On February 23, 2018, the night ESPN reported Sean Miller had discussed paying Deandre Ayton $100,000 to join the Arizona Wildcats, UA alum Jason Terry was sickened by the state of the program.
That report, whose veracity has been shaky at best, came only a few months after former UA assistant coach Book Richardson was arrested on corruption and fraud charges in connection with the FBI investigation into college basketball recruiting.
“It’s time to clean house and bring home our bloodlines to carry on Lute’s legacy,” Terry tweeted. “We have too much pride, too much tradition to allow outsiders to tear down what we built.