There is no denying that Orlando Antigua is one of the best recruiters in college basketball.
That is the main reason John Calipari brought the Illinois assistant and former USF head coach back to Lexington. However, the game has changed since Antigua left the Kentucky basketball program following the 2014 season.
“It’s different,” Antigua told reporters on Saturday. “The kids that the G League and those pro leagues are going to target are very talented, but you can’t use a brush to paint all of them. Each individual family has different circumstances that they have to weigh and what experience they’re trying to go through to try to get to their dreams.