Stacey King

Stacey King
Personal information
Born	January 29, 1967 (age 57); Lawton, Oklahoma, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school	Lawton (Lawton, Oklahoma)
College	Oklahoma (1985–1989)
NBA draft	1989: 1st round, 6th overall pick
	Selected by the Chicago Bulls
Playing career	1989–1999
Position	Power forward / center
Number	34, 21, 33
Career history
As player:
1989–1994	Chicago Bulls
1994–1995	Minnesota Timberwolves
1995	Arese Basket
1995–1996	Miami Heat
1996–1997	Grand Rapids Hoops
1997	Sioux Falls Skyforce
1997	Boston Celtics
1997	Dallas Mavericks
1997–1998	Antalya Büyükşehir Belediyesi
1998	Sioux Falls Skyforce
1998–1999	Atenas de Córdoba
As coach:
2001–2002	Rockford Lightning
2002–2003	Sioux Falls Skyforce
Career highlights and awards
	3× NBA champion (1991–1993); NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1990); Sporting News College Player of the Year (1989); Consensus first-team All-American (1989); Big Eight Player of the Year (1989); No. 33 honored by the University of Oklahoma;
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,819 (6.4 ppg)
Rebounds	1,460 (3.3 rpg)
Blocks	210 (0.5 bpg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Ronald Stacey King (born January 29, 1967) is an American sports announcer and former National Basketball Association (NBA) center who won three consecutive championships with the Chicago Bulls from 1991 to 1993 while playing next to Michael Jordan. King is the color commentator for Chicago Bulls television broadcasts.

NBA career (1989–1999)

After a stand-out career at the University of Oklahoma, King was selected by the Bulls in the 1989 NBA draft with the sixth pick. He was projected by many as a number one pick candidate heading into draft night,^[1] but slipped. He was one of three first-round picks by the Bulls in that draft (the other two were B. J. Armstrong and Jeff Sanders).^[2] He played four and a half seasons in Chicago before being traded during the 1993–94 campaign to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for 7'2" Australian-born center Luc Longley.^[3] He was last active in the NBA during the 1996–97 season while playing a handful of games for both the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics.^[4]

Post-NBA career

Coaching (2001–2003)

King was named the head coach of the CBA's Rockford Lightning in 2001. The team reached the CBA championship game in 2002 with King as coach.^[5]

TV commentary (2006–present)

King began his career with CSN Chicago (later named NBC Sports Chicago) as a studio analyst for pre- and post-game shows for the Chicago Bulls. He filled in as a third commentator during the 2006 playoffs joining Johnny "Red" Kerr and Tom Dore. He was permanently added during the 2007 season. In 2008, Tom Dore was replaced by Neil Funk and Kerr's duties were significantly reduced, leading King to become the lead color commentator for the Bulls alongside Neil Funk. King continued in that role when Adam Amin replaced Funk in 2020,^[6]^[7] until the channel's closure in 2024. King is expected to transition to Chicago Sports Network and retain his role as lead color commentator.^[8]

King's popularity as an announcer has grown thanks to his great enthusiasm as well as his signature catch-phrases and nicknames.^[9] King has received a lot of attention in particular for his calls of highlight plays by Derrick Rose when he was with the Bulls.^[10]

References

^ Goldaper, Sam (June 25, 1989). "PRO BASKETBALL; The Top Choice? Take Your Pick". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
^ 1989 NBA Draft Archived 2010-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
^ Chicago Bulls all-time transactions
^ NBA.com profile
^ Merkin, Scott (January 31, 2001). "Unlikely Leader". Chicago Tribune.
^ Calling the shots
^ Comcast SportsNet crew Archived 2009-04-15 at the Wayback Machine
^ "New Chicago Sports Network working through details ahead of launch". June 4, 2024.
^ Stacey King broadcasting clips
^ Greenberg, Jon (March 3, 2011). "Calling the shots". ESPN. Retrieved June 30, 2022. Rose has become King's muse, and King said he feels like the point guard's "big brother" when he calls games. When Rose dunked on the Suns' Goran Dragic in January 2010, King's voice was the thing we remembered.

External links

Stacey King on Twitter

[1] Goldaper, Sam (June 25, 1989). "PRO BASKETBALL; The Top Choice? Take Your Pick". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 28, 2021.

[2] 1989 NBA Draft Archived 2010-03-17 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Chicago Bulls all-time transactions

[profile-4] NBA.com profile

[5] Merkin, Scott (January 31, 2001). "Unlikely Leader". Chicago Tribune.

[6] Calling the shots

[7] Comcast SportsNet crew Archived 2009-04-15 at the Wayback Machine

[8] "New Chicago Sports Network working through details ahead of launch". June 4, 2024.

[9] Stacey King broadcasting clips

[10] Greenberg, Jon (March 3, 2011). "Calling the shots". ESPN. Retrieved June 30, 2022. Rose has become King's muse, and King said he feels like the point guard's "big brother" when he calls games. When Rose dunked on the Suns' Goran Dragic in January 2010, King's voice was the thing we remembered.

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