Carleton loses to Florida State, Northeastern ahead of Bahamas trip

Canadian basketball powerhouse Carleton is supposed to be Kentucky’s biggest competition in the Bahamas. Turns out the Ravens may be in rebuilding mode.

Carleton lost both of its games vs. NCAA Division I opponents in the Can-Am Shootout this week, falling first to Northeastern 104-91 on Saturday and Florida State 98-65 last night. The game vs. Florida State wasn’t really ever close, with the Seminoles leading by 11 after the first quarter and 54-35 at halftime. The third quarter didn’t get much better, with Carleton going 0-6 from the three-point line and only 30% from the field. Florida State outscored Carleton 44-29 in the second half. In all, the Ravens shot only 29.3% from the field and 15.8% from the outside. The Seminoles won the rebounding battle 43-35 and forced 17 Carleton turnovers.

As mentioned, Carleton has plenty of new faces. Evan Mayer, Marjok Okado, and Reggie Seraphin made their debuts with the Ravens this week. Second-year guard Wazir Latiff led Carleton in scoring vs. Florida State with 13 points off 4-12 from the floor, 1-5 from three, and 4-6 from the free-throw line. Okado came off the bench to chip in 11 points and 2 steals. On the other side of the ball, former Kentucky Wildcat Cam’Ron Fletcher had nine points and four rebounds for Florida State. Caleb Mills led the Seminoles with 24 points.

All of this said I’m sure the Ravens will bring their A-game to the Bahamas, hungry for a win vs. Kentucky on Saturday night with the SEC Network cameras rolling. Until then, check out the box score, pictures, and highlights from last night.

Seraphin with the old-fashioned three-point play to close out the quarter.

Ravens 13 | FSU 27 pic.twitter.com/iFEcUqut9R

— Carleton Ravens Basketball (@CURavensBBall) August 8, 2022

Marjok Okado finishes in transition. With three minutes to play the Ravens trail 96-62. pic.twitter.com/vzFhOkspNH

— Carleton Ravens Basketball (@CURavensBBall) August 9, 2022