Doug Christie was named interim coach of the Kings in late December. The Sacramento Kings are keeping interim coach Doug Christie around for the long haul. The team announced Thursday it has agreed to a contract with Christie, who took over as the team’s interim coach in late December after then-coach Mike Brown was fired.

The Sacramento Kings are moving forward with Doug Christie as their head coach, the team announced Thursday. It removes the interim tag he carried this past season after taking over for Mike Brown, who was fired in December.

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. The Kings announced the hiring on Thursday in the first major decision made since Scott Perry was hired after the season as general manager.