2008–09 Carleton Ravens men's basketball season

The 2008-09 Carleton University Ravens men's basketball season began on August 28, 2007 with exhibition games against NCAA Division I teams, and with regular season games beginning on November 7. The season ended when the Ravens hosted the national championships at Scotiabank Place for the second time.

Roster

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# Name Pos.
3 Mike Kenny Guard
10 Eliot Thompson Guard
11 Dan Penner Forward
13 Stuart Turnbull Guard
15 Kyle Smendziuk Forward
21 Derek McConnery Forward
22 Cole Hobin Guard
23 Anthony Ashe Guard
31 Luke Chapman Guard
33 Robert Saunders Guard
41 Kevin Churchill Forward
42 Aaron Doornekamp Forward
43 Aaron Chapman Forward
45 Kevin McCleery Forward

Coach: Dave Smart

Pre-season

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Exhibition games against NCAA Division I Teams

Date Opponent Score
Aug. 28 Northeastern Huskies 77-47
Aug. 30 Kansas Jayhawks 83-84
Aug. 31 South Alabama Jaguars 78-59
Sept. 1 Buffalo Bulls 84-74

Exhibition games against Canadian colleges

Date Opponent Score
Oct. 1 St. Lawrence College Vikings 112-77

House-Laughton Tournament

Date Opponent Score
Oct. 17 Bishop's Gaiters 102-53
Oct. 18 Laval Rouge et Or 73-60
Oct. 19 Victoria Vikes 73-64

Exhibition games on the road

Date Opponent Score
Nov. 1 Cincinnati Bearcats 54-64
Nov. 3 MSU Eagles 69-84

Rod Shoveller Memorial Tournament at Dalhousie University

Date Opponent Score
Jan. 2 Dalhousie Tigers 80-67
Jan. 3 Dalhousie Tigers 69-57
Jan. 4 Dalhousie Tigers 83-61

Regular season

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# Date Visitor Home Score Record
1 Nov. 7 Carleton Ravens Windsor Lancers 68-70 0-1
2 Nov. 8 Carleton Ravens Western Ontario Mustangs 79-74 1-1
3 Nov. 14 Lakehead Thunderwolves Carleton Ravens 78-57 2-1
4 Nov. 15 McMaster Marauders Carleton Ravens 74-49 3-1
5 Nov. 21 Guelph Gryphons Carleton Ravens 64-48 4-1
6 Nov. 22 Brock Badgers Carleton Ravens 92-67 5-1
7 Nov. 28 Carleton Ravens Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks 78-55 6-1
8 Nov. 29 Carleton Ravens Waterloo Warriors 83-76 7-1
9 Jan. 9 Varsity Blues Carleton Ravens 81-68 8-1
10 Jan. 10 Ryerson Rams Carleton Ravens 96-60 9-1
11 Jan. 16 Carleton Ravens Laurentian Voyageurs 110-58 10-1
12 Jan. 17 Carleton Ravens York Lions 89-72 11-1
13 Jan. 23 Carleton Ravens RMC Paladins 118-71 12-1
14 Jan. 24 Carleton Ravens Queen's Gaels 100-75 13-1
15 Jan. 28 Ottawa Gee Gees Carleton Ravens (at Scotiabank Place) 87-72 14-1
16 Jan. 30 York Lions Carleton Ravens 104-82 15-1
17 Jan. 31 Laurentian Voyageurs Carleton Ravens 107-56 16-1
18 Feb. 6 Carleton Ravens Ryerson Rams 98-62 17-1
19 Feb. 7 Carleton Ravens Varsity Blues 74-54 18-1
20 Feb. 13 Queen's Gaels Carleton Ravens 85-43 19-1
21 Feb. 14 RMC Paladins Carleton Ravens 119-45 20-1
22 Feb. 21 Carleton Ravens Ottawa Gee Gees 76-69 21-1

OUA Playoffs

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Date Visitor Home Score Event
Feb. 28 York Lions Carleton Ravens 105-57 OUA East Semi Final
Mar. 4 Ottawa Gee Gees Carleton Ravens 82-61 OUA East Final
Mar. 7 Carleton Ravens Western Ontario Mustangs 71-57 Wilson Cup Final
Date Opponent Score Event
Mar. 13 St. Francis Xavier X-Men 94-57 Quarter-final
Mar. 14 Western Ontario Mustangs 66-65 Semi-final
Mar. 15 UBC Thunderbirds 87-77 Final