ESPN’s Mark Schlabach said Arizona head coach Sean Miller was allegedly heard on an FBI wiretap discussing a payment of $100,000 to ensure a commitment from Ayton.
By Arizona Sports
An AAU coach and Adidas consultant testified Wednesday in federal court over allegations about dirty money in college hoops to paying the family of Suns center Deandre Ayton during his high school recruitment.
Ayton, who attended Arizona for his freshman season before departing for the NBA draft, had previously not been named in the trial.
He was, however, named in a Feb. 23 report from ESPN’s Mark Schlabach that said Arizona head coach Sean Miller was allegedly heard on an FBI wiretap discussing a payment of $100,000 to ensure a commitment from Ayton. Miller allegedly was heard on the wiretap speaking with Christian Dawkins, who was linked to a sports agency that has been implicated in the scandal that began with 10 arrests.
On Wednesday, T.J. Gassnola listed Ayton among a group of then-amateur players whose families accepted money, thus breaking NCAA rules.
