Capital Hoops Classic

Ottawa Gee-Gees

Carleton Ravens

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

All-time series

Men's: Carelton leads, 8–1

Women's: Carleton leads, 5-3

Largest victory

Carleton, 74–34 (2012)

Longest streak

Carleton (Men's), 8 (2008–present)

Current 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	Ottawa	64	Carleton	62	OTT 1-0	9,730	Inaugural edition of the Capital Hoops Classic
2008	Scotiabank Place	Carleton	70	Ottawa	66	TIED 1-1	9,124
2009	Scotiabank Place	Carleton	87	Ottawa	72	CAR 2-1	10,523
2010	Scotiabank Place	Carleton	77	Ottawa	66	CAR 3-1	8,074
2011	Scotiabank Place	Carleton	78	Ottawa	65	CAR 4-1	7,565
2012	Scotiabank Place	Carleton	74	Ottawa	34	CAR 5-1	7,022	Largest margin of victory
2013	Scotiabank Place	Carleton	63	Ottawa	58	CAR 6-1	6,208
2014	Canadian Tire Centre	Carleton	82	Ottawa	58	CAR 7-1	6,604
2015	Canadian Tire Centre	Carleton	79	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	Carleton	53	Ottawa	43	CAR 1-0	9,124	Inaugural edition of Women's game
2009	Scotiabank Place	Carleton	62	Ottawa	53	CAR 2-0	10,523
2010	Scotiabank Place	Carleton	53	Ottawa	40	CAR 3-0	8,074
2011	Scotiabank Place	Carleton	71	Ottawa	63	CAR 4-0	7,565
2012	Scotiabank Place	Ottawa	59	Carleton	55	CAR 4-1	7,022
2013	Scotiabank Place	Carleton	68	Ottawa	50	CAR 5-1	6,208
2014	Canadian Tire Centre	Ottawa	57	Carleton	47	CAR 5-2	6,604
2015	Canadian Tire Centre	Ottawa	46	Carleton	40	CAR 5-3	10,780	Highest attendance record
2016	Canadian Tire Centre	Carleton	73	Ottawa	50	CAR 6-3	10,105	Largest margin of victory

References

Carleton University

Academics	Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Sprott School of Business Faculty of Science Faculty of Engineering and Design Faculty of Public Affairs Arthur Kroeger College of Public Affairs School of Journalism and Communication Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice Norman Paterson School of International Affairs School of Public Policy and Administration

Athletics	Carleton Ravens Keith Harris Stadium Carleton–Ottawa Rivalry Panda Game Capital Hoops Classic

Government	Carleton University Students' Association Rideau River Residence Association Sprott Business Students' Society

Student life	List of Carleton University people Carleton O-Train Station Maxwell MacOdrum Library

Media	The Charlatan CKCU-FM Carleton University Press

University of Ottawa

Faculties	Law Medicine

Research Institutes	Ottawa Hospital Research Institute Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre University of Ottawa Heart Institute Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario The Ottawa Hospital Montfort Hospital

Athletics	Ottawa Gee-Gees Football Women's hockey Gee-Gees Field TD Place Stadium Matt Anthony Field Panda Game Capital Hoops Classic

Media	The Fulcrum La Rotonde Zoom Productions CHUO-FM University of Ottawa Press

Student Life	Student Federation of the University of Ottawa

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