(2026) - PF Miikka Murrinen

[Class of '66 Old Fart 92,234]

https://www.insidethehall.com/2025/07/09/iu-basketball-offers-scholarship-to-class-of-2026-five-star-forward-miikka-muurinen/

 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 92,234]

6'10" PF attends AZ Compass Prep in Chandler, AZ.  In the ITH link above, it states he plans to announce his top 7 schools on Friday so the timing of our offer is weird.  Strong connection to UNC as his mother, Jenni Laaksonen, played for Sylvia Hatchell at UNC in the early 2000s.

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25 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

6'10" PF attends AZ Compass Prep in Chandler, AZ.  In the ITH link above, it states he plans to announce his top 7 schools on Friday so the timing of our offer is weird.  Strong connection to UNC as his mother, Jenni Laaksonen, played for Sylvia Hatchell at UNC in the early 2000s.

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We wouldn’t be offering the day before he announces his top 7 if we weren’t on it.

So good.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 92,234]

Per the link, he's not playing AAU ball this summer after having played for Bradley Beal Elite (EYBL) last summer.

https://www.on3.com/teams/indiana-hoosiers/news/indiana-basketball-extends-offer-to-2026-five-star-forward-miikka-muurinen/

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I've not found an X account for him, but he has posted our logo on his Instagram account

https://www.instagram.com/muurinen.miikka/

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44 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

100%

We wouldn’t be offering the day before he announces his top 7 if we weren’t on it.

So good.

I agree. There must be something to this. It could be an indicator that a lot of the schools on his list are backing off a bit. 

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We offered almost everyone but Ariza and McCoy now. Is Rod the lead on this? He would be a helluva get. 

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https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-hoosiers-offer-2026-5-star-forward-miikka-muurinen/

[Class of '66 Old Fart 92,234]

Sam Kayser @KayserHoops

2026 5-star Miikka Muurinen is down to seven schools, he told @LeagueRDY:

1. Arkansas
2. Michigan
3. Kentucky
4. Indiana
5. NC State
6. North Carolina
7. Duke

 

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3 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Sam Kayser @KayserHoops

2026 5-star Miikka Muurinen is down to seven schools, he told @LeagueRDY:

1. Arkansas
2. Michigan
3. Kentucky
4. Indiana
5. NC State
6. North Carolina
7. Duke

 

There feels like a story here. I’m really curious what it is.

[Stuhoo 90,345]

On 7/9/2025 at 5:16 PM, Stuhoo said:

100%

We wouldn’t be offering the day before he announces his top 7 if we weren’t on it.

So good.

 

38 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Sam Kayser @KayserHoops

2026 5-star Miikka Muurinen is down to seven schools, he told @LeagueRDY:

1. Arkansas
2. Michigan
3. Kentucky
4. Indiana
5. NC State
6. North Carolina
7. Duke

 

As they used to say in da good old days, "Stevie Wonder could see that coming."

I wonder who his agent is. Feels like IU has strong-@$$ offer potential for this young man (and in this case, so does Will Wade at NC State).

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1 hour ago, Stuhoo said:

 

As they used to say in da good old days, "Stevie Wonder could see that coming."

I wonder who his agent is. Feels like IU has strong-@$$ offer potential for this young man (and in this case, so does Will Wade at NC State).

Drew adams is our international guy and he’s his lead recruiter 

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On 7/11/2025 at 11:52 AM, Demo said:

There feels like a story here. I’m really curious what it is.

With the recruiting chops on the bench I think we'll get a 5☆. I'm not sure who. It's hard not to see a one and done player with this one.