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Sean Miller Vehemently Denies Payment to Deandre Ayton

Sean Miller held a brief press conference this morning where he read a prepared statement emphatically denying that he arranged for a $100,000 payment to Deandre Ayton or any other player.

This is the transcript of his statement. Video of the statement follows, courtesy of Arizona Athletics on YouTube.

Good afternoon. Let me begin by saying I regret all the negative attention that has been focused on our program and the difficult position that this has created for President Robins, Dave Hickey, the Arizona family and, especially, our players and their families. I appreciate very much all the support I’ve received during this difficult time.