Carson-Newman Men s Basketball

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1 Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Schedule/Results Nov. 13, 2015 Southern Wesleyan% W Nov. 14, 2015 Lander% L Nov. 18, 2015 Johnson C. Smith L Nov. 21, 2015 at USC Aiken W Nov. 24, 2015 at #17 Lincoln Memorial * L Dec. 02, 2015 Clayton St. W Dec. 05, 2015 Newberry * L Dec. 09, 2015 Limestone W Dec. 12, 2015 at #17 Queens (N.C.) * L Dec. 16, 2015 at Catawba * L Dec. 19, 2015 #20 Lenoir-Rhyne * W Jan. 02, 2016 Mars Hill * W Jan. 06, 2016 at Tusculum * W Jan. 09, 2016 at Wingate * L Jan. 13, 2016 Brevard * 8:00 PM Jan. 16, 2016 Coker * 4:00 PM Jan. 20, 2016 at Anderson (S.C.) * 8:00 PM Jan. 23, 2016 at Newberry * 4:00 PM Jan. 27, 2016 Lincoln Memorial * 8:00 PM Jan. 30, 2016 Queens (N.C.) * 4:00 PM Feb. 03, 2016 at Mars Hill * 8:00 PM Feb. 06, 2016 Catawba * 4:00 PM Feb. 10, 2016 Anderson (S.C.) * 8:00 PM Feb. 13, 2016 at Lenoir-Rhyne * 4:00 PM Feb. 17, 2016 Tusculum * 8:00 PM Feb. 20, 2016 Wingate * 4:00 PM Feb. 24, 2016 at Brevard * 8:00 PM Feb. 27, 2016 at Coker * 4:00 PM * = conference game % = Carson-Newman Classic Home games in BOLD Pronunciation Guide Parker Role... role-ay Zack Pangallo...pan-gaul-oh Carson-Newman Men s Hoops SID Contact: Adam Cavalier Office: acavalier@cn.edu Cell: Carson-Newman (7-7, 3-5) v. Brevard (2-11, 1-6) Jan 13, p.m. Mossy Creek Holt Fieldhouse Video: cneagles.com Audio: cneagles.com Radio: WPFT-FM PXP: Adam Cavalier All-time series...20th meeting, C-N leads 14-5 Streak BC, 1 Long C-N Streak Long Opp Streak First meeting (83-72 C-N) Last meeting (63-60 Brevard) Last C-N win (78-56 C-N) Last Opp win (63-60 Brevard) Largest C-N win...29, ( C-N) Largest Opp win...17, ( Brevard) Time to Tip - Quick Hits - Carson-Newman is looking to get back on the winning side of the coin against Brevard. The Eagles had never lost to BC in Chuck Benson s tenure as head coach prior to Brevard s win over Carson-Newman in Holt Fieldhouse last year. Prior to that, the Eagles had beaten BC by at least 20 four of the previous five meetings. - The Tornados are 0-2 in Holt Fieldhouse already this season. Brevard lost to Lander and Southern Wesleyan in the Carson-Newman Classic to start the season. - Carson-Newman has been a mystery wrapped in an enigma this season. The Eagles are shooting 51.2 percent from the field this season (fifth in the nation). C-N is one of 19 teams nationally with a 50 percent or better average from the field this year. Among those teams, 16 have four or fewer losses. The Eagles and Seton Hill (6-8) are the only teams in that list who have records of.500 or worse. - Brevard has lost five in a row, dating back to a win over Coker. The Tornados have been outrebounded in each of those contests. - Demarcus Threatt has been Brevard s biggest threat this season. He has six, 20-point efforts on the year, including five consecutive at one point. He ranks third in the league in scoring with 19.5 points per game behind L-R s Keenan Palmore and C-N s Charles Clark. Threatt and Miles Leathers have hit double digits in every game this season for Brevard.

2 GENERAL INFORMATION Name of School...Carson-Newman College Location...Jefferson City, Tennessee Founded Enrollment...2,000 Nickname... Eagles Colors...Orange, Blue and White Home Court...Holt Fieldhouse (2,000) Conference...South Atlantic National Affiliation... NCAA II President... Dr. J. Randall O Brien Alma Mater... Mississippi College, 1975 Athletic Director...Allen Morgan Alma Mater...Carson-Newman, 1968 Athletic Department Phone Ticket Office Phone HISTORY First Year of Men s Basketball Overall All-Time Record Years in NCAA Playoffs (record)... 4 (1-4) Last Postseason Appearance Result... L, (vs. Montevallo) SPORTS INFORMATION SID... Adam Cavalier Office Phone Office Fax Cell Phone Address... acavalier@cn.edu Web Address... Athletics Web Address SID Mailing Address... CNC Box Jefferson City, TN Overnight Address... Holt Fieldhouse Branner Ave.... Jefferson City, TN COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Chuck Benson Alma Mater... Carson-Newman, 1991 Record at Carson-Newman (6th year) Career Record (13th year) Men s Basketball Office Phone... (865) Best Time of Day to Reach... Morning Assistant Coach...Shane Williams Assistant Coach...Ray Likely Volunteer Assistant Coach...Dave Gorman Head Athletic Trainer... Mike Van Bruggen Assistant Athletic Trainer...Brwyan Campbell The Doldrums Carson-Newman slogged through one of its worsty offensive performances in a loss at Wingate. It marked the first time since a February 2011 trip to Wingate (a final) that the Eagles had been held under 50 points. The Eagles failed to hit a threepoint attempt since Dec and an overtime loss to Clayton State (C-N was 0-8 from three that day and 0-12 against the Bulldogs). Furthermore, the Eagles normally efficient guards were a collective 3-for-25 from the field in that game. Brooks at 1,000 Carson-Newman senior forward Carson Brooks became the 22nd Eagle all-time to hit 1,000 points for his career in C-N s loss at LMU. Brooks knocked down a 17-foot jumper late in the second half to push himself past the threshold. He now has 1,039 points in his career. Williams tears it up Sawyer Williams scored 37 points against LMU - the second highest mark of the Chuck Benson era. It s sandwiched between Ish Sanders school-record 51 against Mars Hill in 2011 and Antoine Davis 36 against Queens in Williams reset his career highs for points, field goals made (12), field goal attempts (19), free throws made (13) and free throws attempted (18). The Schedule Carson-Newman head men s basketball coach Chuck Benson debuted the defending SAC tournament champions schedule Saturday afternoon and Eagle fans will have 16 chances to see the Eagles within the confines of Holt Fieldhouse. The Eagles open up the season Nov. 13, playing host to the Carson- Newman Classic. The Eagles start play that Friday night with Southern Wesleyan before playing Lander Saturday evening. A third straight home game to start the year brings Johnson C. Smith to Holt Fieldhouse Nov. 18 before the Eagles play their first and only nonconference road game of the season. Carson-Newman will travel to face USC Aiken Nov. 21 after beating the Pacers by 22 last year in Holt Fieldhouse. The meeting with the Pacers, a team two years removed from an NCAA Final Four appearance, leads into the Eagles first SAC matchup of the season. Carson-Newman will go toe-to-toe with the team it beat to win the 2015 SAC tournament championship Lincoln Memorial. The meeting with the perennially-top-25 ranked Railsplitters will be the first time Carson-Newman has collided with its rivals from Harrogate prior to Christmas since the season when LMU eked out a win over the Eagles on Dec. 5 that season. Sporting News Shows Love Carson-Newman s men s basketball program is listed outside the top 10 and as a school poised for a possible breakthrough for the campaign, according to the Sporting News in its annual men s basketball preview. The Eagles are the defending 2015 South Atlantic Conference tournament champions and return all five starters from last year s group that made its second consecutive NCAA tournament appearance. C-N returns first team All-SAC and second team NABC all-region post player Carson Brooks (Knoxville, Tenn.) and all-freshman team and SAC tournament MVP Charles Clark both return to lead the Eagles. Brooks was Carson-Newman s leading scorer in his junior year averaging 15.1 points per game. Brooks needs just 67 points to join Carson-Newman s 1,000-point club. Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 2

