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Report: Pitt C Federiko Federiko Updates Health

The Pitt Panthers will have their starting center ready to go in time for the start of practices.

Stephen Thompson

Report: Pitt C Federiko Federiko Updates Health
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PITTSBURGH -- The last time fans saw Pitt Panthers center Federiko Federiko, he was struggling to even get through limited minutes of NCAA Tournament action while dealing with a knee injury but his recovery seems to be going well this offseason. 

According to a report from George Michalowski, who interviewed Pitt assistant coach Jason Capel about his trip to visit Federiko in his hometown of Helsinki, Finland, Federiko is fully healthy and practicing along with the Susejengi Rising All Stars and the Finnish National Team. He's currently training ahead of a tryout for the team that will play in the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

Federiko suffered a sprained MCL during the Panthers' postseason run this past March. 

He played sparingly in the third round of the ACC Tournament against Duke and was a last-minute scratch from the lineup prior to Pitt's NCAA Tournament opener against Mississippi State. Federiko returned to play against Iowa State in the round of 64 and also saw action in the ensuing game against Xavier, when the Panthers' season ended, but played just 12 minutes combined in those two games. 

The 6'11 sophomore JuCo transfer averaged 6.6 points and 5.3 rebounds over 35 games and 27 starts while making 66.7% of his field goals a season ago. 

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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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