It's official.

A week after interviewing in Tuscaloosa, former Arkansas coach John Pelfrey's hiring as Alabama's associate head coach was confirmed Wednesday afternoon.

Pelphrey spent nine years as a head coach, first at South Alabama (2002-07), then at Arkansas (2007-11). In that time, he put together a 149-126 record with two trips to the NCAA tournament.

Pelphrey replaces Scott Pospichal, a former AAU coach who departed from the program after one season.

"John brings a wealth of coaching experience to our program and we are fortunate to have someone of his caliber join our staff," Alabama coach Avery Johnson said in a news release. "We are glad he is back in the Southeastern Conference where he has spent a majority of his career as a player and a coach. He has a vast amount of knowledge about the game, is a very good teacher of the game and will be a great fit in our program."

He was fired after the 2010-11 season with Arkansas when the Razorbacks went 18-13 to miss the NCAA tournament for a third straight year.

After leaving Fayetteville, Pelphrey worked on the staff at Florida before Billy Donovan left for Oklahoma City and the NBA. Pelphrey also worked under Donovan at Florida from 1996-2002 where he became close friends with fellow assistant and former Alabama head coach Anthony Grant.

Before his coaching days, Pelphrey played at Kentucky from 1988-92.