5-Star Power Forward Miikka Muurinen Includes NC State in His Top-7

5-Star Power Forward Miikka Muurinen (6’10″/200) released his Top-7 schools today, and NC State made the cut, along with Kentucky, Michigan, Arkansas, Duke, Indiana and UNC.

NEWS: 5⭐️ Miikka Muurinen is down to 7 schools, his agent Teddy Archer of @taa_sports tells @Rivals.

The 6-10 forward is a top-10 recruit in the 2026 class. https://t.co/rPNgLoX4K2 pic.twitter.com/yakrXtSboF

— Joe Tipton (@TiptonEdits) July 11, 2025

NC State offered Muurinen earlier this week.

Rivals ranks Muurinen as the #6 overall player nationally in the 2026 recruiting class, ESPN ranks him as the #2 Power Forward and ESPN ranks him as the #1 Center nationally and the #1 player in the state of Arizona.

The Finnish standout plays for Compass Prep in Chandler, Arizona.

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