Sacramento Kings announcers for TV are Mark Jones and Kyle Draper. Mark Jones has been calling play by play for Sacramento since 2020.
The Kings broadcast team is one of the most diverse and finest in the NBA. Draper and Jones provide in-depth information that brings much expertise and experience to the game.
With captivating viewpoints and different backgrounds, these experienced sportscasters offer an interesting and insightful view of the game.
The Kings are among the oldest teams in the league, so it is lucky for fans that they have a broadcast team that is both talented and devoted.
Sacramento games will be broadcasted on NBC Sports California, NBATV, ABC, ESPN, and TNT networks for the upcoming 2023/24 season.
Sacramento Kings Tv Announcers List
Announcers for Sacramento Kings on Tv are:
- Mark Jones
- Kyle Draper
- Jim Kozimor
- Gary Gerould
In 2020, Sacramento Kings announced Mark Jones as a primary play-by-play announcer. Jones has more than 30 years of expertise and is well known for his work on ESPN and ABC Sports.
Beginning with the 2020–21 season, he co-announced game action on NBC Sports California with Kings TV color analyst Doug Christie. Jones started his ESPN career as the NBA Today anchor, a weekly NBA show.
Jones previously worked NBA games with Bill Walton and Doug Collins before Walton left NBA coverage after the 2009–2010 season. Also, Jones co-announces alongside Hall of Famer Hubie Brown on ABC's NBA Sunday Showcase.
Mike filled for Mike Breen, ESPN's primary NBA play-by-play broadcaster, during the decisive Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat on May 29, 2022.
Likewise, another play by play announcer for Sacramento Kings, Kyle Draper has more than 20 years of an engaging broadcasting career.
He previously worked as an anchor and host at NBC Sports Boston. He also served as Sports Director at WHAS-TV (ABC) in Louisville, Kentucky.
Kyle started his broadcasting career with WKBT News 8 as a news reporter in 1998 and then he worked as a sports anchor at KIMA-TV for two years.
Talking about his academic qualifications, Draper completed his Bachelor's Degree in arts and communications from Winona State University.
Jim Kozimor has covered four Olympic Games for The NBC Sports Group as a play-by-play broadcaster. He has performed varied broadcast duties for four NBA teams, namely GSW, 76ers, Kings, and Houston.
Kozimor started off as the backup announcer for Golden State Warriors, then performed radio play-by-play duties for the Philadelphia 76ers.
In addition to working for the Beam Team and Houston Rockets, he also handled TV/Radio play-by-play for the WNBA Comets and Monarchs for ten seasons. For his work as a host for championship parades, Kozimor has received three Emmy Awards.
Sacramento Kings Broadcasters
Members of the Sacramento Kings broadcast team are:
- Matt Barnes
- Morgan Ragan
- Gary Gerould
- Brian Wheeler
- Derrek Dickey
- Kevin Calabro
- Kevin Harlan
Former professional basketball player Matt Barnes serves as an analyst for the Beam Team on NBC Sports California and ESPN. Matt made his debut during the game between Los Angeles Lakers and Kings on October 21, 2022.
Talking about his playing career, Barnes spent 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association. During his last year in the league, he won an NBA title with the Golden State Warriors.
The Sacramento Kings pre-and post-game show is hosted by Morgan Ragan on NBC Sports CA. She has worked with the G League Ignite broadcasts and is currently a color analyst for the NBA G League's Stockton Kings.
Gary Gerould is best known as radio voice of the NBA's Sacramento Kings, he has also worked as a motorsports reporter for ESPN and ABC. The Kansas City Kings chose Gerould to be their radio play-by-play announcer in 1985 when they relocated to Sacramento.
He reached his 2,000th Kings broadcast during the 2010–11 NBA season, placing him fifth among active broadcasters. Gerould also worked for ESPN and ABC Sports as a pit reporter for IndyCar Racing League and CART/Champ Car events, including the Indianapolis 500.
Former professional basketball player Derrek Dickey started his broadcasting career as a color commentator on a telecast of the University of Cincinnati basketball games. He has worked as an analyst for ESPN, the Chicago Bulls, and the Sacramento Kings.
GSW selected Dickey in the second round of the 1973 NBA Draft. Derrek had five NBA seasons with Chicago Bulls and Golden State Warriors averaging 6.1 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
Sacramento Kings Commentators
The commentators for Sacramento Kings are:
- Kayte Christensen
- Kenny Smith
- Doug Christie
- Kevin Calabro
Kayte Christensen is a color commentator for the Beam Team. Kayte started her broadcasting career in 2003 as the radio color analyst for Arizona State's women's basketball team.
Christensen later covered NBA games at Sleep Train Arena for the Kings during Comcast SportsNet broadcasts. She became a sideline reporter and the host of Suns Pregame Live and Suns Postgame Live in 2017, when she joined the Phoenix Suns broadcast crew members.
Kenny Smith is a retired American professional basketball player and current television analyst for NBA on TNT. He played in the National Basketball Association for 14 seasons, from 1987 to 2001. He won two NBA championships with the Houston Rockets in 1994 and 1995.
Smith joined the Kings broadcast team in 2023 and provides color commentary alongside play-by-play anchorman Mark Jones. He started working as a broadcaster in 2001 when he joined the Turner Sports television network as an NBA Inside Stuff commentator.
Since then, he has worked as Shaquille O'Neal and Charles Barkley's co-color analyst for NBA on TNT. He worked as a commentator for the MSG Network's coverage of New York Knicks games from 2005 to 2008.
Kenny was a member of the Texas team that won the Shooting Stars Competition during the 2010 NBA All-Star Weekend.
Doug Christie joined the Beam Team as a color commentator in 2013. He provided the Portland TV play-by-play commentary from 2016-20.
Also being a consistent contributor to TNT's NBA broadcasts, Kevin Calabro has done the ESPN radio play-by-play for the NBA Conference Finals for ten years.
Kevin covered NCAA tournament events while covering college basketball and football games for Westwood One Sports and the Pac-12 Network's postseason college basketball schedule.
Talking about his playing career, Calabro was selected by Seattle Supersonics in the 1992 NBA Draft. At the end of the 2000 season, he was traded to the Kings where he levitated his game.
Playing for the Kings, Calabro become a regular playoff competitor and eventually a title contender, leading the league in victories in 2001–02.
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