Wednesday’s game will be a reunion for UA freshman Lauri Markkanen and Grand Canyon guard Fiifi Aidoo, a Finnish player who moved from Ghana when he was five.
The two played together at the Helsinki Basketball Academy – coached by former Utah standout Hanno Mottola -- and for the Finland U20 national team last summer.
“I really know him well, so it’s kind of fun to go against him,” Markkanen said. “I haven’t talked to him too much but I just said `I’m looking forward to Wednesday.’ That’s it.”
