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12<br />

BASKETBALL OPERATIONS<br />

GEOFF PETRIE<br />

President, Basketball Operations<br />

Geoff Petrie is the key figure behind the recent success of the Sacramento<br />

Kings. A two-time <strong>NBA</strong> Executive of the Year award winner, he is forever trying<br />

to find ways to strengthen the Kings, evidenced by his moves over the last 10<br />

years. During this past offseason, Petrie tackled concerns in both the backcourt<br />

and frontcourt, starting with the acquisitions of guard Bonzi Wells (trade with the<br />

Memphis in exchange for Bobby Jackson) and forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim<br />

(signed as a free agent). He also selected Francisco Garcia out of the University<br />

of Louisville in the first round (23rd overall) of the <strong>2005</strong> <strong>NBA</strong> Draft. Additionally,<br />

Petrie acquired the services of guards Jason Hart (via trade with Charlotte<br />

in exchange for a future second round draft pick) and Ronnie Price (signed as<br />

a free agent), and forward-center Jamal Sampson (signed as a free agent). In<br />

fact, only four Kings remain from the roster that began the 2004-05 campaign.<br />

Last season, Petrie consummated arguably the biggest trade of the 2004-05 campaign when he dealt<br />

five-time <strong>NBA</strong> All-Star forward Chris Webber, along with Matt Barnes and Michael Bradley to Philadelphia in<br />

exchange for Kenny Thomas, Corliss Williamson and Brian Skinner. Prior to that trade, the Kings acquired<br />

Cuttino Mobley and Bradley from Orlando for Doug Christie, marking the first time since February 1988 that<br />

the Kings made a midseason deal.<br />

In June of 1994, Petrie inherited a Kings team that had not advanced to the postseason in eight years.<br />

In just his second season at the basketball operations helm, Petrie’s 1995-96 squad qualified for the <strong>NBA</strong><br />

Playoffs.<br />

Currently entering his 12th year overseeing the Kings’ basketball operations department, Petrie has<br />

<strong>com</strong>pletely re-tooled a Sacramento roster that has qualified for the <strong>NBA</strong> Playoffs in each of the past seven<br />

campaigns and eight of the past 10 years overall. The Kings have won two of the last four Pacific Division<br />

titles and advanced to the Western Conference Finals in 2001-2002. Sacramento’s 50-32 record last season<br />

(2004-05) marked the fifth consecutive year that the Kings recorded 50 wins or more, joining San Antonio<br />

(six consecutive seasons) and Dallas (five consecutive seasons) as the only <strong>NBA</strong> teams with 50 or more<br />

wins in five consecutive seasons.<br />

Petrie’s efforts in Sacramento were rewarded following the 1998-99 season when he was named The<br />

Sporting News <strong>NBA</strong> Executive of the Year, be<strong>com</strong>ing the first person in <strong>NBA</strong> history to win both the league’s<br />

executive and rookie annual awards. Petrie shared the 1971 <strong>NBA</strong> Rookie of the Year award with Boston’s<br />

Dave Cowens. Following the 2000-01 season, Petrie was named The Sporting News Executive of the Year<br />

for a second time.<br />

Not only have the Kings been one of the <strong>NBA</strong>’s top <strong>com</strong>petitive teams, but also one of the most entertaining,<br />

having led the league in scoring three of the past seven seasons. The Kings’ wide-open, “share the ball” style<br />

of play has prompted network executives to schedule Sacramento for 229 nationally televised games since<br />

1999; this after the team had appeared on national TV a total of 13 times in the previous 13 seasons.<br />

Petrie oversees all aspects of the Kings’ basketball operations department, including the coaching and<br />

scouting staffs, team negotiations, and player acquisitions. He also serves as the main basketball liaison<br />

between the Kings, the <strong>NBA</strong>, and the league’s 29 other teams.<br />

Petrie’s re-working of the Kings’ roster has <strong>com</strong>e via all avenues of player acquisition. His first-round<br />

draft choices have included current Kings Peja Stojakovic (1996, #14), Garcia (<strong>2005</strong>, #23), Kevin Martin<br />

(2004, #26) and Williamson (1995, #13), as well as former Kings players Gerald Wallace (2001, #25), Brian<br />

Grant (1994, #8), Tariq Abdul-Wahad (1997, #11), Jason Williams (1998, #7) and Hedo Turkoglu (2000,<br />

#16). Meanwhile, his second-round draft selections also have proven to be productive, including Lawrence<br />

Funderburke (1994, #51), Michael Smith (1994, #35), and Anthony Johnson (1997 #40 overall), each of<br />

whom have played at least six <strong>NBA</strong> seasons.<br />

Petrie also has consummated 19 player trades since 1994, highlighted by the 1998 deal, which landed<br />

All-Star forward Webber. Of the Kings' current roster, nine of the 13 players have arrived in Sacramento via<br />

trade, including Mike Bibby and Brad Miller. Petrie has also acquired players through free agent signings,<br />

such as this offseason's signing of Abdur-Rahim. Not only has he exhibited keen skills in bringing in talented<br />

players, Petrie also has achieved success in keeping key players for the future, evidenced by the re-signing<br />

of Bibby during the summer of 2002, in addition to Webber and Christie in 2001 and Stojakovic and Scot<br />

Pollard in 2000.<br />

Petrie was the first-ever selection of the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1970 <strong>NBA</strong> Draft (#8 overall), prior<br />

to the club’s inaugural <strong>NBA</strong> campaign. In his first season as a professional, he posted Portland team highs<br />

in scoring (24.8 ppg), field goals made (784) and attempted (1,770), free throws made (463) and attempted<br />

(600), and assists (4.8 apg).<br />

DID YOU KNOW ... Geoff Petrie is the first person in <strong>NBA</strong> history to win both The Sporting News<br />

Executive of the Year (1998-99 and 2000-01) and <strong>NBA</strong> Rookie of the Year (1970-71) awards.<br />

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BASKETBALL OPERATIONS<br />

Petrie’s scoring average remains the highest ever by a Portland rookie, while his single-season point<br />

total (2,031 pts.) made him one of just eight players in <strong>NBA</strong> history to surpass the 2,000-point plateau in his<br />

rookie campaign. Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan were the only other guards to achieve the feat (also<br />

Wilt Chamberlain, Walt Bellamy, Rick Barry, Elvin Hayes, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar).<br />

Petrie was a two-time All-Star (1971, 1974) and winner of the <strong>NBA</strong>’s 1973 One-on-One tournament, defeating<br />

the likes of Gail Goodrich and Bob McAdoo. He still holds Portland single-game records for most field<br />

goals attempted (37) and most free throws made (18). He currently ranks sixth on the Trail Blazers’ all-time<br />

career list in points (9,732), fifth in assists (2,057), and third and fifth, respectively, in field goals attempted<br />

(8,719) and made (3,970). A knee injury suffered in his sixth <strong>NBA</strong> season (1975-76) ended his professional<br />

playing career in which he registered averages of 21.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 4.6 assists per game. His<br />

Trail Blazers jersey (#45) was retired by Portland in 1981.<br />

Following his retirement, Petrie worked in private business and beginning in 1984-85 in various roles<br />

within the Trail Blazers’ front office, culminated by a four-year tenure as the team’s senior vice president of<br />

operations. He was instrumental in the building of a Portland team that qualified for the 1990 and 1992 <strong>NBA</strong><br />

Finals, which included the likes of Clyde Drexler, Buck Williams, Jerome Kersey, and former Kings’ Assistant<br />

Coach Terry Porter.<br />

A 1970 graduate of Princeton University, Petrie earned consecutive All-East and All-Ivy League honors<br />

following each of his final two collegiate seasons under legendary Tigers head coach and current Kings’ Assistant<br />

Coach Pete Carril. The team captain as a senior, Petrie ranks seventh on the school’s all-time scoring<br />

list (1,321 pts.) and fourth among career scoring average leaders (19.9 ppg).<br />

Petrie and his wife, Anne-Marie, reside in Sacramento. He has three children, son, Mike and twin daughters,<br />

Anne-Marie and Susanne. Petrie enjoys working out, playing golf and tennis, and playing guitar in his<br />

spare time.<br />

HOW THE <strong>KINGS</strong> WERE BUILT<br />

• Shareef Abdur-Rahim –– Signed as a free agent (8/12/05).<br />

• Mike Bibby –– Acquired via trade along with guard Brent Price from Vancouver in exchange for<br />

guard Jason Williams and guard-forward Nick Anderson (6/27/01). Re-signed to a multi-year<br />

contract (8/14/02).<br />

• Francisco Garcia –– Selected in the first round (#23 overall) of the <strong>2005</strong> <strong>NBA</strong> Draft.<br />

• Jason Hart –– Acquired via trade from Charlotte in exchange for a future second-round draft choice<br />

(8/2/05).<br />

• Kevin Martin –– Selected in the first round (#26 overall) of the 2004 <strong>NBA</strong> Draft.<br />

• Brad Miller –– Acquired via trade from Indiana in a three-way deal that sent center-forward Scot<br />

Pollard to Indiana and forward-guard Hedo Turkoglu to San Antonio (7/24/03).<br />

• Ronnie Price –– Signed as a free agent (8/2/05).<br />

• Brian Skinner –– Acquired via trade along with forwards Kenny Thomas and Corliss Williamson<br />

from Philadelphia in exchange for forwards Chris Webber, Michael Bradley, and Matt Barnes<br />

(2/23/05).<br />

• Peja Stojakovic –– Selected in the first round (#14 overall) of the 1996 <strong>NBA</strong> Draft, but opted to<br />

play in Greece. Kings retained his rights and signed him to a multi-year contract (6/15/98). Resigned<br />

to a multi-year contract extension (8/16/00).<br />

• Kenny Thomas –– Acquired via trade along with center Brian Skinner and Corliss Williamson<br />

from Philadelphia in exchange for forwards Chris Webber, Michael Bradley, and Matt Barnes<br />

(2/23/05).<br />

• Bonzi Wells –– Acquired via trade from Memphis in exchange for guard Bobby Jackson and center<br />

Greg Ostertag (8/2/05).<br />

• Corliss Williamson –– Acquired via trade along with center Brian Skinner and forward Kenny<br />

Thomas from Philadelphia in exchange for forwards Chris Webber, Michael Bradley, and Matt<br />

Barnes (2/23/05).<br />

• Rick Adelman –– Named Head Coach on 9/18/98. Re-signed to a contract extension through 2001-<br />

02 season (9/27/00). Re-signed to a contract extension through the 2003-04 season (12/20/00).<br />

Re-signed to a contract extension (6/27/03).<br />

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14<br />

BASKETBALL OPERATIONS<br />

RICK ADELMAN<br />

Head Coach<br />

The Kings, under Head Coach Rick Adelman, have achieved a tremendous<br />

amount of success over the past seven years. In fact, over the last five seasons,<br />

the Kings’ winning percentage of .683 (280-130) is one of the highest<br />

ranked among all professional teams in the four major sports (<strong>NBA</strong>, NFL,<br />

MLB, NHL).<br />

Entering his 16th campaign as an <strong>NBA</strong> head coach and eighth with Sacramento,<br />

Adelman has guided the Kings to seven consecutive playoff appearances,<br />

including back-to-back Pacific Division titles in 2001-02 and 2002-03.<br />

Sacramento finished last year’s regular season with a 50-32 record, marking<br />

the fifth straight year the Kings have won 50 games or more. The fact that the<br />

Kings were able to achieve such a feat, despite being hit with a rash of injuries<br />

to key players (Bobby Jackson - 57 games missed, Brad Miller - 25 games missed, Peja Stojakovic - 15<br />

games missed) for much of the season, is a direct result of Adelman and his coaching abilities.<br />

