Elevate Excellence: Support the Ravens Men’s Basketball Program

Carleton’s Men’s Basketball team is the most successful collegiate program in Canadian history, with 17 national championships in the past 20 years. Behind that sustained success is a community of supporters who believe in building champions—on the court, in the classroom, and beyond.

The key factor of Ravens basketball’s success is support. We’re focused on ensuring that our student-athletes have every advantage to perform at their highest level. With your help, we can invest in the nutrition, training tools, and academic support that fuel their success.

New Challenges

Recent changes to NCAA recruiting rules—particularly related to name, image, and likeness (NIL) compensation and increased transfer activity—have made it even more challenging to compete for top talent. To attract and retain elite student-athletes in this new landscape, we must offer a program experience that rivals the best.

How Your Gift Makes a Difference

Nutritious Meals

The demands on student-athletes requires the right fuel to excel. Donations help subsidize nutritious meals that support high-level training and recovery, keeping players healthy and focused.

Advanced Sports Technology

We use state-of-the-art video and analytics software that enables real-time performance feedback. Cameras in the Ravens’ Nest feed directly to mobile devices, allowing coaches and players to analyze and adjust in real time. With your support, we aim to expand our capacity to live-tag games, providing a competitive edge in real time.

Automatic Shooting Machines

We are looking to replace both of our machines. It has been a great tool to assist our players improve their outside shooting however the machines have passed their normal lifecycle of 10 years.

A Message from Head Coach Taffe Charles

“Our culture is built on the day-to-day. We pride ourselves in offering a program that has a long history in preparing student-athletes for success on the floor, in the class room and in life after basketball. With your support we can continue to provide our student-athletes the support they need to be their best.”
— Taffe Charles, Head Coach, Carleton Ravens Men’s Basketball

The Dunsmore Challenge

Since 2015, David Dunsmore, proud Carleton alumnus and lifelong Ravens supporter, has played a vital role in the success of the Men’s Basketball program. Through the recently concluded Dunsmore Challenge, David’s annual contributions have created opportunities for student-athletes to reach new heights, both academically and athletically.

For his long-standing support of the program we can’t say ‘thank you’ enough!

Thank you for your ongoing support in helping us maintain a championship standard.