3 Three-point and slam dunk champs Carson-Newman guards Christian Harris (Gold Canyon, Ariz.) and Andy Barnett (Pigeon Forge, Tenn.) brought home gold hardware during Wednesday night s Mossy Creek Madness to kick off basketball practice in Holt Fieldhouse. Barnett defeated Sawyer Williams (Owenton, Ky.) in the championship of the dunk contest by a combined score of to bring home the Golden Hammer. Harris defeated women s basketball player Tatum Burstrom (Maryville, Tenn.) in a battle-of-the-sexes showdown to take home the Golden Ball. The three-point shootout looked to be Burstrom s. The senior fired in a 25 the high round of the day to get to the women s semifinals before checking in with a 19 to best teammate Kailyn Brooks (Lafayette, Tenn.) in the women s finals. However, Harris found the hot hand in the final round to clinch the win. Harris started off slow. His 13 was the lowest round of the semis to qualify for the men s title match. However, Harris began to heat up, posting a men s final 20 to get past Taylor Hawkins (Madisonville, Tenn.) and into the title matchup where he drilled nine of the first 10 shots he took to build a lead that Burstrom couldn t match. Defense and rebounding wins championships Carson-Newman laid claim to the South Atlantic Conference men s basketball tournament crown with defense and rebounding. The Eagles held LMU to 48 points on their way to the title. That s the fewest points ever scored in a South Atlantic Conference title game. On top of that, the Eagles kept the normally sound Railsplitters off the glass. Carson-Newman outrebounded LMU, top 10 in the country in rebounding margin, It marked the first time the Railsplitters had been outrebounded by 20 since Lenoir-Rhyne did it in On the flipside, it marked the first time the Eagles had 50 rebounds since grabbing 51 against Knoxville College at the Pioneer Invite in That s also the last time the Eagles outrebounded a team by 20 or more. Carson Brooks, Sawyer Williams and Josh Rogers became the first trio of Eagles to grab 10 boards in a game this century. Clark s Star Shines Two days after being honored as the South Atlantic Conference tournament MVP, C-N men s basketball freshman guard Charles Clark (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) has been honored as the TSWA State Player of the Week. Clark averaged 24.3 points and 5.7 rebounds to earn MVP honors at the South Atlantic Conference Tournament. Clark drilled 7-of-12 shots and finished with 18 points in the tournament opener against Coker College before netting a careerbest 33 points in the semifinals versus Newberry. The freshman guard made 10-of-16 shots from the field with three 3-pointers and also connected on 10-for-13 at the foul line. His field goal and free throw numbers were both career highs. Clark finished with 23 points and nine boards against third-ranked Lincoln Memorial in the championship game. It was the third conference tournament title in school history for the Eagles and the first since Clark joins junior forward Carson Brooks as the Eagles weekly TSWA honorees this season. Brooks won the honor the first week of the season after he set a SAC and school record by going 12-for-12 from the field against Barton. REBOUNDING MARGIN Opp. C-N-Opp W/L Southern Wesleyan (+13) W Lander (E) L Johnson C. Smith (+7) L USC Aiken (+8) W Lincoln Memorial (-3) L Clayton State (+4) W Newberry (+16) L Limestone (+13) W Queens (-12) L Catawba (+2) L Lenoir-Rhyne (+11) W Mars Hill (+11) W Tusculum (+1) W Wingate (-3) L Brevard Coker Anderson Newberry Lincoln Memorial Queens Mars Hill Catawba Anderson Lenoir-Rhyne Tusculum Wingate Brevard Coker Record when Last Season Since 2012 Outrebounding opponent: Getting outrebounded: even: SECOND CHANCE POINTS Opp. C-N-Opp Off. Reb. W/L Southern Wesleyan 8-4 (+4) 7-6 W Lander 7-13 (-6) 7-10 L Johnson C. Smith (+5) L USC Aiken (-2) 9-14 W Lincoln Memorial 9-11 (-2) L Clayton State (-4) W Newberry 12-9 (+3) 8-11 L Limestone 10-4 (+6) 10-7 W Queens 9-13 (-4) 9-12 L Catawba 9-15 (-6) L Lenoir-Rhyne (+6) 8-8 W Mars Hill (-5) W Tusculum 8-13 (-5) 6-16 W Wingate 8-19 (-11) L Brevard Coker Anderson Newberry Lincoln Memorial Queens Mars Hill Catawba Anderson Lenoir-Rhyne Tusculum Wingate Brevard Coker Record with Last Season Since 2012 More second chance points: Fewer second chance points: Even second chance points: Home games in BOLD Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 3

4 Double trouble with double-doubles Carson-Newman produced more double-doubles (12) than it did the last two years combined (8). That was on display in the Eagles SAC quarterfinal game with Coker when Carson Brooks and Sawyer Williams both had doubledoubles. Brooks went for 15 points and 11 rebounds while Williams had 17 and 11. It marked the first time Carson-Newman had a pair of players with double-doubles in the same game since Nov. 25, 2006 against Alabama- Huntsville when Andy Tipton and Scott Williams did it. C-N v. #1 Carson-Newman faced its first #1 ranked team in LMU since losing to Montevallo during the 2004 season in a tournament at Kennesaw State. The Eagles are 3-12 all-time against #1 ranked teams after handling the Railsplitters The Eagles lost to #1 Grambling in the NAIA playoffs in During the season, C-N did battle with top-ranked Kentucky Wesleyan twice, losing before eeking out a meeting in the second meeting. The season saw C-N face off with number ones on five occasions. The Eagles lost three times to Kentucky State and twice to Tennessee State. C-N collected its only other win over a top-ranked team during the season. The Eagles throttled Kentucky Wesleyan that year to knock the Panthers out of the top spot. C-N would lose three times to Kentucky State during the season. It would be the last #1 Carson-Newman would face before 1984 when the Eagles lost to Charles Oakley s Virginia Union team LMU occupied the top spot during the season when C-N swept the season series with the Railsplitters - however, Carson-Newman did not face LMU when the Railsplitters were the country s top-ranked team. Anderson ended the Railsplitters then 14-game win streak. Carson- Newman would beat LMU in Harrogate four games later. Double-digit deficit overcome Carson-Newman s 14-point comeback over Lenoir-Rhyne is among the largest Eagle rallies over the last three seasons. C-N trailed by 17 in the second half against Lees-McRae before coming back for the program s 1,000th win to begin the 2012 season. The Eagles rallied from a 14-point first half deficit against Queens last year and from 14 down against Newberry and Brevard in the winter of All-Time SAC Tourney Results (2) Carson-Newman 69, (7) Coker 63 Semifinals Carson-Newman 82, (3) Newberry 72 Championship Carson-Newman 63, (1) Lincoln Memorial (7) Coker 80, (2) Carson-Newman (4) Carson-Newman 58, (5) Lenoir-Rhyne 54 Semifinals (1) LMU 69, Carson-Newman (3) Wingate* 58, (6) Carson-Newman (1) Lincoln Memorial* 74, (8) Carson-Newman (7) Carson-Newman 76, (2) Tusculum 69 Semifinals (3) Brevard* 73, Carson-Newman (1) Lenoir-Rhyne 111, (8) Carson-Newman (6) Mars Hill 78, (3) Carson-Newman First Round (9) Carson-Newman 99, (8) Mars Hill 88 (1) Catawba 115, Carson-Newman (2) Presbyterian 67, (7) Carson-Newman (4) Tusculum* 93, (5) Carson-Newman (3) Carson-Newman 89, (6) Wingate 83 Semifinals (7) Catawba* 68, Carson-Newman (1) Carson-Newman 79, (8) Newberry 66 Semifinals (4) Presbyterian 69, Carson-Newman (1) Carson-Newman 105, (8) Newberry 74 Semifinals Carson-Newman 88, (4) Tusculum 51 Championship Carson-Newman 76, (2) Wingate (4) Carson-Newman 81, (5) Lenoir-Rhyne 68 Semifinals (1) Catawba* 89, Carson-Newman (2) Gardner-Webb 84, (7) Carson-Newman (4) Carson-Newman 86, (5) Newberry 55 Semifinals Carson-Newman 59, (1) Wingate 56 Championship (3) Catawba* 78, Carson-Newman 75 OT (5) Carson-Newman 100, (4) Mars Hill 64 Semifinals (1) Catawba* 74, Carson-Newman (4) Lenoir-Rhyne 58, (5) Carson-Newman (6) Carson-Newman 89, (3) Gardner-Webb 74 Semifinals (2) Presbyterian 71, Carson-Newman (2) Carson-Newman 81, (7) Gardner-Webb 76 2OT Semifinals (3) Presbyterian 60, Carson-Newman (5) Carson-Newman 81, (4) Catawba 69 Semifinals Carson-Newman 76, (1) Mars Hill 74 Championship Carson-Newman 79, (2) Lenoir-Rhyne (2) Lenoir-Rhyne* 87, (7) Carson-Newman (3) Elon 76, (6) Carson-Newman (7) Wingate 81, (2) Carson-Newman 74 By the Numbers Overall tournament record Opening round record Quarterfinal record Semifinal record Championship game record As a one seed Two seed Three seed Four seed Five seed Six seed Seven seed Eight seed Nine seed As the higher seed As the lower seed Times eliminated by eventual champ...10 Most frequent opponents...l-r & Catawba (6) Tournament record versus... Anderson Brevard Catawba Coker Elon Gardner-Webb Lenoir-Rhyne LMU Mars Hill Newberry Presbyterian Queens Tusculum Wingate Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 4

5 All-Time Postseason History Year Opponent Result C-N Opp 1961 Union W Christian Brothers L Georgetown W Peru State W Western Illinois L Tennessee Wesleyan W Rice W Indiana State W Grambling L Lipscomb W Tennessee Wesleyan W Union W Huntington W Lewis and Clark W Central Oklahoma W Emporia State W Texas Pan-American L Milligan W Belmont W Lipscomb W Transylvania L Christian Brothers W Union L Tennessee Wesleyan W Lipscomb W Indiana Central W Morris Harvey W Oklahoma Baptist L Lane W Kentucky State L Kentucky State L Cumberland W Kentucky State L Kentucky State L Tennessee Wesleyan W King W Lipscomb L Bryan W Tennessee Wesleyan W Trevecca Nazarene W Northern State W St. Mary's W WV Wesleyan L Lincoln Memorial W Christian Brothers W Central Washington L Longwood L Johnson C. Smith W Shaw L Lincoln Memorial L Montevallo L Benson s postseason history Year Opponent Result Benson Opp 2001 Houston Baptist W Pikeville (Final 4) L Spring Hill (AL) W OK Baprist (RU) L Concordia (NC) L Lincoln Memorial L Montevallo L Last Postseason Matchup Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Carson-Newman vs Montevallo 03/14/15 2:30 PM at Harrogate, Tenn. (Tex Turner Arena) Carson-Newman Total 3-Ptr 11 BROOKS, Carson f ROGERS, Josh f WILLIAMS, Sawyer f CLARK, Charles g BATES, Mason g LANE, Jay HARRIS, Christian BARNETT, Andy BURKE, Reid Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % HARROGATE, Tenn. Carson-Newman (18-14) fought tooth and nail with second-seeded and 23rd-ranked Montevallo (25-8) in the first round of the NCAA tournament but fell to the Falcons Saturday afternoon at Tex Turner Arena. To get the conference tournament championship, to get to this stage is a monumental achievement on this team s part, head coach Chuck Benson said. We talk about giving more than is expected and I thought our guys did that throughout this year. Obviously wanted to play past round one, but our guys played with great pride and purpose today, we just came up short. An injury changed the complexion of the game for C-N. Carson-Newman led by 11 with 5:27 left in the first half on the heels of a 13-4 C-N run and a Sawyer Williams (Owenton, Ky.) layup. However, Carson Brooks (Knoxville, Tenn.) went down with a foot injury on the next possession. In his absence, Montevallo began chipping away at the Eagles advantage. By halftime, Montevallo had trimmed the Eagles lead to seven, Montevallo Total 3-Ptr 04 Slaughter,Larry f Fields,Malik f Jackson,Shykeem g May,Ryan g Brown,Troran g Johnson,Ibrahim Key,Kimani Orange,Bryant Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: R: Corey Haney, U1: Lee Kluttz, U2: Barry Fishman, ALT: Sean Technical fouls: Carson-Newman-None. Montevallo-None. Attendance: NCAA Division II Southeast Region Tournament. Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Carson-Newman Montevallo Last FG - C-N 2nd-00:10, UM 2nd-02:12. Largest lead - C-N by 11 1st-05:27, UM by 12 2nd-03:33. C-N led for 23:10. UM led for 14:09. Game was tied for 02:34. Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench C-N UM Score tied - 5 times. Lead changed - 10 times. Carson s absence was the turning point of the game, Benson said. Our guys gave great effort despite that. We had our fair share of injury issues this year, for him to go down so early in this game, it definitely impacted the outcome. I wish we could have finished the game with our true lineup out there. The Falcons outscored the Eagles 15-8 to begin the second half to tie the game at 46 on a pair of Troran Brown free throws. The Falcons would grab a lead they would not surrender Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 5