Adelman recorded his 700th career win with a 112-93 victory over Portland at ARCO Arena on March 22,<br />

<strong>2005</strong>. He became the winningest coach in the Kings’ franchise history on March 19, 2004 when Sacramento<br />

defeated the Indiana Pacers, 94-92 at Conseco Fieldhouse as he recorded his 296th win with the organization,<br />

passing Les Harrison on the all-time victories list.<br />

Owning a lifetime <strong>NBA</strong> record of 708-443 (.615) with Portland (1988-89 - 1993-94), Golden State (1995-<br />

96 & 1996-97), and Sacramento (1998-99 - present), Adelman has recorded the fourth-most wins among<br />

active <strong>NBA</strong> coaches behind Phil Jackson (LA Lakers), Larry Brown (New York), and Jerry Sloan (Utah). He<br />

is the fourth coach in <strong>NBA</strong> history to win 60 or more games in a season with two different teams.<br />

Winning is nothing new to Adelman. Eight years ago when he signed on as the 19th head coach in<br />

franchise history on September 17, 1998, Adelman inherited a team that had won only 27 games the year<br />

before (1997-98). In each of his seven seasons as the Kings’ skipper, Sacramento has finished with a record<br />

above the .500 mark. Adelman guided the Kings to its first-ever Pacific Division title and Western Conference<br />

Finals appearance of the Sacramento-era during the 2001-02 season. The Kings’ climb to 61 wins during the<br />

2001-02 campaign marked a 34-win improvement over a four-year span, which was the highest jump among<br />

<strong>NBA</strong> teams. Though the Kings’ 2002-03 record of 59-23 was two wins shy of matching their previous year’s<br />

franchise-best record, it still ranks among the highest jumps for <strong>NBA</strong> teams over a five-year span.<br />

Prior to Adelman’s arrival in the Capitol City, no Sacramento-era Kings squad (since 1985-86) had<br />

registered a winning record. Now the Kings have done so in all seven seasons under Adelman, posting<br />

a <strong>com</strong>bined record of 351-191 (.648) over the last seven campaigns. In fact, Adelman is the franchise’s<br />

first head coach since Les Harrison in 1948-49 thru 1954-55 to guide the Kings into the postseason in<br />

seven consecutive seasons. The Kings advanced to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in<br />

the Sacramento-era history, upon their first-round series win over Phoenix during the 2000-01 campaign.<br />

His overwhelming success in Sacramento has prompted the Maloof family to extend his contract on four<br />

separate occasions.<br />

Known around the league as a basketball teacher with an ability to mold the team’s style of play around<br />

the strengths of its players, Adelman’s coaching highlights include a pair of <strong>NBA</strong> Finals appearances with<br />

the Trail Blazers in 1990 and 1992. Between the 1989-90 season and the 1992-93 campaign, Adelman led<br />

Portland to four consecutive 50-plus win seasons, including a league-best mark of 63-19 in 1990-91. He<br />

has been runner-up for <strong>NBA</strong> Coach of the Year honors three times (1990-91 with Portland, and 2000-01<br />

and 2001-02 with Sacramento). Adelman has coached the West Team in the <strong>NBA</strong> All-Star Game on three<br />

separate occasions (1991 with Portland, and 2001 and 2003 with Sacramento). He also has been named<br />

<strong>NBA</strong> Coach of the Month on five occasions.<br />

Adelman played seven seasons in the <strong>NBA</strong>, primarily with the San Diego Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers<br />

before closing out his career with the then-Kansas City-Omaha Kings. Originally selected by the Rockets in<br />

the seventh round (#79 overall) of the 1968<br />

ADELMAN'S COACHING MILESTONES<br />

Win Team Date Opponent Score<br />

1 Portland 2/26/89 at Miami 124-102<br />

100 Portland 12/29/90 at Cleveland 120-114<br />

200 Portland 11/22/92 vs. Detroit 115-90<br />

300 Golden State 12/19/95 at Charlotte 102-99<br />

400 Sacramento 12/28/99 vs. Boston 114-101<br />

500 Sacramento 12/11/01 vs. Orlando 112-100<br />

600 Sacramento 4/6/03 at Philadelphia 97-81<br />

700 Sacramento 3/22/05 vs. Portland 112-93<br />

296 Sacramento 3/19/04 at Indiana 94-92<br />

Became Sacramento's all-time leader in coaching victories<br />

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<strong>NBA</strong> Draft, Adelman played two seasons in<br />

San Diego before being chosen by Portland<br />

in the 1970 <strong>NBA</strong> Expansion Draft. Technically<br />

speaking, Adelman began his coaching<br />

experience during the 1970-71 season when<br />

he led the Trail Blazers to a victory after coach<br />

Rolland Todd had been ejected.<br />

Adelman was traded to Chicago just prior<br />

to the 1973-74 campaign and then was dealt<br />

to the Pete Maravich-led New Orleans Jazz<br />

early in the 1974-75 season. Looking for<br />

veteran leadership in their run to the 1974-75<br />

<strong>NBA</strong> Playoffs, the Kings made a late-season<br />

acquisition to obtain the 6-2, 180-pound Adel-


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man, who played his final 18 regular season and six postseason games with<br />

the Kings organization. All told, Adelman averaged 7.7 points, 2.4 rebounds,<br />

and 3.5 assists in 462 career regular season <strong>NBA</strong> games.<br />

A native of Lynwood, California, Adelman began his playing career at St.<br />

Pius X High School in Downey, California before attending Loyola University<br />

in Los Angeles, where he was named MVP of the West Coast Athletic Conference<br />

as a senior in 1967-68. After retiring from the <strong>NBA</strong>, he returned to<br />

Loyola to earn a master’s degree in history, and then worked for Converse<br />

in Southern California for a year.<br />

Adelman’s first coaching position came in 1977 at Chemeketa Community<br />

College in Salem, Oregon, where his teams amassed a 141-39<br />

record over six seasons (1977-78 - 1982-83), winning or sharing three<br />

Oregon <strong>com</strong>munity college championships. In 2000, Chemeketa<br />

honored Adelman, presenting him with the Gwen VanDenBosch<br />

Volunteer of the Year Award for his tireless fund-raising efforts<br />

with the annual Rick Adelman Golf Classic. Each year, the golf<br />

tournament provides scholarship funds for a male and female<br />

member of the Chemeketa basketball teams.<br />

Prior to the 1983-84 campaign, Adelman rejoined the Trail Blazers<br />

as an assistant coach under Jack Ramsay. He maintained his spot on<br />

the Portland bench when Mike Schuler succeeded Ramsay in May of<br />

1986, and then took over the Blazers’ head coaching reigns in February<br />

of 1989. Adelman is the second-winningest coach in Portland franchise<br />

history behind only Ramsay, posting a 291-154 (.654) regular-season<br />

record while qualifying the Trail Blazers for the postseason in all six<br />

of his seasons.<br />

A series of personnel moves and injuries plagued Adelman’s clubs<br />

during his two-year stint with Golden State. However, in his first season<br />

with the Warriors (1995-96), Adelman guided the team to a 36-46 record,<br />

resulting in a 10-game improvement from the previous campaign.<br />

Adelman is a devoted family man and a <strong>com</strong>munity leader in both<br />

Sacramento and the Portland area. He and his wife, Mary Kay, who have<br />

been married for over 30 years, enjoy playing golf and tennis and spending<br />

time with their six children-Kathy and her husband John, R.J., Laura and her<br />

husband Chris, David, Caitlin, and Patrick, and five grandchildren, Mary Kay,<br />

Anna, Mackenzie, Emilie and Madison. The entire Adelman family has always<br />

shown a great <strong>com</strong>mitment to the <strong>com</strong>munity, working closely with local<br />

church and charitable organizations.<br />

RICK ADELMAN'S <strong>NBA</strong> HEAD COACHING CAREER<br />

Regular Season Playoffs<br />

Season Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Playoff Results<br />

88-89 Portland 14 21 .400 0 3 .000 Reached Western Conference first round<br />

89-90 Portland 59 23 .720 12 9 .571 Reached <strong>NBA</strong> Finals<br />

90-91 Portland 63 19 .768 9 7 .563 Reached Western Conference Finals<br />

91-92 Portland 57 25 .695 13 8 .619 Reached <strong>NBA</strong> Finals<br />

92-93 Portland 51 31 .622 1 3 .250 Reached Western Conference first round<br />

93-94 Portland 47 35 .573 1 3 .250 Reached Western Conference first round<br />

95-96 Golden State 36 46 .439 — — —<br />

96-97 Golden State 30 52 .366 — — —<br />

98-99 Sacramento 27 23 .540 2 3 .400 Reached Western Conference first round<br />

99-00 Sacramento 44 38 .537 2 3 .400 Reached Western Conference first round<br />

00-01 Sacramento 55 27 .671 3 5 .375 Reached Western Conference Semifinals<br />

01-02 Sacramento 61 21 .744 10 6 .625 Reached Western Conference Finals<br />

02-03 Sacramento 59 23 .720 7 5 .583 Reached Western Conference Semifinals<br />

03-04 Sacramento 55 27 .671 7 5 .583 Reached Western Conference Semifinals<br />

04-05 Sacramento 50 32 .610 1 4 .200 Reached Western Conference first round<br />

Totals (14 years) 708 443 .615 68 64 .512<br />

Totals (Sacramento) 351 191 .648 32 31 .508<br />

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16<br />

BASKETBALL OPERATIONS<br />

WAYNE COOPER<br />

Vice President, Basketball Operations<br />

Wayne Cooper is entering his 28th year in the <strong>NBA</strong> and his 12th with the<br />

Sacramento Kings organization. Cooper has served as the club's vice president,<br />

basketball operations since July of 1996. He was promoted to his current position<br />

after working two seasons as the club's director of basketball services/assistant<br />

coach. He came to Sacramento in July of 1994 following two campaigns in the<br />

Portland Trail Blazers' front office.<br />

Cooper helps oversee the day-to-day operation of the Kings' basketball<br />

operations department under the direct guidance of President, Basketball<br />

Operations Geoff Petrie. In addition to scouting collegiate, professional, and<br />

international talent, he is in charge of preseason scheduling and overseeing<br />

the club's collegiate player data base.<br />

Cooper enjoyed a 14-year playing career in the <strong>NBA</strong> after being selected by the Golden State Warriors in<br />

the second round (#40 overall) of the 1978 <strong>NBA</strong> Draft. During his professional playing career, Cooper served<br />

stints in Golden State (1978-80), Utah (1980-81), Dallas (1981-82), Portland (1982-84 and 1989-92), and<br />

Denver (1984-89), posting career averages of 7.9 points, 6.2 rebounds, and 1.56 blocks per game.<br />

Cooper played collegiately at the University of New Orleans (1974-78) under Head Coach Butch Van<br />

Breda Kolff, earning 1978 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year honors after averaging 18.1 points and a<br />

conference-high 12.7 rebounds during his senior campaign. He finished his career as the No. 2 shot blocker<br />

(183) and third-leading rebounder (920) in school history. He was inducted into the UNO Hall of Fame in<br />

1988 and the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame in 1992.<br />

He and his wife, Denise, live in Granite Bay, with their youngest daughter, Lauren (16), while daughters,<br />

Andrea (20) and Courtney (22), are away at college.<br />

ELSTON TURNER<br />

Assistant Coach<br />

Elston Turner enters his sixth season as an assistant coach for the Kings<br />

and his second as Head Coach Rick Adelman’s lead assistant. Prior to joining<br />

