The Sacramento Kings on Monday officially announced Mike Woodson will be the team’s associate head coach, bringing more than 40 years of experience as an NBA player and coach to the new role.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 from 2004-2010 and the New York Knicks from 2012-2014. He led both teams to multiple playoff appearances. He’s spent the last four years as the head coach of Indiana University, where he played in college.“Mike Woodson brings decades of coaching experience to this staff,” head coach Doug Christie said in a statement. “His impact will be extremely valuable, and I’m looking forward to getting to work with him.”Last week, KCRA 3 reported that Woodson would be joining the Kings’ coaching staff, along with another former King, fan favorite Bobby Jackson. Sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because the hiring of the assistant coaches was not yet official.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 on Monday officially announced Mike Woodson will be the team’s associate head coach, bringing more than 40 years of experience as an NBA player and coach to the new role.

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 from 2004-2010 and the New York Knicks from 2012-2014. He led both teams to multiple playoff appearances.

He’s spent the last four years as the head coach of Indiana University, where he played in college.

“Mike Woodson brings decades of coaching experience to this staff,” head coach Doug Christie said in a statement. “His impact will be extremely valuable, and I’m looking forward to getting to work with him.”

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Kings head coach Doug Christie on the hiring of Mike Woodson, a member of the first Sacramento Kings team, as his Associate Head coach.

“Mike Woodson brings decades of coaching experience to this staff. His impact will be extremely valuable, & I’m looking forward to getting to…

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Last week, KCRA 3 reported that Woodson would be joining the Kings’ coaching staff, along with another former King, fan favorite Bobby Jackson. Sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because the hiring of the assistant coaches was not yet official.

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