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Averaged 14.0 points, 7.4 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game ... Led the team in points, assists and steals per game (1.7) ... Set Georgia’s single-season assists record with 193 assists ... It bettered the previous mark of 169 set by Pertha Robinson in 1995 ... Led the league in assists per game and assist-to-turnover ratio ... He ranked fifth na- tionally in assists per game ... Became just the fourth player in the 2000s to lead the league in both assists per game and assist-to-turn- over ratio ... Recorded 22 double-figure scor- ing games ... Posted the program’s first-ever triple double with 14 points, 13 assists and 11 rebounds against LSU ... Tallied eight dou- ble-doubles ... Dished out an SEC Tourna- ment record 13 assists against Missouri. 2019-20 (at Georgia) Freshman: Appeared in all 31 games as a freshman at Georgia ... Made 17 starts ... Set Georgia’s freshman assist record with 139 dimes, topping the old mark of 133 set by Lit- terial Green in 1989 ... Averaged 9.0 points, 4.5 assists and 2.5 rebounds per game ... 11 double-figure scoring games ... Ranked 87th nationally in assists per game and also sixth among freshmen ... Fourth in the SEC in as- sists per game ... Earned SEC Freshman of the Week honors on Dec. 23 ... Sunk a halfcourt buzzer-beater in the SEC Tournament, which was the No. 1 moment on ESPN SportsCen- ter’s Top 10 plays ... Scored 19 points in the season opener against Western Carolina, equaling the third-most points ever scored by a freshman in program history ... It trailed only Dominique Wilkins (26) and Anthony Edwards (24). HIGH SCHOOL Two-time state champion at Houston Chris- tian High School in Houston ... All-time steals and assists leader ... School record holder for points in a game (47), assists (18) and 3s (10) ... Was a four-star recruit ... Ranked the No. 78 player by ESPN, No. 88 by Rivals and No. 93 by 247Sports in his signing class. PERSONAL Born Jan. 17 in New York ... Pursuing a de- gree in communication ... Parents are Teddy and Jacqueline Wheeler … Has five siblings, Sage, Montana, Lincoln, Lola and Liv ... Chose his jersey number because it was the first number he received in any sport ... Favor- ite movies are The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises ... Chose Kentucky over Kansas, Oklahoma State and LSU. SAHVIR WHEELER 5-9 n 180 n Jr. n Houston #2 n G Follow SAHVIR on Social Media n @sahvir on Twitter n @sahvir on InstagramThe UK HealthCare John Calipari Show Behind Kentucky Basketball SUBSCRIBE TO PODCASTS TODAY! SPORTS NETWORKSPORTS NETWORK Presented By52 @KentuckyMBB John Calipari n Head Coach n 13th Season A “players-first” coach with a penchant for helping people reach their dreams, John Calipari, a Naismith Memorial Basket- ball Hall of Famer, has guided six teams to the Final Four, led one to a national champi- onship and helped 54 players earn selection in the NBA Draft during his 29-year college coaching career. Calipari guided Kentucky to its eighth national championship and his first national title in 2012. In becoming only the second coach in NCAA history to lead three differ- ent schools to the Final Four, he has racked up nearly 800 on-court victories, 20 NCAA Tournament on-court appearances, six Final Fours and numerous national coach of the year honors. From UMass to Memphis and now Ken- tucky, Calipari’s career has been successful throughout, but his most recent run in Lex- ington has been the best stretch of his ca- reer. During Calipari's 12 seasons at UK, he leads all coaches in NCAA Tournament wins (31), Final Fours (four), Elite Eights (seven) and Sweet 16s (eight). In 2015, Coach Cal led college basket- ball’s first ever 38-0 team and became one of just three coaches to make four Final Fours in a five-year span. At the end of the season, Calipari – named the College Bas- ketball Coach of the Decade (2010s) by Sporting News – became the 96th coach to join the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. While building a program out of obscuri- ty at Massachusetts, laying the foundation at Memphis and restoring luster at the sport’s greatest program at Kentucky, he totaled the second-most wins in NCAA history in the first 20 years of a college coaching career. Quite honestly, though, Calipari’s on- court success overshadows a much more significant picture. In his goal to lead a players-first