Coach Mike Akanji finds his player Monday during the Hoops & Hugs basketball tournament draft at the Lewiston Armory. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Salam Ali, left, and Mohamed Aden start the Hoops & Hugs basketball tournament Monday with the opening tip-off at the Lewiston Armory. Ali plays for Team Roy while Aden plays for Team Mike, one of five teams that participated in the tournament. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Coach Mike Akanji talks with his team Monday during the Hoops & Hugs basketball tournament draft at the Lewiston Armory. From left are Nehemiah Holifield, Mohamed Aden, Mustafa Hassan, Abdullahi Hassan, Nathan Parlin and Akanji. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Young basketball players hold a moment of silence Monday in memory of Abdullahi Abdi prior to the start of the Hoops & Hugs basketball tournament at the Lewiston Armory. Abdi, 21, went missing Saturday and was found deceased in a wooded area in Wales on Sunday. Abdi was known to some of the players and was part of the downtown community. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Salam Ali, left, and Merdi Bamba celebrate after Team Roy beat Team Mike on Monday during the Hoops & Hugs basketball tournament at the Lewiston Armory. Five teams played in the double elimination tournament sponsored by the Next Step Program and Tree Street Youth. Proceeds raised will be donated to the family of Abdullahi Abdi, the 21-year-old Lewiston man who went missing Saturday and was found deceased in a wooded area in Wales on Sunday. Abdi was known to some of the players and was part of the downtown community. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Young basketball players line up for team selection Monday prior to the start of the Hoops & Hugs basketball tournament at the Lewiston Armory. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal

Coach Roy Goodale, right, welcomes Jayden Sands to his team Monday during the Hoops & Hugs basketball tournament draft at the Lewiston Armory. Five teams played in the double elimination tournament sponsored by the Next Step Program and Tree Street Youth. Proceeds raised will be donated to the family of Abdullahi Abdi, the 21-year-old Lewiston man who went missing Saturday and was found deceased in a wooded area in Wales on Sunday. Abdi was known to some of the players and was part of the downtown community. Daryn Slover/Sun Journal