UK releases contract information for Orlando Antigua and Chin Coleman

The University of Kentucky paid a pretty penny to sign Orlando Antigua and Ron “Chin” Coleman away from Illinois.

According to The Courier Journal, the school is set to pay Antigua $850,000 next season, while Coleman will earn $450,000, a combined total of $1.3 million. For comparison’s sake, that’s $450,000 more than the combined annual salaries of Tony Barbee ($525,000) and Joel Justus ($325,000).

Antigua will see a $25,000 raise each year for three years leading to a $900,000 salary in 2023-24. This deal is believed to make Antigua the highest-paid assistant coach in college basketball, comparable to the $900,000 salary former UK assistant Kenny Payne earned before taking a job with the New York Knicks last offseason.

Coleman will receive a $50,000 raise each year through 2023-24, where he will earn $550,000 during the final year of his contract.

Should Antigua or Coleman leave UK before June 30, 2024 for any position other than a college or professional head coaching job, the former would owe Kentucky $250,00 per year remaining on his contract, while the latter would owe $100,000 per year.

Kentucky is set to pay associate to the head coach Bruiser Flint $525,000 next season, while assistant coach Jai Lucas is set to earn $300,000.

For more information on the new assistant coaches’ contracts, head over to The Courier Journal here.