EUGENE, Ore. β€” Whether or not Arizona will have Sean Miller or Deandre Ayton available Saturday at Oregon, the Wildcats went through a normal pregame routine Friday evening.

At their team hotel Friday in downtown Eugene, the Wildcats held dinner and then a film review session. Players exited the film session at about 10:30 p.m. local time, but Miller and other coaches later left from a side door. That may have been because I was standing near one of the other entrances seeking comment from Miller. Team managers then left about 11 p.m.

(Thanks to a loggers' convention, though, there's actually a fair amount of activity the lobby and meeting room areas of UA's hotel.)

Arizona officials have not responded to a request for comment and it is unclear whether they will have any before Saturday's UA-Oregon game.


Greg Hansen says Miller cannot be allowed to coach the Wildcats again, while we also have a main news story referencing ESPN's story about Miller allegedly discussing a $100,000 payment to Deandre Ayton, and a story about Allonzo Trier's battle to regain his eligibility.

Yahoo! Sports also had a story about emails between Christian Dawkins and his boss, many of them referencing Joe Pasternack and UA's desire to land Brian Bowen.

All our recent coverage is attached to this post.


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