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Utah's Krystkowiak: No knowledge of loans to Kuzma

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Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak, who has been outspoken about programs not running clean programs, says he knew nothing about loans from a sports agency to former Utes forward Kyle Kuzma while he was in school.

''This situation came to my attention this morning, and I have absolutely no knowledge about it,'' Krystkowiak said in a statement Friday. ''At this point, these are allegations. I know we run a clean program, and my complete focus will be getting our squad ready for our game against USC.''

Kuzma, now playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, received $9,500 in what were termed loans or cash advances from ASM Sports, according to a Yahoo Sports report.

Kuzma played at Utah from 2013-17 and previously had been lauded by Krystkowiak for doing things the right way.

''We learned this information this morning just like everyone else,'' Utah athletic director Chris Hill said in a statement. ''Unethical agents have been an issue in college athletics - particularly men's basketball and football - for many years despite repeated educational efforts by the schools. Certainly this is a topic that our Pac-12 reform committee on NCAA men's basketball is addressing.

''Personally, I welcome the scrutiny on the sport of men's basketball because the behavior of some agents, along with reports of other illegal recruiting activities, is hurting the sport. Coach Krystkowiak has a great deal of integrity and runs a clean program, but this situation shows there are areas outside a coach's control that need to be fixed.''

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