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MEDIA INFORMATIONTO THE MEDIA: Welcome to the 30th season of Kings basketball in Sacramento. The Kings media relations department will do everything possible to assist in your coverage of the club during the 2014-15 NBA season. If we can ever be of assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us. In an effort to continue to provide a professional working environment, we have established the following media guidelines.

CREDENTIALS: Single-game press credentials can be reserved by accredited media members via e-mail ([email protected]) until 48 hours prior to the requested game (no exceptions). Media members covering the Kings on a regular basis will be issued season credentials, but are still required to reserve seating for all games via email at [email protected] to the media relations office by the above mentioned deadline. Credentials will allow working media members entry into Sleep Train Arena, while also providing reserved press seating, and access to both team locker rooms and the media press room. In all cases, credentials are non-transferable and any unauthorized use will subject the bearer to ejection from Sleep Train Arena and forfeiture of the credential. All single-game credentials may be picked-up two hours in advance of tip-off at the media check-in table, located at the Southeast security entrance of Sleep Train Arena.

PRESS ROOM: The Kings press room is located on the Southeast side of Sleep Train Arena on the operations level and will be opened two hours prior to game time. Admittance/space is limited to working media members with credentials only. The press room will remain open throughout the game and until the last working media member has finished his/her gamenight duties. The professional intent of the press room is to provide a meeting and working place for writers, reporters, broadcasters, and game personnel. Family members and guests will not be admitted in the press room. Any abuse of the press room and/or press privileges will result in forfeiture of your pass. Television monitors, internet service, and work space will be provided in the press room.

LOCKER ROOMS: The Kings locker room is located on the East side of the Arena on the operations level. The visitors locker room is located on the West side of the Arena on the operations level. In accordance with NBA policy, both locker rooms will be open for 30 minutes, ending 45 minutes before the game (i.e. 5:45 - 6:15 p.m. for a 7:00 game). Additionally, the locker room will be open 15 minutes after the game for access to players. Only those individuals with prominently displayed credentials will gain admittance into the locker rooms. Your cooperation and courtesy is asked in maintaining a proper working atmosphere for postgame interviews.

INTERVIEWS: As stated above, pregame interviews are allowed until 45 minutes prior to game time. Postgame interviews are conducted as follows: Both the Kings Head Coach (in front of Kings locker room) and visiting team coach (at opposing locker room entrance) will address media members approximately 10 minutes after the game, while the players will be made available in their respective locker rooms. Your cooperation and professional courtesy is asked in maintaining a proper working atmosphere for postgame interviews.

TELEVISION/RADIO: Television broadcast positions are located along the scorers’ table on the North sideline. Radio broadcast positions are located in Box 213. The Kings’ media relations department will arrange statisticians for all radio and television broadcasters. If statisticians are needed, please contact the media relations department at least 72 hours prior to game time. Once arrangements are made for statisticians, the individual must be paid whether or not they are used. The media relations department will also arrange pregame, halftime, and postgame interviews according to NBA guidelines. Please make arrangements for those interviews as early as possible.

MEDIA SEATING: Reserved media seating has been designated on the scorers’ table and in Media Box 221. All seats are reserved and marked with place cards for each individual media member. Seating charts are posted at the media check-in desk and in the press room. Individuals are asked to sit in their pre-assigned seats. Electrical outlets are placed on press row for your convenience. Statistics and out of town scores will be distributed throughout the game.

PHOTOGRAPHERS: Limited designated spaces are available on each baseline for both still photographers and television camera persons. All photographers are required to pick up photo passes upon arrival at the media check-in desk before entering Sleep Train Arena. Photographers without photo passes will not be allowed on the arena floor.

MEDIA PARKING: Media members are asked to enter the arena parking area via Toll Plaza 9 and park in Lot K.

SERVICES: A pregame media meal with beverages will be served in the press room. Game notes will be available in the press room before the start of the game. In addition, play-by-play sheets, halftime-quarter boxscores, and postgame quotes and notes will be available in the press room following the game. Box scores and play-by-play sheets will be delivered in a prompt manner to press row at the end of each quarter. If there is anything else that we can do to assist your coverage of the Kings this NBA season, please do not hesitate to ask.

CHRIS CLARK DARRYL ARATA RAHSAAN GETHERS Director, Media Relations Director, Basketball Information Media Relations Coordinator

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Media Information ............................... 1Table of Contents .............................2-3Staff Directory ..................................... 4Vivek Ranadivé .................................... 5Dr. Paul Jacobs ................................... 6Raj Bhathal .......................................... 6Chris Mullin ......................................... 7Chris Granger ...................................... 7Pete D’Alessandro ............................... 8Mike Bratz ........................................... 8Mitch Richmond ................................. 9Dean Oliver ......................................... 9Chris Gilbert ........................................ 9

PLAYERS

Omri Casspi .................................30-31Darren Collison ............................32-33DeMarcus Cousins .......................34-36Reggie Evans ...............................37-38Rudy Gay .....................................39-41Ryan Hollins .................................42-43Carl Landry ..................................44-46Ray McCallum ................................... 47Ben McLemore .............................48-49

Ramon Sessions ..........................50-51Nik Stauskas ..................................... 52Jason Thompson .........................53-55Derrick Williams ................................ 56Eric Moreland .................................... 572014-15 Roster ................................. 58

2013-14 SEASON REVIEWKings Final Statistics ......................... 60Kings Offensive Leaders .................... 61Kings Season Bests .....................61-62Game-by-Game Results ................... 63Kings Game-By-Game Stats .........64-65Kings Miscellaneous Stats ................ 66Inactive List/Season Notes ................ 67Games Missed/Starting Lineups ....... 68Technicals & Ejections ...................... 69Kings/Opp. Highs & Lows ................. 70Kings/Opp. Highs & Lows (Quarters) 71

NBA Standings .................................. 72Individual Leaders ............................. 73Rookie Individual Leaders ................. 74NBA Team Rankings .......................... 75NBA Team Statistics .....................76-77NBA Team Statistics .....................78-80Attendance ........................................ 81Highs & Lows ................................... 82NBA Award Winners .....................83-842014 NBA Playoffs ............................ 852014 NBA Playoffs Leaders ............... 862014 NBA Playoffs Team Stats .......... 87

RECORDS

Sleep Train Arena Records ...........90-94Sac-Era Records ........................94-100Franchise Records ...................101-107Sundry Records .............................. 108Franchise Career Leaders .........109-110Sac-Era Career Leaders ............111-112Top Single-Game Performances ...113-115Season-Best Performances ......116-117Stats Year-by-Year .......................... 118Ranking Within League ................... 119Franchise Won-Lost Records .......... 120

Record Month-by-Month ................ 121Sac-Era W-L Streaks ....................... 122Coaching Records ........................... 123Coaching Staff Year-by-Year ........... 123Home Attendance History ............... 124Home/Road Records ....................... 125Season Openers .............................. 126Sac-Era Rookie Records ................. 126Overtime Records ....................127-128Nationally Televised Games ......129-130

George Karl ..................................10-11Corliss Williamson ............................ 12Micah Nori ........................................ 12Dee Brown ........................................ 13Ryan Bowen ...................................... 13Training Staff ..................................... 14Basketball Operations Staff ............... 14Matina Kolokotronis .......................... 17John Rinehart ................................... 17Vice Presidents ............................18-21Sacramento Kings Staff ...............22-27Gamenight Staff ................................ 28


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FRANCHISE HISTORY

ALL-TIME ROSTER

PLAYOFFS

OPPONENTS

MISCELLANEOUS

COMMUNITY IMPACT

MEDIA

History of Ownership ...................... 132Nickname and Logo Transition ........ 132Yearly Reviews .........................133-227Yearly Transactions ..................228-247Kings Retired Jerseys ..............248-249First Game in Sac Era Box Score ..... 249All-Star Weekend .....................250-251Kings Honors ...........................252-253First-Round Draft Choices ............... 254History of Kings Draft ..............255-257

All-Time Numerical Roster .......260-261All-Time Roster ........................262-286

Franchise Playoff History .........288-291Records ...................................292-294Statistics ......................................... 2951951 NBA Title ................................ 296

Opponents ...............................298-355NBA Division Alignment .................. 356NBA Key Dates ................................ 356NBA Directory ................................. 357D-League Directory ......................... 358D-League 2013-14 Season .......359-360

Community Impact ..................362-363NBA Cares ....................................... 364

Preseason History ........................... 366Sleep Train Arena .....................367-368Arena Seating Chart ........................ 369Kings Practice Facility ...................... 370Medical Glossary......................371-377NBA Court Diagram ......................... 378

Kings Broadcasting ..................380-382Kings Photo Roster ......................... 383Media Guide Through the Years ...... 384

2014-15 Sacramento Kings Media GuideThe 2014-15 Sacramento Kings Media Guide was written, edited, and produced by Darryl Arata. Editorial assistance provided by Chris Clark, Rahsaan

Gethers, Monica Sharma, Melanie Stocking. Photography by Rocky Widner, NBA Photos, Steve Yeater. Cover by Darryl Arata. Statistical assistance provided by Bob Rosen, Chris Thorn of the Elias Sports Bureau. Graphics assistance provided by Brendan Sagara. Special thanks to the late Joe Cronin; the Les Harrison Estate; Fred Tedeschi; John Perin of Cincinnati, Ohio.


