CARSON-NEWMAN EAGLES Quick Facts
Head Coach: Dale Clayton
School....................... Carson-Newman College Address ..................... Jefferson City, TN 37760 Founded ....................................................1851 Enrollment ................................................2,088 School Colors ....................... Orange and Blue Arena ........................................Holt Fieldhouse Capacity....................................................2,000 2007-08 Record ......................................... 18-9 2007-08 SAC Record/Finish ................. 8-6/3rd Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....................4/9 Head Coach ..................................Dale Clayton Alma Mater ................................. Milligan, 1973 Record at School ............... 296-270 (21 years) Career Record ......................................... Same Best Time To Reach ..................Weekday a.m. Office Number ............................ 865-471-3367 Assistant Coaches Chuck Benson ...............Carson-Newman, 1991 David Gorman ......................Salem State, 1995 Robert Winfield .......................... Roanoke, 2005 Scott Taylor SID................................................... Zeke Beam E-mail Address ....................... zbeam@cn.edu Office Phone .............................. 865-471-3513 Home Phone............................... 865-414-1060 Office Fax ................................... 865-471-3514 Press Row Phone ...................... 865-471-4792 Internet Address ........................... www.cn.edu SID Mailing Address ...............CNC Box 72000 .................................... Jefferson City, TN 37760
Dale Clayton, the 2005 recipient of the FCA’s John Lotz Barnabas Award, will enter his 22nd season at the helm of the Carson-Newman Eagles basketball program. The 2002 South Atlantic Conference Coach of the Year and NABC Regional Coach of the Year, Clayton is the winningest coach in the history of Carson-Newman basketball. Coach Clayton led the Eagles to one of the best seasons in school history in Dale Clayton 2001-02. The Eagles Year By Year went 26-5, won the 1988-89 Carson-Newman 14-15 .483 SAC regular season and 1989-90 Carson-Newman 15-15 .500 tournament champion- 1990-91 Carson-Newman 15-14 .517 ships and advanced to 1991-92 Carson-Newman 11-17 .393 the NCAA Division II 1992-93 Carson-Newman 8-18 .308 1993-94 Carson-Newman 16-14 .533 Sweet 16. He has been an in- 1994-95 Carson-Newman 16-12 .571 structor for the Virgin 1995-96 Carson-Newman 13-15 .464 1996-97 Carson-Newman 12-14 .462 Island Olympic Bas- 1997-98 Carson-Newman 14-14 .500 ketball Committee, the 1998-99 Carson-Newman 20-9 .690 Fellowship of Christian 1999-00 Carson-Newman 11-15 .423 Athletes, and the United 2000-01 Carson-Newman 17-11 .607 States Air Force in Eu- 2001-02 Carson-Newman 26-5 .839 2002-03 Carson-Newman 19-9 .679 rope. Clayton has served on 2003-04 Carson-Newman 18-10 .643 2004-05 Carson-Newman 12-16 .429 the NCAA Minority Op- 2005-06 Carson-Newman 10-17 .370 portunities and Interests 2006-07 Carson-Newman 10-19 .345 Committee, the Division 2007-08 Carson-Newman 18-9 .667 II Amateurism Project 2008-09 Carson-Newman 7-21 .250 303-291 .510 Team, the NCAA Men’s Career Basketball Rules Committee, and the Division II Mens Basketball Committee, serving as chair his final year. The former president of the Black Coaches Association was honored by his election to the National Association of Basketball Coaches Board of Directors where he is currently serving as the President. Clayton and his wife, Pamela, have one daughter, Monica, who is a C-N graduate.