6 Individual Points Player Game Points Charles Clark Montevallo (2015) 27 Kyle Gribble Johnson C. Smith (2002) 21 Josh Rogers Montevallo (2015) 19 Antoine Davis Lincoln Memorial (2014) 17 Dustin Edwards Johnson C. Smith (2002) 17 Calvin Owen Johnson C. Smith (2002) 16 Ray Rutledge Longwood (1994) 15 Dustin Edwards Shaw (2002) 15 Kyle Gribble Shaw (2002) 15 Player Game Dustin Edwards Johnson C. Smith (2002) 12 Josh Rogers Montevallo (2015) 11 Patrick Keels Longwood (1994) 9 Dustin Edwards Shaw (2002) 8 Lorenzo Davis Shaw (2002) 8 Antoine Davis Lincoln Memorial (2014) 7 Todd Lucas Johnson C. Smith (2002) 7 Kyle Gribble Shaw (2002) 7 Ray Rutledge Longwood (1994) 6 Sawyer Williams Lincoln Memorial (2014) 6 Offensive Player Game Dustin Edwards Johnson C. Smith (2002) 5 Todd Lucas Johnson C. Smith (2002) 4 Dustin Edwards Shaw (2002) 4 Ray Rutledge Longwood (1994) 2 Patrick Keels Longwood (1994) 2 Sawyer Williams Lincoln Memorial (2014) 2 Kyle Gribble Johnson C. Smith (2002) 2 Josh Rogers Montevallo (2015) 2 Defensive Player Game Josh Rogers Montevallo (2015) 9 Patrick Keels Longwood (1994) 7 Antoine Davis Lincoln Memorial (2014) 7 Dustin Edwards Johnson C. Smith (2002) 7 Lorenzo Davis Shaw (2002) 6 Kyle Gribble Shaw (2002) 6 Ray Rutledge Longwood (1994) 4 Lee Roberts Longwood (1994) 4 Sawyer Williams Lincoln Memorial (2014) 4 Dustin Edwards Shaw (2002) 4 Assists Player Game Assists Mason Bates Montevallo (2015) 5 Josh Rogers Montevallo (2015) 5 Lee Henson Longwood (1994) 5 Ish Sanders Lincoln Memorial (2014) 5 Kyle Gribble Shaw (2002) 5 Ishmail Simmons Shaw (2002) 4 Patrick Keels Longwood (1994) 3 Jared Johnson Lincoln Memorial (2014) 3 Kyle Gribble Johnson C. Smith (2002) 3 Ishmail Simmons Johnson C. Smith (2002) 3 Turnovers Player Game Turnovers Ishmail Simmons Johnson C. Smith (2002) 6 Lee Roberts Longwood (1994) 4 Blocks Player Game Blocks Carson Brooks Lincoln Memorial (2014) 2 Josh Rogers Montevallo (2015) 2 Jeff Marshall Longwood (1994) 1 Ray Rutledge Longwood (1994) 1 Lorenzo Davis Johnson C. Smith (2002) 1 Todd Lucas Shaw (2002) 1 Steals Player Game Steals Kyle Gribble Johnson C. Smith (2002) 3 Calvin Owen Johnson C. Smith (2002) 3 Charles Clark Montevallo (2015) 3 Ray Rutledge Longwood (1994) 2 Lee Henson Longwood (1994) 2 Dustin Edwards Johnson C. Smith (2002) 2 Andrae Starling Johnson C. Smith (2002) 2 Dustin Edwards Shaw (2002) 2 Kyle Gribble Shaw (2002) 2 All-Time NCAA Tournament Records Field goals made Player Game FGM Charles Clark Montevallo (2015) 9 Josh Rogers Montevallo (2015) 9 Kyle Gribble Johnson C. Smith (2002) 7 Dustin Edwards Johnson C. Smith (2002) 7 Antoine Davis Lincoln Memorial (2014) 6 Dustin Edwards Shaw (2002) 6 Ray Rutledge Longwood (1994) 5 Lee Henson Longwood (1994) 5 Ish Sanders Lincoln Memorial (2014) 5 Calvin Owen Johnson C. Smith (2002) 5 Kyle Gribble Shaw (2002) 5 Field goals attempted Player Game FGA Josh Rogers Montevallo (2015) 16 Charles Clark Montevallo (2015) 16 Ish Sanders Lincoln Memorial (2014) 15 Antoine Davis Lincoln Memorial (2014) 14 Kyle Gribble Johnson C. Smith (2002) 14 Dustin Edwards Johnson C. Smith (2002) 12 Kyle Gribble Shaw (2002) 12 Calvin Owen Shaw (2002) 9 Jeff Marshall Longwood (1994) 8 Lee Roberts Longwood (1994) 8 Sawyer Williams Lincoln Memorial (2014) 8 Dustin Edwards Shaw (2002) 8 Field goal percentage (min 5 attempts) Player Game FG% Dustin Edwards Shaw (2002) 75.0 (6/8) Ray Rutledge Longwood (1994) 71.4 (5/7) Jeff Marshall Longwood (1994) 62.5 (5/8) Dustin Edwards Johnson C. Smith (2002) 58.3 (7/12) Todd Lucas Shaw (2002) 57.1 (4/7) Charles Clark Montevallo (2015) 56.2 (9/16) Josh Rogers Montevallo (2015) 56.2 (9/16) Calvin Owen Johnson C. Smith (2002) 55.6 (5/9) Kyle Gribble Johnson C. Smith (2002) 50 (7/14) Three-Point Field goals made Player Game 3FGM Andy Barnett Lincoln Memorial (2014) 3 Braun Dabbs Shaw (2002) 3 Lee Roberts Longwood (1994) 2 Calvin Owen Johnson C. Smith (2002) 2 Charles Clark Montevallo (2015) 2 Three-point Field goals attempted Player Game 3FGA Kyle Gribble Johnson C. Smith (2002) 5 Calvin Owen Johnson C. Smith (2002) 5 Ishmail Simmons Shaw (2002) 5 Braun Dabbs Shaw (2002) 5 Calvin Owen Shaw (2002) 5 Lee Roberts Longwood (1994) 4 Derek Keeton Longwood (1994) 4 Antoine Davis Lincoln Memorial (2014) 4 Andy Barnett Lincoln Memorial (2014) 4 Andrae Starling Johnson C. Smith (2002) 4 Ishmail Simmons Johnson C. Smith (2002) 4 Kyle Gribble Shaw (2002) 4 Three-point Field goal percentage (min 3 attempts) Player Game FG% Andy Barnett Lincoln Memorial (2014) 75 (3/4) Charles Clark Montevallo (2015) 67 (2/3) Braun Dabbs Shaw (2002) 60 (3/5) Lee Roberts Longwood (1994) 50 (2/4) Free throws made Player Game FTM Charles Clark Montevallo (2015) 7 Kyle Gribble Johnson C. Smith (2002) 6 Ray Rutledge Longwood (1994) 5 Antoine Davis Lincoln Memorial (2014) 5 Free-throws attempted Player Game FTA Charles Clark Montevallo (2015) 9 Lorenzo Davis Johnson C. Smith (2002) 9 Ray Rutledge Longwood (1994) 7 Antoine Davis Lincoln Memorial (2014) 7 Free throw percentage (minimum 5 attempts) Player Game FT% Kyle Gribble Johnson C. Smith (2002) 100 (6/6) Patrick Keels Longwood (1994) 80 (4/5) Charles Clark Montevallo (2015) 78 (7/9) Ray Rutledge Longwood (1994) 71 (5/7) Antoine Davis Lincoln Memorial (2014) 71 (5/7) Opponent points Player Game Points Ronald Murray Shaw (2002) 36 Troran Brown Montevallo (2015) 23 Tim Pierce Lincoln Memorial (2014) 22 Vinny Bailey Lincoln Memorial (2014) 21 Antoine Sims Johnson C. Smith (2002) 20 Adam Huffman Longwood (1994) 19 Marco Spears Johnson C. Smith (2002) 18 Shykeem Jackson Montevallo (2015) 15 Matt Watkins Longwood (1994) 13 Opponent Player Game Vinny Bailey Lincoln Memorial (2014) 10 Keenan Peterson Lincoln Memorial (2014) 10 Jamaal Young Johnson C. Smith (2002) 9 Michael Druitt Longwood (1994) 8 Melvin Bellamy Longwood (1994) 7 Marco Spears Johnson C. Smith (2002) 7 Adam Huffman Longwood (1994) 6 Ronald Murray Shaw (2002) 6 Cedric Lusk Shaw (2002) 6 Ryan May Montevallo (2015) 6 Opponent Assists Player Game Assists Charles Brown Longwood (1994) 7 Chance Jones Lincoln Memorial (2014) 7 Michael Druitt Longwood (1994) 6 Troran Brown Montevallo (2015) 6 Opponent Blocks Player Game Blocks Keenan Peterson Lincoln Memorial (2014) 4 Jamaal Young Johnson C. Smith (2002) 4 Dell Douglas Johnson C. Smith (2002) 3 Chance Jones Lincoln Memorial (2014) 2 Curtis McMillion Lincoln Memorial (2014) 2 Cedric Lusk Shaw (2002) 2 Opponent Steals Player Game Steals Jamad Woods Johnson C. Smith (2002) 5 Larry Slaughter Montevallo (2015) 4 Michael Druitt Longwood (1994) 3 Antoine Sims Johnson C. Smith (2002) 3 Leroy Mosley Shaw (2002) 3 Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 6

