ESPN analyst says former Cat John Pelphrey won’t be back next season

John Pelphrey
John Pelphrey

The Arkansas basketball team has won two straight games and has a chance to finish second in the Southeastern Conference Western Division with another strong week.  But is Arkansas’ late-season push, which has moved it to 18-10 this season, enough to bring coach John Pelphrey back next season?  One ESPN college basketball analyst doesn’t think so. Doug Gottlieb, who was a guest on a Kansas City radio show Tuesday, believes Pelphrey will not be retained and indicated Arkansas will push to hire Missouri coach Mike Anderson.

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