DALLAS — SMU acknowledged Friday that it was facing an NCAA investigation after announcing earlier in the day an appeal of an academic suspension that would sideline basketball player Keith Frazier for the rest of the season.

The investigation was announced three days after the school said assistant coach Ulric Maligi was taking an indefinite leave of absence for personal reasons. Maligi recruited Frazier out of Kimball High School in Dallas.

A person with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press on Friday that the probe involved men’s basketball and golf. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the school declined comment on specifics.

Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown said in a statement earlier Friday that Frazier would miss the Mustangs’ game Saturday against East Carolina to attend a funeral and that the school was appealing the guard’s suspension.

A year ago, Frazier’s academic status was in question after The Dallas Morning News reported that a high school physics teacher was pressured to raise Frazier’s grade in order for him to be eligible to attend college.

Frazier is averaging 10.5 points per game for the Mustangs this season.