7 Team Points Game Points Johnson C. Smith (2002) 77 Montevallo (2015) 69 Shaw (2002) 68 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 65 Longwood (1994) 63 Game Johnson C. Smith (2002) 40 Shaw (2002) 34 Montevallo (2015) 32) Longwood (1994) 27 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 22 Offensive Game Johnson C. Smith (2002) 16 Shaw (2002) 13 Longwood (1994) 6 Montevallo (2015) 5 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 3 Defensive Game Longwood (1994) 27 Montevallo (2015) 27 Johnson C. Smith (2002) 24 Shaw (2002) 21 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 19 Assists Game Assists Montevallo (2015) 15 Longwood (1994) 14 Johnson C. Smith (2002) 13 Shaw (2002) 13 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 11 Turnovers Game Turnovers Johnson C. Smith (2002) 19 Longwood (1994) 16 Montevallo (2015) 11 Shaw (2002) 10 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 8 All-Time NCAA Tournament Records Field goals made Game FGM Johnson C. Smith (2002) 26 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 25 Montevallo (2015) 25 Shaw (2002) 24 Longwood (1994) 22 Field goals attempted Game FGA Johnson C. Smith (2002) 58 Shaw (2002) 58 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 55 Montevallo (2015) 50 Longwood (1994) 49 Field goal percentage Game FG% Montevallo (2015) 50.0 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 45.5 Longwood (1994) 44.9 Johnson C. Smith (2002) 44.8 Shaw (2002) 41.4 Three-Point Field goals made Game 3FGM Longwood (1994) 6 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 6 Shaw (2002) 6 Johnson C. Smith (2002) 5 Montevallo (2015) 4 Three-point Field goals attempted Game 3FGA Shaw (2002) 22 Johnson C. Smith (2002) 18 Longwood (1994) 16 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 14 Montevallo (2015) 9 Three-point Field goal percentage (min 3 attempts) Game 3FG% Montevallo (2015) 44.4 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 42.9 Longwood (1994) 37.5 Johnson C. Smith (2002) 27.8 Shaw (2002) 27.3 Free throw percentage (minimum 5 attempts) Game FT% Shaw (2002) 77.8 Montevallo (2015) 71.4 Johnson C. Smith (2002) 69 Longwood (1994) 68.4 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 64.3 Opponent points Game Points Longwood (1994) 76 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 76 Montevallo (2015) 74 Shaw (2002) 69 Johnson C. Smith (2002) 66 Opponent Game Lincoln Memorial (2014) 41 Shaw (2002) 38 Longwood (1994) 36 Montevallo (2015) 31 Johnson C. Smith (2002) 30 Opponent Assists Game Assists Longwood (1994) 17 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 14 Montevallo (2015) 13 Johnson C. Smith (2002) 11 Shaw (2002) 6 Opponent Blocks Game Blocks Lincoln Memorial (2014) 10 Johnson C. Smith (2002) 8 Shaw (2002) 3 Montevallo (2015) 3 Longwood (1994) 2 Opponent Steals Game Steals Johnson C. Smith (2002) 10 Longwood (1994) 9 Shaw (2002) 7 Montevallo (2015) 6 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 3 Blocks Game Blocks Montevallo (2015) 3 Longwood (1994) 2 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 2 Johnson C. Smith (2002) 1 Shaw (2002) 1 Steals Game Steals Johnson C. Smith (2002) 12 Shaw (2002) 8 Montevallo (2015) 8 Longwood (1994) 6 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 3 Free throws made Game FTM Johnson C. Smith (2002) 20 Montevallo (2015) 15 Shaw (2002) 14 Longwood (1994) 13 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 9 Free-throws attempted Game FTA Johnson C. Smith (2002) 29 Montevallo (2015) 21 Longwood (1994) 19 Shaw (2002) 18 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 14 Opponent Turnovers Game Turnovers Johnson C. Smith (2002) 19 Shaw (2002) 15 Lincoln Memorial (2014) 12 Montevallo (2015) 12 Longwood (1994) 11 Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 7

8 TURNOVER MARGIN Opp. C-N-Opp W/L Southern Wesleyan (-5) W Lander 16-8 (-8) L Johnson C. Smith (-8) L USC Aiken 11-7 (-4) W Lincoln Memorial 12-7 (-5) L Clayton State (-3) W Newberry (-18) L Limestone (+1) W Queens (-10) L Catawba (-5) L Lenoir-Rhyne 8-5 (-3) W Mars Hill 13-9 (-4) W Tusculum (-1) W Wingate (-6) L Brevard Coker Anderson Newberry Lincoln Memorial Queens Mars Hill Catawba Anderson Lenoir-Rhyne Tusculum Wingate Brevard Coker Record with Last Season Since 2012 Fewer turnovers than opponent: More turnovers than opponent: Turnovers even: POINTS OFF TURNOVERS Opp. C-N-Opp W/L Southern Wesleyan (+8) W Lander 8-21 (-13) L Johnson C. Smith (-11) L USC Aiken (+2) W Lincoln Memorial (-1) L Clayton State (E) W Newberry (-16) L Limestone (E) W Queens 9-24 (-15) L Catawba (-9) L Lenoir-Rhyne 2-11 (-9) W Mars Hill 7-21 (-14) W Tusculum 15-4 (+11) W Wingate 8-17 (-9) L Brevard Coker Anderson Newberry Lincoln Memorial Queens Mars Hill Catawba Anderson Lenoir-Rhyne Tusculum Wingate Brevard Coker Record with Last Season Since 2012 More points off turnovers points: Fewer points off turnovers points: Even points off turnovers points: Home games in BOLD CARSON-NEWMAN S RECORD WHEN Last Year Since 2012 Home Away Neutral Leading at the half Trailing at the half Tied at the half Overtime game SAC Home game SAC Road game SAC Tournament Nonconference home game Nonconference road game Nonconference neutral game Versus ranked opponents Versus Top 10 opponents Leading 5 min. left Trailing 5 min. left Tied 5 min. left C-N scores more points in the paint Opp. scores more points in the paint Points in the paint are even C-N shoots 45% from the floor C-N shoots -45% from the floor Opp. shoots 45% from the floor opp. shoots -45% from the floor C-N makes more FTs Opp makes more FTs FTs even C-N scores 60 points or less C-N scores points C-N scores points C-N scores points C-N scores 90 points or more Opp scores 60 points or less Opp scores points Opp scores points Opp scores points Opp scores 90 points or more C-N has 2 or < score in double digits C-N has 3 or+ score in double digits On Monday On Tuesday On Wednesday On Thursday On Friday On Saturday On Sunday In November In December In January In February In March Game decided by 5 pts or less Game decided by 6-10 points Game decided by points Game decided by 21 points or more Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 8

9 POLLS NABC Coaches Poll (1/4) Rank School (FPV) Rec Pts. PR 1 West Liberty, W. Va. (16) Augustana (SD) (8) Western Oregon Minn. St.-M head Cal Poly Pomona Angelo State, Texas Fairmont State, W. Va Seattle Pacific Midwestern St., Texas Queens, N.C Lincoln Memorial, Tenn Tarleton State, Texas UC San Diego California Baptist Eckerd, Fla Ashland, Ohio Bellarmine, Ky Lake Superior State, Mich Saint Anselm, N.H Fort Lewis, Colo NR 21 Chico State, Calif Columbus State, Ga NR 23 St. Edward s, Texas NR 24 Holy Family, Pa NR 25 Minnesota State NR Others receiving votes: Ferris State (Mich.) 19, West Chester (Pa.) 18, Southern Connecticut State 15, Bentley (Mass.) 14, Rollins (Fla.) 14, Delta State (Miss.) 13, Indianapolis (Ind.) 12, Barry (Fla.) 11, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 8, Kentucky Wesleyan 7, Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) 7, Lewis (Ill.) 6, Arkansas Tech 5, Kutztown (Pa.) 5, Alabama-Huntsville 3, Central Missouri 3, Texas A&M-Commerce 3, Colorado School of Mines 2, Wisconsin-Parkside 2, Arkansas-Fort Smith 1. C-N opponents in BOLD D2SIDA (1/5) Rank School (First Place Votes) Record Votes PR 1 West Liberty (10) Midwestern State (3) MSU-Moorhead T3 4 Angelo State T3 5 Augustana (S.D.) (1) Western Oregon Bellarmine Eckerd Queens Cal Poly Pomona Fairmont State Lincoln Memorial Saint Anselm (N.H.) UC San Diego Tarleton State Lake Superior State RV 17 Columbus State Alabama-Huntsville Minnesota State Concordia-Irvine Ashland Wheeling Jesuit St. Edward s NR 24 Saginaw Valley State NR 25 Delta State RV Also receiving votes: Stonehill (31), Fort Lewis (31), Cal Baptist (22), Indianapolis (19), Rogers State (15), Chico State (13), Ferris State (11), Lenoir-Rhyne (10), Barry (9), Arkansas Tech (7), Humboldt State (7), West Chester (6), Holy Family (1), Southern Indiana (1) SAC PRESEASON POLL Team Points (1st-place votes) 1. Lincoln Memorial Carson-Newman Queens Wingate Newberry Catawba Coker Anderson Lenoir-Rhyne Tusculum Mars Hill Brevard 27 SAC STANDINGS (1-11) Conference Overall Team Rec. Win % PF PA Rec. Win % PF PA L10 Streak LMU Won 2 Queens Lost 1 Wingate Won 2 L-R Won 1 Catawba Won 1 New Lost 1 TC Won 1 C-N Lost 1 AU Lost 1 Mars Hill Won 1 Brevard Lost 5 Coker Lost 2 SAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK N16 Keenan Palmore (L-R) N23 Keenan Palmore (L-R) N30 Rob Noyes (L-R) D7 Sean Morgan (Queens) D14 Sean Morgan (Queens) D21 Jalen Steele (LMU) J 4 Keenan Palmore (L-R) J11 Gerel Simmons (LMU) J18 J25 F1 F8 F15 F22 F29 SOUTHEAST REGION (3-4-14) Rank Team In-region Overall 1 Lincoln Memorial UNC Pembroke Mount Olive Montevallo GRU Augusta Columbus St King (TN) Lander Newberry Ga. Southwestern Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 9

