1. John Leslie Pelphrey was born on July 18,1968 and is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach of the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.
19 Facts About John Pelphrey
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John Pelphrey was then hired to serve under Billy Donovan at Marshall University and followed him to Florida.
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John 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.
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John Pelphrey attended Paintsville High School, where he was coached by Bill Mike Runyon.
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John Pelphrey was a two-time captain while at Kentucky and in 1989 was named the UK Student Athlete of the Year.
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In 2005, John Pelphrey was inducted into the Kentucky Hall of Fame.
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John Pelphrey was the player who was supposed to be guarding him when he made the buzzer beater.
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John Pelphrey is one of 36 former Kentucky players to have his jersey retired.
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John Pelphrey joined Billy Donovan's staff at Marshall for two years and was instrumental in the resurgence of the Thundering Herd program.
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John Pelphrey helped the Gators garner a school record four straight NCAA tournament appearances from 1999 to 2002.
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John Pelphrey spent five seasons as head coach at the University of South Alabama, starting in 2002.
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In 2007, John Pelphrey led the Jags to a regular season title but they fell short in the Sun Belt Conference tournament quarterfinals after losing the final four games of the regular season.
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John Pelphrey was announced as the new head coach of the University of Arkansas basketball team at a press conference on Monday, April 9,2007, in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
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John Pelphrey replaced Stan Heath, whose tenure ended with the University of Arkansas on March 26,2007.
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John Pelphrey said he felt that the university did not give him enough time to complete a turnaround of the program.
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John Pelphrey was not retained by new Florida coach Michael White following Donovan's departure in 2015.
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John Pelphrey was announced as the program's 13th head coach on April 6,2019.
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In 2003, the Pelphreys' infant son, John Patrick, died of a rare blood disorder.
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John Pelphrey's brother, Jerry, was a player and assistant coach for the East Tennessee State men's basketball team.