program, he has helped nearly 60 young men realize their dreams and reach the NBA level with 54 players earning NBA Draft selections, in- cluding a record five first-round draft picks in 2010. Two years later, six Wildcats heard their names called at the 2012 draft, the most in the two-round draft era. UK, with Calipari’s help, would tie those six picks again in 2015, including a record-tying four lottery selections. His four No. 1 overall picks (Derrick Rose, John Wall, Anthony Da- vis and Karl-Anthony Towns) are more than any other coach, and he’s had 43 players drafted during his first 12 years at Kentucky, including 32 first-round picks. Calipari’s players have entered the league NBA-ready. His players have garnered 26 All-Star selections -- all since 2010 -- with Davis winning the game’s MVP honor in 2017. Rose was named MVP in 2011. Six of his players have been tabbed All-NBA (Rose, Wall, Davis, Towns, DeMarcus Cousins and Julius Randle), three have been named NBA Rookie of the Year (Rose, Towns and Tyreke Evans), and 15 players from Calipari’s first 11 teams at Kentucky have made the NBA All-Rookie teams. UK has produced more All-NBA, more NBA All-Rookie and more NBA All-Defensive players than any other school in the Calipari era. Much like he did at UMass, where his players graduated at nearly 80%, Calipari has stressed academics. Fifteen of his last 18 seniors at Memphis earned their bache- lor’s degrees, and all 23 players at UK who were eligible to graduate by the end of their senior years walked away with a diploma in hand, including five players who earned their degree in just three years. Calipari’s teams routinely have posted a combined team grade-point average of 3.0 or better. Calipari has raised millions of dollars to help the lives of those in need in the Com- monwealth and beyond. He has had a par- ticular passion to assist those impacted by natural disasters. For instance, in 2010, he used a telethon to raise more than $1 million for victims of the devastating earthquake in Haiti. He followed that up with telethons in 2012, raising $1 million for victims of Su- perstorm Sandy, and in 2017, for victims of Hurricane Harvey. Calipari launched his foundation in 2012, and since then the foundation has worked with several key partners and do- nated more than $1.5 million, a figure that does not include matching funds that have been contributed from individuals and cor- porations. In 2013, Calipari initiated hosting an annual alumni weekend around his bas- ketball fantasy experience with the intent to raise money for charity. After generating $350,000 for selected organizations and charities during the inaugural game, the weekend has generated millions of dollars for charity since its inception. In 2019, when federal workers were with- out pay due to a government shutdown, he, his wife and his foundation assisted workers with financial help and grocery gift cards. He and his wife, Ellen, teamed up with Fayette @UKSportsNetwork 53 Head Coach n 13th Season n John Calipari County Public Schools to help families in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. His latest efforts include spearheading the creation of the John McLendon Mi- nority Leadership Initiative, a nationwide coach-driven initiative to provide minorities a jump-start to their careers through practi- cal experiences, opportunities to build their network and instilling the values of John Mc- Lendon: integrity, education, leadership and mentorship. Calipari was recently awarded an National Association of Basketball Coach- es Guardians of the Game Pillar Award for inclusion for his work with the MLI. In 2017, Coach Cal was named the head coach of the 2017 USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Cup Team, which finished third at the 2017 FIBA U19 World Cup in Cairo. Author of five books, including the New York Times Best Seller “Players First: Coach- ing from the Inside Out,” Calipari is a master of communication and maximizing talent. He lives by the motto that “it’s never a mat- ter of how far you have fallen, but instead it’s about how high you bounce back.” The Calipari File Date of Birth - Feb. 10, 1959 Wife - Ellen Children - Erin Sue, Megan Rae, Bradley Vincent Education Clarion State (1982) (now Clarion) Head Coaching Experience University of Massachusetts (1989-96) New Jersey Nets (NBA) (1997-99) University of Memphis (2001-09) University of Kentucky (2010-present) Calipari Highlights n Calipari owns the NCAA's most sin- gle-season wins with 38, tying his own record (Memphis in ‘08 and UK in ‘12) in 2015 with 38 wins. He owns the most sin- gle-season wins at UMass, Memphis and UK n Calipari is the winningest coach in NCAA Division I history for a five-year span with 173 victories (2008-12) n Calipari is the first coach in NCAA Division I history to record five straight on- court 30-win seasons. Memphis hit the 30- win plateau from 2006-09 n Calipari is one of only two coaches (Rick Pitino) to lead three different schools to a Final Four n Calipari is one of only three coaches (John Wooden, Mike Kzryzewski) to go to four Final Fours in five seasons n Calipari has advanced to the Sweet 16 in 12 of the last 14 NCAA Tournaments and the Elite Eight in 10 of the last 14 n Calipari started with a 54-0 record in Rupp Arena as head coach of the Wildcats n Calipari has helped 38 earn selection in the NBA Draft (29 first-round picks) over the last 10 seasons n Calipari has more wins (327) in a 10- year period (2006-15) than any other coach in college basketball history n Calipari is the fourth-fastest NCAA Di- vision I men's basketball coach to reach 300 victories at a single school n Calipari's 31 combined regular season and tournament league titles trail only Mark Few (35) of Gonzaga for the most among active coaches n Calipari became the fourth-fastest coach to 700 on-court wins, behind only Adolph Rupp, Jerry Tarkanian and Roy Williams n Calipari has the second-most wins in school history, behind only Adolph Rupp n Calipari's 31 NCAA Tournament wins are the most in school history (Rupp won 30).54 @KentuckyMBB J ames “Bruiser” Flint, a former John Cali- pari assistant with more than 30 years of coaching experience at the head coach and assistant levels, joined the staff as an assis- tant coach for the 2020-21 season. In May of 2021, he was elevated to associate to the head coach. After a season as an assistant coach, Flint will take on an increased role off the court in helping head coach John Calipari run the program. Flint, who played a key role in Kentucky’s game management and Xs and Os as an assistant in 2020-21, has tak- en on an increased responsibility in game planning, scouting opponents, and helping Calipari formulate the team’s approach in practices and in games. A former member of Calipari’s staff at UMass for seven seasons, Flint served the previous three seasons at Indiana under Ar- chie Miller. He has 20 years of experience as a Division I head coach at Drexel (2002- 16) and UMass (1997-01). With a blue-collar background and an infectious personality, Flint is well known in the college basketball fraternity for his success in both recruiting and developing players. His honest, engaging approach has been the consistent variable behind 20 suc- cessful seasons as a Division I head coach at Drexel and UMass, plus several prominent assistant coaching stops, including seven seasons at UMass un- der Calipari. Flint won 331 games as a head coach during his 20 seasons at the helm at UMa- ss and Drexel. Four times he was named Colonial Athlet- ic Association Coach of the Year (2002, 2004, 2009 and 2012) and National Associ- ation of Basketball Coaches District Coach of the Year (1998, 2007, 2009 and 2012). The Philadelphia native was a member of Calipari’s staff at UMass from 1989-90 through the 1995-96 season, helping build a national pro- gram in Amherst, Massachu- setts, after 11 straight losing seasons. With Calipari and Flint on staff, the Minutemen made five NCAA Tournament appearances, including the 1996 Final Four run, to go along with five Atlantic 10 regu- lar-season and five A-10 Tournament titles. Flint played a key role in the develop- ment of Marcus Camby, who won the John R. Wooden Award and the Naismith Trophy as the national player of the year in 1996. Camby was drafted No. 2 overall in the NBA Draft that spring. After Calipari departed for the NBA, Flint took over the program for five seasons, in- cluding NCAA Tournament berths in the first two seasons. He also posted the best record of any first-year coach UMass in school his- tory. Following his stint in Amherst, Flint took the reins at Drexel, where he racked up more victories (245) than any other coach in school history over his 15 seasons. With stingy defenses and a culture of toughness, Flint set new standards at Drexel, leading the Dragons to 20 