In 1999, the Alberta Pandas beat Victoria to become Canadian university women’s hoops champs.

Edmonton’s Jermaine Bucknor became the first Alberta to be part of an NBA championship-winning team, as a member of the Boston Celtics coaching staff in 2024.

In 2024, Calgary’s Yvonne Ejim became the first Canadian to win the Becky Hammon Award, recognizing the top mid-major player in women's NCAA basketball.

In October 1990, Magic Johnson and the L.A. Lakers played NBA exhibition games against the New Jersey Nets in Calgary and Edmonton.

In 2013, Edmonton was announced as new home of Canadian Senior Women’s National Team.

In 2020, the Edmonton Stingers won the CEBL championship for the first time in team history.

In 1995, the Alberta Golden Bears repeat as Canadian university men’s basketball champions.

Alberta won gold in women's basketball at the 2009 Canada Summer Games, becoming the province's first hoops team to top the Canada Games podium.

In 2018, the Calgary Dinos men’s basketball team wins its first national title at U Sports Final 8.

At the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal, Raymond’s Phil Tollestrup led Canada in scoring to help the team finish fourth.