Ronald Coleman (basketball)

A native of Chicago, Illinois, Coleman graduated from South Shore High School and played high school basketball team during his time there. After graduating from high school in 1992, Coleman spent his freshman year of college at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah, and appeared in 25 games for the Wildcats. Coleman transferred after his freshman year to Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, and sat out during the 1993–94 season due to NCAA transfer rules. As starting point guard for the Cardinals, Coleman led his team in scoring three straight seasons and was named first team All Sun Belt Conference in each of those seasons. ==Coaching career==

In 2005, Coleman returned to the United States and began his career in coaching with Chicago-based AAU basketball Mac Irvin Fire. Coleman served as head coach for the program until 2011 and led his team to top-three overall finishes at the Nike Elite Youth Basketball League in 2009 and 2010. During this time, Coleman also served in coaching roles at two schools in the Chicago Public League Coleman was head coach for Benjamin E. Mays Academy for one season, leading his team to a perfect 35–0 record and the District 299 City Championship. From 2007–2011 he served as the associate head coach for Whitney Young, and helped guide them to a Class 4A state title in 2009. After three seasons at Bradley, Coleman moved back to Chicago to accept an assistant coach position under Steve McClain at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2017, Coleman was then hired on to Brad Underwood's staff as an assistant coach at Illinois. Coleman followed Calipari to Arkansas, where he was given the position of Associate Head Coach. ==References==