Tuesday Quickies: Chin Coleman Edition

The Chin is in.

By John Morgan Francis@MonJorgan May 4, 2021, 6:40am EDT

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL: JAN 16 Ohio State at Illinois

Ron “Chin” Coleman, an assistant basketball coach under Illinois head coach Brad Underwood, is reportedly coming to Kentucky and joining head coach John Calipari’s staff.

Illinois assistant Chin Coleman has informed head coach Brad Underwood he's leaving for Kentucky, a source tells https://t.co/zDtvmwuNcz.https://t.co/0yNXTf1Hov #BBN pic.twitter.com/C32wBnuPrG
— Chris Fisher (@ChrisFisher247) May 3, 2021

A talented recruiter, Coleman will most likely be joined by Orlando Antigua who sat on the same bench as Coleman at Illinois. Antigua, a former Calipari assistant at both Memphis and Kentucky, and Coleman will likely have their decisions announced later this week.

Kentucky's two job postings for its assistant coach openings expire today, so wait for official announcements on both Orlando Antigua and Chin Coleman shouldn't take long. Needless to say, UK needs their recruiting efforts sooner rather than later.
— Jack Pilgrim (@JackPilgrimKSR) May 3, 2021

As Jack Pilgrim of KSR notes, their recruiting efforts will be utilized almost immediately. Kentucky lost 4-star point guard Nolan Hickman following the departure of former Kentucky assistant coach Tony Barbee.

Antigua and Coleman will have that ground to make up and then some, assuming Kentucky loses more players to the NBA Draft and/or recruits who had ties to Barbee as well as former assistant Joel Justus who left for Arizona State last week.

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After all the QB chatter surrounding his team this offseason, it was nice of #49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan to declare to us his starter for 2021:#NFL #NFLDraft pic.twitter.com/NqoipRNL7K
— Rich Eisen Show (@RichEisenShow) May 4, 2021

The amount disrespect thrown Jimmy G’s way is a bit much.