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Federiko Federiko
Personal information
Born (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 25)
Cairo, Egypt
Listed height2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight100 kg (220 lb)
Career information
High schoolFirst Love Christian Academy
(Washington, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft2026: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
PositionCenter
Career history
2018–2019Hyvinkään Ponteva
2019–2020Torpan Pojat

Federiko Federiko (born 9 May 2001) is a Finnish basketball player. He played college basketball player for Northern Oklahoma Mavericks, Pittsburgh Panthers, Texas Tech Red Raiders and Texas A&M.[1]

Early career

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Federiko played in the youth teams of Rekolan Urheilijat and Pussihukat in Vantaa. He also played for Go Time Athletics and Omnia Basketball Academy, before making his senior debut in Finnish third-tier with Hyvinkään Ponteva in 2018. In the next 2019–2020 season he played for Torpan Pojat (ToPo) in Finnish second-tier Koripallon I-divisioona, before moving to United States[2] and first joining First Love Christian Academy. For the 2021–22 season, he joined Northern Oklahoma College and played in the NJCAA junior college league, averaging 11.7 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game.

College career

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After Federiko had already committed to West Virginia, in the late April 2022 it was announced that he would join Pittsburgh for the upcoming 2022–23 season.[3] In his first season in NCAA Division I, Federiko averaged 6.6. points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. After two seasons with Pittsburgh, Federiko entered the NCAA transfer portal on 21 March 2024.[4] On 17 April 2024, he committed to Texas Tech for his last year of eligibility; but would later play for Texas A&M Aggies the next season.[5]

International career

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A former youth international at various age levels, Federiko has played six matches in the Finland national basketball team.[6][7]

Personal life

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Federiko was born in Cairo, Egypt, to South Sudanese refugee parents.[8][9] Later at his early age, the family moved to Finland and settled in Helsinki.[10] Before beginning to play basketball, his first sport was football. His brother Okku Federiko is also a college basketball player.[11][12] Federiko and his family are close friends with Awak Kuier and her family, who share similar background.[13][2]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2022–23 Pittsburgh 352723.4.667–.6475.3.5.41.76.6
2023–24 Pittsburgh 332621.3.637–.4135.21.0.51.34.7
2024–25 Texas Tech 35618.9.743–.4924.5.7.4.85.1
2025–26 Texas A&M 3148.6.600–.4691.9.5.4.41.8
Career 1346318.3.673–.5134.3.7.41.14.7

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