Capital Hoops Classic

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, was held at the Canadian Tire Centre (known until 2013 as Scotiabank Place) from 2007 to 2019 until moving to TD Place Arena in 2020. Since 2015, the games traditionally occur on the first Friday in February.

Capital Hoops Classic
SportBasketball
Teams
First meetingMen's: January 23, 2007
Ottawa 64 Carleton 62
Women's: January 26, 2008
Carleton 53 Ottawa 43
Latest meetingFebruary 3, 2023
Men's: Carleton 67 Ottawa 61
Women's: Carleton 66 Ottawa 60
Next meeting2024
Statistics
Meetings totalMen's: 16
Women's: 15
All-time seriesMen's: Carleton leads, 13–3
Women's: Carleton leads, 10–5
Largest victoryMen's: Carleton, 74–34 (2012)
Women's: Carleton, 73–50 (2016)
Longest win streakCarleton (Men's), 8 (2008–2015)
Carleton (Women's), 4 (2008–2011)
Current win streakCarleton (Men's), 2 (2022–2023)
Carleton (Women's), 2 (2022–2023)

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 U Sports, 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 basketball game in U Sports (then known as Canadian Interuniversity Sport). 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]

The 2021 edition of the games were not played, and the 2022 games were played at Carleton University, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Game results

Men's
Season Date Winning team Losing team Series Venue Attendance Notes
2006–07Jan 23, 2007 Ottawa64Carleton62OTT 1–0Scotiabank Place9,730Inaugural edition
2007–08Jan 26, 2008 Carleton70Ottawa66TIED 1–1Scotiabank Place9,124
2008–09Jan 28, 2009 Carleton87Ottawa72CAR 2–1Scotiabank Place10,523
2009–10Jan 27, 2010 Carleton77Ottawa66CAR 3–1Scotiabank Place8,074
2010–11Jan 26, 2011 Carleton78Ottawa65CAR 4–1Scotiabank Place7,565
2011–12Jan 18, 2012 Carleton74Ottawa34CAR 5–1Scotiabank Place7,022Largest margin of victory
2012–13Jan 23, 2013 Carleton63Ottawa58CAR 6–1Scotiabank Place6,208
2013–14Jan 21, 2014 Carleton82Ottawa58CAR 7–1Canadian Tire Centre6,604
2014–15Feb 6, 2015 Carleton79Ottawa66CAR 8–1Canadian Tire Centre10,780Highest attendance record
2015–16Feb 5, 2016 Ottawa78Carleton72CAR 8–2Canadian Tire Centre10,105
2016–17Feb 3, 2017 Carleton74Ottawa61CAR 9–2Canadian Tire Centre10,030
2017–18Feb 2, 2018 Carleton67Ottawa56CAR 10–2Canadian Tire Centre8,579
2018–19Feb 1, 2019 Carleton82Ottawa64CAR 11–2Canadian Tire Centre9,004
2019–20Feb 7, 2020 Ottawa68Carleton67CAR 11–3TD Place8,103
2021–22Feb 18, 2022 Carleton71Ottawa58CAR 12–3Raven's Nest
2022–23Feb 3, 2023 Carleton67Ottawa61CAR 13–3TD Place7,029

Women's
Season Date Winning team Losing team Series Venue Attendance Notes
2007–08Jan 26, 2008 Carleton53Ottawa43CAR 1–0Scotiabank Place9,124Inaugural edition
2008–09Jan 28, 2009 Carleton62Ottawa53CAR 2–0Scotiabank Place10,523
2009–10Jan 27, 2010 Carleton53Ottawa40CAR 3–0Scotiabank Place8,074
2010–11Jan 26, 2011 Carleton71Ottawa63CAR 4–0Scotiabank Place7,565
2011–12Jan 18, 2012 Ottawa59Carleton55CAR 4–1Scotiabank Place7,022
2012–13Jan 23, 2013 Carleton68Ottawa50CAR 5–1Scotiabank Place6,208
2013–14Jan 21, 2014 Ottawa57Carleton47CAR 5–2Canadian Tire Centre6,604
2014–15Feb 6, 2015 Ottawa46Carleton40CAR 5–3Canadian Tire Centre10,780Highest attendance record
2015–16Feb 5, 2016 Carleton73Ottawa50CAR 6–3Canadian Tire Centre10,105Largest margin of victory
2016–17Feb 3, 2017 Carleton57Ottawa44CAR 7–3Canadian Tire Centre10,030
2017–18Feb 2, 2018 Carleton57Ottawa41CAR 8–3Canadian Tire Centre8,579
2018–19Feb 1, 2019 Ottawa61Carleton52CAR 8–4Canadian Tire Centre9,004
2019–20Feb 7, 2020 Ottawa77Carleton75CAR 8-5TD Place8,103
2021–22Feb 18, 2022 Carleton63Ottawa43CAR 9–5Raven's Nest
2022–23Feb 3, 2023 Carleton66Ottawa60CAR 10–5TD Place

See also

References
  1. Carleton hosts Ottawa in 5th Capital Hoops Classic
  2. "Capital Hoops gives Gees' men first loss - the FulcrumThe Fulcrum". Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  3. "Gee-Gees take over Ravens at the Capital Hoops Classic - the FulcrumThe Fulcrum". Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
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