Former Warriors head coach Keith Smart has landed in Sacramento.The Kings on Tuesday announced that Smart -- along with former Sacramento point guard Bobby Jackson -- has joined the team as an assistant.Smart coached the Warriors last season, guiding them to a 36-46 record. However, owner Joe Lacob didnt pick up Smarts second-year option and he was out on April 27. Smart had been a Warriors assistant for seven seasons before that, working under Eric Musselman, Mike Montgomery and Don Nelson.Smart -- who served seven seasons as an assistant for the Warriors -- had been in Cleveland before joining Golden State, taking over for John Lucas in the middle of the 2002-03 season. He went 9-31 during that stint.Smart had been mentioned as a possible assistant coaching candidate in Dallas approximately four months ago.Smart was drafted by the Warriors in the second round of the 1988 draft out of Indiana University, where he led the Hoosiers to the 1987 national title, hitting the game-winning shot against Syracuse in the title game.
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