At SEC Tipoff 2017 in Nashville, Alabama coach Avery Johnson talks about why he brought John Pelphrey on his staff. A former Kentucky forward, Pelphrey was a head coach at South Alabama and Arkansas as well as a long-time assistant at Florida. By
Former Paintsville High School and University of Kentucky star John Pelphrey, who went on to head coaching jobs at South Alabama and Arkansas, was hired to take over the program at Tennessee Tech.
The school announced the move on Saturday. Pelphrey replaces Steve Payne, who resigned last month after going 118-134 in eight seasons.