Sacramento's coaching staff, he spent four years working within the Portland<br />

Trail Blazers organization. With the Kings, Turner's responsibilities include<br />

handling the team's game plan, individual skill work with players, and advance<br />

scouting.<br />

A 23-year veteran of professional basketball as a player and coach, Turner is<br />

known for his strong work ethic and his ability to <strong>com</strong>municate with individuals<br />

and players of all levels throughout the league. Before joining the Trail Blazers'<br />

staff, he was an assistant coach for the CBA's Quad City Thunder and a playercoach<br />

with the league's Chicago Rockers.<br />

As a player, the 6-foot-5-inch Turner was noted for his defensive tenacity. He played eight <strong>NBA</strong> seasons<br />

in all, three with Dallas (1981-82 - 1983-84), three with Denver (1984-85, 1985-86, 1988-89), and two in<br />

Chicago (1986-87 & 1987-88). Overall, Turner averaged 4.7 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 505<br />

career regular-season games in the <strong>NBA</strong>. He also played parts of five seasons in the CBA and three years in<br />

Europe in the early 1990's.<br />

Turner and the entire Kings coaching staff served as coaches for the Western Conference All-Star Team<br />

in the 2003 <strong>NBA</strong> All-Star Game in Atlanta. He was also a member of the Kings' coaching staff which coached<br />

the Western Conference All-Star Team in the 2001 <strong>NBA</strong> All-Star Game in Washington, D.C. after Sacramento<br />

posted the Conference's best record at the All-Star Break.<br />

Dallas selected Turner in the second round of the 1981 <strong>NBA</strong> Draft after a standout collegiate career at<br />

Mississippi. As a senior (1980-81), he led Ole Miss to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. Turner's<br />

collegiate ac<strong>com</strong>plishments were honored in 2000 when he was inducted into the Ole Miss 'M Club' Athletic<br />

Hall of Fame.<br />

Born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee, Turner and his wife, Louise, reside in Roseville with their two<br />

children, 15-year-old son, Elston Jr. and 12-year-old daughter, Taylor.<br />

DID YOU KNOW ... Vice President, Basketball Operations Wayne Cooper was listed among<br />

Sports Illustrated's Top 101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports in both 2003 and 2004.<br />

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BASKETBALL OPERATIONS<br />

PETE CARRIL<br />

Assistant Coach<br />

One of the most respected men in basketball, Pete Carril enters his ninth<br />

season as an assistant coach, and 10th overall campaign with the Kings. Carril<br />

departed the bench for the 2002-03 season, taking on a new title and new role<br />

as special assistant to president, basketball operations. However, the coach in<br />

him won out as did the Kings, as Carril resumed his daily coaching duties with<br />

the club last season, which includes an emphasis on individual player development<br />

and offensive schemes.<br />

In a crowning achievement to his legendary collegiate coaching career, Carril<br />

was rewarded with an induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall<br />

of Fame on September 29, 1997. After coaching 30 years in the NCAA ranks,<br />

Carril joined the Kings prior to the 1996-97 campaign. His addition to the Kings'<br />

coaching staff reunited him with Geoff Petrie, whom he coached at Princeton from 1968-70.<br />

The winningest coach in Ivy League history (525-273, .658 winning percentage), Carril's career at Princeton<br />

included 13 conference titles, 11 NCAA Tournament appearances, and just one losing season. Prior to<br />

his retirement following the 1996 NCAA Tournament, he was the only active NCAA Division I head coach to<br />

reach the 500-victory plateau without athletic scholarships.<br />

In his final season as head coach at Princeton, he led the Tigers to the Ivy League Championship with<br />

a 22-7 record. In one of the most thrilling moments of the 1996 NCAA Tournament, Carril's Tigers upset<br />

defending champion UCLA in the first round, 43-41, on a signature Carril-designed backdoor layup with only<br />

3.8 seconds remaining in the game.<br />

Carril played collegiately at Lafayette College under Head Coach Butch Van Breda Kolff. Following his<br />

graduation from Lafayette in 1952, Carril began his coaching career at the high school level where he stayed<br />

for 12 years. He went on to be<strong>com</strong>e head coach at Lehigh University for one season before beginning his<br />

stay at Princeton in 1967.<br />

Carril is the proud father of two children, Peter and Lisa, as well as two grandchildren. He enjoys going<br />

on long walks and playing tennis.<br />

T.R. DUNN<br />

Assistant Coach<br />

T.R. Dunn enters his second year as an assistant coach on Head Coach<br />

Rick Adelman’s staff. However, Dunn, who enjoyed a 14-year <strong>NBA</strong> career as<br />

a player, is no stranger to the coaching ranks. Prior to joining the Kings, he<br />

spent two seasons (2002-04) as an assistant coach for the Denver Nuggets<br />

in what was his second coaching tour with the club (he also served as an assistant<br />

for the Nuggets in 1997-98). In 2001-02, Dunn worked as an assistant<br />

coach at his alma mater, the University of Alabama. Prior to that, he coached<br />

in the W<strong>NBA</strong> for the Charlotte Sting, serving as head coach from 1999-2001<br />

and assistant coach from 1998-99. Dunn was also an assistant coach for the<br />

Charlotte Hornets from 1991-97.<br />

During his <strong>NBA</strong> playing days, Dunn spent 10 seasons as a member of the<br />

Denver Nuggets (1980-88 and 1989-91) and remains a mainstay in the franchise’s record books. He ranks<br />

second all-time in steals (1,070), fourth in games played (734), fourth in minutes played (18,322), and 21st<br />

in scoring (3,585). Regarding the Nuggets’ post-season all-time annals, Dunn recorded the most steals in<br />

a single game (7, vs. Portland, 4/20/86) and ranks first in steals (83), second in games played (58), second<br />

in offensive rebounds (119), third in total rebounds (287), fourth in defensive rebounds (168), and 22nd in<br />

scoring (238).<br />

Regarded as one of the premiere defensive players of his time, the 6-foot-4-inch Dunn was named to the<br />

<strong>NBA</strong>’s All-Defensive Second Team three times (1983-85) and was considered one of the top rebounding guards<br />

in the <strong>NBA</strong> throughout his career. He missed just six games due to injury over a 10-year span (1978-88).<br />

Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 41st overall pick in the 1977 <strong>NBA</strong> Draft, Dunn spent his first<br />

three campaigns with Portland before being traded to Denver. He also played for the Phoenix Suns during<br />

the 1988-89 season.<br />

A four-year letterman at Alabama from 1973-77, Dunn finished his collegiate career with a scoring average<br />

of 11.2 points per game.<br />

Theodore Roosevelt Dunn and his wife, Cynthia, reside in Sacramento. The couple has two sons, Schmohn<br />

and Keenan.<br />

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BASKETBALL OPERATIONS<br />

BUBBA BURRAGE<br />

Assistant Coach/Advance <strong>NBA</strong> Scout<br />

Bubba Burrage enters his third year as a Kings assistant coach and his sixth<br />

season as the Kings' primary advance <strong>NBA</strong> scout. In his 12th overall season<br />

with the Kings organization, the 34-year-old native of Oxnard, Calif., spent his<br />

first four seasons with the team as video coordinator before splitting time as<br />

the team's video coordinator and advance scout for two seasons.<br />

Burrage's duties as advance scout require him to travel throughout the<br />

country to watch the Kings' up<strong>com</strong>ing opponents and prepare a detailed scouting<br />

report on the up<strong>com</strong>ing opposition. The scouting report, along with individual<br />

and team breakdown tapes prepared by the Kings' video department, allow the<br />

coaching staff to formulate an overall game plan for that opponent.<br />

Burrage graduated with a journalism/public relations degree from Cal Poly<br />

(San Luis Obispo) in 1993, where he was a starting forward for the Mustangs' basketball team. Burrage<br />

resides in Sacramento with his wife, Keilani, their three-year-old son, Junious Desmond, and their newborn<br />

daughter, Kaira Marie.<br />

JERRY REYNOLDS<br />

Director, Player Personnel<br />

In his 21st season with the Kings organization, Jerry Reynolds serves as the<br />

club's director, player personnel. He was named to the position in July of 1994<br />

after serving two seasons as the team's general manager. Reynolds is responsible<br />

for keeping abreast of both the professional and collegiate talent pools available<br />

to the Kings, while also helping to oversee the club's scouting efforts.<br />

Reynolds, who wears many hats within the organization, recently retired<br />

from his post as general manager of the W<strong>NBA</strong>'s Sacramento Monarchs following<br />

the 2003 season. In his six seasons as the club's general manager, the<br />

Monarchs qualified for the league playoffs four times. Reynolds is a member<br />

of the USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team Committee for the 2001-<br />

04 quadrennium, where he helped select the coaching staff and players of the<br />

Olympic gold medal-winning USA Senior National Teams.<br />

Reynolds is also a member of the Kings Broadcast Network talent team, working as a color analyst for<br />

all the club's televised contests.<br />

A native of French Lick, Indiana (where he is often referred to as the second most popular local, first<br />

being <strong>NBA</strong> Hall of Famer Larry Bird), Reynolds has a unique understanding of the interaction among players,<br />

coaches, and the front office due in part to his experience gained through his varied roles with the Kings<br />

organization. He originally joined the club in 1985 as an assistant coach responsible for advance pro and<br />

college scouting.<br />

On two occasions Reynolds served as the Kings' head coach following midseason changes. In 1987, he<br />

was named, on an interim basis, to replace former head coach Phil Johnson. The following year he took over<br />

for Bill Russell with 24 games remaining, and stayed on as the club's head coach for the next two seasons.<br />

All told, Reynolds served as head coach of the Kings for a portion of four seasons (1987-1990). He also<br />

served as the director of player personnel for two seasons (1990-92) before accepting the role as the club's<br />

general manager (5/92-12/93).<br />

An extremely popular figure with both the Sacramento <strong>com</strong>munity and the national media, Reynolds is an<br />

often-requested favorite on the public speaking circuit. A graduate of Oakland City College (Indiana) in 1966,<br />

he received his master's degree in physical education from Indiana State University in 1970.<br />

Reynolds and his wife, Dodie, reside in Roseville and have a 24-year-old daughter, Danielle, who is attending<br />

Santa Monica College, and an adult son, Jay, who is a 1992 graduate of California State University,<br />

Sacramento.<br />

DID YOU KNOW ... Jerry Reynolds has been with the Kings' franchise since the team moved<br />

to Sacramento in 1985. He has witnessed three ownership changes, five head coaches, and<br />

two arenas.<br />

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BASKETBALL OPERATIONS<br />

SCOTTY STIRLING<br />

Director, Scouting<br />

A veteran of the professional basketball ranks for more than three decades,<br />

Scotty Stirling brings a wealth of <strong>NBA</strong> knowledge and professional sports<br />

expertise to the Kings' basketball operations staff.<br />

Having worked in the Kings organization for the past 19 years, Stirling is in<br />

his 17th season as the club's director of scouting. In his current role, Stirling is<br />

responsible for coordinating the club's collegiate scouting efforts.<br />

Prior to joining the Kings, Stirling served as vice president and general<br />

manager of the New York Knicks from January 1986 through May 1987. For<br />

three seasons (1982-85) he held the position of vice president of operations<br />

with the <strong>NBA</strong> where he supervised referees, administered rule implementation,<br />

supervised game scheduling, and headed the league's collegiate scouting service.<br />

From 1976 through 1982, Stirling was the assistant to the president of the Golden State Warriors, responsible<br />

for the club's day-to-day operation and player personnel decisions. He also was the general manager of<br />

the Oakland Oaks of the American Basketball Association when the team won the 1968 ABA title.<br />

