Almost 30 years after Wimp Sanderson tried to recruit him as a player, John Pelphrey is finally a part of the University of Alabama basketball team.
UA head coach Avery Johnson made it official on Wednesday as he announced Pelphrey as the associate head men’s basketball coach for the Crimson Tide. Pelphrey will who replace former assistant coach Scott Pospichal, who departed from UA after one season to seek a position nearer to his home in Texas.
Pelphrey has a long list of qualifications for a spot on the Crimson Tide staff. He has been an SEC player at Kentucky, finally choosing his home state Wildcats in spite of Sanderson's efforts.