Former Illinois coaches excited to be joining Kentucky
Orlando Antigua will be an associate coach, while Ronald "Chin" Coleman will be an assistant coach
Orlando Antigua will be an associate coach, while Ronald "Chin" Coleman will be an assistant coach
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.