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Althea

Dance Team
Althea is in her second year with the SKDT. She has been dancing since she was pretty much able to walk. For six years, she danced hula and Tahitian. Also, she’s been dancing jazz, hip-hop, ballet, tap and lyrical for the past five years, with two of those years being on the Dance Stars Competition Team.

Andrew Nicholson

Reporter, Kings.com - Follow him on Twitter.com/A_Nicholson
Originally from Minnesota, Andrew Nicholson left the frozen tundra for college in the southwest, where he graduated from the University of Arizona in 2005. After four years of internships, radio shows and a lot of intramural basketball, he took his passion for hoops and writing/multimedia to the Phoenix Suns, where he interned and became an assistant for Suns TV and Suns.com/PhoenixMercury.com, respectively. He joined Maloof Sports & Entertainment in 2006 as the writer for Kings.com and has since grown his role into many facets of content and multimedia.

Candace

Dance Team
Candace is in her sixth year with the SKDT. She has danced with Sierra Dance Academy, Thurston Cabaret, ZAAP Dance Co., Cabaret Allumge, Portland Dance Project, Thurston Cadets Dance Coach, Rocklin Dance Center, Lincoln Dance Center.

Carly Montoya

New Media Manager, Sacramento Kings - Follow her on Twitter.com/CarlyMontoya
Manager of overall new media strategy for the Sacramento Kings, which includes: development of new web sites, micro sites, blogs, video blogs, and fan social networks.

Daniel Shapiro

Sacramento Kings Strength and Conditioning Coach
Kings strength and conditioning coach Daniel Shapiro is responsible for designing and implementing the team’s in-season and off-season strength and conditioning programs while working closely with the training staff and doctors to monitor player nutritional needs and injury rehabilitation.

Jason Thompson

Jason Thompson - Follow him on Twitter.com/jtthekid
Jason Thompson is a second-year forward/center. He graduated from Rider University with a degree in Communication, prior to being selected 12th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings.

Katie

Dance Team - Follow her on Twitter.com/SKDT
Katie is in her fourth season with the SKDT. She started dancing at the age of two and hasn’t stopped since. She attended Backstage Academy of Dance in Turlock, CA for 15 years where she trained in ballet, pointe, pas de deux, tap, jazz, hip-hop and lyrical. She competed and performed as a member of Backstage’s Dance Company, which included productions such as “The Nutcracker” and “Swan Lake.” She also performed with the Oakland Ballet in its production of “The Nutcracker.” In college, she was a member of the Chico State Cheer & Dance Team, Chico State’s Dance Team, Expressions and Hype Dance Studio’s Fusion Dance Company, a competitive college jazz team.

Kayte Christensen

Basketball Analyst - Follow her on Twitter.com/Kayte_C
Kayte Christensen is a third-year member of the Kings broadcast team. Her first two season with the Kings she spent as an anaylst on the pre and post game show House Party Live. She is now the Kings sideline reporter as well as an analyst on the pre and post game radio broadcast. She also co-hosts Kings’ Talk, a weekly radio show, alongside Jason Ross., as well as being a frequent contributor to Kings.com.

Troy Hanson

Sacramento Kings Vice President of Media Relations/Basketball Operations
Troy has worked in the Kings Basketball Operations department for 17 years, including the last six seasons as Vice President of Media Relations/Basketball Operations. He has worked closely with Team President Geoff Petrie and owners Joe and Gavin Maloof in the communication of the team’s basketball news-making events over the past 10 years. He and his media relations staff maintain day-to-day contact with the local, national, and international media covering the Kings. Over the course of Troy’s tenure with the organization, Kings players, staff and ownership have been featured in numerous national publications, including cover stories in Sports Illustrated, ESPN Magazine and SLAM, and appeared as guests on several national talk shows, including the Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Show, Best Damn Sports Show Period, Larry King Live and Oprah.

Troy joined the Kings organization in 1992 as a media relations assistant.
He previously worked as the sports information director at San Francisco State University (1990-92) and as a media relations intern at the Pacific-10 Conference (1989). A native of Rockford, Illinois, Troy earned a communications degree from the University of Arizona (1988), where he worked as a student assistant in the sports information and track and field offices. He and his family reside in Rocklin.