FAYETTEVILLE - Former Arkansas basketball coach John Pelphrey will rejoin Billy Donovan's staff at Florida, the school announced Tuesday. Pelphrey, who was fired as head coach of the Razorbacks on March 13, was hired along with former St. John's head coach Norm Roberts to the Gators' staff. "Having John back will be...
Read More Post a comment (9)FAYETTEVILLE - Speaking publicly for the first time since he was fired over the weekend, former Arkansas coach John Pelphrey said Monday he disagreed with athletics director Jeff Long's decision to make a change at head basketball coach. Pelphrey, who went 69-59 in four years at the school, said the Razorbacks...
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FAYETTEVILLE - Former Arkansas coach John Pelphrey addressed the local media one final time Monday afternoon, holding a press conference that lasted a little more than a quarter-hour at Bud Walton Arena. Pelphrey's wife, Tracy, his assistant coaches, Arkansas players and several administrators and personnel were among the more than 60...
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FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas athletics director Jeff Long cited the "student-athlete experience" as a chief reason he made the decision to change leadership in the Razorbacks' basketball program. Long fired John Pelphrey following an end-of-season review Sunday, ending the coach's four-year tenure at the school. After missing out on the NCAA Tournament,...
Read More Post a comment (11)FAYETTEVILLE - John Pelphrey was fired as the head basketball coach at Arkansas on Sunday, ending a rocky four-year career at the school. Pelphrey learned of his fate during an end of the season meeting with Arkansas athletics director Jeff Long Sunday morning. Long will hold a press conference tonight but...
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FAYETTEVILLE - An NCAA bylaw is in place for incidental contact between college coaches and recruits, and might be used as a defense for the photo that surfaced Thursday showing Arkansas coach John Pelphrey posing with a pair of junior basketball players. The photo, which shows Pelphrey with Sylvan Hills standout...
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FAYETTEVILLE - A report by CBSSports.com indicates Arkansas coach John Pelphrey committed a recruiting violation by agreeing to snap a picture with highly-touted prospect Archie Goodwin and a teammate last December. NCAA bylaw 13.1.1.1 states off-campus contact can't be made between coaches and a recruit prior to July 1 following the...
Read More Post a comment (33)FAYETTEVILLE - Where deep runs into the NCAA postseason once were, late-season swoons have become a staple for Arkansas' basketball program in recent years. The Razorbacks have lost eight consecutive games in the month of March, including a pair of 10-point losses to Mississippi State and Ole Miss last week. Arkansas...
Read More Post a comment (1)FAYETTEVILLE - A quarter-page advertisement appearing in both editions of Thursday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette urged Razorbacks fans to contact several high-ranking officials and voice concerns for the men's basketball program. The ad, which was paid for by "Y Roberts" in Gulf Shores, Ala., is the strongest indication yet that at least some...
Read More Post a comment (29)FAYETTEVILLE - Forget job security, forget rumors and forget recent struggles. For two hours Wednesday night, Bud Walton Arena felt like old times. And, boy, was it fun to watch. In a down year relative to their past successes, Arkansas and Kentucky added a late addition to their classic hardwood series, with...
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