He had already been in the NBA between 2019 and 2021, handling the development of Suns players within Monty Williams' staff, but now Riccardo Times returns to the Big League, to become one of Mike Brown's assistants with the Kings.
It was Gianmarco Pozzecco, Italy coach, who announced the news alongside the preparation of the Blue Squad for its Olympic qualifying tournament (OQT) in Puerto Rico. Quite simply because he is his right arm on the Italian bench.
After his time in Phoenix, Riccardo Fois became one of Tommy Lloyd's assistants at the University of Arizona. A former player at Pepperdine University, who notably teamed up with Danilo Gallinari and Luigi Datome in the youth category, then played mainly in the Italian second division, he is above all a trainer.
Having started his coaching career in his alma mater from Pepperdine, the 37-year-old technician mainly worked for five years at Gonzaga, taking care of a certain Domantas Sabonis whom he will therefore find at Sacramento. At the same time, he also traveled the international circuit, as assistant to Ettore Messina then Gianmarco Pozzecco with Italy, therefore.
