Illinois basketball hires former Kentucky assistant Orlando Antigua as associate head coach

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The Illinois Fighting Illini have plucked a former Kentucky basketball assistant and brought them to their staff. Illinois hired Orlando Antigua as their associate head coach, according to a press release. He had previously worked for Fighting Illini head coach Brad Underwood in Champaign, before returning to Kentucky to work for John Calipari.

Calipari has moved on to become the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. And the Wildcats have Mark Pope as their new head basketball coach.

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