Turkish Deniz Kilicli ('90) made yesterday his debut in NCAA with West Virginia. Mountaineers beat PITT (70-51) with the prospect collecting 9 points (4/4 FG and 1/2 FT) and 1 rebound in only 7 minutes coming from the bench.

According to an article at MSNsports.NET "Kilicli was suspended by the NCAA for the first 20 games of the season for playing on a team in Turkey that included a professional player. His suspension ended Saturday after West Virginia’s 77-74 victory over Louisville that boosted the Mountaineers’ record to 17-3. The one opportunity WVU fans got to see Kilicli perform was in the exhibition game against the University of Charleston on Dec. 5 when he scored 18 points. That’s pretty good, but Charleston is not Pitt".

“It’s been three months,” said Kilicli Friday. “I’ve just been working out, trying to keep my head into the practices and work as hard as I can.”  

 

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