Meeting Speaker for October 14, 2013
Jerry Reynolds is a former professional basketball coach and executive for the Kings organization. The 2013-14 season marks his 29th with the franchise where he continues as Kings TV color analyst for the club's televised contests.
In addition to serving as the Kings head coach for nearly four seasons (1987-1990), Reynolds served as the director of player personnel for two seasons (1990-1992) and as the club's general manager (1992-1993). In 1994, he was named as the Kings Director of Player Personnel, a post which he held through 2013.
Reynolds also acted as Sacramento Monarchs General Manager for six campaigns (1998-2003). In his six seasons as the club's general manager, the Monarchs qualified for the league playoffs four times. During this time, he was also a member of the USA Basketball Women's Senior National Team Committee for the 2001-04 quadrennium. There, he helped select the coaching staff and players of the Olympic gold medal-winning USA Senior National Teams.
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 is an extremely popular figure with both the Sacramento community and the national media, often requested to speak publicly. In 2005, Jerry Reynolds wrote a book about his 20 years of experiences with the Kings called Reynolds Remembers: 20 Years with the Sacramento Kings.
A graduate of Oakland City University (Indiana), 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.