I had to do some rereading of Miller's issue and his firing with one year left on his contract while at the University of Arizona. Looks like all the blame went to an assistant coach who ended up pleading guilty to one felony. The FBI had tapped his phone where he mentioned Miller was paying a player $10k/mth to play at Arizona. Seems like Arizona decided to cut its losses with just the one year left on his contract. I know CDC will do his vettimg, but I do worry about the perception and what really may have happened.
"Arizona had been entangled in the 2017 federal investigation into corruption in college basketball. Former assistant coach Emanuel "Book" Richardson pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to commit bribery after being accused of accepting $20,000 to steer Arizona players to aspiring sports agent Christian Dawkins. During Dawkins' trial, prosecutors played an FBI-intercepted call in which Richardson told Dawkins that Miller was paying $10,000 a month for former player Deandre Ayton. Miller has consistently denied paying players to attend Arizona."
"Arizona had been entangled in the 2017 federal investigation into corruption in college basketball. Former assistant coach Emanuel "Book" Richardson pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to commit bribery after being accused of accepting $20,000 to steer Arizona players to aspiring sports agent Christian Dawkins. During Dawkins' trial, prosecutors played an FBI-intercepted call in which Richardson told Dawkins that Miller was paying $10,000 a month for former player Deandre Ayton. Miller has consistently denied paying players to attend Arizona."
Arizona fires coach Sean Miller after 12 seasons
Arizona announced Wednesday that basketball coach Sean Miller was "leaving the program" after 12 seasons.
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