SACRAMENTO KINGS STAFF DIRECTORY

BASKETBALL OPERATIONSAssistant General Manager: ................................................................Mike BratzSpecial Assistant to the General Manager: ................................Mitch RichmondDirector of Analytics/Player Personnel: .............................................Dean OliverHead Coach: ......................................................................................George KarlAssistant Coaches: ............................................. Corliss Williamson, Micah NoriAssistant Coach/Director of Player Development: ..............................Dee BrownAssistant Coach/Assistant Director of Player Development: ............ Ryan BowenAssistant Player Development Coach: ............................................Greg St. JeanDirector of Sports Science: ........................................................... Chip SchaeferDirector of Sports Medicine: ...................................................... Pete YoungmanHead Athletic Trainer: ..................................................................Manny RomeroAssistant Strength & Conditioning Coach: ..................................... Ramey NijemDirector of Basketball Administration & Player Development: ....... Yodit MesmerScouting Coordinator/Reno Bighorns Asst. GM: ............................. Chris GilbertLow-Latency Basketball Analyst/Reno Bighorns Director, Player Personnel: ........................................................................................................... Rishabh DesaiBasketball Operations Assistant: ............................................. Anthony McClishOffice Assistant: ....................................................................... Melanie StockingPlayer Services/Kings Academy Coordinator: .................................Arielle MoyalEquipment Manager: ...................................................................Dwayne WilsonAssistant Equipment Manager: ...................................................... Miguel LopezDirector, Team Security & Player Development: ...........................Hakeem SylverAdvance Scout: ..................................................................................... Bill PopeScout: .......................................................................................George McCloudInternational Scout: ......................................................................... Marco BaldiVideo Coordinator: ........................................................................Elvis ValcarcelAssistant Video Coordinator: .....................................................Travess ArmentaSeasonal Video Coordinator: ...........................................................Joe KennedyDirector, Media Relations: ..................................................................Chris ClarkDirector, Basketball Information: ...................................................... Darryl ArataMedia Relations Coordinator: ................................................... Rahsaan Gethers

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANTSExecutive Assistant to the President: ...................................... Jennifer SmernesExecutive Assistant to the President Business Operations: ............Lynn Franklin Executive Assistant to the EVP, Business Operations & CFO: ........Mindy HerreraExecutive Assistant to Chief Revenue Officer: ........................Kimberly BartolinoExecutive Assistant to Chief Marketing Officer: ..............................Karen Gilzean

ARENA SERVICESSenior Manager, Facility Maintenance: ..........................................John DeGraceOperations Administrator: .........................................................Analise LangfordEvent Managers: ................................................... Sean Dockry, Tenille CallahanManager, Janitorial: ........................................................................Anthonia WittManager, Overnight Operations: ......................................................Erik ChappellChief Engineer: ............................................................................... Chris FogartyAssistant Chief Engineer: .....................................................................Don HydeEngineers: ................... Daniel Bell, Nick Martinez, Mike Rogers, Herbert Sayles, .......................................................... Tom Whitmire, Felipe Jurado (Apprentice)

EVENT SERVICESSenior Director, Guest Services: ......................................................Susan LaudiDirector, Security: ...........................................................................Kevin CurranManager, Parking: ....................................................................... Antoinette ClaySecurity Coordinator: .................................................................. Sharon BenitezLead Receptionist: ........................................................................ Teresa LovatoGuest Information Specialist: ..........................................................Lanaia Lewis

ARENA PROGRAMMINGArena Programming & Marketing Coordinator: .....................................Arika Lee

FINANCE ADMINISTRATIONDirector, Finance: .......................................................................... Gerri GuzmanManager, Vault: .........................................................................Khristine AndroyDirector, Merchandise: ............................................................. Christina BensonSenior Accountants: ........................................Natalie Avetisov, Thomas HelfrickStaff Accountant: ........................................................................ Zachary TuckerReporting Manager: ...................................................................... Andrew MayoAccounts Payable Manager: ........................................................Kimberly KelleyPayroll Manager: .................................................................. Kervonda SampsonPayroll Administrator: ............................................................Tammy WistermanManager, Shipping & Receiving: ......................................................Tracy SpikerShipping & Receiving Clerk: ............................................................Rodney ByrdTicket Services Manager: ........................................................Christina VasquezBox Office Manager: ................................................................Brandy HumphreyAssistant Box Office Manager: ...................................................Timothy Richter

STRATEGY, INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGYNetwork Administrator: .........................................................................Eric King

COMMUNICATIONSSenior Director, Communications: ................................................. Laura BradenPublic Relations Assistant: ......................................................... Monica Sharma

DIGITALDirector, Digital: ..................................................................... Andrew NicholsonManager, Digital: ...............................................................................Jason WiseDigital Developer: ..................................................................................AJ SinghSocial Media Coordinator: ..........................................................Katie Cracchiolo

HUMAN RESOURCESDirector, Human Resources: ......................................................Nancy MahoneyHuman Resources Generalist: ........................................................Kyle EllingtonHuman Resources Coordinator: ................................................Rebecca ChopeyHuman Resources Assistant: ................................................... Aryel Sponseller

CONTENT & PRODUCTIONSr. Director, Production & Broadcast: ........................................... Alma GodinesKings TV Play by Play: ................................................................... Grant NapearKings Radio Play by Play: .............................................................. Gary GerouldKings TV Analysts: ...................................................................... Jerry ReynoldsExecutive Radio Producer ...............................................................David MasonSr. Manager, Broadcast Operations: .............................................. Jeff AndersonProduction Coordinator: ....................................................................Brian HiltonVideo Coordinator: ........................................................................Keven NguyenKings Radio Pre/Postgame/Halftime Host: ........................................Jason RossDirector, Project Development: ........................................................Brian PlumbManager, Audio Engineering & Music Production: ...................... Dan SpackmanAudio Visual Production: ................................................................... Paul DhalleAudio Visual Technician: ............................................................... Jay CarpenterLighting Director: ............................................................................ Brian Chiesa

MARKETINGDirector of Marketing: .............................................................Allison Yee-GarciaDirector, Business Strategy: ..........................................................Colin TwomeyBrand Manager: ............................................................................ Melissa MillerBrand Coordinator: ....................................................................... Baylee O’BrienCreative Director: ................................................................................Ryan BrijsGraphic Designer: ............................................................................ Sara MolinaProduction Manager: ..............................................................Maurice BrazeltonStage Managers: .................................................. Scott Freshour, Chimeng TranDance Team Manager: ................................................................Jennifer SantichMascot: ......................................................................................... Todd MaroldoSpecial Events Coordinator: ...................................... Bess Hernreich, Ian WheatEvent Design Specialist: .......................................................................David Lee

ENGAGEMENT LABDirector, CRM & Analytics:.......................................................... Todd RandolphMarketing Automation Specialist: ...............................................Roger CrnkovicData Scientist: ........................................................................... Thomas DuncanCRM Specialist: ...............................................................................Lovely Lopez

COMMUNITY IMPACTDirector, Community Impact: ........................................................ Talia KaufmanManager, Community Impact: ...................................................... Katie PetersonCommunity Impact Assistant: ....................................................Clark JorgensenDirector, Youth Basketball Programs:.................................... Dwayne HightowerManager, Youth Basketball Programs: ..........................................Beth Gelender

PARTNERSHIPS AND SUITE SALES & SERVICEDirector, Suites Sales & Service: .................................................... Chris ChopeySuites Sales Managers: ......... Charles Nelson, Edward Andrews, Gerardo Cobar,.................................................................................................... Paul SuchomelSuite Sales & Service Coordinator: ........................................... Geneva AzevedoXC Manager: ...................................................................................Desi KiriakesDirector, Corporate Sales: ...............................................................Mike HerreraCorporate Sales Director: .........................................................Michael ShockleyBusiness Development Manager: .......................................... Justin Delos ReyesSr. Director, Partnership marketing & Business Development: .......Darrin GrossPartnership Sales Coordinator: .......................................................... Nathan MaPartner Business Managers: ............. Kacie McDaniel, Dominic Lucq, David Lin,....................................................................................................... Lindsey WeisPartnership Marketing Coordinator: ............................................Amber McIntirePartnership Services Coordinators:........................Greg Sommer, David Barnick

TICKET SALES & SERVICES TEAMAdministrative Assistant, Ticket Sales & Service ............................ Ann NavarroDirector, Season Ticket Services: .............................................. Robert KingstonSenior Premium Ticket Services Manager: ....................... Jessica Lang-CasaresSenior New Arena Account Manager, Ticket Services: ................Michael PeytonNew Arena Account Managers, Ticket Services: ............................. Nick Cooper,............................................Justin Donaldson, Angela Walters, Patrick Verzosa,................................................Heather Melcer, Derek Cousins, Laura LombardoSr. Manager, Membership Development & Sales Campaigns: ... Mindy SlaughterRelationship Marketing & Sales Campaigns Coordinators: ........Lindsey Petrillo,...................................................................................................Corey WeinbergSr. Manager, New Arena Group Sales: .......................................Lisa FeigenbaumSr. New Arena Account Manager, Group Sales: ...........................Michael RamosNew Arena Account Manager, Group Sales: ......... Brian Graves, Stephen House,.............................Stephen Caselli, Samantha Bottari, Alex Kim, Melissa TinsleySr. Manager, Ticket Sales: ..............................................................Justin PetkusSr. New Arena Account Manager, Ticket Sales: ............................. Matt JohnsonSr. Manager, Inside Sales: ....................................................... Jacob HanselmanNew Arena Account Manager, Ticket Sales:........Michael Munoz, Jon hammock,............................................................. Paul Kellam, Devin Knott, Nick LubergerAccount Executives, Ticket Sales: ..................... Trevor Derrett, Thaddeus Davis,...............................Desiree Kawas, Marnie Marfil, Anthony Baciocco, Eric Yost,.........Paul Freer, Jeremy Macke, Lenon Thompson, Emily Gong, Lisa Ellsworth,................................James Murphy, Nathan Schlatter, Kasey Olin, Stephen Graf

GAME NIGHT TEAMStatistical Crew Supervisor/Official Scorer: ...................................... Kim TierneyStatistical Crew: ........... Gary Allen, Sarah Baracco, Brian Berger, James Betzler,............Del Enos, Bruce Hopkins, Eric Hopkins, William Jetton, David Lambros,................................ Andy Nevarez, Steve Tebbs, Patrick Tierney, Dennis TrujilloPress Room Coordinator: ..............................................................Steve EbbagePress Room Assistant: .................................................... Kristin Mashhour-AzadPress Room Attendants: ............................................Julie Pham, Sarah LondonPublic Address Announcer: ............................................................... Scott MoakTeam Photographer: ......................................................................Rocky Widner

One Sports Parkway, Sacramento, CA 95834Telephone Numbers: Front Office (916) 928-0000, Box Office (916) 928-6900, Ticket Sales (916) 928-3650

Fax Numbers: Front Office (916) 928-0727, Basketball Operations, Media Relations (916) 286-3456, Box Office (916) 928-1810, Ticket Sales (916) 928-6936Owner: Vivek Ranadivé

President: Chris GrangerGeneral Manager: Pete D’AlessandroAdvisor to the Owner: Chris Mullin

President, Business Operations: ..........................................Matina KolokotronisExecutive Vice President of Business Operations & CFO: .............. John RinehartChief Revenue Officer: ..........................................................................Jeff DavidChief Marketing Officer: .................................................................Ben GumpertSr. VP, Strategy, Innovation & Technology: ...................................Ryan MontoyaSr. VP, Real Estate: ............................................................................Randy KossArena General Manager & Sr. VP, Arena Operations: ...................Juan RodriguezVP, Human Resources: ...................................................................... Donna RuizVP, Strategic Initiatives:...............................................................Kunal Merchant

VP, Marketing: ...................................................................................... Erica RauVP, CRM & Analytics: ..................................................................... Kyle EichmanVP, Community Impact:......................................................................Scott MoakVP, Box Office and Ticket Operations: ................................................. Jeff RisleyVP, Partnerships and Suite Sales & Service: ................................... Garrick DornVP, Business Development: .......................................................... Carter WestfallVP, Business Development: .......................................................... Everett JacobsVP, Ticket Sales & Services: ..................................................................Phil HornVP, Ticket Sales: ........................................................................Stephen Leopold


VIVEK RANADIVÉKings Owner

Vivek Ranadivé often recalls the time he “foolishly” agreed to coach his daugh-ter’s middle-school basketball team. Having never even touched a basketball, his first impulse was to say no. But he didn’t want to let his daughter down, so he said yes, quickly learned the intricacies of the game and how to use them to his advantage, and coached her team to the finals of the state championship. His team might have been smaller and less athletic than the other teams, but he taught them to play harder than anyone else on the court and to never, ever give up. That analogy sums up Vivek Ranadivé.

