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Miikka Muurinen cleared to play for Arkansas basketball
The 7-foot forward can now join Arkansas’s rotation after questions over his previous professional contract were resolved, giving John Calipari another frontcourt option.
- On Thursday, the NCAA cleared freshman forward Miikka Muurinen to play for the Arkansas Razorbacks during the 2026-27 season, resolving questions surrounding his previous professional contract.
- Eligibility concerns stemmed from Muurinen's previous professional contract with KK Partizan in Belgrade, Serbia, as NCAA regulations regarding international prospects caused the delay.
- "You probably heard Miikka has been cleared," head coach John Calipari said in a social media video, as teammates celebrated after Muurinen missed the team's summer tour in the Bahamas.
- Standing 7-feet tall, the Finnish prospect provides a boost for the frontcourt, filling the stretch-forward role after earning recognition as the inaugural FIBA EuroBasket Rising Star.
- Muurinen joins a talented core of three other five-star recruits, including Jordan Smith Jr., for the Razorbacks, who open their regular season at home against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Nov. 3.
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National team basketball player Miikka Muurinen has received the long-awaited license to play on American university courts, University of Arkansas head coach John Calipari told X. According to Calipari, there were tears in the 19-year-old's eyes when he received the relief news. Muurinen's previous playing as a professional for the Serbian club Partizan helped him in obtaining the license. The article Miikka Muurinen received a license to play …
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