or more wins three times while recording at least 10 CAA wins in nine seasons. During his tenure, Drexel featured the CAA Defensive Player of the Year on four occasions, 23 All-CAA selections, 12 mem- bers of the conference’s All-Defensive Team, six players named to the league’s All-Rookie Team and two CAA Rookies of the Year. Flint’s Dragons had a record-breaking season in 2011-12. His squad set a school record with 29 wins and won the CAA reg- ular-season title, going 16-2. The Dragons won a program-best 19 straight games and advanced to the CAA title game for the sec- ond time ever. His teams were an unfriendly foe for some of the nation’s top teams. In 2010-11, Drexel stunned No. 20 Louisville, handing the Cardinals their first-ever loss in the new KFC Yum! Center. The Dragons also defeat- ed NCAA teams Old Dominion and VCU. In 2006-07, on its way to a 23-9 overall re- cord, Drexel won 13 road games (tied for most in Division I). The Dragons won at Syracuse, Villanova and Creighton. Flint be- came the first coach in Drexel history ever to beat three Philadelphia Big 5 teams in one season. At Indiana, as an assistant, Flint was part of a staff that produced the No. 11 recruit- ing class nationally in 2018 and 2020 (ac- cording to ESPN’s rankings), including sign- ing Indiana Mr. Basketball winners Romeo Langford (2018) and Trayce Jackson-Davis (2019). Langford and Jackson-Davis were named McDonald’s All-Americans and Langford was a lottery pick by the Boston Celtics. In 2018-19, Indiana finished 20-12 and was poised to return to the NCAA Tourna- ment before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. The Hoosiers also finished with a winning record against nationally ranked teams with five victories, tied for seventh most in the country. The team also posted a 3.398 grade point average in the spring semester and a perfect 1.000 score on the NCAA’s Academ- ic Progress Rate for 2018-19. Flint has enjoyed three coaching stints with USA Basketball, serving as an assistant in 2007 for the USA U-19 National Team in Serbia, an assistant in 2005 for the USA U-21 World Championship Team that went 7-1 in Argentina and first as a court coach prior to the Global Games. He began his coaching career as an as- sistant coach at Coppin State (1988-89). A 1987 Saint Joseph’s graduate, Flint was a four-year letterwinner with the Hawks. He earned All-Atlantic 10 honors as a senior and led the Hawks to the 1986 A-10 cham- pionship and a berth in the NCAA Tourna- ment as a junior. He was inducted into the Saint Joseph’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998. Flint has a daughter, Jada. James “Bruiser” Flint n Associate to the Head Coach (first season) n Second season overall at UKMonday Nights from 6-7 p.m. on the UK Sports Network. John Calipari Radio Show Like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Instagram for complete UK Sports Network coverage of the Cats. UKATHLETICS.COMUK SPORTS NETWORKUKSportsNetworkuk_sportsnetwork KENTUCKY BASKETBALLKentuckyMBBkentuckymbb Tune in all season long to the UK Sports Network for official coverage of Kentucky Wildcats Basketball. Visit UKathletics.com/ UKSportsNetwork for radio and TV affiliates in your area.56 @KentuckyMBB O rlando Antigua has returned to Ken- tucky for a second stint with the pro- gram, bringing 20 years of college coach- ing experience. In Antigua, Kentucky has a proven recruiter, a tireless on-court devel- oper, and a relationship-driven coach both on and off the court. During Antigua’s first stop at Kentucky, featuring the 2009-10 season through the 2013-14 national runner-up run, UK com- piled a 152-37 record (80.4%) with a na- tional championship, three Final Four ap- pearances, two Southeastern Conference regular-season titles and two SEC Tourna- ment crowns. Known for his eye on the recruiting trail, Antigua helped UK pull in five straight top- ranked recruiting classes (Recruiting Ser- vices Consensus Index). In his initial season with the Wildcats, Antigua saw three of his signees drafted in the first round of the 2010 NBA Draft. He was a central figure in the 2010 and 2011 No. 1 classes, which led UK to its eighth national title in 2012 and its first since 1998. As a result, Antigua was named one of Yahoo! Sports’ top 10 college basketball re- cruiters. In May of 2012, he was listed by ESPN.com as the top assistant coach in the country under the age of 40. ESPN included Antigua