Ranadivé is the owner of the Sacramento Kings, which he bought in 2013, securing the team’s future in Sacramento. In his rookie season with the Kings, he has brought on a fresh and hungry basketball operations staff that whole-heartedly

believes in his core principles of how to build a championship-level team. Ranadivé has described himself as an “irritant” in the same way that a grain of sand irritates the inside of an oyster to make a unique and beautiful pearl. Ranadivé has promised Kings Fans that he will “irritate” his way to a winning team, challenging them every step of the way to become even more valuable. He was previously the co-owner and vice chairman of the Golden State Warriors. Ranadivé’s dream of taking basketball to his home country of India is well under way.

Ranadivé is an entrepreneur, technology visionary, author, and philanthropist recognized for his outside-the-box thinking. He has led the advancement and use of real-time technology in business operations and decision-making, earning him the nickname “Mr. Real Time” in technology circles. Ranadivé is dedicated to the vision that if you get the right information to the right place at the right time and put it in the right context, you can make the world a better place.

In 1986, Ranadivé founded Teknekron Software Systems, which focused on creating the stock-trading floor of the future. Teknekron went on to automate Wall Street, and its technology became the engine for most of the world’s capital markets. In 1997, he founded his present company, TIBCO Software Inc., with the mission of bringing real-time computing into the mainstream. Today TIBCO technology helps more than 4,000 customers thrive by powering everything from the web to airlines, utilities, communications providers, manufacturers, and governments. With nearly a billion-dollar revenue run rate, TIBCO is one of the fastest-growing software companies in its peer group.

Ranadivé has authored three books that are New York Times best-sellers and are widely read in business and academia. His most recent book is The Two-Second Advantage: How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future – Just Enough. He also authored The Power to Predict and The Power of Now.

As a young boy in his native Bombay, Ranadivé watched a documentary on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and was inspired at the age of 16 to leave India for Cambridge, Mass., arriving with only $50 USD in his pocket. After earning both a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from MIT, he gained an MBA at Harvard where he was a Baker Scholar.

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KINGS OWNERSHIPDR. PAUL E. JACOBS

Dr. Paul E. Jacobs is vice chairman and co-owner of the Sacramento Kings. He is also the executive chairman of Qualcomm Incorporated, where he is respon-sible for helping guide the development of new technologies and Qualcomm’s long-term opportunities.

A leader in the field of mobile communications for more than 25 years and a key architect of Qualcomm’s strategic vision, Dr. Jacobs spearheaded Qual-comm’s efforts to develop and commercialize mobile technology breakthroughs that have significantly contributed to the growth of both the Company and the industry. Important developments which began under Dr. Jacobs include: the first smartphone based on Palm OS®; inclusion of GPS capabilities in mobile phones (which led to the acquisition of SnapTrack™ and Qualcomm’s development of gpsOne™ position-location technology); the BREW® system, which enables over-the-air downloading of applications; QChat, a Voice over IP, push-to-talk

system; mirasol®, a novel reflective display technology; and the Toq Smartwatch.Following the completion of his Ph.D. in 1989 and a year as a post-doctoral researcher at a French govern-

ment lab in Toulouse, Dr. Jacobs joined the Company fulltime in 1990 as a development engineer leading the mobile phone digital signal processor software team. Five years later, Dr. Jacobs became vice president and general manager of the combined handset and integrated circuit division, which was subsequently divided into Qualcomm Consumer Products and QCT, respectively. Dr. Jacobs served as CEO from July 2005 to March 2014 and was appointed chairman in 2009.

As an innovative leader of a broad range of technical teams within Qualcomm, Dr. Jacobs has been granted more than 50 patents for his inventions in the areas of wireless technology and devices. Dr. Jacobs is chair-man of the U.S.-Korea Business Council and of the Advisory Board of the University of California, Berkeley, College of Engineering; vice chairman and co-owner of the NBA Sacramento Kings; Global eHealth Foundation Ambassador; a member of the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum; a member of the US-India CEO Forum; and serves on the Board of Directors for FIRST®.

Dr. Jacobs received his bachelor’s (1984) and master’s (1986) degrees, as well as his doctorate (1989) in electrical engineering, from the University of California, Berkeley.

RAJ S. BHATHALRaj Bhathal is vice chairman and co-owner of the Sacramento Kings. Bhathal

has lived the American Dream. And, that dream is continuing as part of the “dream team” that secured the Sacramento Kings future in that city. In 2013, the Bhathal family invested in the Sacramento Kings Basketball Holdings LLC (SBH) and its affiliated entities.

Bhathal is the founder of RAJ Manufacturing, a swimwear firm that grew to become the industry’s leading house of fashion. Bhathal owned and operated the business with his wife, Marta, from its founding in 1967 until their retirement in 2006. Currently, their children, Alex Bhathal and Lisa Vogel, run the company.

RAJ designs, markets, and manufactures swimwear and activewear products under a variety of owned and licensed global fashion brands including Nautica, Hurley, Splendid, Reef and Athena. The company has global operations and most of its 400 employees are based at its headquarters in Orange County, Calif.

Additionally, Bhathal has been an active property developer since the 1970s with commercial and residential properties in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada. In 1990, he was a founding owner of the World League of American Football (an international league formed by the NFL). Bhathal was awarded the first franchise, the Orlando Thunder, by the NFL.

The Bhathals are strong believers in giving back to the community, especially in the areas of education and the arts. Bhathal is a Trustee at Chapman University and the Chairman of its Athletic Committee. He is a Board Member at the Tiger Woods Learning Center and on the Advisory Board of the Orange County High School of the Arts. Previously, he served on the Board of Gerontology at the University of Southern California and was a founding member of the Orange County Performing Arts Center.

Bhathal emigrated from India to the United States in 1962 for university studies, earning his MBA from the University of Arizona.

Bhathal and his wife, Marta are golf enthusiasts and enjoy spending time with their family and friends, especially their two grandsons Vaughn and Charlie.

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KINGS EXECUTIVESCHRIS MULLINAdvisor to the Owner

Chris Mullin begins his second season as advisor to the owner and chairman after being named to the position in September 2013. Mullin will assume a variety of basketball operations responsibilities, advising Vivek Ranadivé and General Manager Pete D’Alessandro regarding player transactions and apprising front office and coaching personnel of the team’s collegiate and professional scouting efforts. Mullin is reunited with D’Alessandro, who he hired in 2004 while with the Golden State Warriors.

A member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (class of 2011), Mullin averaged 18.2 ppg (.509 FG%, .384 3pt %, .865 FT%), 4.1 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.60 spg and 32.6 mpg in 986 career games with the Golden State Warriors (1985-86 – 1996-97 and 2000-01) and Indiana Pacers (1997-98 – 1999-00). The Warriors retired his No. 17 jersey in March 2012, and he was inducted into

the Bay Area Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. He still holds several Warriors franchise records including games played (807) and steals (1,360), and is fourth on the club’s career scoring list. Mullin played 13 of his 16 NBA seasons in Golden State, including the first 12 years of his career.

He was named an NBA All-Star five times and notched All-NBA First Team honors after posting 25.6 ppg (.524 FG%, .366 3pt%, .833 FT%), 5.6 rpg, 3.6 apg and career-highs of 2.10 spg and 41.3 mpg in 1991-92. Later that same year, Mullin would win his second of two Olympic Gold Medals as a member of the “Dream Team,” finishing third on the roster in scoring (14.3 ppg) behind Charles Barkley and Karl Malone. Mullin is one of just 13 players in history to win a pair of gold medals in Olympic basketball competition.

Prior to being selected seventh overall in the 1985 NBA Draft out of St. Johns, Mullin earned every All-American accolade in existence as a collegian, including an Olympic gold medal for Team USA at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles. He concluded his career for St, John’s by winning the 1985 John Wooden Award bestowed upon the nation’s most outstanding college player. In 2011, Mullin was elected to the National Collegiate Hall of Fame.

Mullin remained close to the game following his retirement as an NBA player after the 2000-01 season, serving as a special assistant in the Warriors front office before being named Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations in 2004. He would hold the title for five seasons, including one of the most memorable in franchise history as Golden State became only the third eighth-seeded team in league annals to upset a top seed when it defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the First Round of the 2007 NBA Playoffs.

After the 2008-09 season, Mullin went on to become an analyst for ESPN.Mullin and his wife, Liz, live in Danville with their four children, Sean, Christopher, Liam and Kiera.

CHRIS GRANGERPresident

A 14-year veteran of the NBA, Chris Granger is currently serving his second season as president of the Sacramento Kings and Sacramento Basketball Hold-ings, LLC. Granger is responsible for overseeing and executing all Kings business operations and spearheading the development of the downtown Entertainment and Sports Center (ESC).

Along with Sacramento Kings Majority Owner Vivek Ranadivé, Granger has led the Kings in implementing “NBA 3.0,” a forward-thinking business philosophy driven by technology, globalization, and basketball as a positive agent of change. The entire Kings organization is committed to utilizing NBA 3.0 – both on and off the court – to make the Kings the premier sports franchise of the 21st century.

Prior to joining the Kings, Granger worked in various capacities for the NBA from 1999-2013. He most recently served as the executive vice president of the NBA’s renowned Team Market-ing and Business Operations (TMBO) function, where he advised NBA, WNBA and NBA Development League teams on all aspects of business operations including ticket and sponsorship sales, marketing, community relations, communications, and digital media. Under Granger’s leadership at TMBO, teams across all three leagues set numerous and consistent records for game attendance, gate receipts, and sponsorship revenue. Granger has worked with the Kings in various capacities since 2004, most recently leading the TMBO function in Sacramento to support the “re-launch” of the team after the threat of relocation.

Prior to joining the NBA, Granger held leadership positions with the Walt Disney World Company, working primarily on the resort side of the business.

Granger received his bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and his M.B.A. from Yale. As an under-graduate, he also studied abroad at the prestigious London School of Economics & Political Science. An Indiana native, Chris now lives in the Wilhaggin area of Sacramento with his wife Jennifer and daughters, Zoe and Megan.


