John Pelphrey

John Pelphrey
Pelphrey during the 2009 Arkansas–Georgia game
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamTennessee Tech
ConferenceOVC
Record51–103 (.331)
Biographical details
Born (1968-07-18) July 18, 1968 (age 56)
Paintsville, Kentucky, U.S.
Playing career
1988–1992Kentucky
Position(s)Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1994Oklahoma State (assistant)
1994–1996Marshall (assistant)
1996–2002Florida (assistant)
2002–2007South Alabama
2007–2011Arkansas
2011–2015Florida (assistant)
2016–2019Alabama (assistant)
2019–presentTennessee Tech
Head coaching record
Overall200–229 (.466)
Tournaments1–2 (NCAA)
0–1 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Sun Belt tournament (2006)
Sun Belt regular season (2007)
Awards
Sun Belt Coach of the Year (2006)

John Leslie Pelphrey (born July 18, 1968) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach of the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. After being named Kentucky Mr. Basketball in 1987,[1] he became a star college player at the University of Kentucky.

After his playing career ended, Pelphrey became as an assistant coach under Eddie Sutton at Oklahoma State University. He was then hired to serve under Billy Donovan at Marshall University and followed him to Florida. Pelphrey took his first head coaching job in 2002, when he was hired by the University of South Alabama, and in 2007 he was chosen to take the head coaching position at the University of Arkansas. After leaving Arkansas, he returned to Florida.

  1. ^ "John Pelphrey ". USAJaguars.com. July 30, 2006. Retrieved March 12, 2007.[permanent dead link]