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How new Kentucky basketball assistant Ron Coleman came to be known as 'Chin'

LEXINGTON — Kentucky basketball fans need no introduction to one of the two new assistant coaches hired by John Calipari on Thursday.

Orlando Antigua was a key member of Calipari's Kentucky staff from 2009 to 2014, serving as the Wildcats' lead recruiter in a historic run that included the 2012 national championship and three Final Four appearances.

Big Blue Nation might be less familiar with Ron "Chin" Coleman, Antigua's fellow Illinois assistant who also joined the staff.

Among the first questions needing answered is why exactly is Coleman known as Chin?

"As you can see, I've got a Jay Leno-type face," Coleman said in a 2014 interview with the Peoria Journal Star while an assistant coach at Bradley.