Stirling's pro sports experience included five seasons with the Oakland Raiders of the National Football<br />

League, first as the club's assistant general manager, then as the general manager, working closely with<br />

current Raiders owner Al Davis. In his final year with the club, the Raiders won the AFL Championship and<br />

met Green Bay in Super Bowl II.<br />

A graduate of the University of San Francisco, Stirling earned a master's degree from Adelphi University.<br />

Stirling resides in Newark, California, with his wife, Pam.<br />

KEITH DRUM<br />

Regional Scout<br />

Keith Drum is in his 11th season as a regional scout for the Kings. His responsibilities<br />

include collegiate scouting and player evaluation. Additionally, Drum is part of the<br />

Kings' training camp and <strong>NBA</strong> Draft preparation staff. Prior to his tenure with the club,<br />

Drum served in a similar capacity with the Portland Trail Blazers (1989-90 - 1994-95).<br />

While in Portland, Drum worked with current Kings basketball operations staff members<br />

Geoff Petrie, Wayne Cooper and Rick Adelman.<br />

Before joining the <strong>NBA</strong> scouting ranks, Drum worked 20 years in newspaper journalism.<br />

He spent three years as a college basketball writer for United Press International<br />

and was a staff member of the Durham Morning Herald (N.C.).<br />

A native of Catabwa County, North Carolina, Drum studied journalism and political science while attending<br />

the University of North Carolina. Drum resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with his wife, Barbara.<br />

JACK MAI<br />

International Scout/Player Development Program Director<br />

Jack Mai begins his fifth year as an international scout and his second as a player<br />

development program director in the Kings' basketball operations department. His primary<br />

role is to scout talent in the Pacific Rim, including areas such as China and Japan.<br />

As the team’s player development program director, Mai is responsible for providing<br />

individual and team programming, information on league resources, and counseling<br />

and mentoring.<br />

Prior to joining the Kings, Mai spent a year-and-a-half as head coach of Luckipar, a<br />

professional team in Taiwan. He also served as the club's general manager for three years<br />

before taking over the head coaching duties. Mai was a member of Taiwan's national team<br />

coaching staff, which received a silver medal in the 2001 East Asian Games in Osaka. He also has garnered<br />

valuable experience working as a Nike consultant for Asia for five years. Mai began his coaching career at<br />

California State University, Dominguez Hills where he was an assistant coach for three years.<br />

Mai earned a bachelor's degree in marketing from the University of Southern California in 1982. He and<br />

his wife, Janice, reside in Roseville, with their three-year-old son, Jaden and one-year-old daughter, Jaclyn.<br />

DID YOU KNOW ... In 1962, along with Wilfred "Bill" Winkenbach and George Ross, Scotty<br />

Stirling helped create what has evolved into fantasy football.<br />

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BASKETBALL OPERATIONS<br />

STEVE SHUMAN<br />

Video Coordinator<br />

Steve Shuman is in his sixth season as the Kings' video coordinator after working<br />

the previous three years as the team's assistant video coordinator. Shuman, a native of<br />

Long Beach, is also an assistant coach for the W<strong>NBA</strong>'s Sacramento Monarchs.<br />

As video coordinator, Shuman oversees the recording and editing of all videotapes of<br />

Kings games, up<strong>com</strong>ing opponents, and hundreds of collegiate and European contests.<br />

The tapes, in turn, are used by the Kings' coaching and front office staffs for game plan<br />

development and <strong>NBA</strong> Draft preparation.<br />

Shuman graduated with an education degree from California State University, Sacramento<br />

in 1989. He was an assistant basketball coach at Jesuit High School in Sacramento<br />

(1989-91) before serving as head coach at Trinity High School in Las Vegas for six years (1991-97).<br />

MIKE PETRIE<br />

Video Scout/Team Video Management<br />

Mike Petrie enters his third season as the Kings' video scout after having spent the<br />

previous three seasons as the Kings assistant video coordinator. The 29-year-old native<br />

of Lake Oswego, Oregon, is responsible for researching, managing, and maintaining the<br />

team’s various video resources.<br />

His responsibilities include the video recording of all Kings games, up<strong>com</strong>ing<br />

opponents and hundreds of college and European contests. After recording games,<br />

Petrie breaks down game film to determine the individual strengths, weaknesses, and<br />

tendencies of Kings players and opponents to prepare scouting tapes for the pre-game<br />

and post-game activities for the team and coaching staff. This will also mark his second<br />

season traveling with the team to provide video scouting and analysis on the road.<br />

Petrie graduated with a speech <strong>com</strong>munications degree from Oregon State University in 2000. He and<br />

his wife, Traci, reside in Rocklin.<br />

R.J. ADELMAN<br />

Assistant Video Coordinator/Scout<br />

R.J. Adelman enters his fifth year as a scout for the Kings and third as assistant<br />

video coordinator in the basketball operations department.<br />

Prior to signing on with Maloof Sports and Entertainment, Adelman practiced law<br />

in Portland, first in private practice and, most recently, as a real estate lawyer for GMAC<br />

Mortgage.<br />

A four-year letterman at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, which won a Division<br />

II NAIA National Championship in 1993, Adelman started at the shooting guard position<br />

in his final two seasons. He was selected to the All-Conference team as a junior. After<br />

<strong>com</strong>pleting his bachelor's degree in political science from Willamette in 1995, Adelman<br />

earned his law degree from the University of Oregon in 2001.<br />

SHELI EVERMAN<br />

Director, Basketball Operations<br />

Sheli Everman begins her sixth season as the Kings' director, basketball operations<br />

after working the previous five years as the executive assistant to Geoff Petrie (Kings<br />

President, basketball operations).<br />

Everman oversees the basketball department's daily operations, and is the point<br />

person when the team is traveling. Everman is the <strong>NBA</strong> contact for all notifications of<br />

contract signings and <strong>com</strong>pliance of league deadlines and regulations. In addition, she<br />

administers the players' insurance.<br />

Everman has worked most of her professional career in sports, beginning in 1991<br />

as a finance assistant with the Oakland Athletics. She graduated with an organizational<br />

<strong>com</strong>munications degree from California State University, Sacramento in 1990. Everman has two children,<br />

nine-year-old son, Hayden, and seven-year-old daughter, Reagen.<br />

DID YOU KNOW ... Prior to moving into the new Kings/Monarchs Training Facility in December<br />

2000, the Kings practiced at several sites through the years – ARCO Arena, Salvation Army,<br />

CHP, and American River College, just to name a few.<br />

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BASKETBALL OPERATIONS<br />

TROY HANSON<br />

Vice President of Media Relations/Basketball Operations<br />

Troy Hanson is serving his 14th season in the Kings basketball operations department.<br />

He was promoted to vice president, media relations prior to the 2003-04 season<br />

after working since 1998 as the director, media relations. He began with the Kings<br />

organization in 1992 as assistant director of media relations.<br />

The Kings' media relations department maintains day-to-day contact with the local,<br />

national, and international media, arranging interviews, and producing some of the<br />

club's publications. The department also coordinates all player and coach appearances.<br />

Hanson's primary day-to-day responsibilities include working with co-owners Joe and<br />

Gavin Maloof on various media and entertainment projects.<br />

Prior to joining the Kings, Hanson worked as the sports information director at San Francisco State<br />

University (1990-92) and as a media relations intern at the Pacific-10 Conference (1989).<br />

The Rockford, Illinois native earned a <strong>com</strong>munications degree from the University of Arizona (1988),<br />

where he worked as a student assistant in the sports information and track and field offices. Hanson and his<br />

wife, Annette, reside in Rocklin with their six-year-old son, Nicholas.<br />

DARRIN MAY<br />

Executive Director of Media Relations/Basketball Operations<br />

Darrin May enters his third season as executive director, media relations/basketball<br />

operations for the Kings after spending the previous three years as the department's<br />

assistant director. In his role as a liaison between the media, players, and team, he is<br />

responsible for assisting Kings' vice president, media relations Troy Hanson in all phases<br />

of the department, which includes maintaining daily contact with the local, national, and<br />

international media, arranging interviews, and acting as the team's primary point-person<br />

to the media at both Kings' games and practices.<br />

May spent 10 years in the Atlanta Hawks' media relations department in a similar<br />

capacity prior to joining the Kings.<br />

A 1989 graduate from California State University, Sacramento with a bachelor's degree in <strong>com</strong>munications,<br />

May, a Santa Rosa native, gained valuable experience as an intern in the Kings' public relations department during<br />

his senior year. He also worked in the Sacramento State sports information department for one year.<br />

JOE NOLAN<br />

Director, Facility Operations/Team Security<br />

Joe Nolan begins his fifth year as director of Kings facility operations/team security.<br />

He is responsible for all security dealings with the Kings, both at home and on the road.<br />

Additionally, Nolan is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Kings/Monarchs<br />

Training Facility and gameday operations for ARCO Arena.<br />

Prior to assuming his current post with the Kings' basketball operations department,<br />

Nolan spent four years as ARCO Arena's director of arena operations where his duties<br />

included overseeing the engineering, utility, changeover, janitorial, and landscaping<br />

departments.<br />

A native of Fairfield, Calif., Nolan graduated from Portland State University in 1989<br />

with a degree in administration of justice. He was a member of PSU's 1987 NCAA Division II championship<br />

runner-up football team. Nolan resides in the Natomas area of Sacramento.<br />

STEVE SCHMIDT<br />

Director, Systems Maintenance, Development & Research of Basketball<br />

Operations<br />

Steve Schmidt enters his sixth season as the director of systems maintenance,<br />

development and research of basketball operations. He is responsible for overseeing all<br />

of the technology issues at the Kings/Monarchs Training Facility, including the <strong>com</strong>puter<br />

network, phone, audio-visual, and security systems. Additionally, Schmidt performs<br />

special projects for Kings President of Basketball Operations Geoff Petrie, such as salary<br />

cap analysis and creating special team-related database programs.<br />

Prior to joining the Kings' basketball operations department, Schmidt spent 10<br />

seasons as a member of the Kings' management team. As the club's vice president of<br />

finance, he oversaw all financial and accounting operations, while also managing the <strong>com</strong>pany's <strong>com</strong>puter<br />

network system. His previous work experience includes time spent as an audit manager with Ernst & Young,<br />

an international public accounting firm.<br />

A 1981 magna cum laude graduate from California State University, Northridge, Schmidt and his wife,<br />

Merrie, reside in Granite Bay with their three children, John, Gretchen, and Danny.<br />

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PETE YOUNGMAN<br />

Athletic Trainer<br />

Pete Youngman is in his 10th season as athletic trainer of the Kings. The Rochester,<br />

New York native spent three seasons as the club's assistant to former head trainer Bill<br />

Jones before accepting the head post in June of 1996.<br />

In addition to being responsible for every aspect of the Kings' training room<br />

operations, Youngman works closely with the team's professional medical staff in the<br />

monitoring of a player's physical condition as well as the diagnosing and treatment<br />

of injuries. He also is responsible for coordinating all team charter flights and ground<br />

transportation.<br />

Youngman joined the Kings after spending the previous nine years with the Boston<br />

Red Sox professional baseball organization at all levels of their minor league system.<br />

Youngman graduated from Ithaca College in 1986. He is certified by the National Athletic Trainers Association,<br />

a certified performance enhancement specialist by the National Academy of Sports medicine, and<br />

is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.<br />

He enjoys running in his spare time and has <strong>com</strong>pleted eight marathons.<br />

DANIEL SHAPIRO<br />

Strength and Conditioning Coach<br />

Daniel Shapiro begins his first season as the Kings’ strength and conditioning coach.<br />

