According to a report, Mike Woodson might be not be ready to retire.
He is a leading candidate to become Doug Christie’s top assistant with the Sacramento Kings, sources tell Sam Amick of The Athletic.
It was announced the 67-year-old Woodson was stepping down from his IU post in February. He coached the remainder of the 2024-25 season. He coached the Hoosiers for four seasons and finished with an 82-53 record, including a 41-39 mark in the Big Ten. His Indiana teams made the NCAA Tournament twice.
Woodson coached in the NBA for 25 years before coming to Indiana in 2021. He was serving as an assistant coach with the Knicks in his most recent stop in the league.
He compiled a 206-286 record as head coach of the Hawks from 2004-2010, taking the team from 13-69 in his first season to 53-29 in his final year. He led Atlanta to three playoff appearances and ranks fourth in franchise history in career coaching wins.
Woodson was hired by the Knicks as an assistant in 2011 and was promoted to head coach midway through the season. He was 109-79 in two and a half years before being fired after the 2013-14 season.
Woodson began his coaching career as an assistant with the Bucks in 1996. In addition to his two tours in New York, he also served as an assistant for the Cavaliers, Sixers, Pistons and Clippers.
He played for six teams in 11 NBA seasons after being selected by the Knicks in the first round of the 1980 draft. Woodson was on the first Kings team to play in Sacramento.
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