Miikka Muurinen: Arkansas gets commitment from 7-foot Finnish forward
Finnish forward Miikka Muurinen played for Partizan Belgrade of the Basketball League of Serbia last season. Photo by Toms Kalnins/EPA April 27 (UPI) -- Miikka Muurinen committed to play college basketball for Arkansas this season, the 7-foot Finnish forward announced Monday on social media. Muurinen, who played high school basketball in the United States before signing to play professionally in Serbia, would join fellow five-star recruits Jordan Smith, J.
J. Andrews and Abdou Toure on a reloaded Razorbacks roster. "Go hogs," Muurinen wrote Monday on Instagram.
Smith is the No. 2 prospect in ESPN's 2026 SCNEXT 100 rankings . Andrews is No.
12, while Toure is No. 22. Muurinen, who isn't in the rankings because he is no longer a U.
S. high school athlete, received a scouting grade of 95, which is tied with Seattle forward Tyran Stokes as the top in the class of 2026. Stokes, who has offers from Kansas, Kentucky and Oregon, has yet to announce his commitment.