in the top five of the most feared as- sistant coaches on the recruiting trail in 2013. UK enjoyed a program resurgence un- der Antigua. Outside of recruiting, Antigua played important roles in the development of some of the Wildcats’ staples of the first half of the dominant Calipari era. In the final season at Kentucky, Antigua took over as the head coach of the Domin- ican National Team after serving the previ- ous two seasons under Calipari as an assis- tant. After helping Calipari and the program build a foundation in the first two years, An- tigua and the Dominicans secured a spot in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup for the second time in the country’s history and the first time since 1978. Antigua earned a head coaching oppor- tunity with South Florida after the 2013-14 season with Kentucky and spent two and a half seasons in Tampa, Florida. Following the USF tenure, Antigua joined Illinois as an assistant coach, where he has spent the last four seasons. With An- tigua playing a leading role with the Illini’s frontcourt players and on the recruiting trail, Illinois posted back-to-back 20-win seasons over the last two years and was a No. 1 seed in the 2021 NCAA Tournament. Antigua was instrumental in the devel- opment of Kofi Cockburn, an NCAA Con- sensus All-America Second Team selection and All-Big Ten First Team member in 2021. Cockburn arrived at Illinois as a talented but unproven big man out of Jamaica and An- tigua helped mold him into one of the na- tion’s most dominant post players over the last two seasons. Antigua originally joined Calipari for the 2008-09 season at Memphis, helping the Tigers to a 33-4 record, a spot in the 2009 NCAA Sweet Sixteen, and regular-season and tournament conference crowns in Con- ference USA. Prior to his brief stay in Memphis and beginning with the 2003-04 season, Anti- gua worked at his alma mater, Pittsburgh. During his five years at Pitt – the first three as a director of basketball operations and the second two as an assistant – he helped lead the Panthers to an overall record of 132-40 (76.7%) and a Big East mark of 55- 27 (67.0% winning percentage). Pittsburgh recorded five straight 20-win campaigns and won 10 or more league games in five consecutive years. The Panthers had just as much success in the postseason during Antigua’s years. Pitt earned NCAA Tournament bids during all five of Antigua’s years and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in 2004 and 2007. Antigua’s first stint with Pittsburgh was his collegiate playing days in the early 1990s. A four-year letterwinner and two- time team captain, Antigua ranked in the top 15 on the Panthers’ all-time 3-pointers made, blocked shots and career 3-point per- centage at the end of his career. A 1992 Big East Conference All-Rookie Team pick, Antigua helped lead the Panthers to an 18-16 record and a National Invitation Tournament berth as a freshman. The follow- ing year, Antigua’s Panthers went 17-11 and earned an NCAA Tournament bid. In 1994, he was named the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Most Courageous Athlete, an honor presented annually to the college basketball player who displays courage on and off the court. Antigua graduated from Pittsburgh with a degree in social sciences in December 1995. After graduation, Antigua was selected to play for the world-renowned Harlem Glo- betrotters, becoming the first player of Lat- in American descent to play for the squad. Nicknamed “Hurricane” for his dazzling moves, Antigua played with the Globetrot- ters for seven years until 2002. Antigua also played in the Puerto Rico Superior Basketball League for eight years, and in both 1994-95 and 1997-98, he was a member of the Dominican Republic na- tional team. Because of his dedication to the community, Antigua was named one of the nation’s top 100 most influential Hispanic Americans by Hispanic Business magazine. A Dominican Republic native who was raised in Bronx, New York, Antigua recov- ered from a 1988 Halloween incident where he was shot in the head near his left eye. Undeterred by the incident, Antigua quick- ly returned to the playing court two weeks later and went on to play three seasons at Pittsburgh. Fluent in Spanish, Antigua and his wife, Dana, have a daughter, Olivia, and a son, Orlando Anthony. Orlando Antigua n Associate Coach (first season) n Sixth season overall at UK @UKSportsNetwork 57 R onald “Chin” Coleman joined the Ken- tucky coaching staff in May of 2021 after four seasons as an assistant coach at Illinois. With a relationship-driven focus that has forged success on the court with his players and on the recruiting trail, he has earned a reputation as one of the top assis- tant coaches in the country. Coleman was instrumental in the devel- opment of Ayo Dosunmu, one of the coun- try’s best point guards over the last three sea- sons. Under Coleman’s guidance, Dosunmu raked in dozens of national and conference honors, including USA Today National Play- er of the Year, Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year and NCAA Consensus All-America First Team honors. He averaged 20.1 points and 5.3 assists per game to lead Illinois to a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. With Coleman on the bench, Illinois posted back-to-back 20-win seasons the last two years for the first time since the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons and finished second in the Big Ten in 2021. With Coleman serving as a defensive coordinator in 2020-21, the Illini finished seventh in the country in the Ken Pomeroy’s adjusted defensive rankings and hovered around the top spot for much of the season. Prior to Illinois, Coleman served two years as an assistant coach under then-head coach Steve McClain at UIC. The Flames underwent a remarkable turnaround in Coleman’s two seasons on staff, winning 17 games in 2016-17, a 12-win increase over the previous season. At UIC, Coleman helped recruit and de- velop Dikembe Dixson, who was named the 2016 Horizon League Freshman of the Year and earned a spot on the All-Hori- zon League Team after setting the league’s scoring record by a freshman. During his first season with the Flames, Coleman was key in the development of sophomore Tai Odiase, one of the top rim protectors in the country. Odiase led all NCAA Division I players with 3.23 blocks per game during the regular season and was named to the Horizon League All-Defensive Team. Coleman was at Bradley for three sea- sons before UIC and was elevated to assis- tant head coach in his final season in 2014- 15. In his first year with the Braves, Coleman helped BU to its first winning record in three seasons. Prior to his time at Bradley, he was an assistant coach at Colorado State under then-head coach Tim Miles. The following season, Miles brought Coleman with him to Nebraska as the Director of Player Devel- opment. In his lone season at Colorado State, Coleman helped pilot the 2011-12 Rams to their first 20-win campaign in 14 years and their first NCAA Tournament berth since the 2003 season. CSU featured three All-Moun- tain West players that season, including first-team pick Wes Elkmeier. Before entering the college ranks, Cole- man served as head coach of the Chica- go-based Mac Irvin Fire AAU squad from 2005 to 2011. Coleman laid the foundation for Mac Irvin Fire into becoming one of the premier AAU teams in the country. Coleman also coached Illinois prep hoops for Benjamin E. Mays Academy and Whitney Young High School in Chicago. In 2006, he directed Mays to a perfect 35-0 re- cord and a District 299 City Championship. He then moved back home to lead Whitney Young as the associate head coach, and from 2007 to 2011, Whitney Young finished in the top 25 nationally for four consecutive seasons, including an Illinois High School Association title in 2009. The Chicago native played high school ball at Chicago’s South Shore Career Acad- emy before competing collegiately for We- ber State and Lamar. Coleman spent his first season at Weber State and appeared in 25 games as a true freshman. During his three seasons at Lamar, Coleman led the Cardi- nals in scoring all three seasons and earned three consecutive All-Sun Belt First Team honors. His 1,316 points was the 10th-best mark in Lamar school history at the conclu- sion of his career. Coleman played seven seasons of pro- fessional basketball, including stints with the Houston Rockets and the Grand Rapid Hoops in the Continental Basketball As- sociation, a professional basketball mi- nor league. He also competed overseas in Finland and in Latvia’s top league before returning to the United States to begin his coaching career. Coleman earned a bachelor’s degree in applied arts and science from Lamar in 1997. He and his wife, Angela, have a daugh- ter, Rahni. 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