(From OUA) - Kingston local Cole Syllas dribbled up court in the dying seconds of the Wilson Cup. The Queen's guard let it fly from beyond the arc. It banked in as the buzzer sounded, and the rest is history.

As part of their 2023-24 campaign, the Queen's Gaels men's basketball team produced iconic moments and results that will forever be linked to their most successful season in program history. Before even making it to the OUA finale, the team produced a program-best 19-3 mark in the regular season and earned the top seed in their quest for a Wilson Cup. They turned that No. 1 spot into a championship run, and despite not holding a lead until that final shot of the conference finale against the Brock Badgers, were able to turn that mesmerizing Syllas buzzer-beater into their first OUA championship since 1956-57.

The run of success didn't stop there either, as they continued on to the U SPORTS Men's Final 8 for a third straight season. They took down Winnipeg and Ottawa, respectively, to secure themselves a spot in the gold medal game, and while they ultimately left as runners up to host Laval, the Gaels once again set a new mark for the program as national silver medalists.

This is the first time that a group from Queen's has been tabbed as the OUA team of the year.