He is responsible for designing and implementing the club’s in-season and off-season<br />

strength and conditioning programs, while working closely with the training staff and<br />

doctors in monitoring player nutritional needs and injury rehabilitation.<br />

Shapiro spent the past two seasons at the University of Dayton as the head strength<br />

and conditioning coach for the men’s and women’s basketball teams before signing on<br />

with the Kings. His previous work experience includes a seven-year association with<br />

the Seattle Sonics as the assistant strength and conditioning coach under Dwight Daub.<br />

During his stay with the Sonics, Shapiro doubled his duties with the organization and<br />

worked as the head strength and conditioning coach for the Seattle Storm of the W<strong>NBA</strong><br />

in his final three seasons with the club.<br />

A native of Newcastle, Washington, Shapiro earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and master’s<br />

degree in physical education, both from Seattle Pacific University. He has his CSCS (Certified Strength &<br />

Conditioning Specialist) from the National Strength and Conditioning Association.<br />

ROBERT PIMENTAL<br />

Equipment Manager<br />

Robert Pimental enters his ninth season as equipment manager for the Kings. The<br />

29-year-old Pimental previously spent four years as equipment manager for the Sacramento<br />

Knights (professional indoor soccer) and as an assistant equipment manager<br />

with the Kings. Pimental also served as equipment manager for Major League Soccer's<br />

San Jose Clash during the summer of 1997.<br />

As equipment manager, Pimental is responsible for ordering and maintaining all<br />

non-medical team equipment and supplies. He makes all road trips and oversees the<br />

team's luggage, laundry, and equipment when the squad is away from ARCO Arena.<br />

While at home, his additional duties include supervising ballboys and team locker<br />

room attendants.<br />

The Cameron Park, Calif., native began his career as a ballboy for the Sacramento Attack (arena football).<br />

Pimental is single and resides in Sacramento.<br />

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TRAINING STAFF<br />

ANDREW TAI<br />

Physical Therapist/Assistant Athletic Trainer<br />

Andrew Tai begins his second season as physical therapist/assistant athletic trainer<br />

for the Kings. His main responsibility is to assist athletic trainer Pete Youngman in<br />

all areas, including injury management, injury prevention, injury rehabilitation, and<br />

emergency procedures on the court as well as serving as a liaison between the doctors,<br />

team, and players.<br />

Tai came to the Kings via Stanford University where he spent two years as a physical<br />

therapist and athletic trainer, first for men's and women's swimming, diving and crew<br />

(2002, 2003) and, most recently, for the men's basketball team (2003, 2004). Prior to his<br />

time at Stanford, Tai worked as a staff physical therapist at RESTOR (2002), a physical<br />

rehabilitation clinic in Fountain Valley, Calif. He garnered additional experience as a staff<br />

physical therapist at White Memorial Medical Center (2000-2002) in East Los Angeles.<br />

Tai graduated from the University of Utah where he earned a bachelors degree in exercise and sport science<br />

(minored in psychology) as well as a masters in physical therapy. He currently serves as a consultant<br />

(physical therapy and athletic trainer) for Cypress College, a relationship that began in 1999, in addition to<br />

his duties with the Kings.


MANAGEMENT TEAM<br />

JOHN THOMAS<br />

President<br />

When the Maloof family arrived in Sacramento six years ago, they needed<br />

someone to lead the new management team of Maloof Sports and Entertainment<br />

and their search started and ended with John Thomas. Combining a<br />

proven successful management style with an energetic work ethic, Thomas is<br />

the president of the Sacramento Kings (<strong>NBA</strong>), Sacramento Monarchs (W<strong>NBA</strong>),<br />

and ARCO Arena.<br />

Thomas brings a wealth of experience to the Maloof Sports and Entertainment<br />

team, having worked as a professional sports executive for the past 17 years. As<br />

president, his tasks are wide-ranging and include the development and implementation<br />

of an annual<br />

operating plan while<br />

overseeing all aspects of the organization, including<br />

team and arena ticket sales and marketing, strategic<br />

alliances and brand development, arena operations,<br />

food and beverage sales, merchandise sales, and<br />

the <strong>com</strong>pany's <strong>com</strong>munity service efforts.<br />

He is a member of the Board of Directors for<br />

the Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau and<br />

the Sacramento Metro Chamber, as well as Valley<br />

Vision's Leadership Council.<br />

MIKE DUNCAN<br />

Vice President, Arena Programming<br />

Mike Duncan begins his fifth season as vice president of arena programming. He is<br />

responsible for booking all ARCO Arena events. No stranger to the organization, Duncan<br />

has held numerous positions over his 21-year association with the club. Most recently,<br />

he served as the team’s vice president of arena operations.<br />

Duncan joined the organization in 1985 as the Kings’ director of <strong>com</strong>munity relations<br />

and promotions, a position he held for the club’s first three years in Sacramento. He also<br />

spent two seasons (1988-90) as the arena booking manager prior to being promoted.<br />

A native of Sacramento, Duncan graduated from the University of Oregon in 1980<br />

with a degree in journalism/public relations. He worked as the sports information director<br />

at California State University, Sacramento for five years (1980-85) before <strong>com</strong>ing to ARCO Arena. He and his<br />

wife, Ivy, reside in Carmichael with their son, Paul (11).<br />

DID YOU KNOW ... The Sacramento Kings were ranked #1 in the <strong>NBA</strong> in overall fan experience<br />

in 2001 and 2003 in a league-wide survey conducted every other year by J.D. Power and<br />

Associates.<br />

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TOM PETERSON<br />

Vice President, Service Development<br />

Tom Peterson is in his sixth season as vice president of service development, but<br />

has been associated with the franchise since the club moved to Sacramento. He joined<br />

the arena management team in 1985.<br />

Peterson is responsible for creating and implementing a fully integrated service<br />

strategy through the existing organization. He is involved in special projects relating to<br />

the image of the facilities, products, and personnel.<br />

Serving as the vice president of food and beverage for 15 years, Peterson was involved<br />

in the design and set-up of concessions operations at both the original ARCO Arena and<br />

the current facility. Prior to joining the Kings, he worked with the City of Sacramento<br />

Parks and Recreation Department as well as in the rendering industry.<br />

Peterson is currently on the board of directors for the National Batten Disease Research and Support<br />

Association. A native of Sacramento, he graduated from Christian Brothers High School and California State<br />

University, Sacramento. Peterson and his wife, Nancy, daughter, Ellen. Their son, David, passed away in<br />

September after a fight with Batten Disease, a fatal, inherited disorder of the nervous system that begins in<br />

childhood.<br />

DID YOU KNOW ... With over 150 full-time and 1,000 part-time team members, Maloof Sports<br />

& Entertainment is one of the 25 largest employers in the Sacramento area. The Maloof Sports<br />

& Entertainment Human Resources Department receives over 8,000 resumes and applications<br />

annually for employment opportunities in the areas of food and beverage, security, parking,<br />

landscaping, maintenance, event services, audio/visual, janitorial, merchandising, and engineering<br />

as well as positions in the front office and box office.<br />

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MANAGEMENT TEAM<br />

TOM HUNT<br />

Vice President, Strategic Alliances<br />

Tom Hunt enters his first year with Maloof Sports and Entertainment as the vice<br />

president of strategic alliances. One of his main responsibilities is building corporate<br />

relationships for the <strong>com</strong>pany.<br />

Prior to signing on with MS&E, Hunt spent 11 years with Turner Broadcasting in<br />

New York and Atlanta, solving client challenges and building strategic alliances with<br />

advertising partners for TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network and World Championship Wrestling.<br />

He also has previous experience working for the Oakland A’s, Miami Dolphins and the<br />

World Wrestling Federation.<br />

Hunt earned his bachelor’s degree from UC Berkley and a master’s degree from<br />

Ohio University in sports administration. He and his wife, Kasha, have three girls, Madigan (4), Keely (3)<br />

and Ava (6 months).<br />

DANETTE LEIGHTON<br />

Vice President, Marketing, Brand Development and Monarchs Business<br />

Operations<br />

Danette Leighton enters her fourth year with Maloof Sports and Entertainment, and<br />

first as vice president of marketing & branding and Monarchs business operations. Prior<br />

to her recent promotion, Leighton served as the senior director of marketing for the<br />

past three years. She is responsible for overseeing the marketing efforts of the Kings,<br />

Monarchs, and ARCO Arena, which includes the areas of event presentation, creative<br />

services, <strong>com</strong>munity service, public relations and partner activations. Additionally, Leighton,<br />

who spent her first year with the organization as the director of Monarchs business<br />

operations, is responsible for the business operations of the W<strong>NBA</strong> franchise.<br />

Prior to working at MS&E, Leighton served as the director of marketing for Sony Sports Marketing. She<br />

was responsible for Sony Tokyo’s sport sponsorships and specifically, the Sony Open in Hawaii, a PGA Tour<br />

golf event.<br />

Prior to Sony, Leighton was the Executive Director of the 1999 NCAA Women’s Final Four in San Jose,<br />

Calif., and spent time at the Pacific-10 Conference and Fiesta Bowl.<br />

Leighton is a 1993 graduate from the University of Arizona, where she earned a bachelor of arts degree<br />

in political science and a minor in media arts.<br />

A native of Southern California, Leighton and her husband, Christopher and two-year-old daughter Olivia,<br />

reside in Sacramento.


MANAGEMENT TEAM<br />

JOHN RINEHART<br />

Senior Vice President, Business Operations<br />

John Rinehart enters his sixth season with Maloof Sports and Entertainment, and first<br />

as senior vice president, business operations . Prior to his recent promotion, Rinehart<br />

served as vice president of finance for the past five years. In his role, Rinehart oversees<br />

all financial accounting and business operations of the Kings, Monarchs, and ARCO<br />

Arena. His responsibilities include contract negotiation, player contract <strong>com</strong>pliance and<br />

analysis (<strong>NBA</strong> Tax and Escrow system), financial analysis, financial reporting, budgeting,<br />

financing administration, arena programming and services, legal affairs, insurance,<br />

and tax requirements. Additionally, Rinehart is responsible for the <strong>com</strong>pany’s human<br />

resources, information systems, purchasing, and ticket service departments.<br />

Prior to joining the Kings, Rinehart spent two years as the director of finance for Anaheim Sports, Inc.,<br />

where he oversaw the finance and accounting functions of the Anaheim Angels (MLB), Anaheim Mighty Ducks<br />

(NHL), and Edison International Field of Anaheim. He also spent two seasons as manager of financial reporting<br />

for the San Francisco Giants (MLB). Prior to beginning his career in professional sports, Rinehart spent five<br />

years with the public accounting firm Price Waterhouse Coopers LLP in San Francisco.<br />

Rinehart graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Villanova University in 1991. He and<br />

his wife, Barbara, reside in the Land Park area of downtown Sacramento with their three-year old daughter,<br />

Kaitlyn. They are expecting another daughter in November <strong>2005</strong>.<br />

DONNA RUIZ<br />

Vice President, Human Resources<br />

Entering her fifth season as Maloof Sports and Entertainment’s vice president of<br />

human resources, Donna Ruiz’s chief responsibility is to ensure that all human resources<br />

related strategic objectives are met. Her daily duties include overseeing recruiting,<br />

employee relations, performance consulting, safety, <strong>com</strong>pensation and benefits administration,<br />

and training and development.<br />

Currently in her sixth year with the organization (joined the club as director of human<br />

resources), Ruiz has a total of 23 years of human resource management experience,<br />

and is certified as a senior professional in human resources with the Society for Human<br />

