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Sept. 26, 2017: Following an early-morning visit from federal agents, University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ assistant coach Emanuel "Book" Richardson is arrested on charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, solicitation of bribes by an agent of a federally funded organization, conspiracy to commit honest services fraud, wire fraud conspiracy and travel act conspiracy. Three other college assistant coaches — USC’s Tony Bland, Auburn’s Chuck Person and Oklahoma State’s Lamont Evans — are also indicted following a long-running investigation into college basketball.

Charging documents say Richardson asked for and received $20,000 in bribes from would-be sports agent Christian Dawkins and financial advisor Munish Sood. In exchange, documents say, Richardson paid a recruit to come to ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ and promised to steer NBA-bound Wildcats to Dawkins for representation. Richardson would later tell a reporter that he spent some of the money on a trip to Spain; he planned to use the rest to fly UA recruit Jahvon Quinerly's family to ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ for "Midnight Madness" in McKale Center but was arrested before it happened.

The UA announces Richardson has been "immediately suspended and relieved of all duties."

Oct. 3, 2017: UA head coach Sean Miller issues a statement saying he is "devastated" to learn of the allegations made against Richardson.

"As the head basketball coach at the University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, I recognize my responsibility is not only to establish a culture of success on the basketball court and in the classroom, but as important, to promote and reinforce a culture of compliance. To the best of my ability, I have worked to demonstrate this over the past eight years and will continue to do so as we move forward."

Oct. 5, 2017: Miller reads from a prepared statement saying he fully supports investigations into the allegations against Richardson, his longest-tenured assistant coach.

"As that investigation proceeds, I’ll continue to work hard and enforce a culture of compliance in our organization, just like I have for the last eight years," he says.

March 1, 2018: Miller addresses an ESPN report that he discussed a $100,000 payment to top prospect Deandre Ayton. Reading from a statement, a defiant Miller says he is "sickened that we are in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons," and calls the ESPN report "inaccurate and completely false."

"Contrary to what has been written this past week, we do our very best to run a clean program at the University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥. I have done that since the first day I stepped on this campus. Compliance with NCAA rules is extremely important to us and we work hard to create, maintain and monitor a culture of compliance within our program," he says.

"I have never knowingly violated NCAA rules while serving as head coach of this great program. I have never paid a recruit or prospect or their family or representative to come to ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥. I never have and I never will. I have never arranged or directed payment or improper benefits to a recruit or prospect or family or representative and I never will. …

"Let me be very, very clear: I have never discussed with Christian Dawkins paying Deandre Ayton to attend the University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥."

April 6, 2018: The ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Board of Regents approves amendments to Miller's contract that add a $1 million penalty for wrongdoing and tighter Title IX language.

Miller stands to lose $1 million of his longevity fund shares if he is charged with a crime or found to have committed a Level I (major) NCAA violation.

Jan. 22, 2019: Telling a judge that he "knew this conduct this conduct was wrong," Richardson pleads guilty to one count of federal funds bribery, saying he accepted $20,000 in exchange for a promise to steer Wildcats to Dawkins.

Feb. 6, 2019: ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ assistant coach Mark Phelps is removed from the bench after ESPN reports he was involved in an NCAA issue regarding the academic records of former UA commit Shareef O’Neal. Rather than fire him, ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ allows Phelps’ contract to run out.

May 3, 2019: The University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ confirms it is being investigated by the NCAA.

May 8, 2019: A jury finds Dawkins guilty of bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery. He is found not guilty on four charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud and violations of the travel act

Outside the courthouse, Dawkins says he believes players should be paid, that some coaches pay their players, and says he "never had conversations" with Miller about delivering Ayton to ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.

June 6, 2019: Richardson is sentenced to three months in prison and two years of probation. He must also forfeit $20,000 he accepted in payments.

Richardson is asked outside the courthouse if Miller knew whether players were being paid.

"You gotta ask him that," Richardson tells reporters. "He’s not on trial, I was on trial."

Richardson later issues a statement via direct message to a Star correspondent that reads: "I have no knowledge of Sean Miller paying players or attempting to pay them … I was on trial no one else. Again, I apologize to the University of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, (UA) President (Robert C.) Robbins and the kind and great people of ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ for this. Thank you ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ and all the Wildcats across the world!"

Sept. 11, 2019: Yahoo reports that Richardson discussed paying $40,000 to get former Wildcat Rawle Alkins academically eligible to play in college.

Yahoo’s story cites a 1,500-word transcript of a July 2017 conversation that included Richardson, Dawkins and three other people — two of whom were undercover FBI agents. The transcript, which is public record, was not used as evidence in the basketball corruption trial.

Oct. 15, 2019: Richardson is released from federal prison in Otisville, New York, two days ahead of schedule.

March 31, 2020: "The Scheme," a two-hour HBO documentary about Dawkins and the ongoing investigation into college basketball, is released. In it, Dawkins reverses course from his previous statement, saying "there's no way you can separate Sean" from any belief that Richardson is a cheater.

"The thing with ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ is, like, Sean Miller has to know everything that's going on," Dawkins says in the movie. "Book was loyal to Sean. ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ was definitely more open to getting some (expletive) done."

"The Scheme" features a conversation between Miller and Dawkins in which Dawkins says handlers of five-star recruit Nassir Little, who was believed to be choosing between Miami and ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ at the time, "definitely wanted to get some (expletive) for themselves."

