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KINGS ADD REX KALAMIAN TO COACHING STAFF
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*SACRAMENTO**, CA**, Wednesday, August 29, 2007* — The The Sacramento
Kings today added Rex Kalamian to their coaching staff as an assistant
coach, it was announced by Kings’ President of Basketball Operations
Geoff Petrie.
"Rex brings a lot of experience to the job," said Petrie. "Reggie
intervied a lot of people and felt he would be the best fit for the
remaining vacancy on his staff. We all look forward to working with him
and the contribution he can make."
Kalamian, who spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach with the
Minnesota Timberwolves, enters his first season with the Kings and 15th
year overall in the NBA. He served as an assistant coach for player
development for the Denver Nuggets in 2004-05.
"I think Rex really does round out a very good coaching staff,"
explained Kings’ Head Coach Reggie Theus. "I think it’s as important to
blend experience with personalities, and we have a good blend of both
with this coaching staff. I’m very excited because I got to know Rex
when he was working with the Clippers and I was doing television in Los
Angeles. So there was some familiarity there with him."
Prior to joining the staff in Denver, Kalamian served as a West Coast
scout for the Philadelphia 76ers in 2003-04. Additionally, he spent 11
seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Kalamian began his career with the Clippers as an assistant to the
scouting department in 1992 before being promoted to video coach in
1994. In addition to his many responsibilities on the bench, Kalamian
prepared scouting reports on upcoming opponents for coaches and players,
as well as breaking down individual player performance.
"I’m very excited," said Kalamian. "This is a first-class organization,
from the ownership in the Maloofs to Geoff Petrie and on down. I think
we have a strong coaching staff and a roster with a lot of talent. I’m
excited about some of the established players here as well as the newer
guys coming in. It should be an exciting year."
Prior to joining the Clippers, he was an assistant coach for his former
team at East Los Angeles College for two seasons. Kalamian led the South
Coast Conference in three-point field goal percentage during the 1988-89
season. He also was named First Team All-San Gabriel Valley in 1985 and
1986 while attending Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra, Calif.
Kalamian graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree
in business management.