Report: Former UK basketball assistant Antigua returning to Lexington

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CBS Sports.com reports Orlando Antigua is returning to the University of Kentucky as an assistant coach. Antigua is leaving his current assistant coaching job at the University of Illinois to return to Lexington. The 48-year-old Antigua previously worked at Kentucky from 2009-14 as an assistant to John Calipari. He has spent the last four seasons at Illinois. It’s also reported UK is targeting fellow Illinois assistant Chin Coleman for its other assistant vacancy.