{"id":494588,"date":"2026-04-27T17:40:34","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=494588"},"modified":"2026-04-27T17:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:31:09","slug":"miikka-muurinen-heads-to-arkansas-finnish-prospect-begins-ncaa-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/miikka-muurinen-heads-to-arkansas-finnish-prospect-begins-ncaa-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Miikka Muurinen heads to Arkansas: Finnish prospect begins NCAA journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:d421d425-2dab-42bf-9fe7-314ade2ec5f9-13\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-8\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"67acb41b-ac79-4af7-8255-cd608aabd28f\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3-mini\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"streaming-animation markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"460\">Finnish talent Miikka Muurinen is set to begin a new chapter in the United States. 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