Muurinen is one of the best prospects in all of high school basketball.
One area to watch on Mark Pope’s Kentucky Wildcats teams this season and future seasons is the frontcourt. How the Wildcats’ frontcourt defends and displays versatility is going to be a key to next season as the Wildcats pursue a ninth national championship.
A 5-star prospect in the 2026 class, Miikka Muurinen, has whittled down his list of schools that have offered him to seven. Kentucky is among those seven schools.
ESPN has the 6-foot-10, 185-pound Muurinen listed as the No. 11 player in their ESPN100 for the Class of 2026.
Muurinen is a native of Jarvenpaa, Finland, and he currently stars at Arizona Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona.
Muurinen’s profile on 247 Sports Composite has him listed as the No. 9-ranked player in the country and No. 2 power forward. He is listed as the No. 1 player in Arizona.
Muurinen does not have an official visit to Kentucky scheduled. He only has visits scheduled at Michigan (Sept. 14) and Arkansas (Sept. 20).
If he commits to Kentucky, it would be a great addition to Kentucky’s frontcourt for the 2026-27 season.
NEWS: 2026 5⭐️ Miikka Muurinen is down to seven schools, he told @LeagueRDY:
Arkansas
Michigan
Kentucky
Indiana
NC State
North Carolina
DukeThe versatile 6-10 forward is one of the top prospects in all of high school basketball. #11 in the ESPN100. pic.twitter.com/vP40AQLF9g
— Sam Kayser (@KayserHoops) July 11, 2025
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