Lauri Markkanen
| Personal information | |
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| Born | May 22, 1997 Vantaa, Finland |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Listed height | 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) |
| Listed weight | 115.6 kg (255 lb) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Helsinki Basketball Academy (Helsinki, Finland) |
| College | Arizona (Commit) |
| Playing career | 2014–present |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Career history | |
| 2014–2016 | HBA-Märsky |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Lauri Markkanen (born May 22, 1997) is a Finnish basketball player, who has signed a letter of intent to play college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats in the 2016-17 basketball season. He is the son of the Finnish basketball player Pekka and Riikka Markkanen.
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International career
Europe
Markkanen made his international debut with the Finnish U-18 national team at the 2015 FIBA U-18 European Championship. Markkanen averaged 18.2 points per game to lead the FIBA U18 European Championship in the summer of 2015.[1]
College career
Rookie season
On October 17, 2015, Markkanen verbally committed to NCAA Division I squad Arizona Wildcats prior to the 2016–17 season.[2][3][4] Lauri was signed a letter to intent to Arizona on Nov. 11th. ESPN.com reported that the seven-foot Finn is considered "a possible one-and-done candidate for the NBA draft."[1]
Personal life
Lauri is the son of Pekka (who played NCAA basketball at Kansas [1]) and Riikka Markkanen, he has two brothers Miikka and professional soccer player, Eero Markkanen. Lauri's father, Pekka is a racing career determined the level of the national team basketball player, and Lauri's mother Riikka (née Ellonen) reached the basketball championship silver, and also appeared in the national team level.
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