The University of Hawaii is said to be considering self-imposed sanctions regarding recruiting and practice time as it prepares to answer NCAA charges against its men’s basketball program.

UH has until April 30 to include any self-administered sanctions in its official reply to the NCAA’s January notice of allegations, officials said.

But possible penalties are expected to be among the topics discussed when incoming athletic director David Matlin begins meeting with short-list candidates for the head coaching job Friday in Indianapolis.

"I would totally expect to be asked about that," Matlin said.

He said he is being "brought up to speed" on the NCAA situation by school officials and expects to be part of the eventual decision, but declined comment on specifics.

The UH Board of Regents Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics discussed the "status of NCAA compliance action regarding (the) UH men’s basketball program" in a 20-minute closed-door executive session Wednesday. Chairman Jeff Portnoy declined comment afterward.

People familiar with the process said practice time and recruiting are two of the options that have been under discussion lately after UH consulted with its Alabama-based law firm.

UH was charged with seven violations of NCAA rules. Among them were impermissible tryouts of five recruits during paid official visits in 2011 and the impermissible on-campus evaluation of another prospect in 2012; and instructing directors of operations to engage in on-court coaching, opponent scouting and making recruiting phone calls.

UH is allowed 13 scholarships per year and is thought to have as many as four scholarships currently available for recruits before any sanctions are imposed.

Vacating victories, reducing practice time and cutting back on recruit visits also have been discussed.

Earlier UH said it had been considering a postseason ban for 2014-15 but backed off last month.

Manoa Chancellor Robert Bley-Vroman, speaking about the process in general terms, said, "imposing your own sanctions is an interesting process. You want to be reasonable. It is, I think, like asking your son, ‘how do you think I ought to punish you?’ But the whole (NCAA enforcement system) doesn’t work unless there is cooperation," Bley-Vroman said.

UH is said to be considering trying to "negotiate down" at least one Level II allegation to a less severe Level III. In that one, the NCAA asserted three recruits and one active player in 2013 had access to a hotel concierge lounge not generally available to all guests. The NCAA listed it as an impermissible benefit valued at $422.

In its notice, the NCAA noted the "termination" of assistant coach Brandyn Akana and head coach Gib Arnold as potential mitigating factors for the Committee on Infractions to consider when meting out penalties.

In October, UH dismissed Arnold and Akana and indefinitely suspended its star player, Isaac Fotu.

Fotu subsequently left school and eventually signed a pro contract to play in Spain.

Arnold was eventually named in all seven NCAA allegations while Akana was named in two and one concerned Fotu, whose name was redacted.

They are also afforded the opportunity to dispute the NCAA’s allegations.

The Star-Advertiser’s Dave Reardon contributed to this report.