Cassell Coliseum Seating Chart
Home of Virginia Tech Hokies basketball since 1962, the on-campus coliseum is known for its low ceiling and tight bowl that trap crowd noise. A ranked ACC opponent turns the maroon-and-orange building into one of the tougher road environments in the conference.
Sections at Cassell Coliseum
Here are the 4 main sections on the Cassell Coliseum chart. Ticket price, distance, and sightline all follow from which one you're in, so find yours on this list before you commit — and remember configurations move: a concert, a game, and a private buyout each use the room differently.
- Lower bowl — full ring closest to the floor
- Student section — designated lower sections behind a baseline
- Upper bowl — second tier of permanent seats
- Premium center — center-court reserved rows
Best seats at Cassell Coliseum
Center-court lower-bowl sideline seats around midcourt give the cleanest view of both ends. The lower rows near the student section behind the basket are the loudest spot for a marquee ACC night.
Tips before you go
Campus game-day parking fills early for ranked opponents, so arrive well before tip and follow athletics lot signage. The lots farther up the hill from the coliseum empty faster than the closest decks after the final buzzer.
How to read the Cassell Coliseum seating chart
The Cassell Coliseum chart divides 9,275 seats in a bowl that wraps a central court, rink, or stage across 4 named sections — Lower bowl, Student section, Upper bowl, and Premium center. Which of those names is printed on your ticket decides more than location: two sections apart can mean a different level, a different price bracket, and a different side of the room entirely.
When you weigh a Cassell Coliseum ticket, three variables do the work: how close you are to the floor, whether you face the action square on or from a baseline, and how high you sit. That's why Premium center and Lower bowl can price and view so differently while sitting on the same chart. Use the best-seats notes above as the tiebreak for Cassell Coliseum, then confirm section, row, and seat against the official Blacksburg map before checkout.
Some context on size — Cassell Coliseum's 9,275 capacity places it 7th among the 12 Virginia venues in this guide; EagleBank Arena (10,000) is the next size up, Salem Civic Center (7,100) the next size down.
Building a seating chart for an event at Cassell Coliseum
Booked a suite, a club space, or a room adjacent to Cassell Coliseum for something private? Let the chart above anchor the plan — sections like Lower bowl and Premium center and their surrounding tiers show the geography — and lay tables over just the part of it your event occupies. Seat every guest in the maker, export the PDF, and the Blacksburg event-services team has a document they can set up from. Full house at Cassell Coliseum is 9,275, but private events run on a far smaller footprint: dinner rounds, program rows, and a head table are usually the whole build.
Hosting a private event at Cassell Coliseum?
Sketch your Cassell Coliseum event in minutes — rounds for dinner service, rows for the presentation, a head table where it belongs. Up to 500 seats per layout, finished as a print-ready PDF the Blacksburg event team can work from.
Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does Cassell Coliseum hold?
- 9,275 at full configuration. In practice the number depends on the event — sections open and close between a concert and a daytime show — and a private buyout uses just the sections booked, usually a club or a suite out of the 4 on the Blacksburg chart.
- What are the best seats at Cassell Coliseum?
- Center-court lower-bowl sideline seats around midcourt give the cleanest view of both ends. The lower rows near the student section behind the basket are the loudest spot for a marquee ACC night.
- What sections does Cassell Coliseum have?
- Main sections include: Lower bowl — full ring closest to the floor; Student section — designated lower sections behind a baseline; Upper bowl — second tier of permanent seats. Full breakdown in the sections list above.
- Where is Cassell Coliseum located?
- You'll find Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia. Check the official site shortly before the event for the street address, parking, and the closest transit to sections like Lower bowl — gate assignments, lots, and rideshare zones vary across Blacksburg venues.
- How do I plan a private event at Cassell Coliseum?
- Use the maker on this page: begin with Cassell Coliseum's real layout — sections like Lower bowl and Premium center — place tables over the footprint your event will use, seat your guests, and export a PDF for the Blacksburg event-services team.