On Thursday, University of Arizona head coach Sean Miller held a news conference where he adamantly denied an ESPN report that he discussed a $100,000 payment to land Deandre Ayton, a highly sought-after recruit in 2016.Miller denied violating NCAA rules during his tenure with Arizona, stating he has “never paid a recruit or prospect or their family or representative to come to Arizona” and that he “never arranged or directed payment or any improper benefits to any recruit or prospect or their family or …