Resource Management (SPHR).<br />

A graduate of California State University, Sacramento with a bachelor’s degree in organizational <strong>com</strong>munications,<br />

Ruiz and her husband, Tom, have two grown children, Marianne and Michael.<br />

MARK STONE<br />

Senior Vice President, Arena Services<br />

Mark Stone enters his sixth season with Maloof Sports and Entertainment, and first<br />

as senior vice president of arena services. Prior to his recent promotion, Stone served as<br />

vice president of arena services for the past four years. He is responsible for overseeing<br />

various departments throughout ARCO Arena, including food and beverage, merchandising,<br />

security, parking, maintenance, engineering, and event staff. Stone spent his first<br />

season with MS&E as the club’s vice president of food and beverage/merchandise.<br />

Prior to his appointment with MS&E, Stone held the position of director of food and<br />

beverage operations for RBC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, home to the NHL’s Carolina<br />

Hurricanes and the North Carolina State basketball program. He played an integral part<br />

in the opening of the building in 1999.<br />

A seasoned veteran in the food and beverage business, with over 24 years of experience, Stone served as<br />

the director of suites and special services for the Buffalo Sabres (NHL) for three years. Prior to that, he spent<br />

10 years as the regional director of operations for Sportservice Corp. The Boston Garden, Tiger Stadium,<br />

Ralph Wilson Stadium (Buffalo Bills), the Fleet Center (Boston), and HSBC Bank Arena (Buffalo) were among<br />

the venues he was responsible for overseeing.<br />

Stone received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Buffalo in Buffalo, New York, where he was<br />

born and raised.<br />

DID YOU KNOW ... Maloof Sports and Entertainment was announced as the World Sports Humanitarian<br />

Hall of Fame's 2004 Pro Team Community Award winner . The same group awarded<br />

Joe and Gavin Maloof the 2001 "Most Involved Executives" Award.<br />

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CRAIG AMAZEEN<br />

Director, Broadcasting<br />

Craig Amazeen begins his fourth season with Maloof Sports & Entertainment.<br />

In overseeing the content and creation of the <strong>com</strong>pany’s broadcasting properties as<br />

director of broadcasting, his main responsibilities include the projection of the Kings<br />

and Monarchs brands and images via television, cable, and radio. Under his direction,<br />

the MS&E broadcast department has garnered three Emmy Awards over the last two<br />

years, including Outstanding Live Sports Broadcast in <strong>2005</strong>.<br />

Amazeen’s previous work includes three seasons as director of broadcasting with<br />

Arizona Cardinals (NFL) and a four-year stint as broadcast manager with the Phoenix<br />

Coyotes (NHL).<br />

A native of Marlboro, Mass., Amazeen graduated from Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, Pa., with a<br />

degree in broadcast <strong>com</strong>munications. He and his wife, Kristin, reside in Natomas.<br />

SONJA BROWN<br />

Senior Director, Public Relations and Community Service<br />

Sonja Brown is entering her sixth season with Maloof Sports and Entertainment as<br />

the senior director of public relations and <strong>com</strong>munity service. She is responsible for<br />

providing public relations counsel and managing corporate <strong>com</strong>munications activities,<br />

which includes the area of <strong>com</strong>munity service and diversity outreach for the Kings,<br />

Monarchs, and ARCO Arena.<br />

Prior to joining Maloof Sports and Entertainment, Brown was a senior account<br />

executive at Hill and Knowlton, Inc., a worldwide public relations agency, where she<br />

specialized in corporate <strong>com</strong>munications, media relations and special event planning.<br />

She also worked in a variety of public relations roles at the Virgin Entertainment Group<br />

in Los Angeles, which oversaw the development of the Virgin Megastores for North America and the publicity<br />

for Richard Branson. Additionally, Brown worked as an administrator in the office of the chairman of<br />

Mattel, Inc.<br />

A native of Southern California, Brown majored in biochemistry at the University of California at Santa<br />

Barbara, and resides in Sacramento.<br />

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PEGGY BAKER<br />

Director, Information Technologies<br />

Peggy Baker enters her fifth season as director of information technologies for<br />

Maloof Sports and Entertainment. Her responsibilities involve developing and executing<br />

an IT strategy for the <strong>com</strong>pany to ensure that technology initiatives and investments are<br />

aligned with the <strong>com</strong>pany’s business objectives.<br />

Baker brings over 20 years of experience to the Maloof team, having worked in IT<br />

departments supporting both small and large corporate environments.<br />

A dual citizen of the United States and Canada, Baker was inducted into her Canadian<br />

province’s Sports Hall of Fame. She has lived in Folsom for the last eight years.<br />

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MANAGEMENT TEAM<br />

ROB SULLIVAN<br />

Vice President, Ticket Sales and Service<br />

Rob Sullivan begins his first year with Maloof Sports & Entertainment as vice president<br />

of ticket sales and services. Sullivan's main responsiblities includes providing leadership<br />

and guidance to the ticket sales and services team, which includes the sales and renewal<br />

of Kings and Monarchs season and group tickets, as well as all ARCO Arena events.<br />

Sullivan brings more than 13 years of sales and management experience to MS&E.<br />

He was the director of sales and marketing for the San Francisco Giants and former senior<br />

account executive for the China Basin Ballpark Company prior to joining MS&E.<br />

Sullivan, who attended San Francisco State University, has volunteered his time<br />

as a member of the board of directors for the Pathways for Kids Foundation where he<br />

is also a career coach. He relocated to Sacramento from Mill Valley with his wife, Katie, and two-year-old<br />

daughter, Natalie.


MANAGEMENT TEAM<br />

KIM CONTE<br />

Director, Premium Dining<br />

Kim Conte begins her fifth season in the food and beverage department with Maloof<br />

Sports and Entertainment and first as the director of premium dining. Her responsibilities<br />

include food and beverage service for corporate suites, in-seat service for courtside and<br />

box seating, private party catering and the Skyline Restaurant.<br />

Prior to joining MS&E, Conte worked for eleven years with a contract food service<br />

<strong>com</strong>pany, FanFare Enterprises, at locations throughout California, such as Sears Point<br />

Raceway, the Oakland Convention Center and the Orange County Fair. She served as<br />

the general manager of the food and beverage operations at the California Exposition<br />

and State Fair during her final four years with the <strong>com</strong>pany.<br />

A native of Chico, CA, Conte, who majored in liberal studies at California State University, Chico, resides<br />

in the Natomas area of Sacramento.<br />

KATHLEEN FOLEY<br />

Director, Group Sales<br />

Kathleen Foley begins her third season as director of ticket sales with Maloof Sports<br />

and Entertainment. She is responsible for leading the sales teams efforts to sell season<br />

tickets for the Kings, Monarchs and ARCO Arena events.<br />

Prior to joining MS&E, Foley, who has over 18 years of sales and sales management<br />

experience, served as vice president of corporate accounts for MEDIQ/PRN. She also<br />

spent one season selling luxury suites for the Oakland Raiders in addition to working<br />

for an HR consulting firm.<br />

A lifelong Red Sox fan as a result of being a native of Cape Cod, Mass., Foley earned<br />

a bachelor’s degree in sports administration and <strong>com</strong>munications from California State University, Chico.<br />

GARY GAINEY<br />

Executive Chef<br />

Gary Gainey enters his fourth season as Maloof Sports and Entertainment’s executive<br />

chef. He is responsible for overseeing the culinary event team for all arena events,<br />

which includes motivating, training, and quality control. The various duties of Gainey’s<br />

staff, under his leadership, include creating menus, preparing food for the Skyline<br />

Restaurant, VIP Room, Maloof Team Café, Media Room, In-Seat Services, Premium<br />

Suites, specialty concession areas, and all catered parties.<br />

Prior to joining Maloof Sports and Entertainment, Gainey, who has over 20 years<br />

of culinary experience under his belt, was the executive sous chef/restaurant manager<br />

for the Hyatt Regency Corporation, where he worked for 16 years.<br />

The native of St. Louis has worked for six different hotels in four states, and is an active member of the<br />

American Culinary Federation (ACF) as well as the Association of African American Chefs (AAAC). He and<br />

his wife, Laura, reside in Sacramento.<br />

TAMARA GODDARD<br />

Director, Creative Partner Development<br />

Tamara Goddard begins her first season with Maloof Sports & Entertainment as a<br />

director of partner development in the marketing and brand development department. She<br />

is responsible for developing, maintaining and increasing the level of promotional service<br />

and support received by strategic alliance partners for both the Kings and Monarchs.<br />

Prior to signing on with MS&E, Goddard spent three years as a sponsorship services<br />

manager for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks (NHL) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim<br />

(MLB). Her previous work experience includes stints at two Southern California radio<br />

stations, KCBS-FM of Hollywood and KXMX of Anaheim, where she served as director<br />

of marketing and promotions. Goddard also spent seven years in the broadcast services<br />

department at Disneyland, serving as a liaison among Walt Disney Studios, broadcast services and the global<br />

media while integrating all facets of live television and radio broadcasts from the Park.<br />

A native of Southern California, Goddard graduated from National University in Costa Mesa, CA with a<br />

degree in Communications.<br />

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MIKE LONG<br />

Director, Strategic Alliances<br />

Mike Long begins his third season with the Kings as director of strategic alliances.<br />

His main duties include the cultivation and maintenance of corporate partnerships.<br />

Prior to joining Maloof Sports and Entertainment, Long spent four years in the tele<strong>com</strong>munications<br />

industry as a national account manager for AT&T and BellSouth Business<br />

Systems.<br />

Long’s previous experience includes work as an account executive and subsequent<br />

sales manager over a five-year period in Tennessee. He has also held positions as an<br />

account executive and corporate sales manager for the Houston Rockets. Additionally,<br />

Long spent three years as a sports account manager with the radio broadcast partner<br />

of the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Hawks. His career in sports began as a sportscaster and on-air personality<br />

in Florida.<br />

A native of Marianna, Fla., Long earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from Florida A & M<br />

University. He and his wife, Traci, reside in El Dorado Hills with their three children, Destini (12), Donovan<br />

(12), and Drake (6).<br />

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MANAGEMENT TEAM<br />

PATTI GREEN<br />

Director, Partner Services<br />

Entering her second season with Maloof Sports and Entertainment as director of<br />

partner services for strategic alliances is Patti Green. She is responsible for directing the<br />

strategic alliances partner services team, which includes managing the implementation of<br />

all marketing efforts and business plans, as well as executing partner related activations<br />

in both ARCO Arena and the marketplace for corporate partners.<br />

Prior to signing on with MS&E, Green spent three years as manager of marketing<br />

and promotions for Wilson’s Leather Corporation in Minneapolis, MN. Her previous work<br />

experience includes managing marketing and sports sponsorship efforts for the Target<br />

Corporation and MCI Tele<strong>com</strong>munications.<br />

Green, who received a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech <strong>com</strong>munications from the University of Maryland,<br />

is no stranger to professional sports. Her father, Dennis, is the head football coach for the Arizona Cardinals<br />

(NFL) and brother, Jeremy, is an NFL analyst for ESPN. She resides in Roseville.<br />

RUTH HILL<br />

Director, Finance<br />

Ruth Hill enters her fourth season as director of finance for Maloof Sports and<br />

Entertainment. She is responsible for financial accounting, budgeting, and forecasting<br />

for the Kings, Monarchs, and Arco Arena. Additionally, Hill assists all departments with<br />

financial analysis while maintaining the annual operating plan.<br />

Prior to joining Maloof Sports and Entertainment, Hill was the controller for the<br />

Utah Jazz/Utah Starzz. She also taught accounting at Salt Lake Community College. Hill<br />

worked in government, public accounting, and for private corporations before working<br />

in the sports and entertainment industry.<br />

Hill, who received a bachelor’s degree in accounting followed by an MBA from the<br />

University of Utah in May of 2000, resides in Davis with her two daughters.<br />

SUSAN LAUDI<br />

Director, Event Services and Parking<br />

An ARCO Arena employee for over 16 years, Laudi has risen through the ranks.<br />

Entering her 10th season as director of event services and third as director of parking<br />

for Maloof Sports and Entertainment, she is responsible for supervising the event staff<br />

for all ARCO Arena events, which includes the ushers, ticket takers, medical team,<br />

ambassadors, and elevator operators.<br />

Prior to joining the organization, Laudi’s experience ranged from working in after<br />

school programs with children to assisting in a real estate office.<br />

Laudi, who resides in Sacramento with her husband, Mike, and four children, Brandi<br />

(24), Zachary (22), Hannah (14), and Eli (8), received her bachelor’s degree in liberal<br />

arts from California State University, Sacramento.


