More than one year ago, ESPN reported that FBI wiretaps intercepted calls between Arizona head coach Sean Miller and former ASM sports associate Christian Dawkins, “in which Miller discussed paying $100,000 to ensure star freshman DeAndre Ayton signed with the Wildcats.”

During a TV report, ESPN said that the phone call took place in the spring of 2017. The network then issued a correction, stating that the phone call between Miller and Dawkins took place in the spring of 2016. ESPN then corrected its first correction, stating that the phone call between Miller and Dawkins took place in the year 2016, removing the "spring" designation.

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On Wednesday, Dawkins told the Arizona Daily Star that no such conversation took place.

"I wasn’t there," Dawkins said. "I just got out of criminal court case for the last two months. I had no involvement with Deandre Ayton, that’s a fact. So the whole (February 2018) ESPN report (that said Dawkins and Miller discussed paying Ayton), that’s something I couldn’t say is accurate because I never had conversations about delivering Deandre Ayton to Arizona for Sean Miller. Didn't happen."

A source previously told 247Sports that Dawkins (who had his phone tapped by the FBI) and Miller had calls intercepted between the time frame of June 19 of 2017, through Sept. 25.

Sources say that the U.S. Attorney's office notified multiple parties who had conversations with Dawkins that their phone calls had been recorded specifically during the dates of June 19, 2017 and Sept. 25, 2017.

The fourth-ranked player in the 247Sports Composite, Ayton signed with Arizona on Nov. 10 of 2016. He arrived on campus on June 10 of 2017, according to a source. Ayton began orientation on June 19.

Paul Kelly, a Boston-based attorney who’s conducting Arizona’s investigation into the FBI probe, released a statement saying Ayton had voluntarily agreed to several interviews with the federal prosecutors and the FBI, UA and Pac-12 compliance officials, the NCAA and an independent law firm on behalf of the university.

“Mr. Ayton has credibly and consistently maintained that neither he nor any member of his family, nor any representative thereof, received any money or extra benefit to influence his decision to attend the University of Arizona,” Kelly said. “Not a shred of evidence has ben adduced suggesting otherwise, which federal investigators and NCAA officials have acknowledged.

“… I can say with confidence that DeAndre Ayton has abided by all applicable rules and regulations and is fully eligible.”

Earlier in the day, a jury found Dawkins guilty of conspiracy to commit bribery and bribery while former Adidas rep Merl Code was found guilty of conspiracy to commit bribery. Dawkins was found not guilty on four charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and violations of the travel act. Code was found not guilty on three charges of bribery, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and the travel act.