Oliver Antigua is in his first season as an assistant coach for the Manhattan men's basketball program. 安提瓜在事业有成后来到Riverdale at St. Raymond High School in the Bronx, where he coached the Ravens to five Catholic High School Athletic Association (CHSAA) Class AA championships over his 13-year tenure.
In 10 seasons as head coach at St. Raymond, Antigua guided the Ravens to a plethora of success, winning 186 games and three CHSAA intersectional championships (2003, 2004, 2012). Antigua most recently enjoyed a championship campaign in 2012, as St. Raymond's posted a 21-10 record behind CHSAA Player of the Year Daniel Dingle and captured a berth in the New York State Federation Tournament semifinals.
Over his extensive coaching career, Antigua has mentored more than 20 NCAA Division I talents, with four players moving on to careers in the NBA. He was named CHSAA Coach of the Year in 2002 by the New York Daily News and again garnered Coach of the Year honors in 2003 by the New York Post. He propelled St. Raymond to national recognition, as well. The Ravens were ranked as high as No. 3 in the country by the USA Today Super 25 Poll in 2008.
Antigua lettered in the Big East as a player at Pittsburgh from 1996-1998 before joining the collegiate coaching ranks on the Panthers' staff working as an assistant under head coach Ralph Willard for one season. He returned to his alma mater St. Raymond in 1999 and helped lead the Ravens to CHSAA city championships in two of his three seasons as an assistant coach (1999 & 2000). The Ravens' accomplishments in Antigua's time as an assistant also included winning the New York State Federation title in 2000.
He also brings international experience to Riverdale after serving as the head coach of the Dominican Republic Under-17 team at the Central American qualifiers for the Pan American Games in the summer of 2011. Additionally, his background extends to stints coaching some of the top high school talent at the Nike All American Camp in 2007 and at the Jordan Brand All-American Game in 2008.
Antigua's brother, Orlando, is an assistant men's basketball coach at the University of Kentucky.
