NCAA bans SMU from 2016 postseason, Larry Brown for 30 percent of games

— -- The NCAA has banned SMU from 2016 postseason play and has suspended Larry Brown for 30 percent of the team's games this season due to a lack of head coach control, a source close to the situation said.

The 30 percent ban for Brown means he will miss nine games total. The school also will be hit with nine scholarship losses over the next three years, although SMU was two below the limit this past season.

The NCAA is expected to announce the sanctions at 11 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

This marks the third time a Brown-coached program has been sanctioned by the NCAA, with the others happening at Kansas and UCLA.

Part of the investigation at SMU stemmed from whether former basketball administrator and ex-assistant coach Ulric Maligi helped Keith Frazier to become eligible to play at SMU, a source told ESPN.

The school and Brown met with the NCAA's committee of infractions in late June. Maligi took a leave of absence in the middle of last season, but was not found to be involved after the NCAA investigation.

A source said the former basketball administrator did not agree to speak with the NCAA about the investigation.

SMU is expected to be a preseason Top 25 team and a contender for the American Athletic title.

The NCAA hit Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim with a nine-game ACC regular-season suspension after an investigation found that the school and Boeheim did not control and monitor its athletic programs.

Brown, 75, took over at SMU in 2012 after spending much of his career in the NBA. Prior to landing in the NBA, he led Kansas to the NCAA title in 1988. Kansas was banned from postseason play the following season and placed on probation for three years due to recruiting violations. Brown also coached UCLA for two seasons, and led the Bruins to the 1980 national title game appearance.

Brown has coached the Denver Nuggets, New Jersey Nets, San Antonio Spurs, Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks and Charlotte Bobcats in the NBA. He also coached the Nuggets and Carolina Cougars in the ABA.

Brown won the NBA title in 2004 with the Pistons.

Information from ESPN's Andy Katz was used in this report.