Report: NCAA investigates impermissible benefits to Cliff Alexander

The NCAA is investigating whether family members of Kansas forward Cliff Alexander received impermissible benefits from an NBA agent, according to a Yahoo! Sports report.

According to the report, citing sources, Alexander has not been interviewed by the NCAA, and the Alexander family has retained legal counsel.

"The NCAA has alerted us to an issue that could affect Cliff's eligibility," Kansas athletic director Sheahon Zenger said in a statement. "As a precautionary measure Cliff will not take the court until we have resolved the issue."

Rated the No. 4 recruit in his class by Rivals.com, Alexander came to Kansas with lofty expectations. He's averaging 7.1 points and 5.3 rebounds in 17.6 minutes per game.

"We are committed to NCAA rules compliance," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "and we want to make sure that we take every precaution to minimize the impact on Cliff."

On Tuesday, No. 10 Kansas beat No. 20 West Virginia 76-69 in overtime to claim the Jayhawks' 11th consecutive Big 12 championship.