By ADAM ZAGORIA
West Virginia guard Kerr Kriisa will serve a nine-game suspension after accepting impermissible benefits while at Arizona. He transferred to West Virginia in April.
“In late August 2023, West Virginia University learned of a potential eligibility concern for men’s basketball transfer student-athlete Kerr Kriisa, who admitted to receiving impermissible benefits while enrolled at the University of Arizona,” per a school statement.
“West Virginia worked cooperatively with the NCAA Student-Athlete Reinstatement Staff to reach an appropriate resolution. As a result of his actions, Kriisa will miss nine (9) 2023-2024 regular season games as part of his eligibility reinstatement. Kriisa will be able to continue to practice and travel with the team during his suspension from competition. He accepts responsibility for his actions at Arizona and looks forward to joining his Mountaineer teammates on the floor.”
Kriisa, the 6-foot-3, 190-pound point guard from Tartu, Estonia, averaged 9.9 points, 5.1 assists and 2.5 rebounds for Arizona last season. He also shot 37.2% from the field and 36.6% from 3. As Arizona’s point guard the past two seasons,
Kriisa has led the Wildcats to a Pac 12 regular season championship (2021-22) and a Pac 12 tournament title (2022-23).
Both those years, the Wildcats were a top-2 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Kriisa also led the Pac 12 in assists for two straight seasons.
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