Class of '66 Old Fart Posted July 9 Posted July 9 https://www.insidethehall.com/2025/07/09/iu-basketball-offers-scholarship-to-class-of-2026-five-star-forward-miikka-muurinen/ Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted July 9 Author Posted July 9 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. NBA Draft Room 247 Rivals On3 FIBA Stats Zagsblog Jan 2025 Demo and Stuhoo 2 Quote
Stuhoo Posted July 9 Posted July 9 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. NBA Draft Room 247 Rivals On3 FIBA Stats Zagsblog Jan 2025 100% We wouldn’t be offering the day before he announces his top 7 if we weren’t on it. So good. Hoosierfanyuh and Demo 2 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted July 9 Author Posted July 9 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/ Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted July 9 Author Posted July 9 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/ Stuhoo, Demo and Napleshoosier 3 Quote
OGIUAndy Posted July 9 Posted July 9 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. Quote
BA47591 Posted July 10 Posted July 10 We offered almost everyone but Ariza and McCoy now. Is Rod the lead on this? He would be a helluva get. Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted July 10 Author Posted July 10 https://www.thedailyhoosier.com/iu-basketball-recruiting-hoosiers-offer-2026-5-star-forward-miikka-muurinen/ Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted July 11 Author Posted July 11 Sam Kayser @KayserHoops 2026 5-star Miikka Muurinen is down to seven schools, he told @LeagueRDY: Arkansas Michigan Kentucky Indiana NC State North Carolina Duke Demo 1 Quote
Demo Posted July 11 Posted July 11 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: Arkansas Michigan Kentucky Indiana NC State North Carolina Duke There feels like a story here. I’m really curious what it is. Quote
Stuhoo Posted July 11 Posted July 11 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: Arkansas Michigan Kentucky Indiana NC State North Carolina 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-@$$ offer potential for this young man (and in this case, so does Will Wade at NC State). Napleshoosier 1 Quote
Hoosierfanyuh Posted July 11 Posted July 11 1 hour ago, Stuhoo said: As they used to say in da good old days, "Stevie Wonder could see that coming." I wonder who his agent is. Feels like IU has strong-@$$ 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 OGIUAndy 1 Quote
BA47591 Posted July 14 Posted July 14 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. Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted August 27 Author Posted August 27 2025 EuroBasket tournament started today with Finland defeating Sweden 93-90. Miikka played 8 minutes, scored 5 pts., 2 reb., 1 to. Finland faces Great Britain on Friday. The tournament runs through Sept. 14. ALASKA HOOSIER 1 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted August 29 Author Posted August 29 Finland pounds Great Britain 109-79. They play Montenegro on Saturday. Miikka played 13 min. scoring 6 points on 3-5 FG; 0-1 on 3s; no FT; 4 reb; 1 blk. Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted August 31 Author Posted August 31 We're going hard for Miikka. Drew Adams is overseas watching him play in the 2025 EuroBasket Playoffs currently underway in Riga, Latvia. Demo, Stuhoo, HoosierHoopster and 1 other 4 Quote
Demo Posted August 31 Posted August 31 2 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said: We're going hard for Miikka. Drew Adams is overseas watching him play in the 2025 EuroBasket Playoffs currently underway in Riga, Latvia. Drew has had a highly enviable summer. HoosierHoopster and MemphisHoosier 2 Quote
Class of '66 Old Fart Posted September 2 Author Posted September 2 Finland (3-1) lost its first game in the tournament yesterday 81-78 to Lithuania. Miikka played 14 min. (most he's played) scoring 6 pts. on 3-5 FG; 0-2 on 3s; 0 FT; 3 reb; 1 stl; 3 blk. Next up is Germany on Wednesday. Demo 1 Quote
Demo Posted September 2 Posted September 2 On 8/29/2025 at 4:45 PM, Class of '66 Old Fart said: Finland pounds Great Britain 109-79. They play Montenegro on Saturday. Miikka played 13 min. scoring 6 points on 3-5 FG; 0-1 on 3s; no FT; 4 reb; 1 blk. Watched this game last night. Kid’s a pretty mesmerizing prospect. He is such a fluid mover for his size. The block was awesome. He swatted a breakaway where the guard had probably a 15ft head start and Murrinen caught him in about 60ft, went behind the guy and reached over him and got it. That was cool. He looks very much like a more athletically talented Grant Nelson. Only concern would be if he’ll ever gain weight. Wouldn’t bet on it. Imagine his niche will ultimately be as a big wing. cybergates and HoosierHoopster 2 Quote
HoosierHoopster Posted September 2 Posted September 2 48 minutes ago, Demo said: Imagine his niche will ultimately be as a big wing. Which would be perfect for DeVries' system. Not holding my breath, but he'd be a great addition Quote
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