A very special moment for A Hoops Journey as legendary coaching icon, Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame inductee as a player and coach, the only Canadian to serve as a Head Coach in the NBA, long-time face of coaching in Canada, and current Charlotte Hornets lead assistant coach Jay Triano hops on the podcast. Hailing from Tillsonburg, Ontario and raised in Niagara Falls, Jay Triano talks about falling in love with basketball as a kid, playing for coaching pioneers like Stan Stewardson at Simon Fraser University and Jack Donahue for the Canadian Olympic Team and his relationship with Canadian Hero Terry Fox. Plus, Jay shares rare stories of the 2000 Olympic Team, EA Sports, admonishing the US Olympic Team, Damian Lillard and so, so many more amazing anecdotes and tidbits. We hope you enjoy this truly amazing episode!

Check out Jay's book ""Open Look: Canadian Basketball and Me" on Amazon

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