Former NIC player competing in Olympics
Former
North Idaho College basketball player Tugce
Canitez is competing for her homeland, Turkey,
in the 2012 London Olympics.Canitez played on the NIC women’s basketball team that won the 2011 National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship.
This is the first time the Turkish women have ever fielded an Olympic basketball team, but they are currently 2-0 after upsetting the Czech Republic on Day three of the London Olympics.
The Turkish team plays USA’s team at 2:15 p.m. (22:15 London time) Wednesday, August 1.
More information on women’s basketball in the 2012 Olympics can be found at www.london2012.com/basketball/event/women/.