The Sacramento Kings are adding two members to their coaching staff who are familiar to fans of the team. Mike Woodson, a former Kings player with NBA head coaching experience, and fan favorite Bobby Jackson, also a former King, who even served previously as an assistant coach with the organization, will be hired as assistant coaches.Multiple sources told KCRA 3’s Sean Cunningham that both Woodson and Jackson will join the coaching staff of Doug Christie, who recently signed a multi-year deal with the Kings to be their next head coach. Those sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because the hiring of assistant coaches was not yet official.Woodson played with the Kings when the franchise relocated to Sacramento from Kansas City in 1985. He went on to coach in the NBA for 22 seasons, which included head coaching stints with the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks. He’s spent the last four years as the head coach of Indiana University, where he played in college. News of the Kings interest in Woodson was first reported by The Athletic. Meanwhile, Jackson’s addition to the Kings’ coaching staff will be a reunion for him and the organization.Jackson has been an assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers since 2023, but has deep ties to the Kings. He was previously an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings from 2011-2013 and went on to become the head coach of the NBA G-League’s Stockton Kings in 2021.Jackson had a 12-year NBA career that overlapped with Christie’s when both played for Sacramento. Like Christie, Jackson was also part of the golden era of the Kings from 2000 to 2005. The team made the Western Conference Finals in 2003 and Jackson won the Sixth Man of the Year award that year.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

The Sacramento Kings are adding two members to their coaching staff who are familiar to fans of the team.

Mike Woodson, a former Kings player with NBA head coaching experience, and fan favorite Bobby Jackson, also a former King, who even served previously as an assistant coach with the organization, will be hired as assistant coaches.

Multiple sources told KCRA 3’s Sean Cunningham that both Woodson and Jackson will join the coaching staff of Doug Christie, who recently signed a multi-year deal with the Kings to be their next head coach. Those sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because the hiring of assistant coaches was not yet official.

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In addition to Mike Woodson joining Doug Christie’s staff, I’ve had multiple sources tell me that Bobby Jackson will indeed return to Sacramento as an assistant coach.

— Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) May 6, 2025

Woodson played with the Kings when the franchise relocated to Sacramento from Kansas City in 1985. He went on to coach in the NBA for 22 seasons, which included head coaching stints with the Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks. He’s spent the last four years as the head coach of Indiana University, where he played in college.

News of the Kings interest in Woodson was first reported by The Athletic.

Meanwhile, Jackson’s addition to the Kings’ coaching staff will be a reunion for him and the organization.

Jackson has been an assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers since 2023, but has deep ties to the Kings.

He was previously an assistant coach with the Sacramento Kings from 2011-2013 and went on to become the head coach of the NBA G-League’s Stockton Kings in 2021.

Jackson had a 12-year NBA career that overlapped with Christie’s when both played for Sacramento.

Like Christie, Jackson was also part of the golden era of the Kings from 2000 to 2005. The team made the Western Conference Finals in 2003 and Jackson won the Sixth Man of the Year award that year.

See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel