John Pelphrey heading to Florida as Assistant

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[John Pelphrey, Richard Pitino, and Rob Lanier] had opportunities they felt they couldn’t pass up, and Donovan encouraged them the way he did Virginia Commonwealth coach Shaka Smart two years ago. Smart had only been on Donovan’s staff for one season, but when VCU made him an offer to take over the program after another former Donovan assistant, Anthony Grant, left for Alabama, Smart hesitated.

“He almost didn’t take the VCU job because he felt so guilty for only being here for 10 months,’’ Donovan said. “I pushed him out the door because I told him it was a great job and he needed to go. I’ve been really, really fortunate. I’ve had a lot guys who have been able to go on and go into head-coaching situations.’’

Smart is undoubtedly glad he listened after leading VCU to the Final Four.
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Good for Pelphrey headin back "home", I'm sure he'll get another shot again soon if he wants it.
 
John Pelphrey did a great job recruiting for Arkansas according to Andy Katz.
The recruiting class Pelphrey and his staff put together in the fall, ranked No. 8 in the country by ESPN
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Evidently Mike Anderson has not had to recruit a lick since becoming Arkansas' new coach.

http://espn.go.com/blog/collegebasketba ... p-10-class
Makes you wonder what the story behind the story is at Arkansas.
 
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