PETE D'ALESSANDROGeneral Manager

Pete D’Alessandro enters his second season as general manager of the Sacramento Kings after being named to the position on June 17, 2013.

D’Alessandro quickly began to work on improving the Kings’ roster as several moves were made, highlighted by signing center DeMarcus Cousins to a contract extension, a seven-player trade with Toronto that brought forward Rudy Gay to the Kings midseason, and the selection of guards Ben McLemore and Ray McCallum in the 2013 NBA Draft. Continuing to improve the team, D’Alessandro turned over the roster as 25 different players graced the 2013-14 roster and 23 of those saw at least a minute of playing time. At the end of the regular season, D’Alessandro drafted guard Nik Stauskas with the eighth pick in the 2014 NBA Draft and signed free agent guard Darren Collison.

Utilizing an innovative initiative, D’Alessandro led the Kings to become the first professional sports team to crowdsource a draft in May 2014. Called “Draft 3.0 Challenge,” the initiative challenged fans to provide analytical insight into determining the Kings’ eighth selection in the 2014 NBA Draft.

D’Alessandro oversees all aspects of the Kings’ basketball operations department, including the coaching and scouting staffs, team negotiations and player acquisitions. He also serves as the main basketball liaison between the Kings, the NBA, and the league’s 29 other teams.

Prior to joining the Kings, D’Alessandro spent the last three seasons with the Denver Nuggets, helping develop the Nuggets into one of the NBA’s elite teams by assisting in the development of all basketball op-erations strategies as well as the management of day-to-day basketball activities. Promoted to the Nuggets’ vice president of basketball operations prior to the 2012-13 season, D’Alessandro focused on trade and free agent negotiations, salary cap management and collective bargaining agreement rules and regulations. As a result of his efforts, the Nuggets posted their best record in franchise history last season (57-25), as well as the most home wins (38).

Widely considered one of the rising young minds in basketball, D’Alessandro initially worked for the Golden State Warriors from 2004-2008 as director of basketball operations, and was later promoted to assistant general manager shortly after the 2006-07 season.

D’Alessandro began his career in basketball from 1986-90 when, as a student at St. John’s University, he served as video coordinator for the men’s basketball team under Hall of Fame coach Lou Carnesecca. He graduated from Nova Southeastern University School of Law in May of 1994 and was admitted to the New York State Bar in 1995. From 1994-96, he briefly entered the political arena, ultimately serving as the campaign manager for New York State Congressman Rick Lazio’s successful re-election to the House of Representatives.

After his stint in politics, D’Alessandro returned to the sports world in 1997, working for a sports agency based in Washington, D.C. For seven years, he represented both NBA and International basketball players before being hired in 2004 by then Warriors Executive Vice President of Basketball Operations and current Kings Advisor to the Chairman Chris Mullin.

D’Alessandro and his wife, Leah, have a daughter, Kate, and a son, Ben.

BASKETBALL OPERATIONS

MIKE BRATZAssistant General Manager

Mike Bratz begins his second season as the Kings assistant general manager after being hired on June 21, 2013.

Prior to joining the Kings front office, Bratz was the Denver Nuggets director of player personnel. Bratz was in Denver for five seasons, three of which were spent working alongside current Kings General Manager Pete D’Alessandro.

A native of Lompoc, California native, Bratz has connections to Sacramento both as a player and assistant coach. He played for the Kings during the team’s inaugural season in the River City and served as an assistant coach for seven seasons (1991-92, 1993-94 – 1997-98). Bratz’ tenure also included work as a scout and radio analyst.

After departing Sacramento, Bratz served as a scout for the Utah Jazz in 1998-99 before becoming an assistant coach in Washington the following season. In 2000-01, Bratz joined the Cleveland Cavaliers as a collegiate and minor-league (CBA) scout, later joining the bench as an assistant coach in 2002-03 and 2005. Additionally, Bratz served as the team’s director of player personnel before being promoted in August 2004 to director of basketball operations. He spent the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons as a consultant for NBA teams, including the Milwaukee Bucks and L.A. Clippers.

Selected by the Phoenix Suns in the third round (66th overall) of the 1977 NBA Draft, Bratz played for six teams – Phoenix, Cleveland, San Antonio, Chicago, Golden State, and Sacramento over nine NBA seasons (1977-78 – 1985-86). In 586 career games, he averaged 7.0 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game. He led the NBA in three-pointers made (57) in 1980-81.

An academic All-American and member of the Stanford Hall of Fame, Bratz earned All-Pacific Eight Conference honors following his senior season for the Cardinal.

Bratz and his wife, Marsha, have a son, Jesse.


BASKETBALL OPERATIONSMITCH RICHMONDSpecial Assistant to the General Manager

Mitch Richmond begins his first season as the special assistant to the General Man-ager and his second with the Kings’ front office. Last season, Richmond served as a scout.

Inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame on August 8, 2014, Richmond became the first player in Sacramento-era history to have his jersey retired (December 5, 2003). He ranks among the top five in franchise history in points, field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, free throw percentage, steals, three-pointers made and attempted, and three-point field goal percentage. Richmond became the first Sacramento King to be named to the All-Star Game, and earned the All-Star MVP award in 1995. Also while with Sacramento, Richmond represented the United States

in the 1996 Olympics, winning a gold medal. Richmond played 14 seasons with four NBA teams - Golden State (1988-89 - 1990-91), Sacramento (1991-92 - 1997-98), Washington (1998-99 - 2000-01) and L.A. Lakers (2001-02). He is a six-time NBA All-Star (1993-1998), an NBA All-Star MVP (1995), a three-time All-NBA Second Team selection (1994, 1995, 1997), a two-time All-NBA Third Team member, an NBA champion (2002) and the 1989 NBA Rookie of the Year.

DEAN OLIVERDirector of Analytics/Player Personnel

Hired in October 2014, Dean Oliver begins his first season as the Kings director of analytics/player personnel.

Oliver is known broadly as a pioneer in the analytics that help govern many basketball teams, from the NBA down to high school. His book, Basketball on Paper, was written at the same time as Moneyball and helped him to enter the NBA in 2004, working for the Seattle Supersonics. He soon joined the Denver Nuggets as Director of Quantitative Analysis and was part of several very successful teams and the Nuggets VP won Execu-tive of the Year once during his tenure. Oliver went to ESPN during the NBA lockout of the 2011 season, where he headed up the construction of their sports analytics group,

working on both basketball and football with talent, producers, technology, and executives at the company. He earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering at Caltech while playing on the basketball team. Oliver did

his Ph.D. in environmental engineering at North Carolina and Stanford while serving as an advance scout in college basketball.

Oliver’s work has been published in numerous places, and is in regular use on television and radio. He is often asked to give talks to business and educational groups. His book has been lauded by legendary basketball coach, Dean Smith, and by sabermetrics pioneer, Bill James.

CHRIS GILBERTSacramento Kings, Scouting CoordinatorReno Bighorns, Assistant General Manager

Chris Gilbert enters his second season with the Sacramento Kings and first as the team’s Scouting Coordinator after previously serving as Coordinator, Basketball Operations in 2013-14.

In his current role, Gilbert will oversee all aspects of the team’s scouting department, including college scouting, scheduling and communication as well as related data man-agement. He will also assist in all aspects of the team’s day-to-day basketball operations.

In addition, Gilbert enters his second season as Assistant General Manager of the Reno Bighorns, the Kings hybrid-affiliate in the NBA Development League. Gilbert supports in all aspects of the team’s basketball operations, including player personnel evaluation, scouting and player matters.

Prior to joining the Kings in 2013, Gilbert spent eight years with the Golden State Warriors organization in a variety of capacities.

A native of Lafayette, California, Gilbert earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management, Economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz, in 2005, where he was a four-year member and two-year co-captain of the Banana Slugs basketball team.


BASKETBALL OPERATIONSGEORGE KARLHead Coach

On February 17, 2015, the Kings introduced George Karl as their new coach after coming to an agreement in principle five days earlier. Karl became the 27th coach in franchise history and the 16th during the Sacramento-era.

A veteran of 25 seasons, Karl joins the Kings as the NBA’s sixth all-time winningiest coach with a record of 1,131-756 (.599). He has coached five NBA teams - Cleveland (1984-85 - 1985-86), Golden State (1986-87 - 1987-88), Seattle (1991-92 - 1997-98), Milwaukee (1998-99 - 2001-03) and Denver (2004-05 - 2012-13). With Denver, Karl was named the 2012-13 NBA Coach of the Year after guiding the Nuggets to a franchise-record 57 victories and the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference—marking the 22nd postseason appearance in his coaching career. His 21 consecutive NBA campaigns of .500 or better

achieved from 1991-92 through 2012-13 is the longest such streak in league annals. He is tied with Lenny Wilkens for eighth all-time with 80 playoff victories and has 12 Coach of the Month nods to his credit—tied for second-most in NBA history. He joined the 1,000 win club on Dec. 10, 2010, in a victory over Toronto, adding his name to a rarified quadruple-digit coaching pantheon that includes Rick Adelman, Don Nelson, Wilkens, Jerry Sloan, Pat Riley, Jackson, Larry Brown and Gregg Popovich. Karl became only the fifth coach in NBA history to lead at three different teams to division titles (Denver, Milwaukee and Seattle).

Karl guided each of the five NBA teams he coached to the playoffs, with Seattle and Denver earning postseason appearances in every season he coached in those cities, seven and nine, respectively. He coached the 1995-96 Seattle SuperSonics team to a Western Conference title and an NBA Finals, falling to the Chicago Bulls in six games.

During his coaching career, Karl’s players have made 27 All-Star appearances, earned 16 All-NBA honors, made 11 All-Defensive teams and won two Defensive Player of the Year awards.

During the 2009-10 season, while guiding Denver to an overall record of 53-29 and its second straight Northwest Division title, Karl was diagnosed with head and neck cancer. He made the diagnosis public two days after coaching the Western Conference at the 2010 NBA All-Star Game and continued to coach the Nuggets for three weeks while going through intense radiation and chemotherapy treatment. Karl did not return to the bench after a March 16 victory over Washington; Denver went 7-7 in its final 14 regular-season games and lost to the Utah Jazz in six games during the first round of the playoffs. On July 15, Karl received the Jimmy V Comeback Award for perseverance at the 2010 ESPYs.

