Former Indiana bench boss Mike Woodson has agreed to become the Sacramento Kings' associate head coach, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Wednesday.
Woodson amassed an 82-53 record in his four seasons in charge of Indiana. However, his Hoosiers failed to make the NCAA Tournament in both 2024 and 2025.
The 67-year-old announced he'd leave his alma mater in February and was eventually replaced by Darian DeVries from West Virginia.
Woodson has plenty of experience in the Association. After an 11-year playing career, he spent 22 seasons on an NBA sideline, split between the Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Philadelphia 76ers, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks, and Los Angeles Clippers.
Woodson was Atlanta's head coach from 2005 to 2010 and was in charge of New York from 2012 to 2014. He tallied a 315-365 record in his 680 games as an NBA head coach.
Woodson is Doug Christie's first full-time hire since he was made head coach. The Kings recently gave Christie a multi-year contract after he took over the team in December following Sacramento's dismissal of former Coach of the Year Mike Brown.
The Kings also have a new general manager after the organization parted ways with Monty McNair shortly after the season ended. McNair was replaced by longtime Knicks executive Scott Perry.
