Capital Hoops Classic

Capital Hoops Classic
First meeting 2007
Men's: Ottawa 64, Carleton 62
Latest meeting

February 6, 2015
Men's: Carleton 79, Ottawa 66

Women's: Ottawa 46, Carleton 40
Next meeting February 5, 2016
Statistics
Meetings total 9
All-time series

Men's: Carelton leads, 8–1

Women's: Carleton leads, 5-3
Largest victory Carleton, 74–34 (2012)
Longest win streak Carleton (Men's), 8 (2008–present)
Current win streak

Carleton (Men's), 8 (2008–present)

Ottawa (Women's), 2 (2014-present)

The Capital Hoops Classic is a Canadian rivalry basketball series between the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees and Carleton University Ravens sponsored by bank holding company MBNA. The series, featuring both the men's and women's teams, has been held since 2007 at Canadian Tire Centre (known until 2013 as Scotiabank Place). Both schools are located in the city of Ottawa; Ottawa is older of the two and is located in the downtown Sandy Hill neighbourhood of the city, while Carleton sits between Old Ottawa South and Dow's Lake. Both teams compete in the East division of Ontario University Athletics in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, and frequently finish near the top of the league table.

History

On January 23, 2007, the two men's basketball teams faced off at Scotiabank Place in front of nearly 9,720 spectators, which was a record crowd for a regular season CIS basketball game. The Ottawa Gee-Gees won the inaugural event 64–62. This event, now known as the Capital Hoops Classic, has been expanded to include the women's teams as well, with the Classic featuring a doubleheader of both teams.

The January 28, 2009 edition of the game broke the 2007 record with 10,523 fans attending the two games, with both of Carleton's teams posting victories over Ottawa.[1]

In the 2013–14 season the teams faced each other both in the provincial and national finals, with Ottawa winning the OUA championship and Carleton winning the national title.

The 2015 matchup set a new record attendance at 10,780 and was the first time in the series where the Gee-Gees Men's team were the top-ranked team in the CIS, with the Ravens holding second. The Gee-Gees defeated the Ravens in an earlier game; the inaugural "Bytown Battle" which took place at the U of O's Montpetit Hall. However, while their women won 46-40, the Gee-Gees men were unable to defeat the Ravens in the rivalry series, falling 79-66.[2][3]

Game results

Men's

Ottawa victories Carleton victories
Year Site Winning team Losing team Series Attendance Notes
2007 Scotiabank Place Ottawa64 Carleton62OTT 1-0 9,730 Inaugural edition of the Capital Hoops Classic
2008 Scotiabank Place Carleton70 Ottawa 66 TIED 1-1 9,124
2009 Scotiabank Place Carleton87 Ottawa 72 CAR 2-1 10,523
2010 Scotiabank Place Carleton77 Ottawa 66 CAR 3-1 8,074
2011 Scotiabank Place Carleton78 Ottawa 65 CAR 4-1 7,565
2012 Scotiabank Place Carleton74 Ottawa 34 CAR 5-1 7,022 Largest margin of victory
2013 Scotiabank Place Carleton63 Ottawa 58 CAR 6-1 6,208
2014 Canadian Tire Centre Carleton82 Ottawa 58 CAR 7-1 6,604
2015 Canadian Tire Centre Carleton79 Ottawa 66 CAR 8-1 10,780 Highest attendance record
2016 Canadian Tire Centre Ottawa 78 Carleton 72 CAR 8-2 10,105

Women's

Ottawa victories Carleton victories
Year Site Winning team Losing team Series Attendance Notes
2008 Scotiabank Place Carleton53 Ottawa 43 CAR 1-0 9,124 Inaugural edition of Women's game
2009 Scotiabank Place Carleton62 Ottawa 53 CAR 2-0 10,523
2010 Scotiabank Place Carleton53 Ottawa 40 CAR 3-0 8,074
2011 Scotiabank Place Carleton71 Ottawa 63 CAR 4-0 7,565
2012 Scotiabank Place Ottawa59 Carleton 55 CAR 4-1 7,022
2013 Scotiabank Place Carleton68 Ottawa 50 CAR 5-1 6,208
2014 Canadian Tire Centre Ottawa57 Carleton 47 CAR 5-2 6,604
2015 Canadian Tire Centre Ottawa46 Carleton 40 CAR 5-3 10,780 Highest attendance record
2016 Canadian Tire Centre Carleton73 Ottawa 50 CAR 6-3 10,105 Largest margin of victory

See also

Panda Game

References

  1. ↑ Carleton hosts Ottawa in 5th Capital Hoops Classic
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
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