John Zhao

22 John Zhao
John Zhao
  • Height:
    6-4
  • Weight:
    180
  • Hometown:
    Sevierville, Tenn.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Freshman
  • High School:
    Sevier County
  • gp
    27
  • pts/g
    4.0
  • fg %
    40.2
  • 3pt %
    41.5
  • ft %
    66.7
  • reb/g
    1.0
  • a/g
    0.6
Bio

2021-22: A reserve small forward in his freshman season at Carson-Newman, John Zhao established himself as a three-point marksman early.  Zhao connectd on 27-of-65 triples on the year (41.5 percent).  He made a splash in his third career game, exploding for 18 against No. 11 Queens (11/20) in a tight loss.  he canned 6-of-8 triples against the Royals.  Zhao also produced a double-digit scoring effort against Anderson (12/4) when he scored 10 against the Trojans.   He also had a career-best four rebounds against the Trojans (1/24) on the road.  He dished out three assists against Wingate (11/27).  

HIGH SCHOOL: A 6-4, 180-pound guard who played for Ken Wright at Sevier County High School. Zhao was a member of the 2020 All-District and All-Tournament teams.  He helped the Smoky Bears to a pair of district tournament titles as well as a regional and sub-state title in 2019.  He was named the District 2-AAA Player of the Year and the IMAC Player of the Year as a senior. He earned 5Star Preps Player of the Week honors after scoring 40 points on eight made threes in a win over Fulton. Zhao averaged 23.5 points per game as a senior to go along with six boards, three assists and two steals per game.  He finished his high school career 20 points shy of 1,000.  He was selected to the BCAT All-Star Game.  He also ran track and field for the Smoky Bears and completed his high school career with a 4.0 GPA. 

PERSONAL: The son of Richard May and Mary Zhao, he plans to study finance at Carson-Newman. 

