 King stepped down as coach after the 1971-72 season, becoming Assistant Athletics Director at UNM the next year.He had hoped to take over as Athletics Director, as the current AD was set to retire in 1973, but after he was passed over for the job, perhaps due to state politics, King resigned.King was hired as Athletics Director at Indiana State, serving from 1974 to 1980, transforming the program and leading it to national prominence.