USF hires Orlando Antigua to coach mens basketball

[bullsfan27]

I think it's 50/50 on Roc staying but Wells and Marsh are most likely gone. I can see Antigua going after good named assistants or some up and coming ones since he has $700 thousand to use. We'll probably know more in about 2-3 weeks on how is staying and how is going

[Mama_Bull]

I read one article where he said that he is considering bringing his brother. This article mentions, "Though he cautioned he would not shift focus to building a staff until after the Final Four, Antigua said he would consider bringing some personnel from the UK athletic department with him to Florida. He is also interested in establishing some sort of head-to-head series vs. Kentucky on the court as well."

 

Other interesting tidbits there as well: 

 

 

http://kentucky.247sports.com/Article/Orlando-Antigua-returns-to-Kentucky-for-Final-Four-with-new-job-186540

[Mama_Bull]

This Oracle article mentions his bother:

 

When Kentucky assistant Orlando Antigua was introduced Tuesday afternoon as the USF men’s basketball coach, he thanked his younger brothers Oliver and Omar saying, “Let’s keep enjoying this ride.â€

 

One of those brothers may be enjoying that ride at the same school. 

 

Seton Hall assistant coach, Oliver Antigua (the middle of the three siblings), said that coaching alongside his older brother at USF isn’t too far fetched.

“It’s a possibility,†Oliver said. “We are discussing it. Nothing definite.â€

 

 

http://www.usforacle.com/antiguas-may-unite-at-usf-1.2863056?utm_content=buffer894c2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer#.Uz8_YMTD_IV

[Flowers4Heisman]

I think we'll see Oliver on the USF staff.

 

 

http://nypost.com/2012/06/26/st-rays-coach-antigua-lands-position-at-manhattan/

 

“I’m cleaning out my locker as we speak,†he said.

Antigua resigned as Ravens head coach Monday to accept a position as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Manhattan College under head man Steve Masiello. It ends Antigua’s successful 10-year reign as head coach at St. Ray’s, where he won three CHSAA Class A city titles, and 13 seasons altogether on the bench at the Bronx Catholic school.

 

“We are very excited about the addition of one of New York City’s most successful coaches who brings a great wealth of knowledge about the metropolitan area,†Masiello said. “Oliver will help enhance our brand in New York City and take Manhattan College basketball to the next level. He is a high character person with great integrity.â€

 

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Older brother Orlando Antigua’s college career motivated Antigua to take the plunge. Orlando Antigua is John Calipari’s top assistant at Kentucky, is considered one of the nation’s top recruiters and won a national title this past April. While some have made the assumption that the two, who are very close, are planning to coach together at the college level in the future, Antigua said it’s not something they have spoken about.

“We talk hoops all the time,†he said. “We talk about his team. We talk about my team. I can see why that’s a natural progression.â€

[Brad]

I couldn't post this on the board while at work last week.  But it was an attempt at bad humor:

 

 

Day 2. So far so good for #USF and #USFCoachO  #usfmbb #usfbulls pic.twitter.com/u0n8dEBNp2

— TheBullsPen.com (@TheBullsPen)

April 2, 2014

I'm pleased to report 5 days later, none of the kneejerk zealots have gone out and purchased, yet.

[Brad]

[Vega]

 

Coach O is one big dude and Rod Strickland does indeed look like a very thin old man now, lol

[Mama_Bull]

http://instagram.com/p/mi-6BNwq_b/#

 

Orlando Antigua shows his appreciation for the crowd as they applaud what he's done for the program and wish him success as the new head men's basketball coach for USF

[Ricky the Bull]

Nice find, Mama... thanks!

[UofMemphis]

On March 31, 2014 at 1:01 PM, UofMemphis said:

AAC fans react to USFs hire...

 

http://csnbbs.com/thread-684456.html

We tried to tell y'all this was a bad idea...