Former Arizona assistant Emanuel "Book" Richardson has been sentenced to three months in prison and two years of supervised release for his role in the NCAA basketball federal bribery case, Adam Zagoria reported on Thursday.
According to Zagoria, Richardson was sentenced by judge Edgardo Ramos in New York. Richardson's attorney had previously filed a sentencing submission to Ramos asking for a probation-only sentence after a probation officer recommended three months in prison.
"I do think three months is appropriate," Ramos said, per Zagoria. "I have no doubt he's a person who has done a lot of good.