10 Double-Doubles Carson Brooks (5) v. Southern Wesleyan 18 pts, USC Aiken 14 pts, 11 reb v. Newberry, 13 pts, 13 reb v. Mars Hill 13 pts, 14 Tusculum, 10 pts, 11 reb Josh Rogers (4) v. Johnson C. Smith 18 pts, 11 USC Aiken 14 pts, 10 reb v. Newberry 14 pts, 10 reb v. #20 L-R, 12 pts, 12 reb Sawyer Williams #17 LMU 37 pts, 12 reb v. #20 L-R 20 pts, 10 reb Josh Rogers Clayton St. 16 pts, 13 Catawba 10 pts, 10 reb v. Catawba 12 pts, 10 reb v. Montevallo 19pts, 11reb Sawyer Williams Coker 19 pts, 11 Queens 17 pts, 14 reb v. Coker 17 pts, 11 reb Carson Brooks (5) v. Tusculum 23 pts, 11 Newberry 25 pts, 10 #1 LMU 20 pts, 11 reb v. Coker 15 pts, 11 reb v. #3 LMU 13pts, 10 reb Charles Clark Carson-Newman Week-by-Week in the Standings Date NABC SR SAC BR D2SIDA Preseason RV NR 11/16 RV NR 11/23 RV NR 11/30 NR NR 12/7 NR NR 12/14 NR NR 12/21 NR NR 12/28 NR NR 1/4 NR NR 1/11 NR NR 1/18 1/25 2/1 2/8 2/15 2/22 2/29 3/ SAC Men's Basketball Postseason All-Conference Teams First Team Lorenza Ross, Lincoln Memorial Demarkus Smith, Newberry K.J. Arrington, Catawba Carson Brooks, C-N Luquon Choice, LMU Darius Moose, Brevard Second Team Errick Bethel, Coker Ryan Daye, Wingate Rob Lewis, Queens Sean Morgan, Queens Chase Mounce, Tusculum Keenan Peterson, LMU Preseason Picks Honorable Mention Isaiah Cuthbertson, Mars Hill Jerrin Morrison, Catawba Will Perry, Lenoir-Rhyne Chris Ross, Anderson Donte Samuels, Coker Myson Jones, Anderson All-Freshman Jerrin Morrison, Catawba Charles Clark, Carson-Newman Dorian Pinson, Lincoln Memorial Jameel Taylor, Catawba Maurice Howard, Anderson (tie) James Stepp, Newberry (tie) Player of the Year Lorenza Ross, Lincoln Memorial Freshman of the Year Jerrin Morrison, Catawba Coach of the Year Josh Schertz, Lincoln Memorial Statistical Champions Points Per Game - Errick Bethel, Coker, 19.9 Three Pointers Per Game - Javon Price, Tusculum, 3.50 Per Game - Matt Shown, Tusculum, 8.9 Blocked Shots Per Game - Chase Mounce, Tusculum, 2.04 Field Goal Percentage - Sean Morgan, Queens, 59.8 Assists Per Game - Lorenza Ross, Lincoln Memorial, 5.6 Assist-to-Turnover Ratio - Valentine Bauer, Mars Hill, 2.76 Steals Per Game - Trey Marshall, Coker, 2.38 Three Point Field Goal Percentage - Luquon Choice, Lincoln Memorial, 43.7 Free Throw Percentage - Myson Jones, Anderson (SC), 92.1 Team Scoring Offense - Newberry, 90.5 Team Steals - Newberry, 267 Team Field Goal Percentage -Lincoln Memorial, 50.3 Team FG Percentage Defense - Lincoln Memorial, 37.0 Team Assists - Newberry, 500 Team Rebounding - Lincoln Memorial, 1,201 Team Blocked Shots - Lincoln Memorial, 128 Team Three Point FG Percentage - Lincoln Memorial, 42.0 Team Scoring Defense - Lincoln Memorial, 62.5 Team Free Throw Percentage - Carson-Newman, 73 Team Assist-to-Turnover Ratio - Lincoln Memorial, 1.37 Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 10

11 C-N record by starting five Clark Brooks Bates Williams Rogers Clark Brooks Bates Williams Pangallo Clark Brooks Bates Rogers Pangallo Clark Brooks Barnett Williams Rogers Pangallo Brooks Bates Williams Rogers Clark Brooks Bates Hawkins Rogers 0-1 THE ESN All Carson-Newman men s basketball games can be heard live on Mountain Country (WPFT-FM, Sevierville) and online through cneagles.com/live on the Eagle Sports Network. Home games will feature streaming video on cneagles. com/live, while road games are audio only. Coverage begins 15 minutes prior to the start of each game with the AEC Countdown to Tipoff, featuring a breakdown of the matchup at hand and an interview with C-N head coach Chuck Benson. Adam Cavalier calls the games as the Voice of the Eagles. MEDIA Social Media: Fans can follow C-N men s hoops and all Carson- Newman Sports on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube by subscribing to the following feeds. Facebook can be found at com/cnathletics. The Twitter feed is available Join the conversation with the hashtags, #TalonsUp, #Getting- Foggy and #CNMB. Videos are regularly published to YouTube channel: CarsonNewmanTV. Policies: Coaches and players are typically available for interviews the 30 minutes before and 10 minutes after practice, held most days at 3 p.m. in the MSAC. Arrangements for interviews must be made through the athletic communications office the day before at 5 p.m. Members of the media are welcome to view practice. There is no scheduled media availability on off days or prior to the contest on game days. Head coach Chuck Benson and players will be available for comment following a 10-minute cooling off period postgame. POINTS IN THE PAINT Opp. C-N-Opp W/L Southern Wesleyan (E) W Lander (-18) L Johnson C. Smith (+2) L USC Aiken (+10) W Lincoln Memorial (+2) L Clayton State (+16) W Newberry (+22) L Limestone (+26) W Queens (-12) L Catawba (+10) L Lenoir-Rhyne (+20) W Mars Hill (+20) W Tusculum (+12) W Wingate (+12) L Brevard Coker Anderson Newberry Lincoln Memorial Queens Mars Hill Catawba Anderson Lenoir-Rhyne Tusculum Wingate Brevard Coker Record when Last Year Since 2012 More points in the paint than opp: Opp has more points in the paint: Points in the paint are even: FAST BREAK POINTS Opp. C-N-Opp W/L Southern Wesleyan 4-6 (-2) W Lander 0-2 (-2) L Johnson C. Smith 2-2 (E) L USC Aiken 6-5 (+1) W Lincoln Memorial 4-8 (-4) L Clayton State 0-4 (-4) W Newberry 4-8 (-4) L Limestone 6-8 (-2) W Queens 4-16 (-12) L Catawba 2-6 (-4) L Lenoir-Rhyne 2-5 (-3) W Mars Hill 4-4 (E) W Tusculum 10-4 (+6) W Wingate 6-8 (-2) L Brevard Coker Anderson Newberry Lincoln Memorial Queens Mars Hill Catawba Anderson Lenoir-Rhyne Tusculum Wingate Brevard Coker Record with Last Year Since 2012 More fast break points: Fewer fast break points: Even fast break points: Home games in BOLD

