New Mexico State’s Theus to Coach Kings

The former New Mexico State head coach, Reggie Theus, was recently named as the Sacramento Kings’ newest head coach. The search began for a replacement for Eric Musselman after his tumultuous first and only season with the Kings managed to only eek out 33 wins. Sacramento is a team littered with problems and falling fast, but Theus has a lot of optimism about his future and the future of the Kings in Sac-Town—and for good reason!

In his first year as coach of NMSU, Theus took what was a 6-24 team in 2004 and turned them into a 16-14 team in 2005. He then made multiple NCAA Basketball Tournament appearances, and led the Aggies to a conference title. He was also an assistant for a few years under famed Louisville coach Rick Patino. Theus played hoops for Jerry Tarkanian at UNLV in his college days. While in the NBA, Theus played for the Kings during their first season in Sacramento after moving the franchise from Kansas City. In fact, he scored the first professional basketball point in Sacramento Kings history.

Though you can no longer get NCAA basketball tickets to see Reggie Theus play or coach, you can still see his teams, UNLV and New Mexico State, by visiting StubHub.com.

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