https://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/250959/Kings-Hire-Ty-Ellis-As-Head-Coach-Of-G-League-Team
The Sacramento Kings have hired Ty Ellis to become head coach of the Stockton Kings.
Ellis was previously an assistant coach with the Phoenix Suns.
Professional career
Since his graduation from Southern Nazarene University, Ellis has played professional basketball in the United States (
Huntsville Flight), Germany (
Frankfurt Skyliners), Turkey (
Beşiktaş Cola Turka), Italy (
Basket Napoli) and Spain (
Casademont Girona,
Cajasol Sevilla,
Asefa Estudiantes). He also had Summer League stints with the
Los Angeles Lakers and the
Dallas Mavericks.
Coaching career
On October 30, 2015, after stints with the
Tulsa 66ers,
Reno Bighorns and
Grand Rapids Drive, Ellis was hired by the
Bakersfield Jam to be an assistant coach.
[2] On July 15, 2016, Ellis was promoted to head coach for the
Northern Arizona Suns, the recently relocated Bakersfield Jam franchise. During his first and only season coaching the Northern Arizona squad, he led the team to a 10–1 record to start the season, with the only loss occurring in double-overtime against the
Los Angeles D-Fenders. However, by the end of the season, the Suns finished with a losing record of 22–28.
On July 5, 2017, Ellis was announced as the assistant coach for
Team USA Basketball for the
2017 FIBA AmeriCup.
[3] Under the roster led by
Jeff Van Gundy as head coach, Team U.S.A. would go undefeated to win the FIBA AmeriCup that year. On October 23, 2017, before the start of the Northern Arizona Suns' season, Ellis was named an assistant coach for the
Phoenix Suns[4] with the promotion of Phoenix assistant
Jay Triano as the interim head coach.