FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) – Arkansas says it is reviewing a report suggesting coach John Pelphrey had contact with a pair of 2012 recruits in violation of NCAA rules.
The report from CBSSportsline.com includes a picture of Pelphrey with Sylvan Hills (Ark.) High standout Archie Goodwin and teammate Trey Smith at a high school tournament last December. NCAA rules say coaches cannot have off-campus contact with a prospect until the July 1 following the prospect’s junior year in high school.
Goodwin and Smith are still juniors. The school said it is gathering information to determine whether NCAA rules were violated.
Pelphrey has a 69-58 record in four years at Arkansas and hasn’t reached the NCAA tournament since his first season in 2008-09. The Razorbacks play Tennessee on Thursday night in the opening round of the SEC tournament in Atlanta.
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