The Canada Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony in St. Stephen was held alongside an annual event to raise awareness and money for an $18-million sports heritage museum in town that would centre on what’s been named the World’s Oldest Basketball Court.
Raptors radio voice calls St. Stephen basketball court ‘historical footprint of the game’
Mark Leger · CBC News
· Posted: Aug 21, 2026 4:53 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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Paul Jones, the radio voice of the Toronto Raptors and chair of the Canada Basketball Hall of Fame committee, said the St. Stephen court is an important part of the country’s sports heritage. (Shane Fowler/CBC News)
St. Stephen, home to what’s believed to be one of the world’s oldest basketball courts, was the centre of the national basketball world this week, with hundreds of people in town to celebrate the induction of this year’s Canada Basketball Hall of Fame class.
Tom Liston, the chair of the fundraising committee for the World’s Oldest Basketball Court, said the group wanted to showcase what the southwestern New Brunswick town could do during the three-day event celebrating 10 new hall of famers.
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