Arizona Star
In audio played for jurors in Wednesday’s federal college basketball bribery trial, former Arizona assistant coach Book Richardson told aspiring agent Christian Dawkins that head coach Sean Miller “bought” Deandre Ayton and others.
On another phone call, meanwhile, Dawkins said Miller was “taking care of Rawle (Alkins) and them.”
The audio was played Wednesday morning, before the prosecution rested. The defense then called Dawkins as its first witness.
Dawkins and Sood are facing felony bribery charges, with prosecutors saying they paid assistant coaches in exchange for promises to steer their players back to them for professional representation with Dawkins’ company, LOYD, Inc.
On audio recorded June 20, 2017, Dawkins and Richardson are discussing Ayton, who had already arrived in Tucson after committing to the Wildcats in September 2016.
