▁commit ▁to ▁Arizona , ▁with ▁the ▁mon et ary ▁situation ▁being ▁de alt ▁with ▁directly ▁with ▁him . ▁While ▁Miller ▁would ▁not ▁coach ▁their ▁next ▁game ▁that ▁day ▁against ▁Oregon , ▁Arizona ▁allowed ▁Ay ton ▁to ▁play . ▁Co ach ▁Se an ▁Miller ▁subsequently ▁denied ▁the ▁alleg ation ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Arizona ▁announced ▁he ▁will ▁remain ▁the ▁coach ▁of ▁Arizona ▁Wild c ats ▁men ’ s ▁basketball ▁team , ▁with ▁Ay ton ▁also ▁allowed ▁to ▁continue ▁playing ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁However , ▁as ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁the ▁report ▁involving ▁Ay ton , ▁both ▁of ▁Arizona ' s ▁remaining ▁committed ▁rec ruits ▁from ▁the ▁class ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Share ef ▁O ' Ne al ▁and ▁Br andon ▁Williams , ▁announced ▁they ▁had ▁de comm itted . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁season , ▁Arizona ▁defeated ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁in ▁the ▁Valley ▁of ▁the ▁Sun ▁Sho ot out ▁in ▁Phoenix , ▁A Z . ▁Arizona ▁also ▁defeated ▁the ▁same ▁U M BC ▁team ▁that ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁a ▁historic ▁ups et ▁of ▁top - rank ed ▁Virginia ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA ▁tournament . ▁Arizona ▁lost ▁to ▁NC ▁State , ▁SM U ▁and ▁Pur due ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁ 4 ▁Atl ant is ▁in ▁The ▁Bah am as . ▁ ▁They ▁finished ▁the ▁season ▁ 2 7 – 8 , ▁ 1 4 – 4 ▁in ▁Pac - 1 2 ▁play ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁a ▁first ▁place . ▁The ▁championship ▁marked ▁the ▁school ' s