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 27 21
Games started - -
Minutes 329 263
Minutes per game 12.2 12.5
FG 37-92 30-78
FG Pct 40.2 38.5
3PT 27-65 22-56
3PT Pct 41.5 39.3
FT 6-9 5-6
FT Pct 66.7 83.3
Off rebounds 9 7
Def rebounds 17 13
Total rebounds 26 20
Rebounds per game 1.0 1.0
Personal fouls 28 20
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 15 13
Turnovers 14 13
Assist to turnover ratio 1.1 1.0
Steals 8 7
Blocks 1 0
Points 107 87
Points per game 4.0 4.1
Points per 40 min 13.0 13.2
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 19 Limestone W, 89-70
Feb 23 #7/11 Lincoln Memorial L, 78-70
Feb 26 at Coker W, 76-64
Mar 2 at Wingate W, 65-49
Mar 5 vs. #7/9 Lincoln Memorial W, 78-66
Mar 6 vs. #6/9 Queens L, 69-59
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 13 Lees-McRae W, 108-75 - 12 3-4 75.0 3-4 75.0 0-0 - 9
Nov 14 King (tenn.) L, 77-66 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Tusculum L, 73-69 - 5 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 20 #16/7 Queens L, 83-81 - 20 6-8 75.0 6-8 75.0 0-0 - 18
Nov 23 Trevecca Nazarene W, 70-67 - 9 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Nov 27 RV Wingate W, 77-68 - 21 2-5 40.0 1-4 25.0 3-4 75.0 8
Dec 1 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 72-57 - 18 1-4 25.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Dec 4 Anderson (S.C.) W, 80-57 - 19 4-11 36.4 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 10
Dec 8 at Virginia-Wise W, 83-64 - 11 1-6 16.7 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 2
Dec 11 at Newberry L, 55-51 - 11 0-3 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 15 Mars Hill W, 86-67 - 12 3-5 60.0 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 9
Dec 18 at Limestone L, 73-71 - 7 2-2 100.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 5
Jan 1 Erskine W, 72-62 - 16 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 5 Virginia-Wise W, 80-61 - 18 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 12 at Catawba W, 84-81 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 73-65 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 Coker W, 68-48 - 6 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Jan 22 at Wingate L, 82-79 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 77-60 - 18 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 7
Jan 26 at #16/18 Lincoln Memorial L, 73-57 - 20 1-7 14.3 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 29 Newberry W, 55-47 - 23 2-5 40.0 2-5 40.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 2 Tusculum L, 68-67 - 7 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 5 at #17/11 Queens L, 74-50 - 9 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 12 Catawba W, 68-64 - 7 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 16 at Mars Hill W, 78-65 - 5 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Feb 19 Limestone W, 89-70 - 9 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 23 #7/11 Lincoln Memorial L, 78-70 - 5 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 26 at Coker W, 76-64 - 12 2-4 50.0 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 6
Mar 2 at Wingate W, 65-49 - 13 1-2 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Mar 5 vs. #7/9 Lincoln Memorial W, 78-66 - 4 1-1 100.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 2
Mar 6 vs. #6/9 Queens L, 69-59 - 12 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 1
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 13 Lees-McRae W, 108-75 - 12 0 1 1 1 0 0 0
Nov 14 King (tenn.) L, 77-66 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Tusculum L, 73-69 - 5 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
Nov 20 #16/7 Queens L, 83-81 - 20 0 2 2 1 1 0 0
Nov 23 Trevecca Nazarene W, 70-67 - 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
Nov 27 RV Wingate W, 77-68 - 21 0 1 1 3 3 1 0
Dec 1 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 72-57 - 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 4 Anderson (S.C.) W, 80-57 - 19 1 1 2 0 2 0 0
Dec 8 at Virginia-Wise W, 83-64 - 11 1 0 1 0 1 0 0
Dec 11 at Newberry L, 55-51 - 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Dec 15 Mars Hill W, 86-67 - 12 0 0 0 1 1 1 0
Dec 18 at Limestone L, 73-71 - 7 1 0 1 0 0 1 0
Jan 1 Erskine W, 72-62 - 16 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Jan 5 Virginia-Wise W, 80-61 - 18 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Jan 12 at Catawba W, 84-81 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 73-65 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 Coker W, 68-48 - 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 22 at Wingate L, 82-79 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 77-60 - 18 2 2 4 0 0 0 0
Jan 26 at #16/18 Lincoln Memorial L, 73-57 - 20 1 1 2 1 1 0 0
Jan 29 Newberry W, 55-47 - 23 0 1 1 2 2 1 0
