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NCAA SUSPENDS WVU’S DENIZ KILICLI 20 GAMES, MU’S MBAO GETS 2 GAMES; SHU ROLLS

Freshman big man played in professional league in native Turkey in 2007-2008

According to the Bob Hertzel in a story appearing in the Times West Virginian this morning, West Virginia‘s powerful 6-foot-9 freshman forward, who attended Mountain State Academy last season, has been suspended for 20 games by the NCAA.

Kilicli is part of a highly acclaimed class that included another big man hopeing to add muscle for the Mountaineers in the Big East in power forward Danny Jennings. Also joining WVU this season are junior college scoring guard Casey Mitchell and 6-foot-5 guard Dalton Pepper.

The West Virginia media guide says Kilicli played for the Pertevniyal Istanbul Club team in Turkey because his high school did not offer basketball. He averaged 15 points and 11 rebounds last season at Mountain State.

A 20-game suspension would make Kilicli eligible to play his first game February 3rd when the Mountaineers host rival Pittsburgh in a Big East conference match-up.
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MBAO SUSPENDED TWO GAMES AT MARQUETTE

The news is a little easier to swallow for Marquette as 7-foot-2 freshman center Youssoupha Mbao, who had been undergoing additional NCAA scrutiny for playing on a team overseas prior to arriving at MU that included a professional player, wound up being suspended for the first two games of the season, according to Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel in his Haunted Hoops Scrimmage Report.

Mbao will have to sit out MU’s opener Nov. 13 against Centenary, and also Nov. 17 against Maryland-Eastern Shore, and be eligible to return Nov. 21 against Grambling.

According to Rosiak, Mbao will need the experience to develop, in last night’s scrimmage within a two-half, 15-minute running clock format, Mbao finished with twice as many fouls — eight — as he had points and rebounds combined in 22 minutes. He also didn’t block a shot, which was his calling card coming into MU.

As for the scrimmage, the Blue team beat the White team, 39-33, behind 13 points from Dwight Buycks and 12 from Lazar Hayward. Buycks scored 11 of his 13 in the second half.

Jeronne Maymon led the White squad with nine points and eight rebounds, while Jimmy Butler also added nine points and Darius Johnson-Odom eight points

SETON HALL ROLLS IN EXHIBITION OPENER

The excitment will continue to buld at Seton Hall as Bobby Gonzalez’s squad rolled to an 89-62 win over Carleton in Walsh Gym on the SHU campus.

Sophomore guard Jordan Theodore has a team high 17 points and Herb Pope added 15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks in the win.

The Pirates were out-rebounded, 42-25, but more than made up for it shooting 60% from the floor and forcing 22 turnovers.

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