12 Chuck Benson enters his sixth season as head coach of the Carson-Newman program and ninth season overall in Mossy Creek. Benson, a 1991 graduate of C-N, spent four seasons as associate head coach of the Eagles before being named head coach. Year five was unprecedented for Benson. The Eagles head man guided Carson-Newman to its first back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances on the strength of the Eagles first SAC tournament title run since Along the way, Carson-Newman crushed Lincoln Memorial on two occasions. One, when the then-number one ranked team in the entirety of the United Statew of America and DIvision II LMU Railsplitters were riding a 20-game win streak, the Eagles handed LMU its first loss of the season on the Railsplitters home court with a victory. Then again, Carson-Newman lambasted LMU in the SAC title game when the Railsplitters were ranked number three in the country. In the SAC title game, the Railsplitters 48 points were the fewest allowed in SAC title game history while the Eagles +20 rebounding margin was the second largest in title game history. Carson Brooks became the third Eagle under Benson to earn all-region honors while Charles Clark became the first C-N player to earn All-Freshman team honors from the SAC since In his fourth season at the Creek, Benson took Carson-Newman back to the promised land. The Eagles went to their first NCAA tournament in 12 years and their first in program history by virtue of an at-large bid. Utilizing a suffocating zone defense, the Eagles took home victories over a top 10 Lincoln Memorial club and had wins over teams from Anderson, Wingate and Barton who all received votes in the NABC top 25 at various points during the season. The Eagles spent five weeks ranked in the NCAA Division II top 25 during the season, the most for Carson-Newman in the program s history in Division II. In fact, Carson-Newman has been ranked in the NABC top 25 just five weeks total outside of the season. C-N was led by all-region performers Antoine Davis and Ish Sanders who both finished in the top 10 in scoring in program history. Davis concluded his career with 1,526 and Sanders with 1,922 points. Sanders is the program and conference s leader all-time leader in made threes with 343 treys. Benson also hit a personal milestone, collecting his 200th career victory with a win over Anderson. Benson has coached six individuals who have earned either preseason or postseason All-America accolades. Davis and Sanders earned such honors at Carson-Newman; Ed Perkins, Desmond Allison, Johnny Goodman and Marcus McNair picked up the accolades for Benson at Martin Methodist. In , Benson earned SAC coach of the year honors after guiding C-N to a 12-6 mark in conference play and a 20-8 mark overall in year three. The 12 conference wins are Carson-Newman s most since when it went to the NCAA tournament. Meanwhile, it was C-N s first 20-win season since to year. The campaign was one of many firsts for Benson. The Eagles had their longest win streak to start a season (five games) since the season. It was tied for the third best start in school history. Benson also helped coach two remarkable seasons by C-N stars Antoine Davis and Ish Sanders. Davis earned SAC player of the year honors as well as All-America honors from D-II Bulletin. Davis lead the South Atlantic Conference in scoring (19.0 points per game) and made field goals (170). A two-time South Atlantic Conference player of the week award winner, Davis became the first C-N player since with multiple 30-point games in a single season. Davis and Sanders were both preseason and postseason first team All-SAC selections. A SAC Player of the Week award winner, Sanders turned in four consecutive 25-point performances, the longest such streak at Carson-Newman this century. He was one of three SAC players with consecutive 25-point performances, but the only player who has gone beyond two. Sanders set a season high with 33 points in a home win against then league-leading Anderson. The shooting guard went 11-for-22 from the field and 9-for-18 from three in that game. It was the fourth most threes in a single game in SAC history. In that contest, Sanders set Carson-Newman s single season record for three pointers made - the previous record was 86, Sanders finished the year with 99. In year two for Benson, the Eagles finished overall and 8-10 in the SAC. The campaigned was highlighted by a sweep of archrival and nationally ranked Lincoln Memorial. Benson s Eagles knocked the fifth-ranked Railsplitters down on the road ending a 30-game home winning streak for LMU - on Jan. 25 before coming back to Holt Fieldhouse and turning the trick again with a victory on senior day. The Eagles also ended a near decade long home losing streak to Tusculum, beating the Pioneers before nearly 900 fans at Holt Fieldhouse. Under Benson s tutelage, sophomore stars Antoine Davis and Ish Sanders each finished the year as second team All-SAC performers. Sanders locked down a SAC Player of the Week honor for the week of Dec. 12 after leading the Eagles to wins over Tennessee Wesleyan and Lees-McRae. Sanders averaged 19.5 points and 5.5 rebounds while shooting an efficient 50-percent from the field. He also had an assist-to-turnover ratio of nearly 3-to-1. Davis and Sanders both finished their junior seasons with 487 points each. Benson s Eagles finished the year ranked in the top 30 nationally in three pointers made per game with 8.2, while Sanders ranked 34th in the nation and third in the SAC for the stat. The Eagles also took care of the ball, while forcing turnovers as well. Carson-Newman ranked second in the SAC in turnover margin for Benson s second year. The Eagles came on strong at the end of Benson s first season in After entering Christmas break with a 3-7 record, C-N turned things around to go 8-8 down the stretch, including five straight road wins. The Eagles turned heads by finishing the regular season in a tie for fourth in the conference standings with an 8-10 mark after being picked ninth in the preseason poll. C-N s season came to an end with a first round loss to No. 13 Lincoln Memorial in the South Atlantic Conference tournament, finishing the year at overall. C-N turned in several memorable moments during Benson s first year at the helm. The Eagles claimed quality road wins at Anderson, an Elite Eight participant, and Brevard, the defending conference champion. The Eagles also defeated rival Maryville College for the first time since Freshman guard Ishmael Sanders thrived leading the team in scoring as he set a conference record with 51 points against Mars Hill and broke a school record by making 11 3-pointers against the Lions. Guard Bradley Tumer also broke the conference s single game record for assists with 19 against Newberry. Sanders and guard Antonio Sullivan each earned SAC Player of the Week honors, while Sanders was named to the SAC All-Freshman team. As a team, the Eagles proved to be one of the top defensive squads in the SAC as they finished the year as the league leader in 3-point field goal percentage defense (.322) and third in field goal percentage defense (.428). Academically at Carson-Newman, Benson has seen 88 percent of players who have played out their eligibility graduate and get a degree in five years or less. Benson s two-decade career in the collegiate ranks extends much further than Mossy Creek, including five seasons in the Southeastern Conference at the University of Tennessee, as well as building Martin Methodist College into a national contender in his seven seasons as head coach at the NAIA Division I institution. Prior to joining the Carson-Newman staff in 2006, Benson was an assistant at Tennessee from after Vols head coach Buzz Peterson hired him to help bolster recruiting efforts. Tennessee earned a National Invitational Tournament bid for the season. CHUCK BENSON YEAR-BY-YEAR Year School Position Record Carson-Newman Student Manager Morristown Covenant Academy Head Coach Lincoln Memorial Graduate Assistant Carson-Newman Assistant Coach University of Tennessee Assistant Coach University of Tennessee Assistant Coach University of Tennessee Assistant Coach Martin Methodist College Head Coach Martin Methodist College Head Coach Martin Methodist College Head Coach Martin Methodist College Head Coach Martin Methodist College Head Coach Martin Methodist College Head Coach Martin Methodist College Head Coach University of Tennessee Assistant Coach University of Tennessee Assistant Coach UNC Charlotte Assistant Coach 06 UNC Wilmington Assistant Coach Carson-Newman Associate Head Coach Carson-Newman Associate Head Coach Carson-Newman Associate Head Coach Carson-Newman Associate Head Coach Carson-Newman Head Coach (8-10) Carson-Newman Head Coach (8-10) Carson-Newman Head Coach 20-8 (12-6) Carson-Newman Head Coach 19-9 (16-6) Carson-Newman Head Coach (13-9) Carson-Newman Head Coach 7-7 (3-5) TOTALS The Chuck Benson File (12 years) SAC (5 years) Benson joined Bobby Lutz staff at UNC-Charlotte for the season. The 49ers were in the preseason Top 25 and earned an NIT bid during his one season as an assistant. In April of 2006, Benson accepted a position at UNC-Wilmington and served as an assistant there until he received the call from Eagles head coach Dale Clayton in August of 2006 with the opportunity to come back to Carson- Newman. Benson brings a wealth of coaching experience to the Eagles, including a seven-year stint ( ) as head coach at Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tenn. The RedHawks were a part of a strong Transouth Athletic Conference, which included three schools (Belmont, Birmingham Southern and Lipscomb) that would eventually become NCAA Division I programs. During his time in Pulaski, Benson led the RedHawks program to unprecedented heights, compiling a record. Martin Methodist averaged 20 wins a year over his last six seasons and was listed in the NAIA national rankings for 40 weeks from , including a No. 4 ranking in December of Benson guided the Red- Hawks to three consecutive NAIA National Tournament berths from , including back-to-back appearances in the Sweet 16 in 2001 and Four Martin Methodist players earned NAIA All-America honors during Benson s tenure, which was a first for the small rural institution with less than 500 students enrolled. Off the floor, 16 men s basketball players graduated from Martin Methodist with Benson at the helm. He also implemented the NAIA s Champions of Character initiative as a way to emphasize character both on and off the court to his student-athletes. Aware of his responsibility to the institution as a whole, Benson served on one SACS accreditation committee and was a member of the Vice President for Academic Affairs selection committee. Prior to his start in the collegiate ranks, Benson created the Tennessee Travelers summer basketball program in 1987 and coached within the organization during his college years. Benson spent the season as the head boys basketball coach at Morristown Covenant Academy in Morristown, Tenn. The team advanced to the championship game in the TANAS State Tournament while compiling an overall record. Starting in the fall of 1991, Benson spent time on staff at Lincoln Memorial University ( ), Carson-Newman ( ), and Tennessee ( ). While at Tennessee, Benson was a part of a National Invitational Tournament appearance ( ) and helped produce two top 20 recruiting classes. A native of Newport, Tenn., Benson graduated from Cocke County High School in 1987 and earned a B.A. degree in History from Carson-Newman in He earned a Master s degree in Educational Curriculum and Instruction from Lincoln Memorial University in Benson and his wife Tabbatha reside in Jefferson City. They have one daughter, Abby and one son, Jake, with another son, Cooper, who arrived two weeks prior to the Eagles opener. Carson-Newman Coaching History (Records Prior to 1958 Unavailable) Coach Years Record Dick Campbell Gene Mehaffey Steve David Chris Jones Dale Clayton Chuck Benson 2010-present Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 12

13 Carson-Newman Starting Lineups Southern Wesleyan Clark Brooks Bates Rogers Williams Lander Clark Pangallo Bates Brooks Williams Johnson C. Smith Clark Pangallo Bates Brooks Rogers USC Aiken Clark Barnett Rogers Brooks Williams Lincoln Memorial Clark Barnett Rogers Brooks Williams Clayton State Clark Brooks Bates Rogers Williams Newberry Clark Brooks Bates Rogers Williams Limestone Pangallo Brooks Bates Rogers Williams Queens Pangallo Brooks Bates Rogers Williams Catawba Clark Brooks Bates Rogers Williams Lenoir-Rhyne Clark Brooks Bates Rogers Williams Mars Hill Clark Brooks Bates Rogers Williams Tusculum Clark Brooks Bates Rogers Williams Wingate Clark Brooks Bates Rogers Hawkins Brevard Coker Anderson Newberry Lincoln Memorial Queens Mars Hill Catawba Anderson Lenoir-Rhyne Tusculum Wingate Brevard Coker Start Chart Pl. Seas Career Consec Seas Rec CR rec Gardner Harris Clark (22) Brooks Pangallo (2) Murray Barnett (4) Bates (11) Role Rogers Williams12 47 (20) Knight Hawkins Roster No. Name Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Hometown High School Previous Col. 00 Will Gardner F Freshman Oak Ridge, N.C. Bishop McGuinness 3 Christian Harris G Sophomore Gold Canyon, Ariz. Mesa 10 Charles Clark G Sophomore Murfreesboro, Tenn. Siegel 11 Carson Brooks F Senior Knoxville, Tenn. West 12 Zack Pangallo G Freshman Newport, Ky. Newport Central Catholic 14 Josh Murray F/C Junior Burlington, N.C. Cummings Jacksonville 20 Andy Barnett G Junior Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Pigeon Forge 21 Mason Bates G Sophomore Cookeville, Tenn. Cookeville 24 Parker Role F Sophomore Atlanta, Ga. Parkview Montevallo 32 Josh Rogers F Senior Bristol, UK SGS College 33 Sawyer Williams F Junior Owenton, Ky. Owen County Morehead State 34 Matt Knight F Freshman Abingdon, Va. Abingdon 35 Taylor Hawkins G Sophomore Madisonville, Tenn. Sequoyah Head Coach - Chuck Benson Assistant Coach - Shane Williams Assistant Coach - Ray Likely Volunteer Assistant - Dave Gorman Athletic Trainer - Brwyan Campbell Student Managers - Josh Leatherwood, Robert Rayle, Daniel Sanders, Dillon Treadway Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 13

