Phoenix appoint new King

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The South East Melbourne Phoenix have worked fast to appoint new head coach Josh King to lead the club for the next two seasons. 

Most recently the head coach of Darussafaka Lassa in the Turkish Basketball Super League, King worked with the Phoenix to secure the new deal, within a week of Mike Kelly departing the club. 

"Josh brings a strong reputation, a clear philosophy on what success looks like, and a game style that will inject great energy into our program,” Phoenix General Manager of Basketball Operations, Simon Mitchell said.

“Tactically, Josh preaches a high intensity, high energy style on both ends of the floor, and this approach aligns perfectly with what we want the Phoenix DNA to be.”

The @SEMelbPhoenix have signed Josh King as Head Coach until the end of NBL26.

King was most recently Head Coach of Darüşşafaka in the Turkish Basketball Super League. pic.twitter.com/08grMPBJSm

— NBL (@NBL) October 21, 2024

The 39-year-old developed his leadership qualities under John Patrick in the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), before taking on the head coaching role at Riesen Ludwigsburg in the BBL.