Sean Miller's Contract to Be Discussed by Arizona Board Amid FBI Probe

The University of Arizona Board of Regents will meet Thursday afternoon to discuss the contract status of basketball coach Sean Miller.

Per ESPN.com's Myron Medcalf, the school released a statement Wednesday saying the board would have a meeting for "legal advice and discussion regarding University of Arizona men's basketball and the multiple-year employment contract for the head men's basketball coach."

Miller, 49, did not coach Arizona's last game against Oregon after ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach reported he was caught on a wiretap as part of the FBI probe into college basketball corruption. It's alleged Miller had discussions about paying forward Deandre Ayton $100,000 to attend the program with a third party.

Miller has denied all allegations but stepped away for the time being "in the best interest of the team."

"I believe it is in the best interest of our team that I not coach the game tonight," Miller said in a statement. "I continue to fully support the University's efforts to fully investigate this matter and am confident that I will be vindicated. For now, my thoughts are with our team. They are a great group of young men that will support each other and continue their pursuit of winning a Pac-12 championship."

An attorney representing Ayton said his family is "outraged" and "disgusted" by the report in a statement sent to Schlabach. The statement said Ayton told FBI investigators six months ago he never received payment from anyone at Arizona, nor was the matter discussed.

Arizona could choose to fire Miller for cause, which in most cases would absolve the university of any financial commitment. However, ESPN's Darren Rovell reported $10.3 million of the $12 million remaining on Miller's contract is guaranteed to him even in a for-cause firing.