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EPISODE · Jan 27, 2026 · 54 MIN

Phil Dixon on Toronto's basketball culture, being a pioneer and the legacy of Bob Maydo

from The Canadian Basketball Show · host Libaan Osman

Host Libaan Osman is joined by one of the greatest Canadians to ever touch a basketball, Phil Dixon. The Toronto native talks what it was like being the top prospect coming out of Canada in the 1980s, how an injury cut short his dreams of playing in the NBA and what legendary high school basketball coach Bob Maydo meant to him and so many others.Social media: Twitter: @TheCBSPodInstagram: @thecanadianbasketballshowTikTok: @CanadianBasketballShowYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCanadianBasketballShow  Reach out to the show: [email protected] Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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