Assistant coaches Orlando Antigua and Chin Coleman leave Illinois for roles on John Calipari s staff at Kentucky yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Late last week a report surfaced that Orlando Antigua was indeed leaving Illinois to return to Kentucky’s coaching staff under head coach John Calipari. While the university has yet to comment or confirm this decision, Big Blue Nation should expect to hear something in the coming days.
Along with Antigua, Chin Coleman could also be leaving Illinois and tag along to Kentucky. Five days ago, the Chicago Tribune reported the duo could fill the shoes of former Kentucky assistants Tony Barbee and Joel Justus.
The ability to land top-tier recruits and develop them has somewhat lacked consistency over the last few years in Lexington. Antigua and Coleman would provide an immediate spark in that department. Their decision to leave Illinois would be a blow to the program but an incredible boost for the Wildcats and Calipari.
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Tony Barbee wants to connect.
Whether it’s with alumni, the community or his student-athletes, the new men’s basketball coach at Central Michigan wants collaboration. Upon being hired Thursday, Barbee wasted no time speaking with his new team.
“I wanted them to know that their goals and dreams will become my goals and dreams,” Barbee said Friday during his introductory news conference in Mount Pleasant. “And winning on the floor doesn’t happen by just coming to the floor and winning. It’s everything, the discipline, the energy, the enthusiasm that is the staple of any championship program have to be bought into on a day-to-day basis to achieve those goals of winning on the court.”