Bio

Coach King is entering his 15th year as Head Coach of the Rustlers. 

Last season King guided the rebuilding Rustlers to a 10-10 record good for fourth in the ACAC North. The Rustlers would eventually lose out on a play in game for the conference championships.
The previous season, King guided the Rustlers to a 16-0 regular season mark, finishing 1st in the ACAC North Division. The team would go on to win the ACAC Championships, the first back to back ACAC Championship in Rustlers  Basketball history. Coach King was also awarded ACAC Coach of the Year, CCAA Coach of the Year and ACAC Coaching Excellence Award. This is the fifth time he has received the ACAC Coach of the Year award as he previously won it in  2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020. He was also named CCAA Coach of the Year Nominee in 2014-2015, 2015-2016. 

Under King’s leadership the Rustlers have made twelve straight post-season appearances and are coming off their eleventh consecutive .500 or better season. Over the past eight seasons, the Rustlers have accumulated a record of 136-44 in ACAC League play. The Rustlers are the first back to back ACAC Women’s Basketball Champions since 2003 when Mount Royal Cougars completed the feat.

In his tenure at Lakeland, King has had twenty three players receive ACAC All Conference Awards, an ACAC Rookie of the Year Award, two ACAC Players of the Year, two CCAA All –Canadian, and a CCAA Player of the Year. He has also had eight players move on to CIS teams. 

Coach King served as an assistant coach for team Saskatchewan U15 men's developmental team during the summer 2018.  He has also served as a coach for Team Alberta, an assistant coach in 2013 with the fourth place U17 Canada Games team and as the head coach of the U16 program placing third in the Western Canadian Championship in 2012. He also spends time running an assortment of community basketball camps throughout the year and has worked with several coaches and programs in an effort to improve player development at all ages.  

Coach King is also the Co-Owner of Golden Ticket Sports, which is a relationship-based company that specializes in player, coach, official, and multi-sport events. The company operates two facilities Hoop Factory (Lloydminster) and Golden Ticket Sports Centre (Moose Jaw). King grew up in Kitscoty AB, he played two years for the Lakeland College Rustlers winning an ACAC silver medal under former men’s coach, Phil Allen. After Lakeland, he transferred and played for the Pronghorns at the University of Lethbridge. 

King lives in Lloydminster with his wife Courtney, daughter’s Macy and Kay and son Nash. He enjoys being able to be give back to a community that presented him with so many opportunities for him as a young and aspiring athlete.