Who is Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle?
RICK Carlisle is returning to the Indiana Pacers as their new head coach. The Pacers have hired Carlisle on a reported four-year $29 million contract after 13 seasons with the Dallas Mavericks. Rick Carlisle, 61, is a retired NBA player turned head coach who is currently the third-longest-tenured head coach in the NBA behind Gregg Popovich and Erik Spoelstra. The Ogdensburg, New York native attended the University of Virginia and the University of Maine before being drafted to the NBA back in 1984. Carlisle was drafted in the 3rd round of the 1984 NBA draft as the 70th overall pick to the Boston Celtics. He played for the Celtics from 1984-1987 before getting traded to the New York Knicks in 1987. Carlisle ended his career with the Brooklyn Nets where he played from 1989-1990. After the end of his NBA career, Carlisle then went on to coach and was an NBA assistant from 1989 before being hired as the head coach for the Pacers when he coached from 2003-2007. After leaving Indiana, he was the head coach for Mark Cuban's team the Dallas Mavericks from 2008-2021 where he was the franchise's winningest coach. He led the Mavericks to their first and only NBA championship back in 2013. For over 20 years, Carlisle has been married to Dr. Donna Nobile, 56. Nobile is a doctor who specializes in pediatric infectious disease and currently resides in Indiana. The two met while Carlisle was playing in the NBA and after dating for a few years, the two wed back in 2000. more from the nba KING WADES IN LeBron James has funny response to his Lakers teammate's drug arrest SHAKING IT OFF Devin Booker busts open nose during collision with Patrick Beverley CHOPPER SUIT SETTLED Vanessa Bryant SETTLES lawsuit against helicopter firm in Kobe crash OFF COURT BRAWL Shaq tells 76ers star to 'man up' & says he would have 'knocked him out' NBA CASH Carmelo Anthony's net worth revealed  Carlisle and his wife are the parents to their daughter Abigail, "Abby" Claire Carlisle, 17. Abby was born on May 7, 2004 and while she is mostly out of the public eye, she is active on social media, and was even seen on TikTok doing a video with her father. The teen has over 11,000 followers on Instagram.