-64 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Feb 16 | at Mars Hill | W, 78-65 | 1 | 4 | - | - |
| Feb 19 | Limestone | W, 89-70 | 1 | 2 | - | 2.0 |
| Feb 23 | #7/11 Lincoln Memorial | L, 78-70 | 1 | 0 | - | - |
| Feb 26 | at Coker | W, 76-64 | 1 | 2 | - | 1.0 |
| Mar 2 | at Wingate | W, 65-49 | 1 | 2 | - | 0.8 |
| Mar 5 | vs. #7/9 Lincoln Memorial | W, 78-66 | 1 | 2 | - | 2.0 |
| Mar 6 | vs. #6/9 Queens | L, 69-59 | 1 | 2 | - | 0.7 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 28 | 28 | 737 | 127-266 | 47.7 | 9-24 | 37.5 | 88-132 | 66.7 | 351 |
| 2020-21 | 22 | 22 | 513 | 114-232 | 49.1 | 9-25 | 36.0 | 48-73 | 65.8 | 285 |
| 2021-22 | 31 | 31 | 777 | 147-304 | 48.4 | 5-13 | 38.5 | 71-105 | 67.6 | 370 |
| Total | 81 | 81 | 2027 | 388-802 | 48.4 | 23-62 | 37.1 | 207-310 | 66.8 | 1006 |
| Statistic | gp | min/g | fg/g | 3pt/g | ft/g | ppg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||
| Total | 31 | 25.1 | 4.7-9.8 | 0.2-0.4 | 2.3-3.4 | 11.9 |
| Conference | 24 | 25.5 | 5.2-9.8 | 0.1-0.3 | 2.4-3.3 | 13.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||
| Home | 16 | 24.6 | 4.6-10.0 | 0.3-0.8 | 2.3-3.2 | 11.9 |
| Away | 13 | 26.1 | 5.0-9.4 | 0.0-0.1 | 2.5-3.8 | 12.5 |
| Neutral | 2 | 22.0 | 4.0-11.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.5-2.0 | 8.5 |
| Result | ||||||
| Wins | 20 | 24.4 | 5.0-10.1 | 0.2-0.6 | 2.5-3.5 | 12.6 |
| Losses | 11 | 26.4 | 4.4-9.4 | 0.0-0.1 | 2.0-3.2 | 10.7 |
| Month | ||||||
| November | 6 | 22.5 | 3.8-8.3 | 0.5-1.0 | 2.3-3.7 | 10.5 |
| December | 6 | 25.2 | 4.7-9.3 | 0.0-0.3 | 1.8-2.8 | 11.2 |
| January | 9 | 26.1 | 5.3-11.0 | 0.1-0.2 | 2.0-3.0 | 12.8 |
| February | 7 | 26.9 | 5.4-10.1 | 0.1-0.4 | 3.9-4.7 | 14.9 |
| March | 3 | 22.7 | 3.3-9.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.3-2.0 | 7.0 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | min | fg | pct | 3pt | pct | ft | pct | pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||||
| Total | 31 | 31 | 777 | 147-304 | 48.4 | 5-13 | 38.5 | 71-105 | 67.6 | 370 |
| Conference | 24 | 24 | 613 | 126-236 | 53.4 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 57-80 | 71.3 | 312 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0-0 | - | 0 |
| Location | ||||||||||
| Home | 16 | 16 | 394 | 74-160 | 46.3 | 5-12 | 41.7 | 37-52 | 71.2 | 190 |
| Away | 13 | 13 | 339 | 65-122 | 53.3 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 33-49 | 67.3 | 163 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 44 | 8-22 | 36.4 | 0-0 | - | 1-4 | 25.0 | 17 |
| Result | ||||||||||
| Wins | 20 | 20 | 487 | 99-201 | 49.3 | 5-12 | 41.7 | 49-70 | 70.0 | 252 |
| Losses | 11 | 11 | 290 | 48-103 | 46.6 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 22-35 | 62.9 | 118 |
| Month | ||||||||||
| November | 6 | 6 | 135 | 23-50 | 46.0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 14-22 | 63.6 | 63 |
| December | 6 | 6 | 151 | 28-56 | 50.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 11-17 | 64.7 | 67 |
| January | 9 | 9 | 235 | 48-99 | 48.5 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 18-27 | 66.7 | 115 |
| February | 7 | 7 | 188 | 38-71 | 53.5 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 27-33 | 81.8 | 104 |
| March | 3 | 3 | 68 | 10-28 | 35.7 | 0-0 | - | 1-6 | 16.7 | 21 |
| Statistic | gp | min | min/g | fg/40 | 3pt/40 | pct | ft/40 | pts/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 31 | 777 | 25.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 38.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 24 | 613 | 25.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 37.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 16 | 394 | 24.6 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 41.7 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 13 | 339 | 26.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 20 | 487 | 24.4 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 41.7 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 11 | 290 | 26.4 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 6 | 135 | 22.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 6 | 151 | 25.2 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| January | 9 | 235 | 26.1 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 7 | 188 | 26.9 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.0 | - | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0 |
| Statistic | gp | off/g | def/g | reb/g | ast/g | to/g | stl/g | blk/g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 31 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Conference | 24 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 16 | 1.5 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Away | 13 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 20 | 1.8 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Losses | 11 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 6 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| December | 6 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| January | 9 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| February | 7 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| March | 3 | 1.0 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| Statistic | gp | gs | off | def | reb | ast | to | stl | blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||
