Big, athletic forward who comes to WVU from Istanbul, Turkey … played last season at Mountain State Academy in Beckley, W.Va. … ranked as the 15th-best forward and the 44th-best recruit in the 2009 class by ESPN.com … gives the Mountaineers size and bulk inside … will continue to improve at both ends of the floor as he adjusts to the American style of basketball … outstanding pair of hands … shoots well from the perimeter.

In High School: Played for coach Rob Fulford at Mountain State Academy in Beckley, W.Va. … averaged 15 points and 11 rebounds per game … played for Pertevniyal Istanbul Club team in Turkey because high schools don’t offer prep basketball … played for the Under 16, 18 and 20 Turkish men’s national teams … played at the World University Games this summer … last summer at the European Championships, he averaged 11.1 points and 5.8 rebounds per game … in the game against Russia, he posted 27 points on 13-of-20 shooting from the field and had 18 points and 10 rebounds against Ukraine.

Personal: Son of Ahmet and Dilek Kilicli … birthday is October 23 … enrolled in general studies.