W.Va. player to miss 20 games for violating rules

Oct 30, 4:30 pm EDT

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP)—The NCAA has benched West Virginia freshman forward Deniz Kilicli for the first 20 games of the season after determining he violated an amateurism rule.

West Virginia said Friday that the NCAA determined Kilicli played on a Turkish team during the 2007-08 season that included a professional player, which isn’t allowed under NCAA rules.

Kilicli, a native of Istanbul, attended Mountain State Academy in Beckley in 2008-09.

Coach Bob Huggins declined to comment on the NCAA ruling.

No. 8 West Virginia opens exhibition play on Nov. 8 against Mountain State.

Updated Oct 30, 4:30 pm EDT
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  1. The Appalachian Man
    12. Posted by The Appalachian Man Thu Nov 5 6:26pm EST

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    The NCAA is a joke as a regulatory institution. With the penalties handed out to Kilicli and Wall, they've proven that if you go to Kentucky, or another high profile NCAA basketball program, you can get away with a lot. If you don't you're screwed.
  2. mike
    11. Posted by mike Tue Nov 3 3:11pm EST

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    Perfect timing. Let him learn the system and add some much-needed extra minutes and momentum in time for the end of conference play and tourney push.
    This will work out just fine - WVU will have plenty of returning talent to have a decent record and pull a single digit tourney seed (prob 3-5).
  3. <i>jayapostolic@...</i>
    10. Posted by jayapostolic@... Tue Nov 3 1:54am EST

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    the season hasn't even started, and your already bashing west virginia. you won't even tell us what sorry team you follow. imagine that. go mountaineers
  4. kb
    9. Posted by kb Mon Nov 2 9:51am EST

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    Not a msu fan but they are better then WVU, hell even dayton is better then WVU
  5. K- DAWG
    8. Posted by K- DAWG Mon Nov 2 12:46am EST

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    Who da sucka? You!!!!!!!!
  6. Wondering
    7. Posted by Wondering Sun Nov 1 10:23pm EST

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    James B is part of the problem. When is a college player a college player and a pro player a pro player? I think the NBA should create a minor league system like baseball and get these non-students out of the classroom.
  7. K- DAWG
    6. Posted by K- DAWG Sun Nov 1 9:47pm EST

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    Suckers!!!!
  8. James B
    5. Posted by James B Sat Oct 31 1:00pm EDT

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    The NCAA is completely outdated & hypocritical with its rules... What advantage did the kid gain? What about his involvement serves as a danger to the NCAA?
    Clearly, the manner in which foreign athletes & American athletes are different. Players like Tony Parker & Dirk Nowitzki were pros as teenagers - Dirk was still in secondary school as a pro...
    With the NCAA, the small things become big issues while the major problems often go unchanged.
  9. Marcus Aurelius
    4. Posted by Marcus Aurelius Sat Oct 31 10:31am EDT

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    Only 1 of 4 comments have anything to do with the topic. Lovely.
  10. Richard L
    3. Posted by Richard L Sat Oct 31 1:33am EDT

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    20 games for having played on a Turkish team that had a professional player. I wonder how many games did Kilicli play in total with and without the professional player at the same time? Next thing we have Kentucky's John Wall suspended for 2 games and have to return $800 for accepting "deemed benefits" while being an amateur high school player. First of all, I am sure someone will find that $800 for Wall to repay back. If NCAA wants to make sense and wants to keep playing the almighty God's role in dishing out penalties, let's bring out the rule book. Otherwise we will have chaos here. When is a penalty not a penalty.
  11. craig k
    2. Posted by craig k Sat Oct 31 1:16am EDT

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    Kobe, Kobe, Kobe, tonite we seen who the real valuable laker is "Gasol", he will recover and Kobe will get the headlines but only good big man(Shaq, Gasol) will make him a winner. With their talent they will win 70 games and title but could do it w/o Kobe
  12. K- DAWG
    1. Posted by K- DAWG Fri Oct 30 10:56pm EDT

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    #1 go msu!!!
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