he is currently the subject of a reported investigation related to the 2017 ncaa basketball corruption scandal regarding offers to illegally pay athletes for attending his school, including 2017 recruit and future #1 2018 nba draft pick deandre ayton. on february 24, 2018, miller would not be allowed to coach the upcoming game against oregon, with coaching instead going to lorenzo romar that game. on march 1, miller denied any allegations against him and was reinstated as arizona's head coach.