The York University Lions men's basketball team will host the No. 2 Carleton Ravens and No. 6 Ottawa Gee-Gees at the Tait McKenzie Centre this weekend. The game against the Gee-Gees on Saturday will double as the Lions Grad Day for the men's basketball team. A ceremony honouring graduating players Nana Adu-Poku, Gianmarco Luciani and Gene Spagnuolo will take place on the court prior to the game.
 
The Match-ups: York (6-13) vs. No. 2 Carleton (18-1) and No. 6 Ottawa (13-6)
 
Game Details
Carleton – Friday, Feb. 8 @ 8pm, OUA.tv
Ottawa – Saturday, Feb. 9 @ 7:30pm, OUA.tv
 
Home/Away Records
York – 2-7 at home
Carleton – 9-0 on the road
Ottawa – 6-3 on the road
 
Current Streak
York – Lost 1
Carleton – Won 1
Ottawa – Lost 1
 
Last Meetings
The Lions lost against the perennially successful Ravens in January. The Ravens, who have won 13 of the last 16 national championships haven't lost to the Lions since the 2009-10 season.  
 
York and Ottawa matched up last month with the Gee-Gees picking up a victory on home court. In that game Gage Sabean led the way for the Gee-Gees with a game-high 25 points while Luciani led the Lions with 17 points and five rebounds.  
 
QUICK FACTS
 
York

• The Lions went to the free throw line a season-high 34 times in their last game against Queen's. They rank second in the OUA in free throw attempts per game (23.0) and third in free throws made per game (15.5).  
• York ranks third in the league in blocks per game (4.8) and seventh in the league in steals per game (7.4).
• The Lions are currently in seventh-place in the OUA East with a 6-13 record. They trail the Toronto Varsity Blues by two points in the standings for the division's final playoff spot with four games left to play.
• The Lions largest margin of victory the season came two weeks ago in the team's 77-57 victory over the Nipissing Lakers.  
• The games this weekend are the Lions last two regular season home games of the 2018-19 season. They will visit their city rivals the Ryerson Rams and Toronto Varsity Blues next weekend to conclude their regular season.

Carleton

• The Ravens lone loss of the season came two weeks ago in a 78-74 loss on the road to the No. 1 Ryerson Rams.
• The Ravens rank first overall in the OUA in points per game (90.5) and are also first in points allowed per game (58.9)
• Carleton leads the OUA in a number of categories, including field goal percentage (49.4%), free throw percentage (75.2%), rebound margin per game (16.4) and assists per game (19.4).
• The Ravens will play at Queen's on Saturday following their game against the Lions on Friday night.

 Ottawa

• After going 8-2 in the first half of the season, the Gee-Gees are 5-4 in the new year.
• The Gee-Gees are a dangerous and aggressive team from beyond the arc. They lead the OUA in three-pointers made per game (10.6) and are second in three-point attempts per game (29.8) and three-point percentage (35.6%).
• Ottawa has struggled on the glass this season and are ranked 15^th in the OUA with 35.2 rebounds per game.
• Ottawa will finish their regular season next weekend with home games against the Laurentian Voyageurs and Nipissing Lakers.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
 
York
 
F Nana Adu-Poku – The Lions lone fifth-year senior is averaging 5.5 points and 3.4 rebounds in 18.5 minutes per game this season. Adu-Poku has played in 97 games so far in his Lions career.
 
G/F Gianmarco Luciani – Ranks third on the Lions with a career-high 12.6 points per game and leads the team with 6.2 rebounds per game.
 
G Gene Spagnuolo – Is averaging 9.2 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game this season. He's also averaging a career-high 22.1 minutes per game in 17 games this season.  

Carleton
 
F Eddie Ekiyor – Leads the Ravens with 14.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game while shooting 65.5% from the field.

G Munis Tutu – Averaging 10.9 points per game and a team leading 4.1 assists per game.
 
Ottawa
 
F Guillaume Pepin – Leads the Gee-Gees in both scoring and rebounding with 15.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game.  
 
G Gage Sabean – Is ranked sixth in the OUA in three-point percentage (42.0%) and is averaging 14.8 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.