Rico Hines
DaRico Travone Hines (born February 17, 1978) is an American basketball coach. He serves as player development coach of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] He played college basketball with the UCLA Bruins.
| Sacramento Kings | |
|---|---|
| Position | Player development |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 17, 1978 Greenville, North Carolina |
| Nationality | American |
| Career information | |
| High school | Hargrave (Huffman, Texas) |
| College | UCLA (1997–2002) |
| Coaching career | 2006–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 2006–2010 | Golden State Warriors (assistant) |
| 2010–2015 | St. John's (assistant) |
| 2016–2019 | Reno Bighorns/Stockton Kings (assistant) |
| 2019–present | Sacramento Kings (player development) |
College career
Hines received a bachelor's degree in history from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 2002, with a minor in African-American studies.
Coaching career
From 2006-2010 Hines worked as a player/athletic development assistant for the NBA's Golden State Warriors where he worked under then head coach Don Nelson.
From 2010-2015, he joined the St John's Red Storm as an Assistant Basketball Coach under Head Coach Steve Lavin.
On September 28, 2016, Hines was named assistant coach of the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League.[2]
Personal life
Hines married actress Tichina Arnold on August 18, 2012. Arnold is best known for her role as Pamela James in the FOX sitcom Martin (1992–97).
In January 2016, Tichina Arnold told People Magazine that she would be divorcing Hines, allegedly due to a scandal involving infidelity.[3]
References
- Kings Add Stacey Augmon, Lindsey Harding and Rico Hines to Coaching Staff
- Jones, Kyle (September 28, 2016). "Reno Bighorns name Darrick Martin head coach". NBA.com. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- "Tichina Arnold and Rico Hines Are Divorcing : People.com". people.com. Retrieved 2016-03-18.