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The most popular of PHASE 1 Basketball's events is the annual All Canada Classic, which started out as a small community event meant to showcase the Greater Toronto Area’s top high school basketball talent.  The Classic has since grown into an annual celebration of nationally recognized basketball talent from across the country. Entering its twelfth year, the event is being recognized as one of the most important stops in a young Canadian basketball player’s career. In the past, the event has been covered by the Score Sports Network, the Toronto Sun, the Toronto Star, Rogers Television and The Fan 590 radio station. Attracting thousands of live spectators, the All Canada Classic boasts consistent success by continuing to attract an audience of Canada’s best and most well‐known sport and basketball enthusiasts, and who can outdo the Superfan, that will also be in attendance this year.

Past events featured the best and biggest name male and female Canadian high school basketball players including Canadian NBA Draft picks Tristan Thompson –Cleveland Cavaliers,  Cory Joseph – San Antonio Spurs and Denham Brown – Seattle Super Sonics, and current NCAA D1 stars Andrew Nicholson – St Bonaventure U., Myck Kabongo – U. Texas, Kyle Wiltjer – U. Kentucky and Kevin Pangos – Gonzaga U.  On the female side Canadian Senior Women’s National team members Alisha Tatham and Kalisha Keane ushered in the first ever girls “All Canada Classic”. Recent female stars that have participated includes Natalie Achonwa, who lead U. Notre Dame to a Final Four appearance in 2011 and Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Year; Wumi Agunbiade of Duquesne U.