MANAGEMENT TEAM<br />

PHILIP MacDOUGALL<br />

Director, Season Ticket Services<br />

Beginning his first season as director of season ticket services for Maloof Sports and<br />

Entertainment is Philip MacDougall. One of his main responsibilities is servicing Kings<br />

and Monarchs season ticket holders as well as the executive suites.<br />

Prior to joining MS&E, MacDougall worked for EBARA Technologies where he was<br />

the director of corporate marketing.<br />

MacDougall, who has a bachelor’s degree from Richmond University, lives with his<br />

wife, Sheri, and four children, Corey, Jessica, Ashley and Phil Jr. in El Dorado Hills.<br />

STEVE MENDOZA<br />

Director, Merchandise<br />

Steven Mendoza begins his fourth season as director of merchandise for Maloof<br />

Sports and Entertainment. He is responsible for all merchandise purchases for the<br />

Kings and Monarchs, in addition to maintaining staff and product for the Team Store<br />

and arena stands.<br />

Mendoza has managed various mall-based stores affiliated with the Pro Image<br />

chain in many states. Most recently, he was responsible for five mall-based stores for<br />

the Pittsburgh Pirates. Mendoza has also been responsible for overseeing stores in<br />

Nebraska, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Dakota. Additionally, he has served as<br />

a business and buying consultant for numerous Pro Image franchises throughout the<br />

country, working closely with all of the major vendors developing new products and designs.<br />

Mendoza earned a bachelor’s degree in behavioral science from Cal Poly Pomona. A native of Los Angeles,<br />

he resides in Roseville.<br />

LELAND PATTON<br />

Director, Event Presentation<br />

Leland Patton enters his second year in the event presentation department for Maloof<br />

Sports and Entertainment. He is responsible for the overall game presentation for both<br />

the Kings and Monarchs, which includes the mascots, dance teams, music and video<br />

presentation, and all game entertainment. Additionally, Patton oversees the creative<br />

development and entertainment for Kings and Monarchs special events.<br />

Prior to joining MS&E, Patton worked for over 10 years as a professional freelance<br />

stage director in theatre, opera, and large-scale multimedia productions throughout<br />

the United States and Europe.<br />

Patton is a 1985 graduate from the University of Oregon, and a 1996 graduate from<br />

the ART Institute at Harvard University. A native of Oregon, Patton spent eight years living in New York City<br />

prior to his appointment with MS&E. He now resides in Sacramento.<br />

JACK PEIRSON<br />

Director, Security<br />

Jack Peirson enters his seventh season as director of security after joining the<br />

organization in January 2000. He is responsible for managing ARCO Arena’s security<br />

department. Peirson is also the security contact person with the <strong>NBA</strong> and W<strong>NBA</strong> league<br />

offices in New York.<br />

Before joining Maloof Sports and Entertainment, Peirson served for over 20 years<br />

in a variety of management positions at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood, Calif.<br />

Most recently, he was the director of guest services for the Forum.<br />

Peirson graduated from Shippensburg University in 1978 with a degree in journalism<br />

and is a native of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. He resides in Sacramento with his wife,<br />

Pamela, and their two sons, Daniel (13) and Matthew (11).<br />

DID YOU KNOW ... Joe and Gavin Maloof were the inaugural winners of the World Sports<br />

Humanitarian Hall of Fame’s Most Involved Executives for 2001, and the team’s efforts were<br />

recognized with an honorable mention for the 2002 Pro Team Humanitarian Award.<br />

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SUSAN ROSS, C.P.M.<br />

Director, Purchasing<br />

Susan Ross begins her sixth season as the director of purchasing for Maloof Sports<br />

and Entertainment. She is responsible for purchasing products and services that are<br />

utilized throughout ARCO Arena as well as managing special arena projects.<br />

Prior to joining the organization, Ross enjoyed a five-year career as the purchasing<br />

director for Williams-Sonoma, Inc. in San Francisco.<br />

Ross, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in purchasing management from<br />

Miami University of Ohio, resides in Antelope with her husband, Barry.<br />

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MANAGEMENT TEAM<br />

KIRK RHINEHART<br />

Director, Event Development and Marketing<br />

Entering his third season as director, event development and marketing, Kirk Rhinehart<br />

is responsible for bringing in new events to ARCO Arena and building marketing and<br />

promotional strategies for each new event. He is also responsible for media placement<br />

and marketing implementation for the Kings and Monarchs.<br />

Before joining Maloof Sports and Entertainment, Rhinehart spent seven seasons<br />

with the Houston Rockets, Houston Comets, and Houston ThunderBears of the Arena<br />

Football League as manager of events and promotions. Most recently, he worked as an<br />

event freelancer working on such events as women’s professional soccer and college<br />

basketball. He also spent time selling <strong>com</strong>puters for the Dell Corporation.<br />

A native of Virginia, Rhinehart received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University<br />

of Kentucky where he also lettered in soccer.<br />

JEFF RISLEY<br />

Director, Ticket Services<br />

Entering his sixth season with Maloof Sports and Entertainment, Jeff Risley is<br />

responsible for coordinating and overseeing all ticket operations (season and group)<br />

for the Kings and Monarchs in his role as director of ticket services.<br />

Having been in the sports ticket services business for over 20 years, Risley served<br />

as the ticket manager for the Los Angeles Clippers for five years before signing on with<br />

MS&E. Prior to that, he was the assistant ticket manager for the San Diego Chargers<br />

(NFL) for two seasons and was the ticket manager for the San Diego Sockers (professional<br />

indoor soccer) for five years.<br />

Risley, a San Diego native, earned a bachelor’s of science degree in marketing from<br />

Humboldt State University. He resides in El Dorado Hills with his wife, Kari, daughters, Jordan (10), Josie<br />

Frances (8), Ally (7), and Lilly (3), and dog, Hadl (12).<br />

KAREN ROBINSON-SALLEY<br />

Director of Community Services and Public Relations<br />

Karen Robinson-Salley begins her second season as the director of <strong>com</strong>munity<br />

service and public relations for Maloof Sports and Entertainment. She is responsible<br />

for all the organization’s <strong>com</strong>munity service projects, <strong>com</strong>munity outreach, and <strong>com</strong>munity-related<br />

public relations efforts.<br />

Prior to joining the organization, Robinson-Salley was manager of Delta Air Lines<br />

<strong>com</strong>munity relations and the Delta Air Lines Foundation. Most recently, she served as<br />

the executive director of the Salley Foundation, Inc, a non-profit family foundation.<br />

Robinson-Salley received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University<br />

of Alabama. The Alabama native resides in Elk Grove with her husband, Jerry,<br />

and their three children, Ana, Jeremy and Aja.<br />

DID YOU KNOW ... Since the team moved to Sacramento, 12,246,075 fans have gone through<br />

the ARCO Arena turnstiles during the regular season.


MANAGEMENT TEAM<br />

DEVON SHEA<br />

Director, Arena Operations<br />

Devon Shea begins his third season as director of operations for Maloof Sports and<br />

Entertainment. He is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations of ARCO Arena,<br />

including the engineering, utility, changeover, janitorial, and landscaping departments.<br />

Before his assignment with MS&E, Shea spent three years working as the director<br />

of operations at Mellon Arena, home to the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins where he was<br />

responsible for the oversight of the front and back of house staffs.<br />

Prior to his tenure in Pittsburgh, Shea worked as an event manager at Alltel Stadium,<br />

home to the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars. In addition, he held an event manager position<br />

at neighboring Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville.<br />

Shea grew up in Sacramento, graduating from El Camino High School. He continued on to receive a<br />

bachelor’s degree in cognitive science from UC San Diego, followed by a master’s in sport administration<br />

and facility management from Ohio University.<br />

ROGER TOY<br />

Director, Concessions<br />

Roger Toy begins his 10th year as a food and beverage director. Toy is responsible<br />

for overseeing the operations, accounting, and development of ARCO Arena’s concessions,<br />

beverage, and warehouse divisions.<br />

Toy joined the ARCO Arena organization when the Kings first came to Sacramento<br />

in 1985, and was instrumental in the design and set-up of the food service operation in<br />

the original ARCO Arena as well as the current facility.<br />

With over 25 years of experience in the food service business, Toy’s career began<br />

upon his graduation from the University of California, Davis in 1979, where he earned<br />

a degree in natural resources.<br />

HEATHER VAUGHAN<br />

Director, Creative Services<br />

Entering her sixth season as director of creative services, Vaughan is responsible<br />

for managing all of the creative materials that are produced for the Kings, Monarchs,<br />

and ARCO Arena.<br />

Prior to joining the organization, Vaughan worked for several advertising agencies<br />

in the Los Angeles area on accounts such as Caesars Palace, DreamWorks SKG, and<br />

Kenwood. Most recently, she was the Sacramento and Reno area account executive<br />

for Taco Bell.<br />

A San Diego native, Vaughan graduated from California State University, Chico,<br />

with a bachelor’s degree in <strong>com</strong>munication design. She earned a master’s degree in<br />

<strong>com</strong>munications from California State University, Fullerton. Vaughan resides in Lincoln with her husband<br />

and daughter.<br />

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TONY GUANCI<br />

Tony Guanci has been a business associate and friend of the Maloof Family for<br />

over 13 years.<br />

Guanci was instrumental in the Maloof’s acquisition of the Sacramento Kings in<br />

1999, introducing the family to Jim Thomas and assisting in the purchase negotiations.<br />

He also is a partner in Maloof Music; a joint venture between Interscope/Geffen/A&M<br />

records, a division of Universal Music, and the Maloof Family as well as other Maloof<br />

business entities.<br />

Guanci is a successful real estate developer located in Newport Beach, California.<br />

His <strong>com</strong>pany has developed in excess of 15 million square feet of industrial and mixed<br />

use projects throughout California, Florida, Massachusetts, and Nevada.<br />

He and his wife, Cheryl, reside on Balboa Island in Newport Beach, Calif.<br />

Dr. Matt Campbell<br />

Team Dentist<br />

Dr. Richard Marder<br />

Team Physician<br />

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MANAGEMENT TEAM<br />

MATINA KOLOKOTRONIS<br />

Foundation Director<br />

Matina Kolokotronis begins her third season as the foundation director for the Sacramento Kings after<br />

previously consulting for Maloof Sports & Entertainment, the Group Seven Vlade Divac Children’s Foundation,<br />

and Governor Gray Davis Committee.<br />

As foundation director, Kolokotronis oversees the strategic development and fundraising activities of<br />

the Maloofs & You Foundation. She also brings expertise in the creative planning and implementation of<br />

special events.<br />

Prior to her independent consulting, Kolokotronis was an associate with Miller, Owen & Trost and practiced<br />

contract and sports law. Clients included the Sacramento Kings and various National Basketball Association<br />

players. She was also previously an associate with Carpenter, Snodgrass & Associates and practiced in<br />

legislative representation for businesses, governmental agencies, and individuals.<br />

Kolokotronis has a bachelor of arts in English from Loyola University and obtained her law degree from<br />

McGeorge Law School at the University of Pacific.<br />

TEAM PHYSICIANS/LEGAL COUNSEL<br />

Dr. Jeff Tanji<br />

Team Physician<br />

David Price<br />

Team Counsel<br />

Kings Physicians<br />

Not Pictured:<br />

Dr. Eric Heiden,<br />

Dr. Dave Cosca.


