Former Indiana basketball coach Mike Woodson may return to the NBA as an assistant
Former Indiana basketball coach Mike Woodson may be back on the sideline soon.
The Athletic's Sam Amick reported that the NBA's Sacramento Kings are considering Woodson for their lead assistant coach position.
Doug Christie, who took over on an interim basis after the team fired head coach Mike Brown during the regular season, has been named head coach. Lead assistant Jay Triano was let go over the weekend. The Kings finished the regular season 40-42 and were eliminated in the play-in tournament.
Woodson and IU separated after four years in which the Hoosiers went 82-53 and made the NCAA Tournament in 2022 and '23. IU went 19-13 in 2024-25.
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The 67-year-old has extensive NBA head coaching experience: six years with the Atlanta Hawks (2004-10, 206-286 record, three playoff appearances) and two-plus with the New York Knicks (2012-14, 109-79, two playoff appearances). He has also been an assistant with six teams.
Woodson was a Knicks assistant the season before IU hired him.
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