Carleton Ravens men's basketball | |||
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University | Carleton University | ||
Head coach | Taffe Charles (3rd season) | ||
Conference | OUA East Division | ||
Location | Ottawa, Ontario | ||
Arena | Ravens’ Nest | ||
Nickname | Ravens | ||
Colors | Black, white, and red [1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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Conference tournament champions | |||
2003, 2004 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020 | |||
U Sports Championships | |||
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023 |
The Carleton Ravens men's basketball team represents Carleton University in the Ontario University Athletics conference of U Sports men's basketball. The Ravens have captured 17 W. P. McGee Trophy national championship wins, more than any top division school in Canada or the United States, and are the reigning national champions (2023). In addition, the Ravens have earned the Wilson Cup, awarded to the OUA champions, 12 times: 2003 to 2005, 2008 to 2010, 2012 to 2013, 2015, and 2018 to 2020.
On the same day in 2023 (March 12), both the men’s and women’s teams won the national title, something no school had accomplished since 1985, when the Victoria Vikes were double champions. The twin feat was also accomplished in the same province—Nova Scotia—though in different cities, as the men played in Halifax, the women, in Sydney. The men’s game on that day went to double overtime, a first for the title game. It set a record for number of points by any team in the finals (109), in a match that also saw the highest number of combined points scored (213).[ citation needed ]
The Ravens took part in 20 consecutive national championship tournaments from 2003 to 2023, but did not qualify for the 2024 tournament, and so were unable to defend their title.
Below is the program's regular season record since the 1996–97 season.
National Champion | Lost Championship | Conference Champion | League Leader |
Season | W | L | PF | PA | Finish |
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1996–97 | 5 | 15 | 1360 | 1678 | 7th, OUA East |
1997–98 | 7 | 13 | 1391 | 1542 | 6th, OUA East |
1998–99 | 12 | 8 | 1392 | 1351 | 2nd, OUA East |
1999–00 | 11 | 9 | 1321 | 1357 | 3rd, OUA East |
2000–01 | 21 | 1 | 1777 | 1390 | 1st, OUA East |
2001–02 | 19 | 3 | 1826 | 1443 | 1st, OUA East |
2002–03 | 21 | 1 | 1842 | 1400 | 1st, OUA East |
2003–04 | 22 | 0 | 1635 | 1270 | 1st, OUA East |
2004–05 | 22 | 0 | 1615 | 1268 | 1st, OUA East |
2005–06 | 20 | 2 | 1695 | 1266 | 1st, OUA East |
2006–07 | 19 | 3 | 1693 | 1282 | 1st, OUA East |
2007–08 | 22 | 0 | 1869 | 1318 | 1st, OUA East |
2008–09 | 21 | 1 | 1960 | 1393 | 1st, OUA East |
2009–10 | 20 | 2 | 1901 | 1389 | 1st, OUA East |
2010–11 | 22 | 0 | 2016 | 1341 | 1st, OUA East |
2011–12 | 22 | 0 | 2087 | 1245 | 1st, OUA East |
2012–13 | 19 | 1 | 1819 | 1232 | 1st, OUA East |
2013–14 | 22 | 0 | 2073 | 1368 | 1st, OUA East |
2014–15 | 17 | 2 | 1730 | 1072 | 2nd, OUA North |
2015–16 | 16 | 3 | 1641 | 1153 | 2nd, OUA North |
2016–17 | 19 | 0 | 1748 | 1114 | 1st, OUA North |
2017–18 | 23 | 0 | 2036 | 1389 | 1st, OUA East |
2018–19 | 22 | 1 | 2101 | 1364 | 1st, OUA East |
2019–20 | 21 | 1 | 2151 | 1398 | 1st, OUA East |
2020-21 | Cancelled due to Covid-19 | ||||
2021-22 | 14 | 0 | 1641 | 1206 | 1st, OUA East |
2022-23 | 20 | 4 | 2nd, OUA East | ||
2023–24 | 13 | 9 | 1733 | 1637 | 4th, OUA East |
Ottawa victories | Carleton victories |
Year | Site | Winning team | Losing team | Series | Attendance | Notes | ||
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2007 | Scotiabank Place | Ottawa | 64 | Carleton | 62 | OTT 1–0 | 9,730 | Inaugural edition of the Capital Hoops Classic |
