Former Arizona Wildcats assistant coach Emanuel ‘Book’ Richardson was a major focal point in the federal college basketball trial on Monday, even though he wasn’t actually there.
Wiretaps played during the trial of Christian Dawkins and Merl Code featured Richardson detailing some of the actions he took that led to his arrest in September 2017 on federal bribery charges.
Wild day in federal court. Ex Arizona assistant Book Richardson, on recorded tape, basically says despite making nearly $250,000 a year he was “broke” from using so much of own money to pay recruits.