After being hired as Denver’s coach on Jan. 27, 2005, Karl engineered one of the greatest turnarounds in NBA history. The Nuggets were 17-25 and stood in 11th place in the Western Conference – six games out of the playoffs – but they went 32-8 and rallied to capture the No. 7 seed in the West. The .800 winning percentage is the best in NBA history for a coach that took over in the middle of the season (minimum 20 games). Karl was named Western Conference Coach of the Month for February and March and finished fifth in voting for NBA Coach of the Year. In his fifth season with the Nuggets, in 2008-09, Karl guided the Nuggets to arguably the best season in team history, claiming the Northwest Division title, matching the then-team record for most wins in a season with 54, and advancing to the conference finals for the first time since 1985. Denver lost to the eventual NBA-champion Los Angeles Lakers in six games.

In five seasons in Milwaukee, Karl led the Bucks to a record of 205-173 and four playoff berths, highlighted in 2001 by the team’s first trip to the conference finals since 1986.

During Karl’s tenure in Seattle, the Sonics averaged 59 wins per season and won 384 games – second only to Chicago during that span. He led the Sonics to three 60-win seasons, had just one losing month and never had a losing streak longer than three games. Only three coaches have led their teams to more 60-win seasons in NBA history: Riley (seven), Jackson (six) and K.C. Jones (four).

Before joining the Kings, Karl most recently spent nearly two seasons as an NBA analyst for ESPN across a multitude of network platforms, including SportsCenter, NBA Coast 2 Coast, and NBA Tonight.

Karl broke into coaching as an assistant with the San Antonio Spurs (then in the ABA) under Nuggets coaching icon Doug Moe. He landed his first head coaching position with the Montana Golden Nuggets of the CBA in 1980 and went on to become one of the most successful coaches in that league’s history. A three-time CBA Coach of the Year (1981, 1983 and 1991), Karl compiled a 176-66 (.727) record in five CBA seasons. He led the Albany Patroons to a league-record 50-6 mark in 1990-91, including a perfect 28-0 at home. He also coached two years in Spain with Real Madrid.


GEORGE KARL’S NBA COACHING RECORD Regular Season PlayoffsYear Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Result1984-85 Cleveland 36 46 .439 1 3 .250 Lost in first round1985-86 Cleveland 25 42 .373 - - --- 1986-87 Golden State 42 40 .512 4 6 .400 Lost in conference semifinals1987-88 Golden State 16 48 .250 - - --- 1991-92 Seattle 27 15 .643 4 5 .444 Lost in conference semifinals1992-93 Seattle 55 27 .671 10 9 .526 Lost in conference finals1993-94 Seattle* 63 19 .768 2 3 .400 Lost in first round1994-95 Seattle 57 25 .695 1 3 .250 Lost in first round1995-96 Seattle* 64 18 .780 13 8 .619 Lost in NBA Finals1996-97 Seattle* 57 25 .695 6 6 .500 Lost in conference semifinals1997-98 Seattle* 61 21 .744 4 6 .400 Lost in conference semifinals1998-99 Milwaukee 28 22 .560 0 3 .000 Lost in first round1999-00 Milwaukee 42 40 .512 2 3 .400 Lost in first round2000-01 Milwaukee* 52 30 .634 10 8 .556 Lost in conference finals2001-02 Milwaukee 41 41 .500 - - --- 2002-03 Milwaukee 42 40 .512 2 4 .333 Lost in first round2004-05 Denver 32 8 .800 1 4 .200 Lost in first round2005-06 Denver* 44 38 .537 1 4 .200 Lost in first round2006-07 Denver 45 37 .549 1 4 .200 Lost in first round2007-08 Denver 50 32 .610 0 4 .000 Lost in first round2008-09 Denver* 54 28 .659 10 6 .625 Lost in conference finals2009-10 Denver* 53 29 .646 2 4 .333 Lost in first round2010-11 Denver 50 32 .610 1 4 .250 Lost in first round2011-12 Denver 38 28 .576 3 4 .428 Lost in first round2012-13 Denver 57 25 .695 2 4 .333 Lost in first roundTotals 25 seasons 1131 756 .599 80 105 .432 *Division champion

In 2001, Karl was selected as the head coach of USA Basketball’s 2002 World Championship Team that competed in the 2002 FIBA World Basketball Championships in Indianapolis.

As a player, Karl averaged 6.5 ppg and 3.0 apg over 264 games and five seasons between the ABA and NBA. He attended the University of North Carolina, where as a junior, he helped lead the Tar Heels to the 1972 NCAA Final Four, and during his sophomore season (1970-71), helped UNC to an NIT title. Although drafted by the New York Knicks in the fourth round of the 1973 NBA Draft, he signed with the San Antonio Spurs of the ABA.

A two-time cancer survivor (Karl overcame prostate cancer in 2005), he is active in a number of cancer outreach and awareness organizations, working closely with programs such as the Cancer Care Initiative at Swedish Medical Center to provide information and assistance for patients and their families. Additionally, he and his life partner Kim Van Deraa launched the George Karl Foundation in March 2012 to support cancer care programs, educational platforms, animal rights advocacy and environmental initiatives. More information can be found at www.georgekarlfoundation.org. He is also involved with the American Cancer Society, the Cancer League of Colorado and St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.

Karl also supports Friends of Hoop, which annually hosts King Holiday Hoop Festivals – high school basketball tournaments held in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King – in Seattle and Milwaukee.

Karl, 63, has three children – daughters Kelci and Kaci and son Coby, who was on Denver’s roster at the end of the 2009-10 season. In 2007-08, Coby and George became just the third father/son duo to face each other in an NBA game and the first to do so in a postseason game as Denver took on Coby’s Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 2008 NBA Playoffs.



BASKETBALL OPERATIONSCORLISS WILLIAMSONAssistant Coach

Corliss Williamson begins his second season as an assistant coach for the Kings and his second as an NBA assistant after being hired on August 2, 2013.

Williamson, a 12-year NBA veteran, joins the Kings coaching staff after spending the last three seasons as the men’s basketball coach at the University of Central Arkansas. His coaching career includes three years at Arkansas Baptist College, two as an assistant before serving as head coach during the 2009-10 season.

Known as “Big Nasty,” Williamson played two stints with the Kings (1995-96 – 1999-00 and 2004-05 – 2006-07), averaging 10.8 points (.492 FG%, .683 FT%), 3.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 22.9 minutes per game in 466 career contests in Sacramento.

Renowned by teammates, coaches and fans for his gritty style of play, leadership abilities and consummate professionalism, Williamson also remains among the team’s most charitable players in franchise history and the only two-time recipient of the annual Oscar Robertson Triple Double Award bestowed on the Kings player who best exemplifies excellence on and off the court.

Considered one of the greatest players in Arkansas state history, he enjoyed a storied collegiate career at the University of Arkansas, helping guide the Razorbacks to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including a trip to the Sweet 16 in 1993 and an NCAA Championship a year later—earning Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament honors after leading the school to a 76-72 win over Duke. His stellar play again fueled the Razorbacks to a repeat appearance in the NCAA final in 1995. The following June, Sacramento tabbed Williamson with the 13th overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft.

After playing his first five NBA seasons in Sacramento, Williamson was traded by the Kings to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Doug Christie on Sept. 29, 2000. He spent half the season with the Raptors before being dealt to Detroit, where he would ultimately earn a Sixth Man of the Year award (2001-02) and an NBA championship (2004). En route to helping lead the Pistons to the 2004 NBA title, Williamson joined an elite list of players to win both an NCAA title and NBA championship.

Williamson would eventually play two more seasons in a second tenure with the Kings after being traded to Sacramento in 2005. He retired in September of 2007 among the all-time leaders in Sacramento era annals, ranking fourth in games played (466), seventh in field goals made (1,995), eighth in field goals attempted (4,057), ninth in free throws attempted (1,513), and 10th in points (5,026) and minutes (10,671).

MICAH NORIAssistant Coach

Micah Nori begins his second season as an assistant coach for the Kings after being hired on July 9, 2013.

Nori joins the Kings after 17 seasons with the Toronto Raptors organization, serv-ing the last four as an assistant coach. In addition to his duties on the bench, Nori was responsible for overseeing all advance opponent scouting operations. He was promoted to assistant coach in July 2009.

In his previous roles as director of NBA scouting and advance scout, Nori managed all upcoming opponent preparation for both the coaching staff and players. He also served as an assistant to the Raptors coaching staff from 1998-2000 following a successful

collegiate baseball career at Indiana University. As a Hoosier, Nori was a four-year starter and captain of the 1996 Big Ten Championship team. He finished

his career with a .305 batting average and 127 RBIs, ranking in the top-20 in IU annals in several offensive categories. He went on to receive a Master’s Degree in Sports Organization from Miami (OH) University.

He and his wife, Melissa, have a son, Danté, and a daughter, Mia.


BASKETBALL OPERATIONSDEE BROWNAssistant Coach/Director of Player Development

Dee Brown begins his second season as the Kings’ assistant coach and director of player development after being hired on July 9, 2013.

Prior to joining the Kings, Brown spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach for the Detroit Pistons after serving as Head Coach and Director of Basketball Opera-tions for the Springfield Armor of the NBA Development League (2009-10 – 2010-11).

Following a stellar collegiate career at Jacksonville University, Brown was selected by Boston with the 19th overall pick in the 1990 NBA Draft, earning All-Rookie First Team honors after averaging 8.7 points and 4.2 assists per game to help the Celtics win the Atlantic Division. He also won the 1991 NBA Slam Dunk contest and went on to average

12.2 points per contest during the postseason.In his 12-year NBA career Brown played for three teams - Boston, Toronto and Orlando - and averaged

11.1 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.7 assists per contest in 609 games. As a member of the Raptors, he led the NBA with 135 three-pointers made in 1998-99.

Brown turned his attention to the sidelines after retiring as a player, coaching the WNBA’s Orlando Miracle in 2002 and San Antonio Silver Stars in 2004. Between head coaching stops, Brown served as Director of Player Development for the Magic in 2005.

Additionally, Brown is the President and CEO of EDGE Basketball, LLC., one of the country's premier basketball training facilities, which has trained NBA players such as Grant Hill, Drew Gooden and Chucky Atkins. He was the winner of ESPN’s “Dream Job” and became an analyst for a number of the network’s basketball shows.

He and his wife, Tammy, have a son, Anakin, and three daughters, Alexis, Alyssa and Alanni.

RYAN BOWENAssistant Coach/Assistant Director of Player Development

Ryan Bowen begins second season as the Kings assistant coach/assistant director of player development after being hired on August 21, 2013.

Bowen joins the Kings after serving the previous two seasons as an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets. In his role with Sacramento, he supports Assistant Coach/Director of Player Development Dee Brown in all areas of on-court player development.

A 10-year NBA veteran, he appeared in 507 career games with the Nuggets (1999-2000 – 2003-04), Houston Rockets (2004-05 – 2005-06), New Orleans Hornets (2007-08 and 2008-09) and Oklahoma City Thunder (2009-10). His professional experience includes time playing overseas for Oyak Renault (Turkey) and Ironi Nahariya (Israel).

