ESPN reports that FBI wiretaps of conversations between Sean Miller and sports agent runner Christian Dawkins caught the Arizona head coach discussing a $100,000 payment to recruit Deandre Ayton, a freshman for the Wildcats.
Miller and Dawkins had several conversations about Ayton, . Arizona assistant coach “Book” Richardson was one of four college basketball assistants arrested by the feds
The wiretaps allegedly catch Miller telling Dawkins not to work through Richardson on money issues but to deal directly with the boss. The telephone calls between Miller and Dawkins were among 3,000 hours of conversations intercepted from Dawkins' phone by the FBI. Richardson is facing six felony charges,