John Calipari’s Coaching Staff At Arkansas Taking Shape

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Arkansas head coach John Calipari will bring most of his assistants from the 2023-24 season at Kentucky with him to Fayetteville, according to Matt Norlander of CBS Sports.

The list includes Orlando Antigua, Ronald “Chin” Coleman and Chuck Martin, plus James “Bruiser” Flint as a special assistant and Calipari’s son, Brad, in a development role.

HawgBeat has also reported that former Kentucky assistant and Louisville head coach Kenny Payne will be joining Calipari’s staff, but that is not official, nor are any of the staff additions reported by Norlander. Rules allow for five assistant coaches and more support staff roles, so Calipari’s staff is not close to final.

Orlando Antigua served as an associate coach under Calipari with the Wildcats from 2021-24 and his work on the recruiting trail was vital. The most recent stint at Kentucky was Antigua’s first, as he was also there with Calipari from 2009-14, which saw the Wildcats earn five straight top-ranked recruiting classes. Antigua also served as an assistant under Calipari at Memphis in 2008-09.

Prior to joining Kentucky a second time, Antigua was the head coach of South Florida for two and a half seasons from 2014-17 before he took an assistant position at Illinois from 2017-21.

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Similar to Antigua, Chin Coleman joined Kentucky in 2021 after serving as an assistant coach at Illinois for four seasons. Coleman helped develop players like Sahvir Wheeler, TyTy Washington Jr., Cason Wallace and Antonio Reeves in recent years at Kentucky.

Before his time at Illinois from 2017-21, Coleman was an assistant at Illinois-Chicago from 2015-17 and Bradley from 2012-15.

“With a relationship-driven focus that has forged success on the court with his players and on the recruiting trail, he has earned a reputation as one of the top assistant coaches in the country,” Kentucky Athletics said of Coleman.

Chuck Martin joined Kentucky’s staff in July 2023 by way of…

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Publish date : 2024-04-12 13:34:53

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