50 Greatest Moments Keep checking back as we unveil all 50 of the Greatest Moments of Alberta Basketball! 1993: Western Canada wins fourth straight girls provincial title 2016: Karen Lasuik officiates Olympic basketball in Rio 1984: Karl Tilleman selected by Denver Nuggets in NBA Draft 1989: MacEwan Griffins break ACAC single-game scoring records 1991: Tim Rollingson sets Alberta high school scoring record 2016: Edmonton’s Plouffe sisters compete together at Olympics 2001: Leighann Doan wins CIAU women’s athlete of the year award 2005: Alberta Northern Lights win NWBA Division II Final 1994: Edmonton hosts Wheelchair Basketball World Championship 2016: Raymond Sugar Bowl tournament celebrates 50th anniversary 1999: Alberta Pandas win Canadian university hoops championship 2024: Jermaine Bucknor wins NBA title as part of Celtics coaching staff 2024: Calgary’s Yvonne Ejim receives Becky Hammon Award 1990: L.A. Lakers play exhibition games in Calgary and Edmonton 2013: Edmonton becomes home of Canadian Women’s National Team 2020: Edmonton Stingers capture their first CEBL championship 1995: Alberta Golden Bears repeat as Canadian university hoops champs 2009: Alberta captures women’s hoops gold at Canada Summer Games 2018: Calgary wins its first university men’s basketball national title 1976: Phil Tollestrup leads Canada in scoring at Montreal Olympics 2016: Jordan Bachynski plays in NBA D League All-Star Game 2005: Phil Allen sets Canadian post-secondary basketball wins record 1985: Alberta wins Western Juveniles men’s championship 2022: Youth Provincials reunites the basketball community 1999: Raptors face Grizzlies at 1999 Naismith Cup in Edmonton 1980: Alberta Dusters become province’s first pro hoops team 2022: Albertans help Canada win FIBA 3×3 Women’s Series 1994: First Alberta Shooting Stars Showcase takes place in Calgary 2018: Edmonton hosts first FIBA 3X3 Challenger in North America 1982: Jasper Place hosts inaugural REB Invitational Tournament 2015: Canada wins Americas Championship for Women in Edmonton 2001: Ross Sheppard three-peats as 4A boys provincial champs 2010: Team Alberta North sweeps Arctic Winter Games hoops gold 2024: Calgary Surge set CEBL single-game attendance record 1991: Edmonton hosts World Junior Basketball Championships 1987: Lethbridge hosts 1987 Canada Junior Championships 1998: Kelly Boucher becomes first Canadian to play in the WNBA 2024: Sellout crowd attends WNBA Canada Game in Edmonton 1990: Calgary Dinos women’s hoops team wins record 69 straight games 2016: Adut Bulgak selected in first round of WNBA Draft 1975: Team Alberta competes at Western Canada Summer Games 2020: Matt Kallio becomes first Canadian to referee an NBA game 2007: Steve Sir finishes NCAA career as all-time three-point percentage leader 1999: Alberta wins double gold at Canadian Juvenile Championships 2017: Edmonton Grads inducted into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame 1983: Canada upsets USA at University Games in Edmonton 2011: GO Centre opens on University of Alberta south campus 2000: Mount Royal Cougars win CCAA women’s championship 1995: Richard Bohne sets Canada West single-game scoring record 2025: Alberta sweeps hoops gold at Canada Summer Games
