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History of Cassell Coliseum

Posted on23 August 2007.

Want to know what it felt like to be in the Cassell at the end of a big game? Here you go. Feel the intensity as the students (and rest of the crowd) go ape to Enter Sandman at the unc/VT game on 2.4.10.

Opened January 3, 1962 with a Victory over alabama 91-67

Dedicated on September 17, 1977

Capacity: 10,052

Highest Attended Game: December 3, 1966 vs. purdue (11,500)

Perfect Seasons at The Cassell:
– 1961-62 (10-0)
– 1965-66 (10-0)
– 1972-73 (11-0)
– 1975-76 (14-0)

Yearly Records at the Cassell

 (updated through the end of the 2010-11 season)

Season Wins Losses
1961-62 10 0
62-63 7 3
63-64 10 2
64-65 9 3
65-66 10 0
66-67 11 1
67-68 8 1
68-69 9 1
69-70 7 3
60′s Record 81 14
70-71 9 1
71-72 9 1
72-73 11 0
73-74 10 2
74-75 8 3
75-76 14 0
76-77 11 3
77-78 13 1
78-79 10 1
79-80 10 2
70′s Record 105 14
80-81 10 3
81-82 11 2
82-83 16 1
83-84 12 3
84-85 12 2
85-86 12 1
86-87 8 4
87-88 13 1
88-89 6 6
89-90 9 5
80′s Record 109 28
90-91 7 5
91-92 8 4
92-93 8 7
93-94 9 3
94-95 14 1
95-96 10 1
96-97 10 4
97-98 8 6
98-99 8 6
99-2000 9 4
90′s Record 91 41
2000-01 6 9
01-02 9 6
02-03 8 7
03-04 11 4
04-05 13 3
05-06 10 7
06-07 13 2
07-08 14 3
08-09 10 6
09-10 17 2
00′s Record 111 49
10-11 12 4
11-12 11 7
Cassell TOTALS 510 150

That’s a winning percentage of 77% all-time in the Cassell! It truly is one of the greatest home advantages in the land.  Last year, VT tallied their most ever wins in a season at the Cassell with 17.

In the 50 seasons of Hokie basketball in the Cassell, the Hokies have only had one losing season at home.  That came in 2000-01 during the ricky stokes era.  In 2010-11, VT celebrated the 50th season of basketball in the Cassell.

Yearly ACC Records at the Cassell

Season Wins Losses
2004-05 6 2
05-06 2 6
06-07 6 2
07-08 6 2
08-09 4 4
09-10 7 1
10-11 6 2
11-12 3 5
TOTALS 40 24

The Hokies have won 63% of their home ACC games.

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  • Hokie_Skinz

    I think this article should be more visible. We VT Hoops fans have a basketball arena that one can really be proud of. A Winning percentage of 78% all-time is amazing. That ranks 5th in the ACC. That is the top half for a “football School”. This ranks 62nd IN THE NATION, out of 336 schools. That is the top 20th percentile. Here is a fun website, which I’m sure you have already consulted for some more info.

    http://rpiratings.com/homecourtrec.html

    Note that a lot of teams ranked Higher than the Cassell have only been in those arenas for a limited amount of time, so their numbers are a little inflated.

  • Bryan

    If we did indeed go undefeated at home as the year-by-year records indicate then you should add that to the list of undefeated seasons.

  • Bryan

    that is, undefeated in 2009-2010 at home.


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