FIBA U20 WebsiteFIBA YouTube Channel HELSINKI – A pair of University of Hawai'i men's basketball players will go head-to-head at the 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship in Helsinki, Finland.
Sheriff Drammeh and Sweden will face incoming UH frosh Zigmars Raimo of Latvia in a Round of 16 matchup on Wednesday, July 20. Tipoff is at 1:00 a.m. Hawai'i time. The game will be streamed live on the
FIBA YouTube Channel where all games are also archived.
Drammeh has been outstanding for a Sweden squad that concluded group play with a 2-1 record following Tuesday's 69-65 win over Italy. The Stockholm native is averaging a team-high 21.0 ppg and is the third-leading scorer in the entire tournament. His best game thus far was a 25-point performance versus the Czech Republic. He's also chipping in 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.
The 6-3 guard appeared in 32 games with two starts as a true freshman last year for the 'Bows.
Meanwhile Raimo had his best game of the tournament with 11 points and four rebounds in 15 minutes off the bench during a close 62-60 loss to Ukraine on Tuesday. The 6-7 forward averaged 5.7 ppg and 3.3 rpg in group play, while shooting 56 percent from the floor. Raimo has been a fixture with Latvia's youth national program and a member of VEF Riga, considered the best club in Latvia.
The winner of the Sweden-Latvia game will face the winner Spain-Hungary in the quarterfinals on Thursday, July 22. The tournament, which began on Saturday, July 16, will conclude with the third-place and championship games on Sunday, July 24.
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