Bowen was selected by the Nuggets in the second round (55th overall) of the 1998 NBA Draft.As a collegian, Bowen enjoyed a four-year career at the University of Iowa, posting 14.4 points, 8.7

rebounds and 2.5 assists per contest during his senior year in 1997-98. He finished his career at Iowa as the school’s career field goal percentage leader (.575) and career steals leader (208) and ranks fourth in blocks (124) and eighth in rebounds (804). A two-time All-Big Ten selection, Bowen was inducted into the Iowa Boys Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.

Following retirement from professional basketball in 2009, Bowen returned to his alma mater as video coordinator for the Hawkeyes, working in that capacity for one season before departing Iowa City for a spot on Denver’s bench serving under then Head Coach George Karl.

Bowen and his wife, Wendy, have a daughter, Isabel, and two sons, Benjamin and Zachary.



PETE YOUNGMANDirector of Sports Medicine

Pete Youngman is in his third season as the Kings director of sports medicine after serving as team's athletic trainer the previous 15 seasons. The Rochester, New York native spent three seasons as the club's assistant to former Head Trainer Bill Jones before accepting the head post in June of 1996.

In addition to being responsible for every aspect of the Kings training room operations, Youngman works closely with the team's professional medical staff in the monitoring of a player's physical condition as well as the diagnosing and treatment of injuries. He also is responsible for coordinating all team charter flights and ground transportation.

Youngman joined the Kings after spending the previous nine years with the Boston Red Sox professional baseball organization at all levels of their minor league system.

Youngman graduated from Ithaca College in 1986 and recently earned a master's degree from California University of PA in rehabilitation science. He is certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association, a certi-fied performance enhancement specialist as well as a corrective exercise specialist by the National Academy of Sports medicine.

He enjoys running in his spare time and has completed 20 marathons.

MANNY ROMEROHead Athletic Trainer

Manny Romero begins his fourth season as the head athletic trainer and his 12th overall with the team. He served as the Kings assistant athletic trainer/performance enhancement specialist the previous five seasons.

His main responsibility is to assist Director of Sports Medicine Pete Youngman in all areas, including injury management, injury prevention, injury rehabilitation and emergency procedures on the court as well as serving as liaison between the doctors, team and players.

Prior to joining the Kings, Romero worked seven seasons as a part of the Los Angeles Lakers training staff, culminating in two NBA Championships in 2000 and 2001. During the

summer of 2002, he also served as the Athletic Trainer for the World Championship Yugoslavian national team.Romero earned a bachelor’s degree from Loyola Marymount University and a master's degree from the

California University of Pennsylvania in exercise science and health promotion. He is a Certified Athletic Trainer from the National Athletic Trainers Association and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist from the National Strength and Condition Association. He is also a certified performance enhancement specialist (PES) and a certified exercise specialist (CES) from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and has mentored under Alex McKechnie, a world-renown physiotherapist from Vancouver, British Columbia, known for his philosophies in core stability. Currently he is working on his PhD in Athletic Training with a research interest in injury prevention and evidence based practice. He is also a peer reviewer for the IJAHP (Internet Journal of Allied Health Science and Practice).

Romero, his wife Vanessa, sons Diego and Mateo and daughter Mia Isabella reside in Roseville.

ROBERT "CHIP" SCHAEFERDirector of Sports Science

Robert "Chip" Schaefer begins his second season with the Kings and his first as the team’s director of sports science. He was the Kings’ director of athletic performance during the 2013-14 season. Schaefer, who was a part of 11 NBA championship teams (6 in Chicago and 5 in Los Angeles), served as UC Santa Barbara's assistant athletics director for sports performance from December 2011 to September 2013.

Before UC Santa Barbara, Schaefer spent 12 years (1999-00 - 2010-11) with the Los Angeles Lakers, the last seven as director of athletic performance/player development, where he was responsible for players' strength and conditioning. Schaefer also oversaw the transition of young players into the NBA lifestyle and their professional development.

Prior to joining the Lakers for the 1999-2000 season, Schaefer spent eight years as the head athletic trainer of the Chicago Bulls (1990-91 - 1997-98) where he was part of six NBA championship teams.

Before entering the NBA full-time, Schaefer was the head athletic trainer and strength coach at Loyola Marymount from 1987-90 and was on the staff of the renowned Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic in Los Angeles where he worked with some of the nation's elite professional and amateur athletes. In addition, he served as the head athletic trainer at Pete Newell's Big Man Campus and the California Summer Pro Basketball League.

A native of Deerfield, Illinois, Schaefer received his BS in physical education and sports medicine from the University of Utah in 1983. In 1990, he earned his master's degree in counseling from Loyola Marymount. Upon his graduation from Utah, he worked as the head athletic trainer for the U.S. Men's Ski Team from 1984-86. Schaefer is currently pursuing a doctorate in health care administration.

Schaefer and his wife, Andra, have one son (Alec) and one daughter (Emily).



ELVIS VALCARCELVideo Coordinator

Elvis Valcarcel enters his second season with the Kings as video coordinator. Before joining the Kings, he spent the last four seasons (2009-10 - 2012-13) as

the Phoenix Suns' video coordinator after serving as the assistant video coordinator during the 2008-09 season. In his first season as the Suns' video coordinator, the team advanced to the 2010 Western Conference Finals, falling to the eventual NBA Champion Los Angeles Lakers in six contests. While with the Suns, Valcarcel also was an assistant coach for the Suns' NBA Summer League squad in 2010 and 2012 and did advance scouting in 2011 and 2012. Valcarcel was also the video coordinator for the Phoenix Mercury in 2009 when they won the WNBA title.

Prior to Phoenix, Valcarcel worked two years as an administrative assistant/video coordinator for the men's basketball program at Seton Hall University.

From Union City, N.J., Valcarcel earned a bachelor of arts degree in criminal justice and sociology from Rutgers University.

Valcarcel is single and resides in Sacramento.

HAKEEM SYLVERDirector, Team Security & Player Development

Hakeem Sylver begins his 10th season with the Kings and second as director of team security. The previous eight seasons Sylver served as the team's manager of player services. Sylver is responsible for all security dealings for Kings players and staff both at home and on the road. Sylver has a wide and diverse background from certification in behavior management to executive protection of professional athletes and high profile individuals in the entertainment Industry in the United States and abroad. His main focus has been security management and private security, having worked as Field Supervisor and Site Security for El Sol Contracting and Genesusone Enterprises and New York-based construction firms.

DWAYNE WILSONEquipment Manager

Dwayne Wilson enters his fourth season as the Kings equipment manager after serving in the same capacity for the Milwaukee Bucks for the previous six seasons. With Milwaukee, Wilson also assisted the team's strength and conditioning coach with player development.

As equipment manager, Wilson is responsible for ordering and maintaining all non-medical team equipment and supplies. He makes all road trips and oversees the team's luggage, laundry, and equipment when the squad is away from Sleep Train Arena. While at home, his additional duties include supervising ballboys and team locker room attendants.

Wilson was originally hired by the Dallas Mavericks as an assistant strength and conditioning coach in 1998. He added the title of equipment manager in 1999 and served as both until the summer of 2004. He then worked with Velocity Sports Performance in Dallas for one year, an organization that specializes in helping adults attain their fitness goals, as a Sports Conditioning Specialist.

A native of Richland, Wash., Wilson is a 1988 graduate of the University of North Texas where he majored in Exercise Science.

He enjoys movies, cooking, fishing and trips to Dallas to see his parents and two sisters.


Travess ArmentaAssistant Video

Coordinator

Rishabh DesaiLow-Latency

Basketball Analyst/Reno Bighorns

Director, Player Personnel

Joe KennedySeasonal Video

Coordinator

Anthony McClishBasketball Operations

Assistant

Miguel LopezAssistant Equipment

Manager

Yodit MesmerDirector of Basketball

Administration & Player Development

Arielle MoyalPlayer Services/Kings Academy Coordinator

Darryl ArataDirector, Basketball

Information

Rahsaan GethersCoordinator, Media

Relations

Chris ClarkDirector, Media

Relations


Ramsey NijemAssistant Strength & Conditioning Coach

Bill PopeAdvance Scout

Greg St. JeanAssistant Player

Development Coach

Melanie StockingOffice Assistant


MATINA KOLOKOTRONISPresident, Business Operations

A long-time Sacramento resident and community leader, Matina Kolokotronis begins her fifth season as president of business operations with the Sacramento Kings, bringing a strong background in sports and government law, community affairs and contract negotiations.

The only female in the NBA to hold the title of president of business operations, Kolokotronis has more than 18 years of experience with the organization. She was named to her current role in 2010, and oversees all aspects of business operations for the team including ticket sales, marketing, communications, premium seating, finance, arena operations, merchandise, corporate partnerships, broadcasting and human resources.

Prior to being named president of business operations, Kolokotronis served as legal consultant for the Kings business and basketball operations teams, negotiating player and staff contracts. Kolokotronis served for six years as director of the Sacramento Kings Foundation, overseeing strategic development and fundraising activities.

Before she became an independent consultant, Kolokotronis was an associate with Miller, Owen and Trost and practiced contract and sports law. Her clients included the Kings and various NBA players. She was also previously an associate with Carpenter Snodgrass and Associates and practiced in legislative representation for businesses, governmental agencies and individuals.

Kolokotronis has taught Sports Law at McGeorge Law School at the University of the Pacific and is active in the Greek Church. She is a graduate of Loyola University and received her law degree from McGeorge Law School, University of the Pacific.

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JOHN RINEHARTExecutive Vice President, Business Operations

John Rinehart enters his 15th season with the Sacramento Kings as Executive Vice President, Business Operations and Chief Financial Officer. In his role, Rinehart oversees all Financial Operations of the Kings and Sleep Train Arena, as well as the development of the Team’s new state of the art downtown arena and all of the organizations real estate and other business holdings. His responsibilities include strategic planning, contract negotiation, player contract compliance and analysis (NBA Tax and Escrow system), financial analysis, financial reporting, budgeting, financing administration, arena programming and services, legal affairs, insurance and tax requirements. Additionally, Rinehart is responsible for the company’s retail sales, human resources, information

systems, purchasing, and box office operations.In the past year Rinehart successfully closed on a new arena construction financing, paving the way for

construction to begin on the new arena with a scheduled opening of fall 2016. Additionally, Rinehart was part of the team that negotiated a new long term local television deal with Comcast Sports Net.

Prior to joining the Kings, Rinehart spent two years as the Director of Finance for Anaheim Sports, Inc., where he oversaw the finance and accounting functions of the Anaheim Angels (MLB), Anaheim Mighty Ducks (NHL) and Edison International Field of Anaheim. He also spent two seasons as manager of financial reporting for the San Francisco Giants (MLB). Prior to beginning his career in professional sports, Rinehart spent five years with the public accounting firm Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP in San Francisco.

