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B.C.’s Teresa Kleindienst to Be Inducted Into Canada Basketball Hall of Fame

On Thursday, Canada Basketball announced that Teresa Kleindienst Gabriele will be inducted into the Canada Basketball Hall of Fame this August. The live induction ceremony will take place in New Brunswick.
After graduating from Heritage Park, Kleindienst starred at Simon Fraser University, leading the program to three national championship games. She earned NAIA All-America honours in 1999 and 2000, and led SFU to its first CIS national championship in 2002.
Representing Canada for over a decade, Kleindienst was a mainstay in the National Team lineup for 13 years, competing at the Olympic Games in 2000 and 2012. Her leadership and defensive intensity defined her international tenure.
Kleindienst joins Miranda Ayim, Michael Meeks, Jamaal Magloire, Anna Stammberger, Dan Meagher, Peter Doc Ryan, Dave Smart, Janice Deakin, and Andrew Pipe in the 2026 class. Canada Basketball CEO Michael Bartlett said the group represents what it takes to build a basketball nation.
Through her sustained excellence and unwavering commitment to representing Canada, Kleindienst helped elevate the profile of Canadian Women's basketball. She inspired a generation of athletes who followed in her footsteps, cementing her legacy in the program.

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B.C.’s Teresa Kleindienst to be inducted into Canada Basketball Hall of Fame - Creston Valley Advance

Mission’s Teresa (Gabriele) Kleindienst will be inducted into the Canada Basketball Hall of Fame this summer. Canada Basketball announced the 2026 class on Thursday (July 2) in a news release. Kleindienst will be recognized alongside nine others at a live induction ceremony in New Brunswick in August. The Heritage Park Secondary alumna boasts a long list of accomplishments from her basketball career. “Through her sustained excellence, internatio…

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