Connecticut says NCAA investigating men's basketball program

— -- The NCAA is investigating the Connecticut men's basketball program, the school said in a statement on Friday.

"We are working closely with the NCAA's enforcement division as they conduct this inquiry," the statement said.

Hearst Connecticut Media reported on Thursday that Huskies coach Kevin Ollie's program is under investigation in the area of recruiting.

The outlet reported that the investigation is not related to the ongoing FBI probe into bribery at college basketball programs around the country.

"UConn is absolutely committed to a culture of compliance and intends to fully cooperate, as always, with the NCAA. We will do so in a thorough and transparent manner reflective of the model athletic and academic institution we continually strive to be," school president Susan Herbst said in the statement.

UConn is 11-9 (4-3 in the American Athletic Conference) this season, and the program suffered its first losing season in three decades at the conclusion of the 2016-17 campaign.