Fansided · Sep 12, 2015
FIBA Update: Canada falls in semifinal, fails to make Olympics
Canada’s Olympic dreams will have to wait at least another year for a new opportunity. Andrew Nicholson missed a criticial free throw in the shocking loss.
Andrew Nicholson was playing crunch time minutes for Canada. It was now all on the line. The chance to go to the Olympics and cement the rebirth of Canada basketball.
Nicholson had been there from the beginning of this golden generation. He was competing for Canada at the FIBA Americas Championship two years ago in Venezuela, tearing up the competition and providing a ton of hope for the depth this team possessed.
This was the future.