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Arizona Wildcats firing assistant basketball coach Mark Phelps after NCAA issue

Arizona said Wednesday night it has moved to terminate assistant basketball coach Mark Phelps while suspending him indefinitely with pay.

The school issued a statement saying the move was "not related to the federal criminal proceedings in New York or the NCAA’s review of the facts underlying the allegations of unlawful conduct."

However, Stadium’s Jeff Goodman reported on Twitter on Wednesday night that Phelps was involved with an NCAA issue “due to an online course involving a recruit who never wound up attending Arizona.