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 18 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 (2026). 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 menâÂÂs and womenâÂÂs 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 provinceâÂÂNova ScotiaâÂÂthough in different cities, as the men played in Halifax, the women, in Sydney. The menâÂÂs 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).
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.
Outside of its typical season games, the men's basketball team plays exhibition games with NCAA teams from the United States during the summer months, billed as the Can-Am Shootout. During these games, Carleton has garnered significant wins over reputable Division I teams such as the University of Mississippi, University of Cincinnati, University of Wisconsin-Madison and South Dakota State University.
Below is the program's regular season record since the 1996âÂÂ97 season.
MVP of the National Championship Tournament
Outstanding Male Basketball Player
Rookie of the Year