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Arizona assistant Riccardo Fois joining Sacramento Kings coaching staff
Arizona men’s basketball assistant Riccardo Fois is leaving the program for a job in the NBA.
Fois is joining the Sacramento Kings coaching staff, according to Italian basketball coach Gianmarco Pozzecco, who announced the move Saturday at a team press conference. Fois serves as an assistant for the Italian national team.
Gianmarco Pozzecco just revealed that Riccardo Fois, assistant coach of the Italian national team, will join the Sacramento Kings’ coaching staff next year.
The 37-year-old Italian tactical expert has been working previously with Pepperdine, Arizona, Gonzaga, and Phoenix. pic.twitter.com/cBYFI01rEz
— Cesare Milanti (@cesaremilanti) June 22, 2024
Fois joined Tommy Lloyd’s Arizona staff in 2021 after spending the previous two years with the Phoenix Suns organization. Before that, Fois worked as director of analytics for Gonzaga from 2014 to 2019. Fois began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Pepperdine.
The Olbia, Italy native is highly regarded in the sport. At Arizona he was credited with developing future pros Bennedict Mathurin, Dalen Terry, Christian Koloko and Azuolas Tubelis.
Fois is the first full-time assistant under Lloyd to leave for another job.