Deniz Kılıçlı
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Deniz Kılıçlı is a Turkish
basketball
player. He is a sophomore forward at West Virginia University
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for his senior year of high school.
After missing the first 20 games of the season because of a suspension delivered by NCAA, Kılıçlı made his Mountaineers debut in February 2010, and was an instant sensation.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player. He is a sophomore forward at West Virginia University
West Virginia Mountaineers
The West Virginia Mountaineers are the athletic teams of West Virginia University. The school is a member of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Big East Conference. On July 1, 2012 the Mountaineers will switch conferences, moving from the Big East to the Big 12, becoming...
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High school career
He attended Mountain State Academy in Beckley, West VirginiaBeckley, West Virginia
Beckley is a city in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States, which was founded on April 4, 1838. The 2008 population was estimated to be 16,832 by the U.S. Census Bureau. Early in its history, the town was known as Beckleyville and Raleigh Court House...
for his senior year of high school.
Freshman season
Kilicli has come to WVU as a highly touted recruit with much acclaim. Kilicli is considered by many to be the next great power forward to come from Turkey. “He is more skilled than Kevin Love,” the Bruins assistant has gone on record to say. “They’re different type players, but he is more skilled than Kevin.”After missing the first 20 games of the season because of a suspension delivered by NCAA, Kılıçlı made his Mountaineers debut in February 2010, and was an instant sensation.