▁received ▁the ▁ 9 - seed ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Pac - 1 2 ▁Tournament , ▁where ▁they ▁lost ▁to ▁ 8 - seed ▁US C ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round , ▁ 6 5 – 7 8 . ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁season ▁ ▁Enter ing ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁season , ▁federal ▁pro sec utors ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁announced ▁charges ▁of ▁fra ud ▁and ▁cor ruption ▁against ▁ 1 0 ▁people ▁involved ▁in ▁college ▁basketball , ▁including ▁Arizona ▁assistant ▁coach ▁Em manuel ▁" Book " ▁Richard son . ▁The ▁charges ▁al lege ▁that ▁Richard son ▁and ▁others ▁alleg edly ▁received ▁pay ments ▁from ▁financial ▁advis ers ▁and ▁others ▁to ▁influence ▁student - ath let es ▁to ▁retain ▁their ▁services ▁and ▁in ▁turn ▁used ▁those ▁pay ments ▁to ▁secure ▁rec ruits . ▁Following ▁the ▁news , ▁Richard son ▁was ▁susp ended ▁and ▁rel ieved ▁of ▁all ▁duties . ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁U A ▁fired ▁assistant ▁basketball ▁coach ▁Book ▁Richard son ▁after ▁his ▁appeal ▁failed . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁published ▁report ▁by ▁ESP N , ▁an ▁F BI ▁wire t ap ▁revealed ▁that ▁head ▁coach ▁Se an ▁Miller ▁talked ▁with ▁Christian ▁Daw kins ▁( another ▁key ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁sc andal ) ▁to ▁discuss ▁pay ing ▁their ▁top ▁prospect , ▁De and re ▁Ay ton , ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁to