Carleton Ravens men's basketball

Summary

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.

Carleton Ravens men's basketball
UniversityCarleton University
Head coachTaffe Charles (3rd season)
ConferenceOUA
East Division
LocationOttawa, Ontario
ArenaRavens’ Nest
NicknameRavens
ColorsBlack, white, and red[1]
     
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


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

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.

History edit

Below is the program's regular season record since the 1996–97 season.

Season-by-season Record edit

National Champion Lost Championship Conference Champion League Leader
Season W L PF PA Finish
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

Capital Hoops Classic edit

Ottawa victories Carleton victories
Year Site Winning team Losing team Series Attendance Notes
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 11–4 6,137

U Sports Final 8 results edit

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
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

Individual Leader Scoring edit

Legend
  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
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

Awards and honours edit

U Sports Awards edit


OUA Awards edit

OUA All-Stars edit

University Awards edit

  • Tyson Hinz, 2010-11 Carleton Ravens Male Athlete of the Year [13]
  • Philip Scrubb, 2014-15 Carleton Ravens Male Athlete of the Year [14]
  • Kaza Kajami-Keane, 2016-17 Carleton Ravens Male Athlete of the Year [15]
  • Eddie Ekiyor 2018-19 Carleton Ravens Male Athlete of the Year [16]

Ravens in pro basketball edit

Players edit

Player Position Team(s) League(s) Years Titles
Marcus Anderson Guard Guelph Nighthawks (2020, 2021) CEBL
Ryan Bell Guard FC Schalke 04 Basketball (2008-09)
Espoon Honka (2009-10)
ProA
Korisliiga
2
Guillaume Boucard Power forward / small forward Niagara River Lions (2017-2018, 2019-2021) NBL Canada, CEBL
Aaron Doornekamp Power forward / small forward Pepsi Caserta (2009–12)
Braunschweig (2013–14)
Skyliners Frankfurt (2014–16)
Canarias (2016–17)
Valencia Basket (2017–20)
Canarias (2020-present)



Liga ACB

Liga ACB
FIBA Europe Cup champion (2016)
FIBA Champions League champion (2017)
EuroCup champion (2019)
FIBA Champions League champion (2022)
Ryan Ejim Power forward Niagara River Lions (2016-2018)
Hamilton Honey Badgers, Saskatchewan Rattlers (2019)
Niagara River Lions (2020)
Fraser Valley Bandits (2021)
NBL Canada
CEBL
CEBL
CEBL
CEBL Champion (2019)
Tyson Hinz Power forward Landstede Basketbal
Mitteldeutscher BC
DBL 3 German ProA champion (2017)
Osvaldo Jeanty Shooting guard
Point guard
Giants Nördlingen (2007–2009)
CS Gaz Metan Media (2009-2010)
Gießen 46ers (2010)
Medi Bayreuth (2010–2012)
London Lightning (2012)
Mitteldeutscher BC (2013)
Yasiin Joseph Point guard Ottawa Blackjacks (2020)
Landstede Hammers (2021)
Ferro-ZNTU Zaporozhye (2021)
CEBL
DBL
Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague
Kaza Kajami-Keane Point guard Raptors 905
Landstede Hammers
Mitteldeutscher BC
Le Mans Sarthe Basket
NBA G League
DBL
BBL
LNB Pro A
4 years (current) DBL Champion (2019)
TJ Lall Power forward Ottawa Blackjacks (2020)
Guelph Nighthawks (2021)
CEBL
Alain Louis Point guard Ottawa Blackjacks (2021) CEBL
Isiah Osborne Point guard
Shooting guard
Ottawa Blackjacks (2020)
Kouvot (2021)
CEBL
Korisliiga
Lloyd Pandi Power forward
Point guard
Shooting guard
Ottawa Blackjacks (2020)
Niagara River Lions (2021)
CEBL
Joe Rocca Guard Niagara River Lions Ham. Honey Badgers Spisska Nova Ves BC Mgzavrebi NBL Canada
CEBL SBL Georgian Superleague
Philip Scrubb Point guard
Shooting guard
AEK Athens
Skyliners Frankfurt
Zenit Saint Petersburg
Estudiantes
Limoges CSP
FIBA Europe Cup champion (2016)
Thomas Scrubb Small forward Kataja (2015–16)
Gießen 46ers (2016–17)
Scandone Avellino (2017–18)
Varese (2018–19)
SIG Strasbourg (2019–20)
Ottawa Blackjacks (2020)
JL Bourg (2020–present)





CEBL
LNB Pro A
Grant Shephard Power forward Fraser Valley Bandits (2020)
Niagara River Lions (2021)
CEBL
Stuart Turnbull Guard Giants Nördlingen (2009)
SC Rist Wedel (2009–10)
UBC Hannover Tigers (2010–11)
Dragons Rhöndorf (2011–12)
German ProA
ProB
Munis Tutu Point guard Ottawa Blackjacks (2020)
Ehingen Urspring (2021)
CEBL
BBL Pro A
Connor Wood Shooting guard Niagara River Lions (2017-2018)
Paderborn Baskets (2018-19)
UJAP Quimper (2019)
Guelph Nighthawks (2019)
Rio Ourense (2019–2020)
CEBL
ProA
LNB Pro B
CEBL
LEB Oro

Head coaches edit

Name Team(s) League(s) Titles
Victor Raso Niagara River Lions (2017-2021) NBL Canada, CEBL
Osvaldo Jeanty Ottawa Blackjacks (2020) CEBL

References edit

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  2. ^ "2019-2020 Men's Basketball Overall Statistics". oua.ca/. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  3. ^ "2018-2019 Men's Basketball Overall Statistics". oua.ca/. Retrieved 2021-07-13.
  4. ^ "2017-2018 Men's Basketball Overall Statistics". oua.ca/. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  5. ^ "2016-2017 Men's Basketball Overall Statistics". oua.ca/. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  6. ^ "2015-2016 Men's Basketball Overall Statistics". oua.ca/. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  7. ^ "2014-2015 Men's Basketball Overall Statistics". oua.ca/. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
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  9. ^ "2012-2013 Men's Basketball Overall Statistics". oua.ca/. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
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  11. ^ "2010-2011 Men's Basketball Overall Statistics". oua.ca/. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  12. ^ "2009-2010 Men's Basketball Overall Statistics". oua.ca/. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
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