MALOOF SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT TEAM MEMBERS<br />

Tom Abatemarco<br />

Monarchs Assistant<br />

Coach<br />

Darryl Arata<br />

Manager, Basketball<br />

Information<br />

Linda Bianco<br />

Exec. Asst. to V.P.,<br />

Strategic Alliances<br />

Lisa Breeler<br />

Partner Services<br />

Manager<br />

Matthew Cardenas<br />

Assistant Equipment<br />

Manager<br />

Jon Adams<br />

Event Presentation<br />

Manager<br />

Stephanie Baker<br />

Personal Service<br />

Representative<br />

Devin Blankenship<br />

Manager, Media<br />

Relations/Web Content<br />

Michael Brown<br />

Manager, Technical<br />

Operations<br />

Jay Carpenter<br />

Audio/Visual<br />

Shawn Allen<br />

Game Operations<br />

Coordinator<br />

Mike Barron<br />

Manager,<br />

Merchandise<br />

Ruthie Bolton<br />

Monarchs Fan & Team<br />

Relations Manager<br />

Rebecca Brutlag<br />

Manager, Monarchs<br />

Media Relations<br />

Casey Catlett<br />

Creative Services<br />

Assistant<br />

Charles Allison<br />

Audio/Video<br />

Sharon Benitez<br />

Security Coordinator<br />

Leslie Bow<br />

Event Presentation<br />

Manager<br />

Colleen Cain<br />

Human Resources<br />

Assistant<br />

Kirstin Cattell<br />

Partner Services<br />

Manager<br />

Monique Ambers<br />

Monarchs Assistant<br />

Coach<br />

Stacey Berringer<br />

Personal Service<br />

Representative<br />

Maurice Brazelton<br />

Entertainer<br />

Coordinator<br />

Carrie Cammack<br />

Group Sales Account<br />

Executive<br />

Chris Clark<br />

Media Relations<br />

Coordinator<br />

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MALOOF SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT TEAM MEMBERS<br />

Antoinette Clay<br />

Manager, Parking<br />

John DeGrace<br />

Manager, Operations<br />

Jeff Evans<br />

Warehouse<br />

Supervisor<br />

Chris Fogarty<br />

Chief Engineer<br />

Gerri Guzman<br />

Arena Accountant<br />

Shane Colquhoun<br />

Assistant Equipment<br />

Manager<br />

Sean Dockry<br />

Changeover Manager<br />

Carly Feickert<br />

Online Merchandise<br />

Coordinator<br />

Traci Gemmell<br />

Assistant Premium<br />

Dining Manager<br />

In Ja Hal<strong>com</strong>b<br />

Executive Assistant to<br />

the President<br />

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Allison Content<br />

Personal Service<br />

Representative<br />

Dave Doran<br />

Group Sales Assistant<br />

Manager<br />

Kathleen Flanigan<br />

Season Ticket<br />

Account Executive<br />

Alicia Givens<br />

Payroll Coordinator<br />

- Staff<br />

Ted Hansen<br />

Assistant Manager,<br />

Concessions<br />

Christophe Cornet<br />

Personal Chef to<br />

Owners<br />

Garrett Drummond<br />

Personal Service<br />

Representative<br />

Greg Fleisher<br />

Season Ticket<br />

Account Executive<br />

Alma Godines<br />

Manager of Broadcast<br />

Services<br />

Erika Harley<br />

Group Sales Account<br />

Executive<br />

Katie Davis<br />

Purchasing<br />

Coordinator<br />

Luis Espinoza<br />

Manager, Suites/In-<br />

Seat Service<br />

Toribio Flores<br />

Sous Chef<br />

Ivette Gonzalez<br />

Public Relations<br />

Assistant<br />

Sandra Hawsey-Lee<br />

Administrative<br />

Assistant, Concessions


MALOOF SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT TEAM MEMBERS<br />

Yvonne Hildago<br />

Guest Information<br />

Specialist<br />

Natasha Hudson<br />

Season Ticket<br />

Account Executive<br />

Michelle Kahler<br />

Manager,<br />

Information/Database<br />

Kimberly Knight<br />

Manager, Marketing &<br />

Monarchs Business Ops.<br />

Analise Langford<br />

Admin. Assistant,<br />

Arena Operations<br />

James Hofmann<br />

Content Development<br />

Manager<br />

Jessica Inzania<br />

Ticket Services<br />

Project Coordinator<br />

Pam Kay<br />

Manager Monarchs<br />

Team Operations<br />

Niki Kohrs<br />

Accounts Payable/<br />

Accounts Receivable<br />

Arika Lee<br />

Admin. Assistant to V.P.,<br />

Arena Programming<br />

Laura Hollis<br />

Electronic Media<br />

Technician<br />

Andrea Izumi<br />

Senior Staff<br />

Accountant<br />

Kimberly Kelley<br />

Arena Payables<br />

Specialist<br />

John Krivacic<br />

Ticket Services<br />

Administrator<br />

Lanaia Lewis<br />

Guest Information<br />

Specialist<br />

Donovan Holvay<br />

Season Ticket<br />

Account Executive<br />

Jill Jackson<br />

Monarchs Trainer<br />

Robert Kingston<br />

Personal Service<br />

Representative<br />

Dorothy Lane<br />

Manager, Beverage<br />

Michael Lindner<br />

Receiving Clerk<br />

John Hornsby<br />

Manager, Concessions<br />

Davian Jones<br />

Coordinator, Creative<br />

Services<br />

Mona Klotz<br />

Executive Assistant to<br />

the Owners<br />

Me-Linda Lang<br />

Guest Information<br />

Specialist<br />

Rick Lundquist<br />

Audio/Video<br />

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MALOOF SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT TEAM MEMBERS<br />

Nancy Mahoney<br />

Human Resources<br />

Manager<br />

Aprille Moreland<br />

Human Resources<br />

Representative<br />

Bobby Phillips<br />

Group Sales Account<br />

Executive<br />

Steven Rose<br />

Associate Producer<br />

Kevin Sherrets<br />

Producer, MS&E<br />

Radio Network<br />

Joseph Menez<br />

Season Ticket<br />

Account Executive<br />

Jamie Morse-Mills<br />

Public Relations<br />

Coordinator<br />

Dan Ponzio<br />

Manager,<br />

Commissary/<br />

Paige Schulte<br />

Group Sales Account<br />

Executive<br />

Dayna Simondi<br />

Player Development<br />

Coordinator<br />

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Meghan Michel<br />

Personal Service<br />

Representative<br />

Lance Nagasawa<br />

Changeover Manager<br />

Rebecca Regrut<br />

Partner Services<br />

Manager<br />

Josh Semolik<br />

Production Supervisor<br />

Dan Spackman<br />

Audio/Video<br />

Michelle Mitchell<br />

Partner Services<br />

Manager<br />

Ann Navarro<br />

Admin. Assistant to<br />

V.P., Finance<br />

Melissa Richards<br />

Admin. Assistant,<br />

Event Services<br />

Jamie Sempek<br />

Personal Service<br />

Representative<br />

Ryan Spillers<br />

Marketing Assistant<br />

Aaron Morales<br />

Group Sales Account<br />

Executive<br />

Robin Northey<br />

Manager, Catering<br />

Eric Ridgley<br />

Corporate Sales<br />

Executive<br />

Michelle Serowchak<br />

Merchandise<br />

Supervisor<br />

Jana Steel<br />

Corporate Sales<br />

Executive


MALOOF SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT TEAM MEMBERS<br />

Phil Stoakley<br />

Manager, Shipping<br />

and Receiving<br />

Tammy Vannett<br />

Payroll Coordinator<br />

– Arena<br />

John Whisenant<br />

Monarchs General<br />

Manager/Head Coach<br />

Adam Zedonis<br />

Coordinator,<br />

Community Service<br />

Ken Thomas<br />

Network<br />

Administrator<br />

Christina Vasquez<br />

Ticket Services<br />

Coordinator<br />

Terry White<br />

Manager, Janitorial<br />

Kyle Trinosky<br />

Ticket Sales &<br />

Services Administrator<br />

Jason Waldvogel<br />

Premium Services<br />

Account Executive<br />

Tony Whiteford<br />

Co-Box Office<br />

Manager<br />

Tiffany Tudsbury<br />

Basketball Operations<br />

Coordinator<br />

Stacy Wegzyn<br />

Human Resources<br />

Manager<br />

Anthonia Witt<br />

Manager, Interior<br />

Maintenance<br />

Brandon Van Dyck<br />

Sales Coordinator,<br />

Strategic Alliances<br />

Traci Westmoreland<br />

Senior Season Ticket<br />

Account Executive<br />

Stephanie Wong<br />

Admin. Asst. to<br />

Marketing/Brand PR<br />

Kings/ARCO Arena Team Members Not Pictured: Kristina Andersen (Administrative Assistant,<br />

Monarchs Basketball Operations), Khristine Androy (Vault Manager), Betty Ansel (Box Office<br />

Manager), John Babb (Engineer), Steve Barker (Engineer), Jerrett Davis (Assistant to Personal<br />

Chef), Butch Desin (Engineer), Eric Drew (Statistical Crew), Gary Elias-Berg (Engineer),<br />

Don Hyde (Assistant Chief Engineer), Ray Jensen (Producer/Director, Audio Visual), Rupert<br />

Johnson (Guest Relations), Michael Kennedy (Kings/Monarchs Entertainment), Todd Maroldo<br />

(Special Appearances Coordinator), Mike Rogers (Engineer), Patrick Stewart (Statistical<br />

Crew), Patrick Tierney (Statistical Crew), Rocky Widner (Team Photographer).<br />

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Natalie Dismukes<br />

Media Relations<br />

Intern<br />

Gary Allen<br />

Statistical Crew<br />

Mike Guynn<br />

Statistical Crew<br />

Scott Moak<br />

Public Address<br />

Announcer<br />

Kim Tierney<br />

Statistical Crew<br />

<strong>KINGS</strong> GAME NIGHT STAFF<br />

Stephen Mew<br />

Media Relations<br />

Intern<br />

Don Bailey<br />

Videographer<br />

Bruce Hopkins<br />

Statistical Crew<br />

J.R. Parquette<br />

Statistical Crew<br />

Dennis Trujillo<br />

Statistical Crew<br />

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Eric Jagelka<br />

Media Relations<br />

Intern<br />

Bruce Berry<br />

Statistical Crew<br />

Dave Lambros<br />

Statistical Crew<br />

Alan Romeri<br />

Statistical Crew<br />

Shelby Schauer<br />

Media Relations<br />

Intern<br />

Steve Ebbage<br />

Press Room<br />

Coordinator<br />

Morgan Lawson<br />

Statistical Crew<br />

Tim Sheehan<br />

Statistical Crew<br />

Del Enos<br />

Statistical Crew<br />

Kristin Mashhour-Azad<br />

Press Room Assistant<br />

Steve Tebbs<br />

Statistical Crew

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