Ronald Coleman (basketball)
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
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| Current position | |
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Illinois |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Chicago, Illinois |
| Playing career | |
| 1992–1993 | Weber State |
| 1994–1997 | Lamar |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2011–2012 | Colorado State (assistant) |
| 2012 | Nebraska (director of player development) |
| 2012–2015 | Bradley (assistant) |
| 2015–2017 | UIC (assistant) |
| 2017–present | Illinois (assistant) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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Ronald "Ron" Coleman is an American basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
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.
After graduating from Lamar University with a bachelor's degree in applied arts and sciences, Coleman played professional basketball over the course of seven years appearing in training camp with the Houston Rockets and in Latvia and Finland.
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 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.
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