2008 | Scotiabank Place | Carleton | 70 | Ottawa | 66 | TIED 1–1 | 9,124 | |
2009 | Scotiabank Place | Carleton | 87 | Ottawa | 72 | CAR 2–1 | 10,523 | |
2010 | Scotiabank Place | Carleton | 77 | Ottawa | 66 | CAR 3–1 | 8,074 | |
2011 | Scotiabank Place | Carleton | 78 | Ottawa | 65 | CAR 4–1 | 7,565 | |
2012 | Scotiabank Place | Carleton | 74 | Ottawa | 34 | CAR 5–1 | 7,022 | Largest margin of victory |
2013 | Scotiabank Place | Carleton | 63 | Ottawa | 58 | CAR 6–1 | 6,208 | |
2014 | Canadian Tire Centre | Carleton | 82 | Ottawa | 58 | CAR 7–1 | 6,604 | |
2015 | Canadian Tire Centre | Carleton | 79 | Ottawa | 66 | CAR 8–1 | 10,780 | Highest attendance record |
2016 | Canadian Tire Centre | Ottawa | 78 | Carleton | 72 | CAR 8–2 | 10,105 | |
2017 | Canadian Tire Centre | Carleton | 74 | Ottawa | 61 | CAR 9–2 | 10,030 | |
2018 | Canadian Tire Centre | Carleton | 67 | Ottawa | 56 | CAR 10–2 | 8,579 | |
2019 | Canadian Tire Centre | Carleton | 82 | Ottawa | 64 | CAR 11–2 | 9,004 | |
2020 | TD Place | Ottawa | 68 | Carleton | 67 | CAR 11–3 | 8,103 | |
2022 | Ravens Nest | Carleton | 71 | Ottawa | 58 | CAR 12–3 | ||
2023 | TD Place | Carleton | 67 | Ottawa | 61 | CAR 13–3 | 7,029 | |
2024 | TD Place | Ottawa | 71 | Carleton | 61 | CAR 13–4 | 6,137 |
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2019 | #1 | First Round Semi-Finals Finals | #8 Alberta Golden Bears #5 Dalhousie Tigers #2 Calgary Dinos | W 100-60 W 76–65 W 83-49 |
2020 | #1 | First Round Semi-Finals Finals | #8 Calgary Dinos #5 Western Mustangs #2 Dalhousie Tigers | W 82–66 W 90–63 W 74-65 |
2022 | #7 | First Round Semi-Finals Finals | #2 Victoria Vikes #3 Alberta Golden Bears #8 Saskatchewan Huskies | W 94-77 W 64-63 W 85-72 |
2023 | #3 | First Round Semi-Finals Finals | #6 UQAM Citadins #2 Ottawa Gee-Gees #4 St. Francis Xavier X-Men | W 73-71 W 81-75 W 109-104 |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MIN | Minutes played |
FG | Field-goals | 3FG | 3-point field-goals | FT | Free-throws |
PTS | Points | AVG | Points per game |
Season | Player | GP | Min | FG | 3FG | FT | Pts | Avg | OUA rank |
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2019-20 [2] | Lloyd Pandi | 19 | 441 | 126 | 4 | 47 | 303 | 15.9 | 21st |
2018-19 [3] | Eddie Ekiyor | 23 | 530 | 125 | 0 | 70 | 320 | 13.9 | 24th |
2017-18 [4] | Yasiin Joseph | 24 | 582 | 130 | 49 | 50 | 359 | 15.0 | 15th |
2016-17 [5] | Connor Wood | 19 | 512 | 128 | 76 | 32 | 364 | 19.2 | 4th |
2015-16 [6] | Guillaume Boucard | 13 | 305 | 77 | 8 | 36 | 198 | 15.2 | 16th |
2014-15 [7] | Thomas Scrubb | 19 | 504 | 137 | 20 | 32 | 326 | 17.2 | 9th |
2013-14 [8] | Philip Scrubb | 21 | 580 | 123 | 53 | 95 | 394 | 18.8 | 7th |
2012-13 [9] | Philip Scrubb | 14 | 419 | 83 | 39 | 68 | 273 | 19.5 | 4th |
2011-12 [10] | Philip Scrubb | 15 | 351 | 85 | 44 | 38 | 252 | 16.8 | 6th |
2010-11 [11] | Tyson Hinz | 22 | 579 | 131 | 16 | 97 | 375 | 17.0 | 7th |
2009-10 [12] | Kevin McCleery | 20 | 488 | 135 | 1 | 51 | 322 | 16.1 | 10th |
Jack Donohue TrophyMVP of the National Championship Tournament
| Mike Moser Memorial TrophyOutstanding Male Basketball Player
| Dr. Peter Mullins TrophyRookie of the Year
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First Team All-Canadians
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| All-Rookie Team
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Name | Team(s) | League(s) | Titles |
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Victor Raso | Niagara River Lions (2017-2021) | NBL Canada, CEBL | |
Osvaldo Jeanty | Ottawa Blackjacks (2020) | CEBL |
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