PRIOR TO ARKANSAS
Plays for the Finnish National Team … Represented her national team in 19 games, playing in the Finnish WU16, WU18 and WU20 national teams … Earned Nordic Championship gold medals from 2021 and 2023 … Represented her country at the FIBA U20 Women’s European Championship, playing in five games … A regular starter for Forssan Alku, a Finland- Korisliiga team during the 2023-24 season. The Naisten Korisliiga is the highest women’s league in Finland … Coming off having averaged 5.6 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game with a 41.1 percentage from the field and a 76.5 percent clip from the free throw line with Forssan Alku … Logged a season-high 15 points off a 4-for-5 performance from beyond the arc with five rebounds in the win over Kouvot
Pinja Paananen
F | Fr. | 6-2 | Finland | Jyväskylä Basketball Academy