Feb 2 Tusculum L, 68-67 - 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Feb 5 at #17/11 Queens L, 74-50 - 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 12 Catawba W, 68-64 - 7 1 0 1 2 0 0 0
Feb 16 at Mars Hill W, 78-65 - 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
Feb 19 Limestone W, 89-70 - 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 23 #7/11 Lincoln Memorial L, 78-70 - 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Feb 26 at Coker W, 76-64 - 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 2 at Wingate W, 65-49 - 13 0 2 2 0 1 1 0
Mar 5 vs. #7/9 Lincoln Memorial W, 78-66 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mar 6 vs. #6/9 Queens L, 69-59 - 12 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 13 Lees-McRae W, 108-75 - 1 - -
Nov 14 King (tenn.) L, 77-66 - - - -
Nov 17 at Tusculum L, 73-69 - 0 - 0.0
Nov 20 #16/7 Queens L, 83-81 - 2 - 1.0
Nov 23 Trevecca Nazarene W, 70-67 - 1 - -
Nov 27 RV Wingate W, 77-68 - 4 - 1.0
Dec 1 Lenoir-Rhyne W, 72-57 - 0 - -
Dec 4 Anderson (S.C.) W, 80-57 - 1 0 0.0
Dec 8 at Virginia-Wise W, 83-64 - 0 - 0.0
Dec 11 at Newberry L, 55-51 - 1 - -
Dec 15 Mars Hill W, 86-67 - 0 - 1.0
Dec 18 at Limestone L, 73-71 - 1 - -
Jan 1 Erskine W, 72-62 - 0 - -
Jan 5 Virginia-Wise W, 80-61 - 0 - -
Jan 12 at Catawba W, 84-81 - - - -
Jan 15 at Lenoir-Rhyne W, 73-65 - - - -
Jan 17 Coker W, 68-48 - 0 - -
Jan 22 at Wingate L, 82-79 - - - -
Jan 24 at Anderson (S.C.) W, 77-60 - 3 0 -
Jan 26 at #16/18 Lincoln Memorial L, 73-57 - 3 0 1.0
Jan 29 Newberry W, 55-47 - 2 0 1.0
Feb 2 Tusculum L, 68-67 - 2 - -
Feb 5 at #17/11 Queens L, 74-50 - 0 - -
Feb 12 Catawba W, 68-64 - 0 - -
Feb 16 at Mars Hill W, 78-65 - 0 - 1.0
Feb 19 Limestone W, 89-70 - 1 - -
Feb 23 #7/11 Lincoln Memorial L, 78-70 - 0 - -
Feb 26 at Coker W, 76-64 - 0 - -
Mar 2 at Wingate W, 65-49 - 3 - 0.0
Mar 5 vs. #7/9 Lincoln Memorial W, 78-66 - 0 - -
Mar 6 vs. #6/9 Queens L, 69-59 - 3 - -
Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2021-22 27 12.2 1.4-3.4 1.0-2.4 0.2-0.3 4.0
2022-23 28 16.7 2.2-5.5 1.4-3.9 0.8-0.9 6.6
2023-24 30 28.3 6.9-11.2 2.8-5.3 2.6-3.2 19.1
2024-25 30 33.7 6.4-12.2 2.8-6.2 2.7-3.2 18.4
Total 115 23.1 4.3-8.2 2.1-4.5 1.6-2.0 12.3
Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 27 - 329 37-92 40.2 27-65 41.5 6-9 66.7 107
2022-23 28 1 468 61-153 39.9 40-108 37.0 22-26 84.6 184
2023-24 30 30 850 206-335 61.5 84-160 52.5 78-95 82.1 574
2024-25 30 30 1011 193-367 52.6 85-186 45.7 82-96 85.4 553
Total 115 61 2658 497-947 52.5 236-519 45.5 188-226 83.2 1418
Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2021-22 27 329 12.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 41.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
2022-23 28 468 16.7 5.2-13.1 3.4-9.2 37.0 1.9-2.2 15.7
2023-24 30 850 28.3 9.7-15.8 4.0-7.5 52.5 3.7-4.5 27.0
2024-25 30 1011 33.7 7.6-14.5 3.4-7.4 45.7 3.2-3.8 21.9
Total 115 2658 23.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 45.5 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
2021-22 27 0.3 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.0
2022-23 28 0.4 1.5 1.9 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.3
2023-24 30 1.1 3.9 5.0 1.8 1.8 0.5 0.2
2024-25 30 0.5 4.4 4.9 1.0 1.5 0.5 0.3
Total 115 0.6 2.7 3.3 1.1 1.2 0.4 0.2
Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2021-22 27 - 9 17 26 15 14 8 1
2022-23 28 1 10 43 53 24 21 8 7
2023-24 30 30 33 116 149 55 53 16 7
2024-25 30 30 15 133 148 29 45 16 8
Total 115 61 67 309 376 123 133 48 23
Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022-23 28 0.9 3.7 4.5 2.1 1.8 0.7 0.6
2023-24 30 1.6 5.5 7.0 2.6 2.5 0.8 0.3
2024-25 30 0.6 5.3 5.9 1.1 1.8 0.6 0.3
Total 115 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 27 12.2 1.4-3.4 1.0-2.4 0.2-0.3 4.0
Conference 21 12.5 1.4-3.7 1.0-2.7 0.2-0.3 4.1
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 15 13.5 1.8-4.0 1.5-3.1 0.2-0.3 5.3
Away 10 11.1 0.9-3.0 0.5-1.8 0.2-0.2 2.5
Neutral 2 8.0 0.5-1.0 0.0-0.0 0.5-1.5 1.5
Result
Wins 18 12.9 1.5-3.7 1.1-2.6 0.3-0.3 4.3
Losses 9 10.7 1.1-2.9 0.9-2.1 0.1-0.3 3.2
Month
November 5 13.4 2.4-3.8 2.2-3.6 0.6-0.8 7.6
December 6 13.0 1.8-5.2 1.2-3.3 0.0-0.0 4.8
January 6 16.8 1.3-4.2 0.7-2.3 0.3-0.3 3.7
February 7 7.7 0.6-1.9 0.6-1.6 0.0-0.0 1.7
March 3 9.7 0.7-1.3 0.3-0.7 0.3-1.0 2.0
Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 27 - 329 37-92 40.2 27-65 41.5 6-9 66.7 107
Conference 21 - 263 30-78 38.5 22-56 39.3 5-6 83.3 87
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 15 - 202 27-60 45.0 22-47 46.8 3-4 75.0 79
Away 10 - 111 9-30 30.0 5-18 27.8 2-2 100.0 25
Neutral 2 - 16 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 3
Result
Wins 18 - 233 27-66 40.9 19-46 41.3 5-6 83.3 78
Losses 9 - 96 10-26 38.5 8-19 42.1 1-3 33.3 29
Month
November 5 - 67 12-19 63.2 11-18 61.1 3-4 75.0 38
December 6 - 78 11-31 35.5 7-20 35.0 0-0 - 29
January 6 - 101 8-25 32.0 4-14 28.6 2-2 100.0 22