2009-10 Roster No. 00 5 10 11 14 21 22 23 25 31 32 33 35 40 42 45
Name Quinche Dowdell Trey Caruthers J.J. Wesley Michael Nicolo Jordan Dixon Collin Crane Tyler Cross Cameron Sharp Darron Maxtion Justin Walker Kevin Hare Tray Okoth Erwin Staten Cameron Hall Brandon Evans Joe Meady
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HT 6-5 6-4 5-11 6-4 6-1 6-5 6-4 5-11 6-5 6-4 6-5 6-3 6-6 6-3 6-9 6-8
WT 230 190 185 170 170 190 180 169 228 191 195 215 205 210 210 230
POS F G G G G G/F G G F F F G/F G/F G/F C C
CL SO FR JR SO SR FR FR SO SR JR JR SR JR JR JR FR
Hometown/Previous School Oak Ridge, Tenn./Appalachian State Kingston Springs, Tenn./Harpeth Mobile, Ala./Connors State College Englewood, Tenn./McMinn Central Clinton, Tenn./Clinton Knoxville, Tenn./Karns Jacksboro, Tenn./Anderson County Knoxville, Tenn./Halls Huntsville, Ala./East Central C.C. Knoxville, Tenn./Austin-East Lexington, S.C./Lexington Richmond, Va./Cleveland State C.C. Huntsville, Ala./Jacksonville State Atoka, Tenn./Olney Central College Salem, Va./Longwood University Strawberry Plains, Tenn./Carter
SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE BASKETBALL 2009-10
2009-10 Schedule Nov. 16 at Alabama-Huntsville 7 pm Nov. 20 vs. Concord (at Harrogate, TN) 6pm Nov. 21 vs. Hiwassee (at Harrogate, TN) 2 pm Nov. 23 Alabama-Huntsville 7 pm Nov. 27 Georgia College 6 pm Nov. 28 North Georgia 4 pm Dec. 2 at Maryville (Tenn.) 8 pm Dec. 5 at LINCOLN MEMORIAL 8 pm Dec. 12 King 7 pm Dec. 31 Lees-McRae 4 pm Jan. 2 NEWBERRY 8 pm Jan. 5 at North Carolina A&T 7 pm Jan. 9 at MARS HILL 4 pm Jan. 13 WINGATE 8 pm Jan. 16 at TUSCULUM 4 pm Jan. 20 at BREVARD 8 pm Jan. 23 LENOIR-RHYNE 8 pm Jan. 27 CATAWBA 8 pm Jan. 30 at NEWBERRY 4 pm Feb. 3 at King 7 pm Feb. 6 MARS HILL 8 pm Feb. 10 at LENOIR-RHYNE 8 pm Feb. 13 TUSCULUM 8 pm Feb. 17 BREVARD 8 pm Feb. 20 LINCOLN MEMORIAL 4 pm Feb. 24 at CATAWBA 8 pm Feb. 27 at WINGATE 4 pm Mar. 3 Food Lion SAC Tournament TBA Mar. 6 Food Lion SAC Tournament TBA Mar. 7 Food Lion SAC Tournament TBA SAC games in ALL CAPS
2008-09 Results (4-12 SAC, 7-21) Nov. 15 King L, 119-126 Nov. 18 at Lees-McRae W, 99-93 Nov. 22 Alabama-Huntsville L, 94-98 Nov. 25 Milligan W, 110-86 Nov. 28 vs Georgia College & St L, 83-89 Nov. 29 vs West Alabama W, 109-93 Dec. 3 Maryville L, 91-95 Dec. 6 LINCOLN MEMORIAL W, 81-72 Dec. 13 at Anderson L, 109-117 (2OT) Dec. 15 at King L, 82-88 Dec. 17 at Alabama-Huntsville L, 68-72 Dec. 31 at North Georgia L, 95-104 Jan. 3 at NEWBERRY L, 73-89 Jan. 10 MARS HILL W, 89-81 Jan. 14 at WINGATE L, 74-87 Jan. 17 TUSCULUM L, 53-62 Jan. 21 BREVARD W, 98-91 Jan. 24 at LENOIR-RHYNE L, 95-98 Jan. 31 NEWBERRY L, 83-87 Feb. 7 at MARS HILL L, 65-93 Feb. 9 at CATAWBA L, 100-109 Feb. 11 LENOIR-RHYNE L, 53-67 Feb. 14 at TUSCULUM L, 74-83 Feb. 18 at BREVARD L, 97-101 (OT) Feb. 21 at LINCOLN MEMORIAL L, 70-73 Feb. 25 CATAWBA L, 84-92 Feb. 28 WINGATE W, 80-74 March 4 at Lenoir-Rhyne* L, 109-111 (OT) SAC Games in ALL CAPS * Food Lion SAC Tournament
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