The University of Arizona announced on Thursday that Sean Miller would remain as its men’s basketball coach despite allegations that he had discussed paying a top recruit $100,000.
“At this time, we have no reason to believe Coach Miller violated N.C.A.A. rules or any laws,” the university’s president, Robert C. Robbins, told reporters after a meeting with the Arizona Board of Regents. At the meeting, it was also decided that Miller would coach the team on Thursday night against Stanford.
The announcement came on a day of high drama at the university. Hours before the Regents convened an executive session to discuss Miller’s employment, the basketball coach called a news conference on campus at which he read a prepared statement vehemently pushing back against the accusations.