February 7 - 54 4-13 30.8 4-11 36.4 0-0 - 12
March 3 - 29 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 1-3 33.3 6
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 27 329 12.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 41.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 21 263 12.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 39.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 15 202 13.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 46.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 10 111 11.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 27.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 16 8.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 18 233 12.9 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 41.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 9 96 10.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 42.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 5 67 13.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 61.1 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 6 78 13.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 35.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 6 101 16.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 28.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 7 54 7.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 36.4 0.0-0.0 0.0
March 3 29 9.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 50.0 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 27 0.3 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.0
Conference 21 0.3 0.6 1.0 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.4 0.1
Away 10 0.5 0.8 1.3 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.0
Neutral 2 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 18 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.1
Losses 9 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.0
Month
November 5 0.2 1.0 1.2 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.2
December 6 0.5 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.7 0.3 0.0
January 6 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0
February 7 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0
March 3 0.3 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 27 - 9 17 26 15 14 8 1
Conference 21 - 7 13 20 13 13 7 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 - 3 8 11 13 9 6 1
Away 10 - 5 8 13 2 5 2 0
Neutral 2 - 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Result
Wins 18 - 6 9 15 13 11 6 1
Losses 9 - 3 8 11 2 3 2 0
Month
November 5 - 1 5 6 5 5 1 1
December 6 - 3 2 5 1 4 2 0
January 6 - 3 4 7 6 3 3 0
February 7 - 1 3 4 3 1 1 0
March 3 - 1 3 4 0 1 1 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 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 21 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 15 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 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 18 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 5 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 6 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
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Saints surge in 73-71 win over C-N
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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. 

Efficient offense, dominant defense carry Carson-Newman to fifth straight home win
Efficient offense, dominant defense carry Carson-Newman to fifth straight home win

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. 

Withering defensive effort guides Eagles to ransack of Trojans, 80-57
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Smith stuns C-N with buzzer-beater, keeps No. 16/7 Queens unbeaten
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Three-point barrage helps Eagles boatrace Bobcats
Three-point barrage helps Eagles boatrace Bobcats

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.

Carson-Newman Basketball Position Previews: The Backcourt
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JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – This is the first part in a two-part series breaking down the Carson-Newman men’s basketball program’s positions for 2021-22. This feature chronicles the Eagles’ guards with assistance from sophomore Nick Brenegan. 

Benson adds North Carolina Central transfer to round out 2021-22 recruiting class
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JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman head men’s basketball coach Chuck Benson announced the signing of North Carolina Central transfer center Nehemie Kabeya.

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Lees-McRae vs. Carson-Newman

11/13/2021 7:00 PM EST

Wingate vs. Carson-Newman

11/27/2021 4:00 PM EST

Wingate vs. Carson-Newman

11/27/2021 4:00 PM EST