The United States became the first male wheelchair basketball team to win three gold medals at the Paralympics. Team USA won gold with a 73-69 victory over Great Britain at Bercy Arena in Paris on Saturday, September 7th.

As already in the course of the Paralympics 2024 in ParisSteve Serio led Team USA to victory, scoring 24 points, grabbing 10 rebounds and dishing out eight assists in the win. Serio said this would be his last Paralympics. His play is a big reason why the United States men’s team has dominated over the past decade. He retires with three Paralympic gold medals, one bronze medal and five World Championship medals.

“This is the stuff dreams are made of, man. The entirety of the journey, how much this team has grown up together. We’ve won together, we’ve lost together. To cap off my career on Team USA with a win like this, with 12 athletes I love and a great team behind me, this is the stuff dreams are made of,” Serio told NBC after the win.

But Serio didn’t get the win alone. Jake Williams led Team USA with 26 points and Trevon Jenifer added 14. Brian Bell, while not scoring as many points as in previous games, was all over the court and made a notable difference on defense.

Serio said the team’s depth and chemistry are what make it special.

“Any day, it can happen to any athlete. We know we have 12 players. I once read somewhere that the secret of basketball is not the basketball. It’s about the relationships you’ve built. These guys. We bleed together, we sweat together, we work together. We fail together, and today we won together,” he said with a big smile.

The victory caps a magical run through Paris by the U.S. national wheelchair basketball team. The U.S. won all three group matches and then won the quarterfinals and semifinals by an average of 36 points. Now they can return home as the most successful male wheelchair basketball team of all time.