Duke Basketball: Jon Scheyer Enters Fray for Finnish Forward
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Miikka Muurinen is a rising junior at Compass Prep (Ariz.) after transferring from Sunrise Christian (Kan.), where the Finnish phenom began exhibiting his top-shelf versatility and all-around prowess in the United States. Back in April, while starring for Bradley Beal Elite on the Nike E16 grassroots circuit, the 6-foot-10, 185-pound forward began noting interest from the Duke basketball staff.
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The Blue Devils reached out to Muurinen in mid-June soon after the direct-contact period tipped off in the 2026 recruiting cycle.
And on Sunday, the four-star prospect landed an offer from third-year head coach Jon Scheyer after leading his Bradley Beal Elite squad to the E16 Peach Jam title in North Augusta, S.C., with his 21 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the field in a 74-67 win over Team CP3. Roughly 24 hours later, Kentucky followed suit, pushing Muurinen's total early offer count to nine.
6’10 🇫🇮 Miikka Muurinen had a huge summer this year
— Arman Jovic (@PDTScouting) July 21, 2024
Miikka is one of the most gifted prospects in the world with great length, unteachable tools, fluid athleticism and intriguing shotmaking abilities.
In Fiba Miikka showed high-end flashes and defensively has all the tools in… pic.twitter.com/fpduSSJzBl
While Muurinen ranks only No. 69 overall on the 247Sports 2026 Composite, he's due for a bump. After all, he sits at No. 10 among rising high school juniors in the eyes of On3 alone, recently drawing the following summary assessment from national recruiting analyst Jamie Shaw:
"With the combination of his size, frame, athletic burst, and fluidity, his physical makeup ticks a lot of boxes moving forward."
Duke basketball's current 2026 offer sheet, which sat empty until last week, now consists of three names: Miikka Muurinen, St. John Bosco High School (Calif.) five-star guard Brandon McCoy Jr., and Paul VI Catholic High School (Va.) five-star guard Jordan Smith Jr.