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Former Illinois coaches excited to be joining Kentucky

Orlando Antigua will be an associate coach, while Ronald "Chin" Coleman will be an assistant coach

Former Illinois coaches excited to be joining Kentucky

Orlando Antigua will be an associate coach, while Ronald "Chin" Coleman will be an assistant coach

WE WANT TO PURSUE THE BEST. PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY A FAMILIAR FACES BACK ON THE SIDELINE IN LEXINGTON AS FORMER UK ASSISTANT COACH ORLANDO ANTIGUA HAS RETURNED TO THE PROGRAM AS AN ASSOCIATE COACH AND HE RETURNS WITH A NEW PERSPECTIVE HAVING PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS A HEAD COACH. USF AND MOST RECENTLY AND ASSISTANT AT ILLINOIS A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT IS COMING AT CAL AND WHAT HE HAS TO DO AND OUR JOBS AS ASSISTANT IS TO TRY TO TAKE THINGS OFF OF HIS PLATE. HE’S NOT COMING TO KENTUCKY ALONE THOUGH FELLOW, ILLINOIS ASSISTANT COACH RONALD CHIN. COLEMAN IS JOINING THE WILDCATS STAFF AS AN ASSISTANT COACH. IT WAS A THE PRACTICE VIDEO I THINK THAT OUR PROFILES AND WHAT COACH KYLE WANTED AT THE TIME. JUST SO HAPPY TO BE ON. SAME STAFF. YOU KNOW WHAT? I TOLD MRS. CAMELOT, THIS IS CAMELOT. IT’S THE WINNINGEST PROGRAM. HISTORY SO THOSE THINGS ARE EASY TO SELL ANTIGUA WAS PART OF MANY OF THOSE WINDS HAVING COACHED WITH JOHN CALIPARI DURING CAL’S FIRST FIVE SEASONS AT UK TRYING TO GET BACK TO DOING THE THINGS THAT THAT WE’VE DONE AND COWS ALWAYS REQUESTED. OF HIS KIDS AND EVERY STAFF ANTIGUA LOVES COACHING WITH CAL AND NOW COLEMAN IS GOING TO EXPERIENCE WHAT IT’S LIKE TOO. WE’VE BEEN SOME SAYING JIM’S IN CHICAGO AND ALL OVER THE PLACE RECRUITING SO WE’VE KNOWN OF EACH OTHER FOR A WHILE, BUT I NEVER EVER EVER DREAMED THE THOUGHT THAT I WOULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK FOR HIM AND THAT’S WHY WHEN I WHEN THAT OPPORTUNITY CAME LIKE A SWEET DEAL MAN, IT WAS JUST SO SWEET
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Former Illinois coaches excited to be joining Kentucky

Orlando Antigua will be an associate coach, while Ronald "Chin" Coleman will be an assistant coach

A pair of former University of Illinois men's basketball coaches are looking forward to joining the University of Kentucky staff.The Wildcats announced earlier this week that Orlando Antigua would join the program as associate coach while Ronald "Chin" Coleman would join the program as an assistant coach."We want to pursue the best players in the country," Antigua said. Antigua is familiar with the UK program, having served an assistant coach during John Calipari's first five seasons in Lexington. Meanwhile, Coleman is looking forward to coaching under Calipari. "We've been in some of the same gyms in Chicago and all over the place recruiting, so we've known of each other for a while, but I never, ever, ever dreamt or thought that I would have the opportunity to work for him, and that's why when that opportunity came, it was like a sweet deal, man," said Coleman. "It was just so sweet to say that I was coming to coach at Kentucky."Click on the video above to hear from both Antigua and Coleman.

A pair of former University of Illinois men's basketball coaches are looking forward to joining the University of Kentucky staff.

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The Wildcats announced earlier this week that Orlando Antigua would join the program as associate coach while Ronald "Chin" Coleman would join the program as an assistant coach.

"We want to pursue the best players in the country," Antigua said.

Antigua is familiar with the UK program, having served an assistant coach during John Calipari's first five seasons in Lexington.

Meanwhile, Coleman is looking forward to coaching under Calipari.

"We've been in some of the same gyms in Chicago and all over the place recruiting, so we've known of each other for a while, but I never, ever, ever dreamt or thought that I would have the opportunity to work for him, and that's why when that opportunity came, it was like a sweet deal, man," said Coleman. "It was just so sweet to say that I was coming to coach at Kentucky."

Click on the video above to hear from both Antigua and Coleman.