BREVARD, N.C. – A trio of Brevard College Tornados – Jadon Carnes, Zane Caudle, and Charlie Hester – have become BC's first National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court honorees of Brevard's DIII era.
 
Carnes, a rising senior from Concord, North Carolina, majoring in Physical Education & Recreation, played and started in all 24 contests for the Tornados in 2024-25. Carnes led all Tornados with a 61.7% field goal percentage and 31 offensive boards, while ranking second on the team in minutes played per game (26.7), field goals made (108), points scored (271), and assists (73). Throughout his three-year career at Brevard, Carnes has totaled 797 points, 211 rebounds, and 176 assists, shooting 62.9% from the field, 41.4% from three-point range, and 82.3% from the free throw line. Additionally, Carnes was selected as a USA South Conference Player of the Week in 2024-25 and the USA South Academic All-Conference Team.
 
Caudle is a fellow rising senior from Franklinville, North Carolina, majoring in Business and Organizational Leadership at BC. Caudle joins teammates Carnes and Hester as the only BC players in the DIII era to earn NABC Honors Court accolades. Caudle distributed five assists and recorded five steals in six games for the 2024-25 season, and was selected to the USA South Academic All-Conference Team.
 
Hester, an upcoming alum of the BC men's basketball program from Huntersville, North Carolina, majoring in Business and Organizational Leadership, started and played in all 24 games for Brevard in 2024-25, playing 24.7 mpg shooting 50.3% (96-for-194) from the field. Hester canned 36 3-pointers, shot 81.6% from the line, scored 268 total points, grabbed 88 rebounds, and dished out 48 assists. Hester set a new career high with 23 points against Pfeiffer (Feb. 4), earned USA South All-Sportsmanship Team honors, and was selected to the USA South Academic All-Conference Team.  
 
The NABC Honors Court includes junior, senior, and graduate student men's basketball players who finished the 2024-25 year with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher.
 
The NABC's academic awards are presented annually to teams and athletes from all levels of college basketball.
 
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