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We set some parameters at the start of this coaching search to look for a successful, experienced leader and Paul certainly meets those qualifications
Kings make Paul Westphal head coach Jun 10, 2009
I wish him the best of luck in the future
Kings fire Eric Musselman Apr 20, 2007
He's under a lot of scrutiny and at a point, really, in his own career where he needs to be a better keeper of his own soul in some ways
Artest informs Kings he's retiring Mar 26, 2007
In the short term, this is an unfortunate turn of events for Mike and our team, considering how well he has played during the first two weeks of training camp
Bibby undergoes foot surgery Oct 12, 2002
Kings fans can rest assured that the future of this franchise is secure
Kings give Petrie longer contract Dec 29, 2009
Geoffrey Michael Petrie (born April 17, 1948) is a former American basketball player and current basketball team executive. A native of Pennsylvania, he played professional basketball in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Portland Trail Blazers where he won NBA Rookie of the Year in 1971. After retirement as a player he entered management, and is the current President of Basketball Operations for the Sacramento Kings in the NBA.
Geoff Petrie was born in Darby, Pennsylvania, on April 17, 1948. He attended Springfield High School, in Springfield, Pennsylvania, and played collegiate ball at Princeton University.
In Petrie's sophomore season at Princeton, the team was co-champion of the Ivy League with a 20-6 (12-3 Ivy) record. Despite the fact that Princeton had three of the five first-team All-Ivy team members, including Petrie plus second-team member John Hummer, they lost the one-game league playoff to the Jim McMillian-led 1968 Columbia Lions men's basketball team. That year the team rose to as high as 8th in the AP Poll. The following season, Petrie led the Ivy League in scoring (23.9 points/game in conference games), and the team accumulated a 19-7 (14-0) record, including an appearance in the 1969 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They lost to St. John's in the tournament, but Petrie was again on the first-team All-Ivy squad. As a senior, Petrie was second-team All-Ivy, but the Tigers placed third in the conference to the undefeated (in Ivy League games) Corky Calhoun-led Penn Quakers men's basketball team and McMillian's Lions. Although Princeton did not appear in the 1970 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, they hosted Penn's game. All three of his varsity years were spent under head coach Pete Carril. Petrie was co-captain of the 1969-70 team with classmate Hummer. Petrie was All-East both as a junior and a senior.