Orlando Antigua, Date of Birth

Orlando Antigua

Dominican Republic basketball player and college coach

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1973

Profession: basketball player, basketball coach

Nationality: United States, Dominican Republic

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Orlando Radhames Antigua Fernández (born February 20, 1973), nicknamed "Hurricane", is a former Dominican-American basketball player and is currently an assistant coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign under Brad Underwood.
He is widely known as becoming the first Hispanic and the first non-black player for the Harlem Globetrotters in 52 years when he signed in 1995.
He was previously the head coach of South Florida from 2014-2017. Raised in the Bronx, Antigua overcame various obstacles early in his life, among them having to live with a bullet lodged in his head for many years, before he was able to play for the Globetrotters.
After his retirement from playing professional basketball he was named an assistant coach for the Pittsburgh Panthers, the Memphis Tigers, and most recently, the Kentucky Wildcats.
He is also the head coach of the Dominican Republic national basketball team.