Federiko Federiko (born 9 May 2001) is a Finnish basketball player for Anorthosis Famagusta in Cypriot League. He played college basketball player for Northern Oklahoma Mavericks, Pittsburgh Panthers, Texas Tech Red Raiders and Texas A&M.Officially Signed: Federiko Federiko, texastech.com, 18 April 2024
Early career 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 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 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.Fede Federiko Pittsburghin yliopistoon, basket.fi, 22 April 2022 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.PITT BB RECRUITINGReport: Pitt’s Federiko Federiko to Enter Transfer Portal After Two Years at Pitt, pittsburghsportsnow.com, 21 March 2024 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.Pitt Transfer C Federiko Federiko Finds New Home, Sports Illustrated, 17 April 2024
International career A former youth international at various age levels, Federiko has played six matches in the Finland national basketball team.Federiko Federiko player profile, basket.fiFederiko Federiko tuo susipaitaan kansainvälisen tason korinaluspelotteen, basket.fi, 15 June 2023
Personal life Federiko was born in Cairo, Egypt, to South Sudanese refugee parents.Suomalaislupaus Federiko Federikon syliväli kelpaisi entiselle NBA-pelaajalle Hanno Möttölälle – ”Olen hyvinkin paljon kateellinen”, Yle, 22 June 2023https://texastech.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/federiko-federiko/13305 Later at his early age, the family moved to Finland and settled in Helsinki.Suomen huippulupaus on kuullut vitsailua yhdestä asiasta koko ikänsä – kertoo poikkeuksellisen nimensä taustat, Ilta-Sanomat, 16 June 2023 Before beginning to play basketball, his first sport was football. His brother Okku Federiko is also a college basketball player.Okku Frederiko player profile, basket.fiOBA:n Morris Ugusuk ja Okku Federiko ovat sitoutuneet South Carolinan yliopistoon, basket.fi, 28 April 2023 Federiko and his family are close friends with Awak Kuier and her family, who share similar background.Painajainen vaatekaupan myyjälle – Federiko Federikon kehossa on piirre, joka on todellinen harvinaisuus, Iltalehti, 4 August 2023”Äiti pakotti lopettamaan jalkapallon” – Susijengissä kasvaa uusi tähtipelaaja, Helsingin Sanomat, 22 May 2023
Career statistics
College
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh | 35 || 27 || 23.4 || .667 || – || .647 || 5.3 || .5 || .4 || 1.7 || 6.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh | 33 || 26 || 21.3 || .637 || – || .413 || 5.2 || 1.0 || .5 || 1.3 || 4.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 | style="text-align:left;"| Texas Tech | 35 || 6 || 18.9 || .743 || – || .492 || 4.5 || .7 || .4 || .8 || 5.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2025–26 | style="text-align:left;"| Texas A&M | 31 || 4 || 8.6 || .600 || – || .469 || 1.9 || .5 || .4 || .4 || 1.8 |- |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 134 || 63 || 18.3 || .673 || – || .513 || 4.3 || .7 || .4 || 1.1 || 4.7
References
External links RealGM profile
Pittsburgh Panthers bio Texas Tech Red Raiders bio Texas A&M Aggies bio