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Pitt Basketball F Guillermo Diaz-Graham, Spain Still Undefeated At U20 Championships

The Spanish national team and Guillermo Diaz-Graham won their third game in a row at the European Championships.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Basketball F Guillermo Diaz-Graham, Spain Still Undefeated At U20 Championships
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PITTSBURGH -- The Pitt Panthers are already in Oakland, going through preliminary workouts as the retooled roster prepares for a pivotal basketball season that begins this fall. One young Panther, however, has taken a brief hiatus from those workouts to represent his home country in the FIBA U20 European Championships, taking place in Podgorica, Montenegro. 

Guillermo Diaz-Graham, a 6' 11" forward from the Canary Islands, is now three games deep into the group stage of FIBA competition and his team is 3-0 after beating Ukraine handily, __-__ on Monday. It is the Spaniards' third victory in as many days, as they downed Lithuania 75-65 on Saturday and the Czech Republic 88-71 on Sunday. 

Diaz-Graham played sparingly in the opener against Lithuania and recorded just two points, a rebound and two blocks in 14 minutes. But he's seen his playing time increase with each passing day. Against the Czechs, he played 21 minutes and scored eight points on 3-5 shooting from the field. He also grabbed a pair of rebounds, made an assist and blocked a shot. 

Monday was his best game of the tournament so far. He played just 17 minutes but cracked double-figure scoring again with 10 points and hauled in two offensive rebounds. The rangy Pitt freshman was a menace defensively - blocking three shots and collecting three steals. 

Spain, undefeated leaders of Group C, get a day off tomorrow before beginning the single-elimination tournament round of the competition. Their tip-off time and opponent will be determined at the end of today's games. Fans can find live streams and replays of every game on FIBA's Youtube page.  

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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