Capital Hoops Classic
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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.
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Sport | Basketball |
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Teams | |
First meeting | Men's: January 23, 2007 Ottawa 64 Carleton 62 Women's: January 26, 2008 Carleton 53 Ottawa 43 |
Latest meeting | February 3, 2023 Men's: Carleton 67 Ottawa 61 Women's: Carleton 66 Ottawa 60 |
Next meeting | 2024 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | Men's: 16 Women's: 15 |
All-time series | Men's: Carleton leads, 13–3 Women's: Carleton leads, 10–5 |
Largest victory | Men's: Carleton, 74–34 (2012) Women's: Carleton, 73–50 (2016) |
Longest win streak | Carleton (Men's), 8 (2008–2015) Carleton (Women's), 4 (2008–2011) |
Current win streak | Carleton (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.