2021-22 Carson-Newman Men's Basketball News

• Men's Basketball
• March 02, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (19-10) clamped down on Wingate (21-8) defensively, limiting the Bulldogs to season lows for points and field goal percentage, and advanced to the semifinals of the South Atlantic Conference tournament with a 65-49 win Wednesday night at Cuddy Arena. 

• Men's Basketball
• March 01, 2022

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. 

• Men's Basketball
• February 26, 2022

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. 

• Men's Basketball
• February 25, 2022

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. 

• Men's Basketball
• February 23, 2022

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.

• Men's Basketball
• February 22, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.  –  Carson-Newman (17-9, 14-8 South Atlantic Conference) rounds out the regular season in Holt Fieldhouse with a matchup with No, 8/11 Lincoln Memorial (22-3, 19-3 SAC) Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. 

• Men's Basketball
• February 19, 2022

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. 

• Men's Basketball
• February 18, 2022

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. 

• Men's Basketball
• February 16, 2022

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. 

• Men's Basketball
• February 15, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (15-9, 12-8 South Atlantic Conference) makes its penultimate road trip of the year with a short trek into the mountains to take on Mars Hill (5-17, 5-14 SAC) Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Burt Stanford Arena. 

• Men's Basketball
• February 12, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (15-9, 12-8 South Atlantic Conference) didn’t make a basket over the final 4:03 and staved off a 12-0 Catawba (9-12, 8-11 SAC) run with two free throws to preserve a 68-64 win over the Indians Saturday at Holt Fieldhouse.

• Men's Basketball
• February 11, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (14-9, 11-8 South Atlantic Conference) and Catawba (9-11, 8-10 SAC) have both lost back-to-back games, but will be looking to right the proverbial ship with five league games left when the teams collide Saturday at 4 p.m. in Holt Fieldhouse. 

• Men's Basketball
• February 05, 2022

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. 

• Men's Basketball
• February 04, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (14-8, 11-7 South Atlantic Conference) will take the conference’s top scoring defense into a major matchup with the league’s number two scoring offense and league-leading No. 17/11 Queens (19-3, 15-3 SAC) Saturday at 2 p.m. in Curry Arena.

• Women's Basketball
• February 03, 2022

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Due to roster issues with the Queens women's basketball program, coach Mike Mincey's team has postponed Saturday's game at Curry Arena. With the change, coach Chuck Benson's unit will play at 2 p.m. in the gym where it won the 2021 South Atlantic Conference Tournament.

• Men's Basketball
• February 02, 2022

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.

• Men's Basketball
• January 31, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After five straight games against Tusculum (12-6, 12-4 South Atlantic Conference) away from Holt Fieldhouse, Carson-Newman (14-7, 11-6 SAC) at long last gets a crack at its rivals on 11-E inside its home gym after 749 days.

• Men's Basketball
• January 29, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (14-7, 11-6 South Atlantic Conference) swatted 10 Newberry (9-9, 9-7 SAC) shots and limited the Wolves to 5-of-22 shooting after halftime in order to overcome a nine-point second half deficit and prevail 55-47 in a defensive war Saturday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse.

• Men's Basketball
• January 27, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (13-7, 10-6 South Atlantic Conference) will look to bounce back from its largest loss of the season and salvage a season-split with Newberry (9-8, 9-6 SAC) with a 4 p.m. tip Saturday in Holt Fieldhouse.  

• Men's Basketball
• January 26, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (13-6, 10-5 South Atlantic Conference) wraps up a three-game road swing in six days with a rivalry game with No. 18 Lincoln Memorial (14-3, 11-3 SAC) Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. in Tex Turner Arena.

• Men's Basketball
• January 26, 2022

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. 

• Men's Basketball
• January 24, 2022

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. 

• Men's Basketball
• January 23, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (12-6, 9-5 South Atlantic Conference) will try to quickly wash the ill-taste of a three-point OT loss at Wingate Saturday with the middle game of a three-game road swing to Anderson (9-9, 6-8 SAC) for a 6 p.m. tip Monday.

• Men's Basketball
• January 22, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The ramifications of Carson-Newman’s (12-5, 9-4 South Atlantic Conference) collision with Wingate (14-4, 10-4 SAC) will ripple throughout the South Atlantic Conference and the Southeast Region when the team’s meet Saturday at 4 p.m. in Cuddy Arena.

• Men's Basketball
• January 22, 2022

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. 

• Men's Basketball
• January 17, 2022

ROCK HILL, S.C. – After helping Carson-Newman to back-to-back road wins, junior guard Luke Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) has been named the AstroTurf South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday morning.

• Men's Basketball
• January 17, 2022

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. 

• Men's Basketball
• January 16, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – For the first time in 422 days, Carson-Newman (11-5, 8-4 South Atlantic Conference) will match wits with Coker (3-11, 3-8 SAC) when the Cobras come to Mossy Creek for a 2 p.m. tip Monday afternoon in Holt Fieldhouse. 

• Men's Basketball
• January 15, 2022

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. 

• Men's Basketball
• January 14, 2022

JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (10-5, 7-4 South Atlantic Conference) treks over to Hickory to continue its stretch of five of six away from home with a 4 p.m. tip Saturday from Shuford Gym against Lenoir-Rhyne (4-11, 3-9 SAC). 

• Men's Basketball
• January 12, 2022

SALISBURY, N.C. – Luke Brenegan (Greenville, S.C.) went off for a career-high 34 points and Carson-Newman staved off a late Catawba rally for an 84-81 win over the Indians Wednesday night in Goodman Gym. 

• Men's Basketball
• January 11, 2022

JEFFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman (9-5, 6-4 South Atlantic Conference) starts a string of five out of six games away from Holt Fieldhouse with a visit to Catawba (6-7, 5-6 South Atlantic Conference) Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.