After more than five years in limbo, the wait is finally over. On Wednesday, the Independent Accountability Resolution Process (IARP) released its ruling on the recruiting investigation that plagued the school under former coach Sean Miller.

Miller, now the head coach at Xavier, avoided any sanctions. Arizona also avoided a postseason ban after self-imposed sanctions were accepted by the process. Arizona was previously handed a lack of institutional control Level I charge in an NCAA notice of allegations, but the self-imposed postseason ban in 2020-21 played well with the IARP.

Former Arizona assistant Book Richardson was handed a 10-year show cause and former assistant Mark Phelps was given a two-year show cause.

Though no postseason ban was levied, Arizona was hit with a $5,000 fine, a reduction in scholarships for the 2023-24 season by one, a two-week ban on campus visits during March 2022, and a seven-week recruiting communication ban for the 2022-23 academic year.

“While many of these allegations predated current athletics staff, we are appreciative of this process coming to an end after five years,” said athletic director Dave Heeke in a release. “Our athletics department will continue to maintain a culture of compliance as we live the Wildcat Way and develop academic, athletic and life champions.”

Added coach Tommy Lloyd: “I am happy for our basketball program that this process has come to an end. President Robbins and Dave Heeke made it clear to me when I accepted this position how important a culture of compliance is at the University of Arizona. I am thankful that our program can continue competing for championships and representing Arizona.”

Richardson’s show cause came from accepting $60,000 in bribes and a lack of cooperation in the case. Richardson was caught in 2017 on an FBI wiretap agreeing to steer potential Arizona players to Christian Dawkins. Richardson pleaded guilty to the charges in federal court in January 2019 and served three months in federal prison later that year.

“Violations found by the hearing panel were related to the solicitation and acceptance of $20,000 in cash bribes by former assistant men’s basketball coach No. 1 in exchange for promoting the use of a business management company’s services to a men’s basketball student-athlete, and a payment of $40,000 by former assistant men’s basketball coach No. 1 to obtain a fraudulent high school academic course credit and transcript for a men’s basketball prospective student-athlete,” per release.

The player alluded to but not named in the release is former Arizona guard Rawle Alkins. According to CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander, Arizona and Miller are expected to have 50 wins vacated from the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons. The regular-season and conference tournament crowns Arizona won during those seasons will be removed from the record books and Alkins’ college stats will also be vacated.

Throughout the process, Miller maintained he didn’t know what Richardson was doing. The IARP seemed to back that up.

“The hearing panel found no violation for the former head men’s basketball coach because the hearing panel determined that the former head men’s basketball coach demonstrated that he promoted an atmosphere of compliance and monitored two of his assistant coaches regarding the academic eligibility of men’s basketball prospective student-athletes, rebutting the presumption of head coach responsibility,” the IARP wrote in its release.

Arizona parted ways with Miller at the conclusion of the 2020–21 season.

Decisions by the IARP are final and cannot be appealed.