The Sacramento Kings announced they have hired Doug Christie as their full-time head coach following an interim stint that ended with a loss in the play-in tournament.

SACRAMENTO – The Sacramento Kings have made it official: Former player and interim coach Doug Christie will get his shot as head coach. On Thursday, the Kings posted to their social media profiles a graphic of Christie with the caption "Here to stay."

Christie took over the Kings after Mike Brown was fired in late December and posted a 27-24 record in his interim stint