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JaQuan Lyle has been removed from Oregon's roster.

(Adidas)

EUGENE -- Incoming five-star freshman guard JaQuan Lyle is no longer listed on Oregon's basketball roster for the 2014-15 season.

Greg Walker, Oregon's sports information officer for men's basketball, said Lyle was added to the roster in June but was removed Tuesday. He couldn't say why, citing the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act regarding academic records.

Lyle, from Evansville, Ind., is not currently a student at Oregon, Walker said. Fall term classes at Oregon begin Sept. 29.

A source told The Oregonian on Wednesday morning that Oregon is still awaiting word from the NCAA Clearinghouse as to whether Lyle will be cleared to enroll.

Lyle averaged 17.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game at Huntington Prep in West Virginia last season and was ranked by Rivals as the nation's No. 24 recruit in his 2014 class.

Academics have already driven one prized 2014 Ducks recruit away from campus this summer. Forward Ray Kasongo qualified by the NCAA's standards but was denied admission to UO in late July and is now at Southern Idaho.

The Ducks' roster lists 10 players, including Dillon Brooks, a four-star Canadian small forward who reclassified and announced he would play for Oregon on Aug. 17.

If Lyle isn't allowed to enroll at Oregon whether because of the NCAA or UO's admissions, it will be a blow to the Ducks' already thin backcourt after the spring dismissals of guards Damyean Dotson and Dominic Artis, along with forward Brandon Austin.

Head coach Dana Altman said late last season that senior Joseph Young, a dynamic scorer at shooting guard last season, could be expected to handle the ball more often. Freshmen Casey Benson and Ahmaad Rorie are other options at point guard, as well.

-- Andrew Greif | @andrewgreif