During the 2026 recruiting class, Mark Pope has been involved with many elite five-star players, but he hasn’t landed any of them. That trend continued this morning as five-star Miikka Muurinen, a top 15 player in the class, picked John Calipari and the Arkansas Razorbacks over Pope and the Wildcats. Over the last few days, it has seemed like Muurinen was headed to Arkansas, but this has been a very interesting recruitment. There hasn’t been a lot of noise around this recruitment, so fans really didn’t know how involved Pope and the Wildcats were. There were some rumblings over the last few days that Pope and Kentucky were making a push after Muurinen, but it might have been a bit late. Jan 3, 2025; Gilbert, AZ, USA; Arizona Compass Prep forward Miikka Muurinen (1) against CIA Bella Vista (AZ) during the Hoophall West High School Invitational at Highland High School. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | Mark J.…