Sydney – Andrew Bogut joins Brian Goorjian’s coaching staff in the Sydney Kings in an attempt to help the club in which he has a National Basketball League Championship in Australia.
Bogut spent 14 years in the NBA after being the number 1 team in the 2005 draft and won a championship with Golden State Warriors in 2015. He played for the Australian boomers in three Olympic Games.
Goorjian has won six NBL titles as a coach and worked with Bogut in the Boomers configuration.
“Being three times Olympic and NBA champion, Andrew has a blue chip pedigree,” Goorjian said Wednesday. “His knowledge of the game is elite, and I know that it will be a very valuable addition to our coaching staff.”
Goorjian said he had a strong relationship with Bogut and “I am excited and I feel lucky to have someone from his caliber by my side. This will be a great season for the Kings.”
Bogut retired in 2020 after two seasons playing with the Kings, and joined the group owned by the club the following year.
“Being away from the game for five years, the itching to return to the court was strengthening over time,” said Bogut. “Coaching is something I love, and I can’t wait to help boost this team forward.”
Bogut was the first Australian to be selected with the number 1 selection in the NBA draft, by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2005, and won a NBA championship a decade later with the Warriors. He played 14 NBA seasons for Bucks, Warriors, Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers before joining Sydney in 2018.
The Kings finished fifth of 10 teams in the NBL this season.
