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Shockers’ Marshall on Teddy Allen’s denied waiver: ‘Never surprised with the NCAA’

Men’s basketball coach Gregg Marshall addressed reporters on Friday at Koch Arena for the first time since news broke on Wednesday that the NCAA denied Wichita State’s request for a legislative relief waiver for West Virginia transfer Teddy Allen to play immediately this season.

The NCAA reviewed Allen’s case for seven weeks, about double the amount of time of the average case due to additional questions. WSU plans to appeal the decision, a process that could also take several weeks.

Allen, who averaged 7.0 points per game as a freshman at WVU, will once again be held out by WSU (2-3) for Sunday’s 2 p.