COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - John Pelphyrey, the head coach of Tennessee Tech University’s men’s basketball team, announced his wife, Tracy, is in a battle with cancer.

On Wednesday, Pelphrey shared his family is beginning a fight against a new opponent as his wife has been diagnosed with Stage 3 Colorectal Cancer.

“The War ahead will be challenging,” Pelphrey said. “’The Game Plan’ is cutting edge, intentional and solid. It is going to be a year-long confrontation that gives Tracy the best opportunity to be cured and to eliminate the possibility of recurrence.”

Tracy is set to undergo four months of chemotherapy, followed by six weeks of radiation, a six-week break and then surgery to remove the tumor.

“I am not looking for a 1-point Win on this one... I want a blowout! Complete destruc

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