14 Radio/TV Roster Will Gardner Freshman Forward Oak Ridge, N.C. Christian Harris Sophomore Guard Gold Canyon, Ariz. Charles Clark Sophomore Guard Murfreesboro, Tenn. 11 Carson Brooks Senior Forward Knoxville, Tenn. 12 Zack Pangallo Freshman Guard Newport, Ky Josh Murray Junior Forward Burlington, N.C. Andy Barnett Junior Guard Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Mason Bates Sophomore Guard Cookeville, Tenn. Parker Role Sophomore Forward Atlanta, Ga. Josh Rogers Senior Forward Bristol, U.K. 33 Sawyer Williams Junior Forward Owenton, Ky Matt Knight Freshman Forward Abingdon, Va. Taylor Hawkins Sophomore Guard Madisonville, Tenn. Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 14

15 00 - Will Gardner Height: 6-9 Weight: 225 Year: Freshman Hometown: Oak Ridge, N.C. High School: Bishop McGuinness Position: F Date Opp Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP N13 SWU N14 Lander N18 JCSU N21 USCA DNP - Coach s Decision N24 LMU DNP - Coach s Decision D2 Clayton D5 Newberry D9 Lime D12 Queens D16 Catawba D19 L-R J2 MHU DNP - Concussion J6 TC DNP - Concussion J9 Wingate DNP - Concussion J13 Brevard J20 AU J23 Newberry J27 LMU J30 Queens F3 MHU F6 Catawba F10 AU F13 L-R F17 TC F20 Wingate F24 Brevard F27 Coker Season Career Streak Seas Rec CR Record 10+ pts: pts: rbs: (1) rbs: assists: D-D: Leading scorer Rebounder Assists Steals Blocks (1) Career/Season Highs Game-by-game Points... Catawba Made FGs... Catawba FG Att... Catawba PT FGs... 3PT FG Att... MADE FTs...2, twice, Catawba FT Att...2, twice, Catawba , twice, Catawba O REB... Catawba D REB...3, twice, last v. Limestone Assists... Turnovers...2, v. Limestone Blocks...2, v. Clayton State Steals...1, v. Clayton State Minutes...10, twice, last v. Clayton State GARDNER, Career Stats Will Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 15

16 3 - Christian Harris Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Year: Sophomore Hometown: Gold Canyon, Ariz. High School: Mesa Position: G Game-by-game Date Opp Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP N13 SWU DNP - Coaches Decision N14 Lander N18 JCSU N21 USCA N24 LMU D2 Clayton D5 Newberry DNP - Coach s Decision D9 Lime D12 Queens D16 Catawba D19 L-R J2 MHU J6 TC J9 Wingate J13 Brevard J20 AU J23 Newberry J27 LMU J30 Queens F3 MHU F6 Catawba F10 AU F13 L-R F17 TC F20 Wingate F24 Brevard F27 Coker Season Career Streak Seas Rec CR Record 10+ pts: (1) pts: rbs: rbs: assists: D-D: Leading scorer Rebounder Assists Steals Blocks Career Highs Points Anderson Made FGs , twice, #17 Queens FG Att Anderson PT FGs Anderson PT FG Att Anderson MADE FTs Anderson FT Att Anderson Brevard O REB Brevard D REB , twice, Catawba Assists , v. Limestone Turnovers , twice, Tusculum Wingate Steals Newberry Minutes , twice, #17 Queens Season Highs Points... #17 Queens Made #17 Queens FG #17 Queens PT #17 Queens PT FG #17 Queens MADE FTs... FT Att Catawba O REB... D REB... Catawba Assists...2, v. Limestone Turnovers...1, twice, Tusculum Wingate Steals... Minutes... #17 Queens Career Stats Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / Career v. Brevard Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL 1-0 5/ Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 16

17 10 - Charles Clark Nickname: Bird Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 Year: Sophomore Hometown: Murfreesboro, Tenn. High School: Siegel Position: G Major: Undecided Season Career Streak Seas Rec CR Record 10+ pts: pts: (7) rbs: (2) rbs: (1) assists: (1) D-D: (1) Leading scorer (9) Rebounder (2) Assists (2) Steals (5) Blocks (2) Game-by-game Career Highs Date Opp Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP N13 SWU N14 Lander N18 JCSU N21 USCA N24 LMU D2 Clayton D5 Newberry D9 Lime D12 Queens D16 Catawba D19 L-R J2 MHU J6 TC J9 Wingate J13 Brevard J20 AU J23 Newberry J27 LMU J30 Queens F3 MHU F6 Catawba F10 AU F13 L-R F17 TC F20 Wingate F24 Brevard F27 Coker Points , v. Newberry Made FGs #1 LMU FG Att , v. #3 LMU PT FGs , v. Lander PT FG Att , v. Lander MADE FTs , v. Johnson C. Smith FT Att... 13, 3x, last v. Johnson C. Smith , v. Brevard O REB Lenoir-Rhyne D REB...10, v. Brevard Assists , v. Anderson Turnovers , v. Catawba Blocks , 3x, last v. Brevard Steals Tusculum Minutes Newberry Season Highs Points... USC Aiken Made FGs...8, v. Limestone FG Att... Catawba PT FGs...5, v. Lander PT FG Att...9, v. Lander MADE FTs...12, v. Johnson C. Smith FT Att... 13, v. Johnson C. Smith , twice, last v. Limestone O REB...2, twice, last v. Johnson C. Smith D REB...5, v. Limestone Assists...5, v. Limestone Turnovers...7, v. Newberry Blocks... Steals... #17 Lincoln Memorial Minutes...39, v. Southern Wesleyan Career Stats Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / Career v. Brevard Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 17

18 11 - Carson Brooks Height: 6-6 Weight: 230 Year: Senior Hometown: Knoxville, Tenn. High School: West HS Position: F Game-by-game Date Opp Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP N13 SWU N14 Lander N18 JCSU N21 USCA N24 LMU D2 Clayton D5 Newberry D9 Lime D12 Queens D16 Catawba D19 L-R J2 MHU J6 TC J9 Wingate J13 Brevard J20 AU J23 Newberry J27 LMU J30 Queens F3 MHU F6 Catawba F10 AU F13 L-R F17 TC F20 Wingate F24 Brevard F27 Coker Season Career Streak Seas rec CR Record 10+ pts: (16) pts: (3) rbs: (10) rbs: (2) assists: (2) D-D: (2) Leading scorer (4) Rebounder (5) Assists (2) Steals (2) Blocks (2) Career Highs Queens Made Barton FG Att... Newberry PT FGs... 2, twice, last v. Tusculum PT FG Att... 3, twice, last v. Catawba Made FT... 7, twice, last v. Queens FT Newberry , v. Mars Hill O REB... 5, twice, #1 LMU D REB... 11, twice, last v. Newberry Assists...5, 4x, last v. Lander Turnovers...8, v. Newberry Blocks...3, 4x, LMU Steals...4, v. Mars Hill Minutes...37, v. Coker Season Highs Points... 21, twice, last v. #20 Lenoir-Rhyne Made FGs...9, twice, last v. #20 Lenoir-Rhyne FG Att...13, v. Clayton State PT FGs... 3PT FG Att , v. Southern Wesleyan MADE FTs , v. Lander FT Att...8, 3x, last v. #20 Lenoir-Rhyne , v. Mars Hill O REB , v. Mars Hill D REB , v. Newberry Assists , twice, last v. Lander Turnovers , v. Newberry Blocks , v. Lander Steals , 5x, #17 Queens Minutes , 3x, last v. Newberry Career Stats Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / / TOTAL / Career v. Brevard Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL / Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 18

19 12 - Zack Pangallo Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Year: Freshman Hometown:Newport, Ky. High School: Newport Central Catholic Position: G Season Career Streak Seas Rec CR Record 10+ pts: (2) pts: rbs: rbs: assists: (1) D-D: Leading scorer Rebounder Assists Steals (1) Blocks Game-by-game Season/Career Highs Date Opp Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP N13 SWU N14 Lander N18 JCSU N21 USCA N24 LMU D2 Clayton D5 Newberry D9 Lime D12 Queens D16 Catawba D19 L-R J2 MHU J6 TC J9 Wingate J13 Brevard J20 AU J23 Newberry J27 LMU J30 Queens F3 MHU F6 Catawba F10 AU F13 L-R F17 TC F20 Wingate F24 Brevard F27 Coker Points Tusculum Made Tusculum FG Att #17 Lincoln Memorial PT FGs... 3, twice, #17 Lincoln Memorial PT FG Att... 5, twice, #17 Lincoln Memorial MADE Tusculum FT Att Tusculum , v. Lander O REB...1, 3x, #17 Lincoln Memorial D REB , v. Lander Assists #17 Queens #17 Queens Blocks Steals , v. Johnson C. Smith Minutes , v. Johnson C. Smith Career Stats Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 19

20 14 - Josh Murray Height: 6-9 Weight: 250 Year: Junior Hometown: Burlington, N.C. High School: Cummings Previous College: Jacksonville Position: F/C Season Career Streak Seas Rec CR Record 10+ pts: pts: rbs: rbs: assists: D-D: Leading scorer Rebounder Assists Steals Blocks Game-by-game Season/Career Highs Date Opp Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP N13 SWU DNP - Leg N14 Lander DNP - Leg N18 JCSU DNP - Leg N21 USCA DNP - Leg N24 LMU DNP - Leg D2 Clayton DNP - Leg D5 Newberry DNP - Leg D9 Lime DNP - Leg D12 Queens DNP - Leg D16 Catawba DNP - Leg D19 L-R DNP - Leg J2 MHU DNP - Leg J6 TC DNP - Leg J9 Wingate DNP - Leg J13 Brevard J20 AU J23 Newberry J27 LMU J30 Queens F3 MHU F6 Catawba F10 AU F13 L-R F17 TC F20 Wingate F24 Brevard F27 Coker Points Made FGs FG Att PT FGs PT FG Att MADE FTs FT Att O REB D REB Assists Turnovers Blocks Steals Minutes Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 20

