That Canadian team was the last to beat the Soviet Union before the collapse of the USSR and earned them a spot in the gold medal final where they came up short to the United States, which featured a number of future NBA players including Bobby Hurley.

The All Canada Classic (a.k.a. the Rumble in the T-Dot) National High School All-Star Basketball Celebration run by P.H.A.S.E. 1 still stands as Canada’s 1st and longest run national high school all-star game.

The silver medal was Canada’s highest ever finish at a U18 international men’s competition of such a high calibre. A feat that was  only recently surpassed in 2016 when Canada’s Jr. National Team, won their first gold medal at an international competition.