record of 14–16. In the 2009–10 season, Pelphrey's team started off slow, losing to Morgan State, East Tennessee State and South Alabama early in non-conference play. But Arkansas regained some momentum by winning five in a row to have a 7–5 record, although the victories came against Mississippi Valley State, Delaware State, Alabama State, Stephen F. Austin and Missouri State. The Razorbacks then lost four straight, including the Southeastern Conference opener against Mississippi State. Arkansas was humbled in a 101–70 loss at Kentucky but followed with five straight SEC wins to improve to 13–11. However, the Razorbacks finished the season on another slide, losing their final five games of the regular season before falling to Georgia in the first round of the SEC Tournament by a score of 77–64 to end with a six-game losing streak. The six-game slide is the longest in the history of University of Arkansas basketball to end a season with and dropped the Razorbacks to 14–18. His fourth season saw an improvement in the overall record, getting to 18–13, but the team was unable to secure any invitation to postseason play. Despite having signed a highly regarded recruiting class, on March 13, 2011, Pelphrey was fired as head coach at the University of Arkansas. He said he felt that the university did not give him enough time to complete a turnaround of the program. His record after four seasons with the Razorbacks was 69–59. Florida, second stint On April 12, 2011, Pelphrey was re-hired by his former boss Billy Donovan to be an assistant at Florida. He was not retained by new Florida coach Michael White following Donovan's departure in 2015. During the 2015-16 season, he worked as an analyst on the SEC Network. Alabama Avery Johnson announced on April 7, 2016, that he had hired Pelphrey to his staff at Alabama. Tennessee Tech Pelphrey was announced as the program's 13th head coach on April 6, 2019. Personal life Pelphrey and his wife Tracy Lyon have two living children: a son, Jaxson, and a daughter, Grace Donovan. In 2003, the Pelphreys' infant son, John Patrick, died of a rare blood disorder. On June 10, 2008, Pelphrey and his wife launched the Pel's Pals Foundation as a memorial to John Patrick. His brother, Jerry, was a player and assistant coach for the East Tennessee State men's Basketball team. He also has a sister Jacqui Pelphrey (daughter