21 20 - Andy Barnett Height: 6-4 Weight: 186 Year: Junior Hometown: Pigeon Forge, Tenn. High School: Pigeon Forge HS Position: G Game-by-game Date Opp Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP N13 SWU N14 Lander N18 JCSU N21 USCA N24 LMU D2 Clayton D5 Newberry D9 Lime D12 Queens D16 Catawba DNP - Coach s Decision D19 L-R DNP - Coach s Decision J2 MHU J6 TC J9 Wingate J13 Brevard J20 AU J23 Newberry J27 LMU J30 Queens F3 MHU F6 Catawba F10 AU F13 L-R F17 TC F20 Wingate F24 Brevard F27 Coker Season Career Streak Seas rec CR Record 10+ pts: (1) pts: rbs: (1) rbs: assists: (1) D-D: Leading scorer Rebounder Assists (2) Steals Blocks (1) Career highs Points... 16, v. Johnson C. Smith Made FGs...5, 3x, last v. Johnson C. Smith FG Att... 10, twice, last v. Johnson C. Smith PT FGs...5, twice, last v. Johnson C. Smith PT FG Att... 10, twice, last v. Johnson C. Smith MADE FTs... 2, twice, last v. Brevard FT Att...3, v. Mars Hill , v. Anderson O REB... 2, 3x, last v. Lenoir-Rhyne D REB...6, v. Anderson Assists... 5, v. Lenoir-Rhyne Anderson Blocks...1, twice, Brevard Steals...2, twice, Brevard Minutes...33, v. Catawba Season Highs Points... 16, v. Johnson C. Smith Made FGs...5, v. Johnson C. Smith FG Att... 10, v. Johnson C. Smith PT FGs...5, v. Johnson C. Smith PT FG Att... 10, v. Johnson C. Smith MADE FTs , v. Lander FT Att...2, twice, last v. Johnson C. Smith , 4x, last, v. Newberry O REB...1, twice, USC Aiken D REB...3, twice, last v. Newberry Assists , v. Newberry Turnovers , 3x, last v. Limestone Blocks Steals #17 Lincoln Memorial Minutes , v. Johnson C. Smith Career Stats Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL / Career v. Brevard Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 21

22 21 - Mason Bates Height: 6-4 Weight: 200 Year: Sophomore Hometown: Cookeville, Tenn. High School: Cookeville Position: G Major: Education Game-by-game Date Opp Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP N13 SWU N14 Lander N18 JCSU N21 USCA N24 LMU D2 Clayton D5 Newberry D9 Lime D12 Queens D16 Catawba D19 L-R J2 MHU J6 TC J9 Wingate J13 Brevard J20 AU J23 Newberry J27 LMU J30 Queens F3 MHU F6 Catawba F10 AU F13 L-R F17 TC F20 Wingate F24 Brevard F27 Coker Season Career Streak Seas Rec CR Record 10+ pts: (2) pts: rbs: (3) rbs: assists: (2) D-D: Leading scorer Rebounder (1) Assists (2) Steals (4) Blocks (1) Career Highs Points , twice, last v. Tusculum Made FGs , twice, last v. Tusculum FG Mars Hill PT FGs , twice, last v. Limestone PT FG Att , 3x, Tusculum MADE FTs , twice, last v. Mars Hill FT Att , v. #20 Lenoir-Rhyne , 3x, Catawba O REB , v. Mount Olive D REB Catawba Assists...7, v. #20 Lenoir-Rhyne Wingate Blocks , 3x, Catawba Steals , twice, Catawba Minutes Newberry Season Highs Points... 13, v. #20 Lenoir-Rhyne Made FGs... 4, 3x, last v. Limestone FG Att... 7, 4x, last v. Limestone PT FGs...3, v. Limestone PT FG Att...5, twice, Tusculum MADE FTs , twice, last v. Mars Hill FT Att , v. #20 Lenoir-Rhyne Catawba O REB , v. Johnson C. Smith D REB Catawba Assists , v. #20 Lenoir-Rhyne #17 Queens Blocks , 3x, Catawba Steals , twice, Catawba Minutes... 34, 3x, last v. #20 Lenoir-Rhyne Career Stats Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / Career v. Brevard Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 22

23 24 - Parker Role Height: 6-8 Weight: 193 Year: Sophomore (RS) Hometown: Atlanta, Ga. High School: Parkview Previous College: Montevallo Position: F Game-by-game Date Opp Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP N13 SWU DNP - Coach s Decision N14 Lander DNP - Coach s Decision N18 JCSU DNP - Coach s Decision N21 USCA DNP - Coach s Decision N24 LMU DNP - Coach s Decision D2 Clayton DNP - Coach s Decision D5 Newberry DNP - Coach s Decision D9 Lime DNP - Coach s Decision D12 Queens DNP - Coach s Decision D16 Catawba DNP - Coach s Decision D19 L-R DNP - Coach s Decision J2 MHU DNP - Coach s Decision J6 TC DNP - Coach s Decision J9 Wingate DNP - Coach s Decision J13 Brevard J20 AU J23 Newberry J27 LMU J30 Queens F3 MHU F6 Catawba F10 AU F13 L-R F17 TC F20 Wingate F24 Brevard F27 Coker Season Career Streak Seas Rec CR Record 10+ pts: pts: rbs: rbs: assists: D-D: Leading scorer Rebounder Assists Steals Blocks Season/Career Highs Points... Made FGs... FG Att... 3PT FGs... 3PT FG Att MADE FTs FT Att O REB D REB Assists Turnovers Blocks Steals Minutes Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 23

24 32 - Josh Rogers Height: 6-8 Weight: 190 Year: Senior Hometown: Bristol, UK High School: SGS College Position: F Game-by-game Date Opp Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP N13 SWU N14 Lander DNP- foot N18 JCSU N21 USCA N24 LMU D2 Clayton D5 Newberry D9 Lime D12 Queens D16 Catawba D19 L-R J2 MHU J6 TC J9 Wingate J13 Brevard J20 AU J23 Newberry J27 LMU J30 Queens F3 MHU F6 Catawba F10 AU F13 L-R F17 TC F20 Wingate F24 Brevard F27 Coker Season Career Streak Seas rec CR Record 10+ pts: (6) pts: rbs: (5) rbs: (2) assists: (1) D-D: (2) Leading scorer (1) Rebounder (2) Assists (1) Steals (1) Blocks (10) Career Highs Points...19, v. #23 Montevallo Made FGs...9, v. #23 Montevallo FG Att...16, v. #23 Montevallo PT FGs...1, 3x, last v. #23 Montevallo PT FG Att... 4, v. Hiwassee MADE FTs...6, twice, last v. Johnson C. Smith FT Att...8, v. USC Aiken Clayton State O REB...6, v. Johnson C. Smith D USC Aiken Assists...5, twice, last v. #23 Montevallo Turnovers...4, 3x, Brevard Blocks...3, 6x, USC Aiken Steals...3, 4x, Lenoir-Rhyne Minutes....40, 3x, #17 Lincoln Memorial Season Highs Points , v. Johnson C. Smith Made FGs...6, twice, last v. #20 Lenoir-Rhyne FG Att , v. Johnson C. Smith PT FGs PT FG Att , v. Mars Hill MADE FTs , twice, last v. Newberry FT Att , twice, last v. Newberry , v. #20 Lenoir-Rhyne O REB...6, v. Southern Wesleyan D USC Aiken Assists...4, twice, last v. Newberry Turnovers...2, v. Southern Wesleyan USC Aiken Steals , 5x, Wingate Minutes...40, twice, #17 Lincoln Memorial Career Stats Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / / TOTAL / Career v. Brevard Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL / Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 24

25 33 - Sawyer Williams Birth Date: Height: 6-8 Weight: 215 Year: Junior Hometown: Owenton, Ky. High School: Owen County Previous College: Morehead State Position: F Major: Biology Game-by-game Date Opp Min FG 3FG FT O-D-T PF A TO B S TP N13 SWU N14 Lander N18 JCSU DNP - Migraine N21 USCA N24 LMU D2 Clayton D5 Newberry D9 Lime D12 Queens D16 Catawba D19 L-R J2 MHU J6 TC J9 Wingate J13 Brevard J20 AU J23 Newberry J27 LMU J30 Queens F3 MHU F6 Catawba F10 AU F13 L-R F17 TC F20 Wingate F24 Brevard F27 Coker Season Career Streak Seas rec CR Record 10+ pts: (7) pts: (2) rbs: (16) rbs: (1) assists: D-D: (1) Leading scorer (2) Rebounder (3) Assists (1) Steals (2) Blocks (2) Career highs #17 Lincoln Memorial Made #17 Lincoln Memorial FG #17 Lincoln Memorial PT FGs PT FG Att...1, v. Catawba MADE #17 Lincoln Memorial FT #17 Lincoln Memorial Queens O REB... 6, twice, #17 Lincoln Memorial D Queens Newberry Turnovers...5, v. Brevard Blocks... 2, 8x, last v. Clayton State Queens Minutes... Newberry Season Highs Points #17 Lincoln Memorial Made FGs #17 Lincoln Memorial FG Att #17 Lincoln Memorial PT FGs PT FG Att MADE FTs #17 Lincoln Memorial FT #17 Lincoln Memorial #17 Lincoln Memorial O REB... #17 Lincoln Memorial D REB...8, v. #20 Lenoir-Rhyne Assists...3, twice, last v. Mars Hill Turnovers , v. Mars Hill Blocks , twice, last v. Clayton State Steals , v. Mars Hill Minutes , twice, USC Aiken Career Stats Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL / Career v. Brevard Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / Carson-Newman Men s Basketball Pg. 25