Miller replies: "Miami doesn’t have an advantage over us in that area, do they?"

Dawkins also says Miller was lying when he made his March 1, 2018 statement that he had never paid a player to attend ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥.

"I mean, Sean should have his own movie agent or some (expletive) or manager, like, he should be an actor,� Dawkins says. “That was really high-level. I was convinced, honestly.�

April 1, 2020: The UA issues a statement that reads: "The HBO documentary which aired last night does not change our approach to allegations surrounding our men’s basketball program. We have cooperated fully with the FBI investigation and continue to cooperate with the ongoing NCAA investigation. We look forward to the conclusion of the process."

Oct. 23, 2020: ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ requests that its case be moved to the Independent Accountability Resolution Process. In the new process, lawyers, investigators and others outside of Division I sports take over the work of NCAA enforcement staff.

Oct. 25, 2020: ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ is charged with nine rules violations by the NCAA, five of which are Level I violations.

Miller is charged with a Level I violation for a lack of head coach control and failing to monitor two assistant coaches accused of academic misconduct and improper recruiting inducements. ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ receives a fifth Level I charge for overall institutional lack of control.

"Two of Miller's three assistant coaches committed intentional violations involving fraudulent academic transcripts, receipt of cash bribes, facilitating a meeting with an aspiring agent, impermissible inducements and recruiting violations all within an 18-month period," the NCAA writes in the Notice of Allegations. "The ultimate responsibility for the integrity of the men's basketball program rested with Miller and his staff's actions reflect on Miller as the head coach."

The NCAA also hands the UA swimming and diving program two Level II charges and, in a list of potential aggravating factors by the school, says the conduct of both Robbins and athletic director Dave Heeke "compromised the integrity of the investigation."

The NOA is not released to the public until the following March.

Dec. 17, 2020: The NCAA’s Infractions Referral Committee refers ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s case to the IARP.

Dec. 18, 2020: The IARP’s Complex Case Unit (CCU) and Independent Resolution panel appoints members to ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥â€™s case.

Dec. 29, 2020: Acknowledging that NCAA investigators found former ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ men's basketball staffers displayed "serious lapses in judgment," the UA announces it has self-imposed a one-year postseason ban.

"I understand and fully support the university’s decision to self-impose a one-year postseason ban on our men’s basketball program," Miller says in a statement.

March 8, 2021: A week after ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥'s season ends and with the team banned from the postseason, Robbins says he expects Miller back for the 2021-2022 season.

"He’s out there recruiting," Robbins says of Miller. "I think signing day is coming up soon. We’ve got a really good team. They’re young, but good. And we’re eager to move forward and get the final chapter of this now-almost four-year saga over. But Coach Miller is our coach."

April 7, 2021: ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ fires Miller with one year left on his contract, agreeing to pay the coach $1.42 million — or 50% of what the school would have paid him through the end of his contract in May 2022.

Says Robbins: "It has become clear that our men’s basketball program — and our university — needs to write a new chapter in our history, and that begins with a change of leadership. ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ basketball means so much to so many and, as stewards of the program, we must always act in the best interests of the university."

April 14, 2021: ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ hires Gonzaga assistant Tommy Lloyd as Miller’s permanent replacement.

Aug. 19, 2021: The IARP’s supplemental investigation is completed.

Aug. 26, 2021: The CCU team changes.

Sept. 13, 2021: The CCU requests an extension.

Oct. 4, 2021: The CCU issues an amended Notice of Allegations to the UA. The UA is facing the same five Level I charges.

Feb. 17, 2022: Asked about a timeline for the NCAA infractions case while on a podcast, Miller predicts that "things this offseason will 100% come to a conclusion."

Feb. 18, 2022: All parties’ responses to the amended Notice of Allegations are submitted.

March 19, 2022: Miller is named the new head coach at Xavier, where he receives a six-year contract. Two of his former UA staffers, Ryan Reynolds and David Miller, follow him to Cincinnati.

May 7, 2022: The UA seeks clarification from a chief panel member over a hearing.

May 19, 2022: The IARP’s Complex Case Unit submits a written reply.

June 15, 2022: Richardson tells The Athletic he broke NCAA rules on "several occasions" by providing impermissible benefits to UA targets during unofficial recruiting visits, actions that are not included in the NCAA infractions case.

However, Richardson says one allegation leveled by the NCAA against ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ — that he paid $40,000 to obtain fraudulent academic credits for a player — never happened.

He says he has stopped communicating with the CCU.

"Everyone still wants me to tell on ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥. I’m like, guys, what do you want me to tell?," he says to The Athletic. "None of the coaches are there, none of the kids are there."

Aug. 31, 2022: The NCAA's Division I board of directors announces it will dissolve the IARP once its five remaining cases, including one involving the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ men's basketball program, are settled.

Dec. 14, 2022: The IARP rules that ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ will not have to serve an additional postseason ban.

The IARP hands a 10-year show-cause order to Richardson and a two-year show-cause for Phelps but does not penalize Miller.

The IARP accepts all of UA's self-imposed sanctions, adding only a seven-week ban on recruiting communication for current UA coaches during the 2022-23 academic year.

The IARP rules that ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ will have to vacate all regular-season and Pac-12 Tournament wins from the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons in which former UA guard Rawle Alkins participated, as well as all the regular-season and Pac-12 Tournament wins — plus the two preseason exhibition games in the Bahamas — in which former UA forward Keanu Pinder played.