| Total | 31 | 31 | 47 | 130 | 177 | 51 | 42 | 28 | 14 |
| Conference | 24 | 24 | 40 | 99 | 139 | 37 | 28 | 22 | 9 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||
| Home | 16 | 16 | 24 | 65 | 89 | 31 | 24 | 13 | 11 |
| Away | 13 | 13 | 22 | 54 | 76 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 3 |
| Neutral | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Result | |||||||||
| Wins | 20 | 20 | 35 | 91 | 126 | 35 | 28 | 18 | 9 |
| Losses | 11 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 51 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 5 |
| Month | |||||||||
| November | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 4 |
| December | 6 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| January | 9 | 9 | 13 | 44 | 57 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| February | 7 | 7 | 17 | 31 | 48 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 |
| March | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 |
| Statistic | gp | off/40 | def/40 | reb/40 | ast/40 | to/40 | stl/40 | blk/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | ||||||||
| Total | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Conference | 24 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Location | ||||||||
| Home | 16 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Away | 13 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Neutral | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Result | ||||||||
| Wins | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Losses | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Month | ||||||||
| November | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| January | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| February | 7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| March | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
News mentions
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson has announced the signing of four-student athletes for the 2022-23 season.
NEW ORLEANS - Carson-Newman senior forward EJ Bush (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) is one of six small college basketball players up for consideration for the 2022 Dark Horse Dunker.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Fifth-seeded Carson-Newman (20-11) held second-seeded and No. 9/6 Queens to a season-low 33.9 percent shooting effort, but the SAC regular season champs forced 18 Carson-Newman turnovers and used an early 12-2 scoring run to build and maintain a lead while securing a 69-59 win Sunday at Timmons Arena.
GREENVILLE, S.C. - Carson-Newman (20-10) turned in a comprehensive defensive effort and used an efficient shooting night to roll to a 78-66 win over top-seeded and seventh-ranked Lincoln Memorial (25-4) Saturday evening in the SAC semifinals at Furman’s Timmons Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (19-10) will try to do something no foe has been able to do in nine years – knock top-seeded and seventh-ranked Lincoln Memorial (25-3) out of the conference tournament in the semifinal round.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Fifth-seeded Carson-Newman (18-10) heads east to open its defense of its South Atlantic Conference tournament crown with a quarterfinal rematch from last season and a date with fourth-seeded Wingate (21-7) Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. in Cuddy Arena.
HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Carson-Newman (18-10, 15-9 SAC) head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson became the fourth member of C-N’s 200-win club as C-N used a late second-half surge to put away Coker (5-23, 5-19 SAC) Saturday at the DeLoach Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson sets his sights on a second crack at career win 200 at C-N when the Eagles travel to Hartsville, S.C. to take on Coker Saturday at 4 p.m. inside the DeLoach Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (17-10, 14-9 South Atlantic Conference) suffered through a 3:11 scoring drought late in the second half and seventh-ranked Lincoln Memorial (23-3, 20-3 SAC) rolled off a 9-0 run to stiff arm the Eagles 78-70 Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Sparked by Chuck Benson’s second technical foul of his 12-year tenure as Carson-Newman’s (17-9, 14-8 South Atlantic Conference) head coach, C-N shot 65.6 percent from the field after halftime and cruised to a bruisingly physical 89-70 win over Limestone (9-15, 7-14 SAC) on Senior Day Saturday at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (16-9, 13-8 South Atlantic Conference) will look to send off EJ Bush (Oak Ridge, Tenn.), Dima Bykov (Moscow, Russia) and Tripp Davis (Nashville, Tenn.) in style in their penultimate regular season home game against Limestone (9-14, 7-13 SAC) Saturday at 4 p.m. in Holt Fieldhouse.
