Cassell Coliseum
Cassell Coliseum is a arena in Blacksburg, United States that opened in 1962. Its recorded capacity is 8,925.
Key facts
Cassell Coliseum is a arena in Blacksburg, United States that opened in 1962. Its recorded capacity is 8,925. It is owned by Virginia Tech. It is operated by Virginia Tech. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 2 names in total, including VPI Coliseum. Current tenants are Virginia Tech Hokies, Virginia Tech, Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball, Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball, 2006–07 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team, 2007–08 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team, 2008–09 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team, 2009–10 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team, 2010–11 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team, 2011–12 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team, 2012–13 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team, 2013–14 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team, 2014–15 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team, 2014–15 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team, 2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team, 2015–16 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team, 2016–17 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team, 2016–17 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team, 2017–18 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team, 2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies men's basketball team, 2018–19 Virginia Tech Hokies women's basketball team.
- Location
- Blacksburg, United States
- Type
- Arena
- Capacity
- 8,925
- Opened
- 1962
- Status
- Active
- Current owner
- Virginia Tech
- Naming rights
- No current sponsor name
- Name changes
- 0
- Playing surface
- Hardwood
Cassell Coliseum is at latitude 37.222222, longitude -80.418889, in Blacksburg, United States. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.
Data table for this chart
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 37.222222 |
| Longitude | -80.418889 |
| City | Blacksburg |
| Region | Blacksburg |
| Country | United States |
| OpenStreetMap object | Not recorded |
| Footprint geometry | Not yet exported by the pipeline |
Technology
| Feature | Recorded as | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surface | Hardwood | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
See the venue technology guides for how these work.
Naming rights
Cassell Coliseum has carried 1 recorded name. VPI Coliseum (no sponsor) ran 1962 to 1977. The average tenure of a name here is 15 years.
Data table for this chart
| Name | Sponsor | Period | Deal value | Term | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPI Coliseum | None | 1962 to 1977 | Not published | Not published | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Ownership and operation
| Role | Organization | Period | Status | Confidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Virginia Tech | 1962 to present | Current | Wikidata statement | Source |
| Operator | Virginia Tech | Present | Current | Wikipedia infobox | Source |
Tenants
Recorded changes
31 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.
| Date | Table | Field | From | To | Month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 | venue_features | (created) | not set | 2338 | 2026-10 |
| 28 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 34715 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | org_aliases | (created) | not set | 2954 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_names | source_date | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-23 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 30995 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | capacity | 10052 | 8925 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_revid | not set | 1372073447 | 2026-09 |
| 23 September 2026 | venues | wikipedia_title | Cassell_Coliseum | Cassell Coliseum | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_names | (created) | not set | VPI Coliseum | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 22029 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14437 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14436 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14435 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14434 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14433 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14432 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14431 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14430 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14429 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14428 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14427 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14426 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14425 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14424 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14423 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14422 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14421 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14420 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14419 | 2026-09 |
| 20 September 2026 | venue_roles | (created) | not set | 14418 | 2026-09 |
Sources and licenses
Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:
- Wikidata: CC0 1.0. Data from Wikidata, released under CC0 1.0 Universal.
- OpenStreetMap: ODbL 1.0. © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0). See https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright.
- Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0. Text from Wikipedia, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.
Row-level sources used for this venue: