Mark Pope won’t be the only former Kentucky player coaching from the sidelines on Wednesday night in Rupp Arena.
The man on the opposite bench from Pope will be Tennessee Tech head coach John Pelphrey, who most of the Big Blue Nation will remember from his time suiting up for Eddie Sutton and Rick Pitino’s Wildcats from 1987-92. Pelphrey, a two-time captain, was a member of Kentucky’s famous 1991-92 squad under Pitino (now known as The Unforgettables) — you know, the one that came up short against Christian Laettner and Duke in the 1992 Elite Eight.