Former Kentucky Wildcat and Paintsville native John Pelphrey has been named as the new basketball coach at Tennessee Tech of the Ohio Valley Conference. The 50-year-old Pelphrey was the coach at Arkansas from 2007-11 and also was the coach at South Alabama from 2002-07.
Pelphrey has served an assistant coach at Alabama since 2016. He replaces Steve Payne, who resigned at the end of this past season. Tennessee Tech finished with an 8-23 overall record. The Golden Eagles were 4-14 in the Ohio Valley Conference and finished in last place in the standings.
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