UNC Set to Host Lauri Markkanen
Posted Oct 12, 2015
Lauri Markkanen arrives in Chapel Hill on Tuesday for a two-day official visit. The 6-10 senior, who stars at the Helsinki Basketball Academy in Finland, is coming straight from an official visit to Utah. After UNC, Markkanen will head back across the country to his other finalist - Arizona. He's accompanied by his father, Pekka, who played a season for Roy Williams at Kansas.
(Inside Carolina)
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