Kings hire Mike Woodson as associate head coach on Doug Christie's staff
- The Sacramento Kings announced on Monday that Mike Woodson has joined Doug Christie's coaching staff as an associate head coach.
- The hiring follows Christie's promotion to full-time head coach after Mike Brown was fired in December and Scott Perry became GM.
- Woodson played 11 NBA seasons including five with the Kings, coached in the NBA from 1996 to 2021, then led Indiana University for four seasons.
- Woodson holds a 315-365 NBA head coaching record, made playoffs five times with Atlanta and New York, and served on Detroit's 2004 title-winning staff.
- The addition of Woodson aims to support Christie's young Kings team after a 27-25 interim record and a Play-In Tournament loss last season.
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Kings hire Mike Woodson as associate head coach on Doug Christie’s staff
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Sacramento Kings have hired longtime NBA and college head coach Mike Woodson as an associate head coach on Doug Christie's new staff.
Hoosiers in the NBA: Kings’ Woodson hire official
The Sacramento Kings announced Monday former IU head coach and player Mike Woodson has been named associate head coach. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Mike Woodson brings decades of coaching experience to this staff,” said head coach Doug Christie in a release. “His impact will be extremely valuable, and I’m looking forward to getting to work with him.” There are a few open questions from an Indiana perspective, includi…
OFFICIAL: Former Indiana Head Coach Mike Woodson named Sacramento Kings Assistant Coach
The Sacramento Kings announced today that Mike Woodson has been named associate head coach. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. “Mike Woodson brings decades of coaching experience to this staff,” said head coach Doug Christie. “His impact will be extremely valuable, and I’m looking forward to getting to work with him.” Woodson joins the Kings after more than 40 years in the NBA community. Woodson played 11 seasons in the NBA (…
Sacramento Kings officially name Mike Woodson associate head coach - The Kings Herald
The Sacramento Kings have officially hired Mike Woodson as the associate head coach, according to a press release sent out by the team. Woodson has 25 years of coaching experience in the NBA, and spent the last four years as the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers. The Kings had considered him for the head […]
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