Ryerson Rams basketball coach Roy Rana joining staff of NBA's Kings
50-year-old guided Canadian university squad to 2 runner-up finishes at nationals
Roy Rana is leaving his position as head coach of the Ryerson Rams men's basketball team to join the Sacramento Kings coaching staff.
The Rams confirmed in a news release Monday that Rana accepted the role of chief of staff-assistant coach with the NBA club. He will join a coaching staff led by former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton, who in April took over for the fired Dave Joerger.
Rana, 50, joined the Rams in 2009. In a decade with the U Sports team, he led the team to six appearances at the national championship tournament, including back-to-back runner-up finishes in 2017 and 2018.
"We are thrilled for coach Rana," Ryerson said in a statement. "His appointment to the Kings organization is not only a reflection of his hard work and success at Ryerson, but is also a testament to the quality athletic programming at our university."
The Kings finished ninth in the Western Conference standings in 2018-19, nine games out of a playoff spot.