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Mamadou Doucoure cleared to play right away for Rutgers basketball by NCAA

men's basketball got a big lift Monday night.

A 6-foot-9, 243-pound lift.

Mamadou Doucoure has been ruled eligible by the NCAA to compete for the team as a true freshman during the 2017-18 season, as announced by the program on social media. He was a surprise addition to the 2017 recruiting class as he re-classified from 2018 after committing.

JUST IN:

Mamadou Doucoure has been certified by the NCAA eligibility center and ruled eligible to compete immediately. Welcome to #Rfamily! pic.twitter.com/IsV1LxNeh4

-- Rutgers Basketball (@RutgersMBB) October 2, 2017

The Mali native graduated from Our Savior New American (N.