Meeting Speaker for March 19, 2012 - Jerry Reynolds

In his 25th season with the Kings organization, Jerry Reynolds serves as the club's director of player personnel. He was named to the position in July of 1994 after serving two seasons as the team's general manager. Reynolds is responsible for keeping abreast of both the professional and collegiate talent pools available to the Kings, while also helping to oversee the club's scouting efforts.

Reynolds, who wears many hats within the organization, retired from his post as general manager of the WNBA's Sacramento Monarchs following the 2003 season. In his six seasons as the club's general manager, the Monarchs qualified for the league playoffs four times. Reynolds was a member of the USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team Committee for the 2001-04 quadrennium, where he helped select the coaching staff and players of the Olympic gold medal-winning USA Senior National Teams.

Reynolds is also a member of the Kings Broadcast Network talent team, working as a color analyst for all the club's televised contests.

A native of French Lick, Indiana (where he is often referred to as the second most popular local, first being NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird), Reynolds has a unique understanding of the interaction among players, coaches and the front office due in part to his experience gained through his varied roles with the Kings organization. He originally joined the club in 1985 as an assistant coach responsible for advance pro and college scouting.

On two occasions Reynolds served as the Kings head coach following midseason changes. In 1987, he was named, on an interim basis, to replace former Head Coach Phil Johnson. The following year he took over for Bill Russell with 24 games remaining and stayed on as the club's head coach for the next two seasons. All told, Reynolds served as head coach of the Kings for a portion of four seasons (1987-1990). He also served as the director of player personnel for two seasons (1990-92) before accepting the role as the club's general manager (5/92-12/93).

An extremely popular figure with both the Sacramento community and the national media, Reynolds is an often-requested favorite on the public speaking circuit. A graduate of Oakland City University (Indiana) in 1966, he received his master's degree in physical education from Indiana State University in 1970.

Reynolds and his wife, Dodie, reside in Roseville and have a daughter, Danielle, a graduate of Santa Monica College and son, Jay, a 1992 graduate of Sacramento State University.