Arizona’s Trier deemed ineligible

The NCAA declared No. 14 Arizona’s Allonzo Trier ineligible for the reappearance of the banned substance that led to a 19-game suspension last season.

The school said the NCAAnotified the Wildcats on Thursday that the junior guard had a trace amount of the substance from a drug test late last month. Arizona did not specify the drug, saying only it was a banned substance.

Arizona said the amount detected was minuscule by scientific standards and appeared to be a remnant of the performance-enhancing drug Trier unknowingly ingested last season.

Arizona is appealing and hoping Trier will regain his eligibility soon.

Trier is second to freshman Deandre Ayton for the team scoring lead at 19.6 points per game.

Trier sat out the first 19 games in 2016-17 after testing positive for the drug. Huggins reprimanded: West Virginia coach Bob Huggins was reprimanded by the Big 12 Conference for comments about a 35-2 free-throw disparity after the Mountaineers’ 77-69 loss at Kansas on Saturday.

“There are proper channels within the conference structure to handle officiating concerns,” Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said in a release. “Coach Huggins’ public comments are contrary to the conference’s sportsmanship standards.”

“I’ve been doing this for 40 years, and I don’t think I’ve ever been in a game where we shot two free throws,” Huggins said after the game. Layups: Missouri freshman F Michael Porter Jr., who has played two minutes all season before back surgery, was fully cleared to resume basketball activities, FanRag Sports reported. ... Duke C Marques Bolden isn’t expected to miss any time after surgery on a broken nasal bone. He got hurt Sunday at Clemson and played 16 minutes Wednesday against Louisville. ... Seton Hall held off Providence (19-9, 8-7 Big East) 89-77 at Providence’s on-campus arena, completing a game that was suspended Wednesday because of unsafe conditions at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center, which doubles as a hockey rink.