PREVIEW: #1 Gee-Gees gearing up for Friday night Capital Hoops Classic
January 31, 2024
Friday, Feb. 2
- The Matchup: #1 Ottawa Gee-Gees (16-1) vs. Carleton Ravens (10-7)
- Location: TD Place Arena
- Tip-off: 8 p.m.
- Last Meeting: Ottawa 79, Carleton 78 – Dec. 6, 2023, at Montpetit Hall
OTTAWA GAME NOTES
- Major stat leaders
- Points (per game): Brock Newton – 16.4
- Assists (per game): Dragan Stajic – 5.6
- Rebounds (per game): Dragan Stajic – 5.6
- The Gee-Gees remain the number one ranked team in the nation. After earning a pair of wins over Waterloo and Laurier over the weekend, Ottawa is currently on a six-game win streak heading into the 2023-24 edition of the Capital Hoops Classic.
- In their last meeting, Jacques-Mélaine Guemeta scored the game-winning basket to seal a one-point victory over Carleton in December.
- Kevin Otoo was Ottawa's leading scorer in last season's Capital Hoops Classic, putting up 22 points in the loss.
CARLETON GAME NOTES
- Major stat leaders
- Points (per game): Xavier Spencer – 15.1
- Assists (per game): Xavier Spencer – 3.2
- Rebounds (per game): Noah Horobetz Simpson – 9.2
- Carleton has had an up and down season so far. Leading into the break, the team went on a four-game losing streak before flipping the scrip in January and picking up four consecutive wins. Last weekend, the team split in matches with Laurier and Waterloo.
- Sitting at 10-7, the Ravens rank fourth in the OUA EAST.
- Last season, the Ravens claimed victory in the 16th Capital Hoops Classic, defeating the Gee-Gees 67-61.