Rinehart graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Villanova University in 1991. He and his two daughters Kaitlyn and Megan reside in the Land Park area of downtown Sacramento.


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KYLE EICHMANVice President, CRM & Analytics

Kyle Eichman begins his seventh season with the Kings and his first as vice presi-dent of CRM & analytics. His responsibilities include all functions relating to analytics, customer research, and customer relationship marketing programs for the Kings and Sleep Train Arena.

Eichman has over 18 years of experience in positions ranging from finance and accounting to operations and marketing, working for such companies as Pinnacle Entertainment, Harrah’s Entertainment, Mirage Resorts and the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino. He most recently served as corporate director of strategic marketing for Pin-nacle Entertainment, Inc.

A graduate of Colorado State University, Eichman and his wife, Monica, have two daughters, Taylor (18) and Hunter (16).

JEFF DAVIDChief Revenue Officer

Jeff David has spent nearly two decades within the professional sports business. With experience from four professional sports leagues, he enters his fourth season with the Sacramento Kings overseeing the traditional revenue operations of the NBA franchise; including Ticket Sales/Service, Sponsorship Sales/Service, and Suites Sales/Service.

David came to the Kings from the National Basketball Association, where he was an executive within the Global Marketing Partnerships group. In this capacity, he was responsible for new business development on a global scale. Prior to the NBA league office, David spent four seasons as the Kings vice president of corporate partnerships. He was responsible for new business growth and directing the business development

team, which included managing the strategic planning and implementation of all corporate partner-related marketing efforts, business plans, and co-branded promotional activities within the Sacramento marketplace.

Before his stint in professional basketball, David worked at Major League Soccer’s team level overseeing marketing operations. He served on the league’s marketing committee during the explosion of new soccer-specific stadiums, development of the Jersey Sponsorship initiative, and the “Designated Player” rule, which paved the way for several world-class soccer stars to play within the US based league.

David came to MLS after a decade marketing lifestyle sports properties including those in the Surf/Skate/Snow industry and professional beach volleyball. A native of Los Angeles, David received his bachelor’s degree from Loyola Marymount University and MBA from Pepperdine University.

GARRICK DORNVice President, Corporate Partnerships & Suites

Garrick Dorn begins his second season with the Kings as the vice president of corpo-rate partnerships and suites. His duties include oversight of the corporate partnerships and suites sales and service department.

Dorn spent the previous six years working with CBS Collegiate Sports Properties, with roles as the West region sales manager and general manager- Sun Devil Sports Market-ing. Prior to CBS, Dorn served as national sales director for the Seattle Sonics & Storm.

A graduate of the University of Oregon, Dorn writes and travels in his spare time. Dorn and his wife, Sarah, have two daughters, Paige (5) and Sydney (3).

BEN GUMPERTSenior Vice President, Marketing & Strategy

Ben Gumpert begins his second season with the Kings and his first as chief market-ing officer. His responsibilities include leading the organization’s efforts in marketing, analytics, communications, digital, community impact, and game operations.

He joined the Kings after five years with the NBA, most recently serving as vice president of team marketing and business operations. Gumpert worked with all NBA teams to improve business operations, including ticket sales, sponsorships, marketing, digital, CR, and finance. Gumpert also led the Team Strategy & Analytics group while at the NBA with a charge of improving business operations for NBA teams through data-driven projects.

Prior to the NBA, Gumpert was a consultant with Bain & Company in the LA, New York and San Francisco offices. Gumpert worked in the Technology, Media, and Telecom practice area, as well as the Private Equity practice area, focused on due diligence efforts for private equity firms.

A native of Sacramento, Gumpert graduated from UCLA with a degree in Business-Economics and holds an MBA from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Gumpert and his wife, Marisa, live in Sacramento with their two daughters, Zoe and Amelia.


PHIL HORNVice President, Ticket Sales & Service

Phil Horn begins his fifth season as the vice president of ticket sales and service. His responsibilities include new and renewal sales, strategy and direction of all premium and non-premium account and service executives for full season and partial season ticket packages as well as guidance for group ticket sales, individual ticket sales and the inside sales account executive training program.

Prior to joining the Kings, Horn was the Portland Trail Blazers’ director of group ticket sales for four years, handling new and renewal sales of group ticket packages.

The Lincoln City, Oregon, native earned a bachelor’s degree in sports administration from the University of Redlands. Horn and his wife, Danea, reside in Sacramento with

their two Terrier dogs, Abbey and Emma.

RANDY KOSSSenior Vice President, Real Estate Development

Randy Koss begins his first season with the Kings as the senior vice president of real estate development. Koss will be responsible for real estate asset management, strategy, development, and finance. While his initial focus is primary on the downtown mixed-use development adjacent to the new arena, he will lead the effort on all the Kings’ real estate holdings, including the redevelopment of the Natomas arena site once the Kings relocate in 2016.

Prior to joining the Kings, Koss had worked in all aspects of real estate asset man-agement, development, acquisition, operations, and finance for over 25 years, primarily with Morgan Stanley Real Estate Funds and The Macerich Company.

Koss is a graduate of UCLA in Economics/Business and earned his MBA at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.

STEPHEN LEOPOLDVice President, Ticket Sales

Stephen Leopold begins his fourth season as the vice president of ticket sales. His responsibilities include working on the planning, development, and coordination of Kings ticket programs including group packages & theme nights, partial plans, and season tickets. Working closely with the marketing and operations staff, Leopold and his team strive to enhance the experience and value provided to all fans attending each game. In addition to ticket sales strategy and direction, Leopold is also committed to developing and growing the best ticket sales staff in the NBA.

Prior to joining the Kings, Leopold served six years as the executive vice president for the American Hockey League’s Albany River Rats.

Leopold graduated from the State University of New York at Cortland with a degree in sports management and a minor in economics and computer applications. The native of Wallkill, New York, currently resides in Sacramento.

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EVERETT JACOBSVice President, Business Development

Everett Jacobs begins his first season with the Kings as the vice president of busi-ness development. His responsibilities include new sales, strategy, and direction of marketing partnerships for the Sacramento Kings and Sacramento Basketball Holdings.

Prior to joining the Kings, Jacobs served as vice president of client partnerships for LeadDog Marketing Group. Jacobs served as head of corporate partnerships for the America’s Cup Event Authority, where he was responsible for negotiating and selling sponsorships with premium brands for the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco. Jacob’s diverse career also includes event management and sponsorship consulting expertise with event marketing agencies, other professional sports properties, and some of the

largest sporting events in the world.A native of Queens, New York before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area, Everett graduated from

Sonoma State University with a bachelors of art in sociology and earned an masters in sports management from the University of San Francisco. Everett currently resides in Orinda, California, with his wife Nicole, son Jackson, and daughter Gianna.


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SCOTT MOAKVice President, Community Impact & Executive Director of the Sacramento Kings Foundation

A social services expert and trained marriage and family therapist, Scott Moak now heads the community impact department of the Sacramento Kings, and has also assumed executive director duties of the Kings Foundation. He readily admits that his true pas-sions are in the areas of social welfare, building healthy communities and philanthropy.

Prior to joining the Kings, Moak led all nonprofit services at 3fold Communications, a local marketing firm. Before 3fold, Moak had spent nearly 15 years working for several nonprofit organizations including the Sacramento Children’s Home, The Child Abuse Prevention Council, Prevent Child Abuse California and Mutual Assistance Network of

Del Paso Heights, and has proudly served on the Sacramento First 5 Commission since 2006.Last but not loudest, since 2002 Moak has been yelling and screaming as the public address announcer

for the Kings. In total, over the microphone, Moak has addressed over 3 million Kings fans. A native Sacra-mentan and graduate of John F. Kennedy high school, Moak has a master’s in marriage & family therapy, and received an undergraduate degree in psychology from UC Davis. He is married to Stacy, and is the proud dad to a daughter (Evan) and son (Asher).

RYAN MONTOYASenior Vice President, Strategy, Innovation & Technology

Ryan Montoya begins his first season as senior vice president of strategy, innova-tion, and technology. His responsibilities include providing direction and managing the Sacramento Kings new technology and innovation strategies to enhance the fan experience and improve the team’s performance.

Throughout his career, Montoya has advised, invested and served at all levels of early stage Internet companies.

A native of Colorado, Montoya received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and MA from the Josef Korbel School of International Studies.

ERICA RAUVice President, Marketing

Erica Rau begins her second season as the vice president of marketing. Her re-sponsibilities include establishing and executing overall brand identity, new marketing campaigns to drive brand awareness, ticket sales and community engagement for the Kings. Erica also oversees all game entertainment and special event production.

Prior to joining the Kings, Rau served as a brand engagement consultant from 2013-14 and served as vice president and director of brand engagement at The Glass Agency from 2004-2013. Rau previously worked for the Sacramento Kings as director of event presentation of business operations from 2001-2004.

A native of Concord, California, Rau graduated from the California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo with a degree in communication and rhetoric. Rau and her husband, Ben, reside in East Sacramento with their son, Luke and daughter Lilah.

KUNAL MERCHANTVice President, Strategic Initiatives

Kunal Merchant begins his second season as the vice president of strategic initia-tives for the Sacramento Kings. In this capacity, Merchant oversees a portfolio of top strategic, political and community initiatives for the Kings, with a special focus on advancing progress on the new downtown entertainment and sports complex scheduled to open in the fall of 2016. Merchant is also managing the Kings’ delegation to the 2014 NBA Global Games series in Beijing and Shanghai, and formulating the team’s “Greenprint” sustainability agenda.

In his previous role as executive director of Think BIG Sacramento, Merchant served as Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s chief advisor in efforts to develop a $477M

public-private finance plan for a new downtown arena, win NBA approval to keep the Kings in Sacramento, and facilitate the sale of the franchise to the new ownership group led by Vivek Ranadivé.

As chief of staff to Mayor Johnson, he oversaw the full range of the mayor’s strategic, management, op-erational, media and external relations activities. During this time, Merchant played a central role in mobilizing political, corporate and community support for the Kings and new arena. Merchant also served as the mayor’s primary liaison on all economic development, fiscal, governance, and policy initiatives.

Prior to his time in Sacramento, Merchant worked in management consulting, education, health care, and economic development. Kunal graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with an A.B. in Economics, and earned his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.


JEFF RISLEY (RIZZ)Vice President, Box Office and Ticket Operations

Entering his 14th season with the Kings, Risley is responsible for coordinating and overseeing all ticket operations for the Kings and Sleep Train Arena events in his role as vice president of box office and ticket operations.