MARS HILL, N.C. – On a night where Carson-Newman (16-9, 13-8 South Atlantic Conference) only shot 38.5 percent from the field, the Eagles canned 27-of-32 free throws and turned in 21 second chance points to make up the difference in a 78-65 win over Mars Hill (5-18, 5-15 SAC) Wednesday at Burt Stanford Arena.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Carson-Newman (14-9, 11-8 South Atlantic Conference) made just three of its first 20 shots to start the second half and No. 17/11 Queens (20-3, 16-3 SAC) went on a 29-8 run to turn a six-point halftime lead into a 74-50 final Saturday at Curry Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the third time this season, an opposing team carved out Carson-Newman’s (14-8, 11-7 South Atlantic Conference) heart by hitting a shot in the final 10 seconds of a game.
HARROGATE, Tenn. - Down two starters and playing a third straight road game in six days, Carson-Newman (13-7, 10-6 South Atlantic Conference) struggled to find its offensive footing in a 73-57 loss to No. 16/18 Lincoln Memorial (15-3, 12-3 SAC) Wednesday night in Tex Turner Arena.
ANDERSON, S.C. – EJ Bush (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) and Nick Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) poured in a combined 43 points and Carson-Newman (13-6, 10-5 South Atlantic Conference) outscored Anderson (9-10, 6-9 SAC) 41-18 after halftime en route to a 77-60 win over the Trojans Monday evening in the Abney Center.
WINGATE, N.C. – Destin Clark tipped a ball in with 7.8 seconds left in overtime to get Wingate (15-4, 11-4 SAC) to an 82-79 overtime win over Carson-Newman (12-6, 9-5 SAC) Saturday afternoon at Cuddy Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (12-5, 9-4 South Atlantic Conference) limited Coker (3-12, 3-9 SAC) to one made bucket over a 10-minute stretch spanning the halftime break and utilized a 14-2 run to put away the Cobras in a 68-48 win Monday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse.
HICKORY, N.C. - Carson-Newman (11-5, 8-4 South Atlantic Conference) held Lenoir-Rhyne (4-12, 3-10 SAC) to just one made shot over a 12-minute period in the second half and used a 23-4 run to bury the Bears in a 73-65 win Saturday at Shuford Gym.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (9-5, 6-4 South Atlantic Conference) was down two starters, but used an overwhelming defensive effort to galivant past UVA Wise (1-13, 0-11 South Atlantic Conference) Wednesday night in Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (8-5) shot a season-low 36.8 percent from the field but canned 25-of-34 free throws en route to a 72-62 win over Erskine (1-10) Saturday at Holt Fieldhouse.
GAFFNEY, S.C. – For the first time all season, an opponent shot better than 45 percent from the field. Limestone (5-6, 4-5 South Atlantic Conference) converted on 53 percent of its shots and 40 percent of its threes to hold on 73-71 over Carson-Newman (7-5, 5-4 SAC) Saturday afternoon at the Timken Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (7-4, 5-3 South Atlantic Conference) turned in a fifth straight game holding an opponent under 40 percent shooting while knocking down 55.9 percent of its own shots in an 86-67 triumph over Mars Hill (4-7, 4-4 SAC) Wednesday night at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (6-3, 4-2 South Atlantic Conference) earned a fifth straight victory behind a complete second-half performance and an 83-64 win at UVA Wise (0-9, 0-7 SAC) Wednesday night at the Prior Convocation Center.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (4-3, 2-2 South Atlantic Conference) limited Lenoir-Rhyne (3-4, 2-2 SAC) to 37.9 percent shooting and out-rebounded the Bears by 15 in a defensive rock fight Wednesday night at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (3-3, 1-2 South Atlantic Conference) became just the second team to knock down better than 45 percent of its shots against the SAC’s top scoring defense in a 77-68 win over Wingate (4-2, 2-2 SAC) Saturday at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (2-3) freshman guard Nick Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) canned a three with 0.3 seconds left to boost the Eagles over Trevecca Nazarene (3-2) Tuesday night at Holt Fieldhouse.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Jamari Smith nailed a kick-out three off an offensive rebound to beat the buzzer and give No. 16/7 Queens (4-0, 2-0 SAC) an 83-81 win over Carson-Newman (1-3, 0-2 South Atlantic Conference) Saturday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse.
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – In a physical contest pock-marked by a combined 48-fouls, Tusculum (1-2, 1-0 South Atlantic Conference) outrebounded C-N by eight en route to taking a 73-69 decision from the Eagles Wednesday night at Pioneer Arena.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (1-0) and Lees-McRae (0-1) swapped turnovers on the first three possessions of the game, but then the Eagles quickly found their footing and exploded for a 16-3 run in the first five minutes of the game.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the final part in a series breaking down the Carson-Newman men’s basketball program’s positions heading into the 2021-22 season. This part features the forwards with aid of sophomore Tyler Bowens (Greenville, S.C.).
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Reigning SAC Freshman of the Year Ren Dyer and SAC Tournament MVP EJ Bush have been named to the preseason All-South Atlantic Conference second team, the league office announced Monday morning.
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