FIRST-TEAM All-America – Browder receives high honor from D2CCA
INDIANAPOLIS – Carson-Newman senior forward Jack Brower (Kingsport, Tenn.) has been named to the D2CCA All-America first team, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon.
Browder becomes the program's fifth All-American in its NCAA era and its first since Charles Clark in 2017-18. Browder is the 14th All-American for the program overall.
He is the first Eagle to garner first-team recognition in the NCAA era.
Browder was the SAC's Player of the Year in 2025-26 and a first-team All-SAC selection. Browder joins Charles Clark (2016-17), Antoine Davis (2012-13) and Kyle Gribble (2002-03) as Eagles to earn the league's player of the year accolade. He is the third coached by head men's basketball coach Chuck Benson.
In addition to Browder's Player of the Year honor, he also earns all-league honors for the third time in his career and his second on the first team.
Browder is also on the watch list for Small College Basketball's Bevo Francis Award, given to the top player in all Small College Basketball, as well as the Trevor Hudgins Award, which goes to the best four-year player in Small College Basketball.
Jack Browder finished his career with 2,098 career points. He is fourth all-time in both Carson-Newman and SAC scoring history. Browder is fifth among active NCAA Division II players in career scoring and 15th among all players in all divisions.