⁍ The university didn’t release details of the allegations against the program.
⁍ The Arizona program has been under scrutiny for more than three years.
⁍ Former assistant Emanuel ‘Book’ Richardson was arrested in September 2017 as part of a federal investigation into illegal recruiting practices.
– The University of Arizona says it will not release the NCAA’s notice of allegations against the men’s basketball team because “the University is not releasing the NOA at this time.” The school says the allegations will be discussed by the Arizona Board of Regents next week, ESPN reports. The NCAA has been investigating the Wildcats for three years. Former assistant coach Emanuel “Book” Richardson was arrested in 2017 as part of a federal investigation into illegal recruiting practices. Richardson told undercover FBI agents he had paid $40,000 to a high school coach to make sure a player was academically eligible to play for the school. Rawle Alkins played two seasons for the Wildcats from 2016-18. Richardson pleaded guilty in January of 2019 to accepting $20,000 in bribes to steer players to Christian Dawkins’ sports management companies and other financial planners. Richardson was sentenced to three months in prison and two years of probation for his role in the corruption scandal. During a trial in New York in April of 2019, an FBI wiretap suggested Wildcats coach Sean Miller ‘fronted’ the deal to land highly recruited center Deandre Ayton to the school. The call was intercepted on June 2, 2017, with Dawkins discussing the situation with business partner Munish Sood. Another call played in the courtroom recorded Richardson telling Dawkins that Miller was paying Ayton $10,000 a month. Ayton ended up signing with Arizona and playing one season before becoming the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft. Miller vehemently denied it.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-basketball-ncaa-ari-notice-of-allegat/arizona-receives-notice-of-allegations-from-ncaa-idUSKBN2782Y4