Having been in the sports ticket operations and services business for over 27 years, Risley served as the ticket manager for the Los Angeles Clippers for five years before signing on with the Kings. Prior to that, he was the assistant ticket manager for the San Diego Chargers (NFL) for two seasons and was the ticket manager for the San Diego Sockers (professional indoor soccer) for five years.

Risley, a San Diego native, earned a bachelor’s of science degree in marketing from Humboldt State University. He resides in El Dorado Hills with his wife, Kari, daughters, Jordan (18), Josie Frances (16), Ally (15), Lilly (11) and the family dog “Choncho” (5).

DONNA RUIZVice President, Human Resources

Donna Ruiz begins her 15th season with the Kings as vice president of human resources. Her responsibilities include ensuring that all human resources related stra-tegic objectives are met. Her daily duties include overseeing leadership development, recruiting, employee relations, performance consulting, safety, compensation, and benefits administration, legal compliance, and training.

Ruiz has more than 25 years of human resource management experience and is certified as a senior professional in human resources with the Society for Human Resource Management (SPHR).

A graduate of Sacramento State University with a bachelor’s degree in organizational communications, Ruiz lives in Cameron Park with her husband, Tom.

JUAN RODRIGUEZGeneral Manager, Senior Vice President Arena Operations

Juan Rodriguez begins his first season with the Kings as the general manager and senior vice president of arena operations. Rodriguez will provide direction and oversee all aspects of facility maintenance and operations of Sleep Train Arena, and will play an extensive role in planning, deployment, and securing of resources for a successful move to new Entertainment and Sports Center (ESC).

Prior to joining the Kings, Rodriguez served as assistant general manager at NRG Park Complex (Houston, Texas), where he had previously served as director of event services and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) coordinator. Rodriguez served as director of event services and ADA coordinator for Bank Atlantic Center and as event

services coordinator at Miami Arena.Rodriguez was born in Madrid, Spain and grew up in Miami, Florida. Rodriguez and his wife Cari, currently

reside in El Dorado Hills with their two son Connor and daughter Ava.

CARTER WESTFALLVice President, Business Development

Carter Westfall begins his first season with the Kings as the vice president of busi-ness development. His responsibilities include new sales, strategy, and direction of marketing partnerships for the Sacramento Kings and Sacramento Basketball Holdings.

Prior to joining the Kings, Westfall served as an associate vice president for the National Basketball Association (NBA) in NYC, where he led new business develop-ment for global marketing partnerships across the NBA’s 13 regional offices. Westfall served as vice president for Helios Partners, a global sports marketing consultancy in the Olympic Games arena.

Westfall played varsity football at Princeton University and received his MBA from University of California, Los Angeles. The native of Summit, New Jersey, currently resides in Oakland with his wife, Kate.

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SACRAMENTO KINGS STAFF

Anthony BartolinoDirector, Information

Technology

Geneva AzevedoSuite Sales & Service

Coordinator

Anthony BacioccoAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

David BarnickPartnership Services

Coordinator

Jeff AndersonSr. Manager,

Broadcast Operations

Edward AndrewsSuites Sales Manager

Khristine AndroyManager, Vault

Natalie AvetisovSENIOR Accountant

Laura BradenSenior Director, Communications

Kimberly BartolinoExecutive Assistant to Chief Revenue Officer

Sharon BenitezSecurity Coordinator

Christina BensonDirector, Merchandise

Samatha BottariNew Arena Account

Manager, Group Sales

Tenille CallahanEvent Manager

Maurice BrazeltonProduction Manager

Ryan BrijsCreative Director

Lorenzo ButlerDirector, Public

Relations

Rodney ByrdShipping & Receiving

Clerk

Brian ChiesaLighting Director

Jay CarpenterAudio Visual Technician

Stephen CaselliNew Arena Account


Erik ChappellManager, Overnight

Operations

Chris ChopeyDirector, Suites Sales

& Service

Rebecca ChopeyHuman Resources

Coordinator

Kayte ChristensenKings TV

Sideline Reporter



Roger CrnkovicMarketing Automation

Specialist

Nick CooperNew Arena Account

Manager, Ticket Sales

Derek CousinsNew Arena Account


Katie CracchioloSocial Media Coordinator

Gerardo CobarSuites Sales Manager

Antoinette ClayManager, Parking

Trevor DerrettAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

Kevin CurranDirector, Security

Thaddeus DavisAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

John DeGraceSenior Manager,

Facility Maintenance

Justin Delos ReyesBusiness Development

Manager

Paul DhalleAudio Visual Production

Sean DockryEvent Manager

Justin DonaldsonNew Arena Account

Manager, Ticket Services

Thomas DuncanData Scientist

Lynn FranklinExec. Asst. to the President

Business Operations

Kyle EllingtonHuman Resources

Generalist

Lisa EllsworthAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

Lisa FeigenbaumSr. Manager, New Arena Group Sales

Chris FogartyChief Engineer

Karen GilzeanExec. Asst. to Chief Marketing Officer

Paul FreerAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

Scott FreshourStage Manager

Beth GelenderManager, Youth

Basketball Programs

Gary GerouldKings Radio Play-by-Play



Jacob HanselmanSr. Manager, Inside

Sales

Darrin GrossSr. Director, Partnership Marketing

& Business Development

Gerri GuzmanDirector, Finance

Jon HammockNew Arena Account


Alma GodinesSr. Director, Production

& Broadcast

Emily GongAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

Stephen GrafAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

Brian GravesNew Arena Account


Dwayne HightowerDirector, Youth

Basketball Programs

Thomas HelfrickSenior Accountant

Bess HernreichSpecial Events

Coordinator

Mike HerreraDirector, Corporate

Sales

Mindy HerreraExecutive Assistant to the EVP, Business Ops & CFO

Matt JohnsonSr. New Arena Account Manager, Ticket Sales

Brian HiltonProduction Coordinator

Stephen HouseNew Arena Account


Brandy HumphreyBox Office Manager

Don HydeAssistant Chief

Engineer

Clark JorgensenCommunity Impact

Assistant

Talia KaufmanDirector, Community

Impact

Kimberly KelleyAccounts Payable

Manager

Alex KimNew Arena Account


Eric KingNetwork Administrator

Paul KellamNew Arena Account


Desiree KawasAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales



Robert KingstonDirector, Season Ticket Services

Susan LaudiSenior Director, Guest

Services

Desi KiriakesXC Manager

Devin KnottNew Arena Account


Jessica Lang-CasaresSenior Premium Ticket

Services Manager

Analise LangfordOperations

Administrator

Arika LeeArena Programming & Marketing Coordinator

David LeeEvent Design

Specialist

Lanaia LewisGuest Information

Specialist

David LinPartner Business

Manager

Jeremy MackeAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

Laura LombardoNew Arena Account


Lovely LopezCRM Specialist

Dominic LucqPartner Business

Manager

Nathan MaPartnership Sales

Coordinator

Andrew MayoReporting Manager

Nancy MahoneyDirector, Human

Resources

Marnie MarfilAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

Todd MaroldoMascot

David MasonExecutive Radio

Producer

Sara MolinaGraphic Designer

Kacie McDanielPartner Business

Manager

Amber McIntirePartnership Marketing

Coordinator

Heather MelcerNew Arena Account


Melissa MillerBrand Manager



Grant NapearKings TV Play-By-Play

Michael MunozNew Arena Account


James MurphyAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

Katie NicholsonManager, Community

Impact

Ann NavarroAdmin. Asst., Ticket

Sales & Services

Charles NelsonSuites Sales Manager

Kevin NguyenVideo Coordinator

Andrew NicholsonDirector, Digital

Michael PeytonSr. New Arena Account Manager, Ticket Sales

Baylee O’BrienBrand Coordinator

Kasey OlinAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

Justin PetkusSr. Manager, Ticket

Sales

Lindsey PetrilloRelationship Marketing &

Sales Campaigns Coordinator

Timothy RichterAssistant Box Office

Manager

Brian PlumbDirector, Project

Development

Michael RamosSr. New Arena Account Manager, Group Sales

Jerry ReynoldsKings TV Analyst

Jason RossKings Radio Pre/

Postgame/Halftime Host

Kervonda SampsonPayroll Manager

Jennifer SantichDance Team Manager

Michael ShockleyCorporate Sales

Director

AJ SinghDigital Developer

Mindy SlaughterSr. Manager, Membership

Development & Sales Campaigns

Monica SharmaPublic Relations

Assistant

Nathan SchlatterAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales



Jennifer SmernesExecutive Assistant to

the President

Paul SuchomelSuites Sales Manager

Greg SommerPartnership Services

Coordinator

Dan SpackmanManager, Audio Engineering

& Music Production

Tracy SpikerManager, Shipping &

Receiving

Aryel SponsellerHuman Resources

Assistant

Lenon ThompsonAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

Melissa TinsleyNew Arena Account


Chimeng TranStage Manager

Zachary TuckerStaff Accountant

Lindsey WeisPartner Business

Manager

Colin TwomeyDirector, Business

Strategy

Christina VasquezTicket Services

Manager

Angela WaltersNew Arena Account


Corey WeinbergRelationship Marketing &

Sales Campaign Coordinator

Allison Yee-GarciaDirector of Marketing

Ian WheatSpecial Events

Coordinator

Jason WiseManager, Digital

Tammy WistermanPayroll Administrator

Anthonia WittManager, Janitorial

Eric YostAccount Executive,

Ticket Sales

Kings/Sleep Train Arena Team Members Not Pictured: Dan Bell (Engineer), Felipe Jurado (Engineer), Teresa Lovato (Lead Receptionist), Nick Luberger (New Arena Account Manager, Ticket Sales), Nick Martinez (Engineer), Mike Rogers (Engineer), Herbert Sayles (Engineer), Tom Whitmire (Engineer), Patrick Verosa (New Arena Account Manager, Ticket Services).


Del EnosStatistical Crew

Gary AllenStatistical Crew

Sarah BaraccoStatistical Crew

Steve EbbagePress RoomCoordinator

Sarah LondonPress RoomAttendant

Bruce HopkinsStatistical Crew

Will JettonStatistical Crew

Dave LambrosStatistical Crew

Alan RomeriStatistical Crew

Kristin Mashhour-AzadPress Room Assistant

Scott MoakPublic Address Announcer/VP,

Community Impact

J.R. PaquetteStatistical Crew

Julie PhamPress Room Attendant

Steve TebbsStatistical Crew

GAME NIGHT STAFF

Kim TierneyStatistical Crew

Dennis TrujiloStatistical Crew

Kings/Gamenight Staff Not Pictured: Brian Berger, Jim Bet-zler, Ryan Betzler, Eric Hopkins, Andy Nevarez, Patrick Tierney

Seth BardackeStatistical Crew

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