Richard Preston Carlisle (pronounced KAHR-lye-uhl) (born October 27, 1959 in Ogdensburg, New York) is a former basketball player and former coach of the NBA's Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons. He may soon become the head coach of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks. ^[1] is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ogdensburg is a city in St. ... This article is about the sport. ... NBA redirects here. ... The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area. ... NBA redirects here. ... The Dallas Mavericks (also known as the Mavs) are a professional basketball team of the National Basketball Association based in Dallas, Texas. ...

Playing career

Carlisle was raised in Lisbon, New York. He graduated from Worcester Academy and played two years of college basketball at the University of Maine before transferring to the University of Virginia, where he co-captained the Cavaliers to the Final Four in 1984. After graduating that same year, he was drafted by the Boston Celtics (23rd pick in the third round), where he played alongside Larry Bird in the Celtics' 1986 NBA Championship team. With the Celtics, he averaged 2.2 points, 1.0 assists and 0.8 rebounds per game while playing almost exclusively as a substitute. Lisbon is a town located in St. ... Worcester Academy is an independent coeducational preparatory school spread over 67 acres in Worcester, Massachusetts in the United States. ... Game between Illinois State Redbirds & Ball State Cardinals, February 17, 2007 in an ESPN Bracketbuster contest. ... UMO redirects here, but this abbreviation is also used informally to mean the Mozilla Add-ons website, formerly Mozilla Update Should not be confused with Université du Maine, in Le Mans, France The University of Maine, established in 1865, is the flagship university of the University of Maine System. ... The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ... Final Four is a sports term that is commonly applied to the last four teams remaining in a playoff tournament. ... This article is about the year. ... The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is a retired American NBA basketball player, widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, and one of the best clutch performers in the history of sports. ... The 1985-86 NBA Season was the 40th season of the National Basketball Association. ... The NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association, played under a best-of-seven playoff format. ... The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ...

In 1987, Carlisle was sent to the New York Knicks and then played briefly with the New Jersey Nets in 1989. This article is about the year 1987. ... Knicks redirects here. ... The New Jersey Nets are a professional basketball team. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ...

Coaching career

Later that year, he accepted an assistant coach position with the Nets, where he spent five seasons under Bill Fitch and Chuck Daly. In 1994, Carlisle joined the assistant coaching staff with the Portland Trail Blazers under coach P.J. Carlesimo, where he spent three seasons. Bill Fitch (born 1935) is an NBA coach who has been successful in making teams playoff contenders throughout his coaching career. ... Chuck Daly Charles Jerome Chuck Daly (born July 20, 1930 in St. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... The Portland Trail Blazers are a professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. ... Peter J. Carlesimo (born May 30, 1949 in Scranton, Pennsylvania) is a college and pro basketball head coach. ...

In 1997, Rick Carlisle joined the Indiana Pacers organization as an assistant coach under his former teammate, Larry Bird. During his time as Pacers assistant coach, he helped the Pacers to two of their best seasons ever. First, in 1997-98, the Pacers stretched the Chicago Bulls to the limit, narrowly losing the deciding seventh game of the Eastern Conference finals to the eventual champions. Then, in 1999-2000, the Pacers made the NBA Finals for the first time, losing to the Los Angeles Lakers. Bird stepped down as coach, and pushed for Carlisle to be selected as his replacement, but the job went to Isiah Thomas. For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Indiana Pacers are a professional basketball team that plays in the National Basketball Association (NBA). ... The 1997-98 NBA season was the 52nd season of the National Basketball Association. ... The Chicago Bulls are a professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. ... The 1999-2000 NBA season was the 54th season of the National Basketball Association. ... The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Los Angeles, California. ... Isiah Lord Thomas III () (born April 30, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is currently the head coach of the NBAs New York Knicks. ...

Detroit Pistons

For the 2001 season, Carlisle was recruited by the Detroit Pistons to be their new head coach. In two seasons as Pistons' head coach, Carlisle led them to consecutive 50-32 records (.610) and playoff appearances, and was thus named Coach of the Year in 2002. However, the Pistons fired Carlisle after the 2002-03 season with a year remaining on his contract and hired Larry Brown. Friction between Carlisle and team ownership was cited as one of the primary reasons for the firing. Ironically, Carlisle's Pistons won the playoff series against Brown's former team, the Philadelphia 76ers. This article is about the year. ... The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area. ... The person recognized as the NBA Coach of the Year receives the Red Auerbach Trophy. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... The 2002-03 NBA season was the 57th season of the National Basketball Association. ... Larry Brown For other people of the same name, see Larry Brown (disambiguation). ... The Philadelphia 76ers (also known as the Sixers for short) are a professional basketball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

Indiana Pacers

For the 2003-04 season, Carlisle was once again hired by the Indiana Pacers, this time to fill the head coaching vacancy left by Isiah Thomas, who was fired by Larry Bird in one of his first acts as the Pacers' new President of Basketball Operations. In his first season, Carlisle led the Pacers to the league's best regular-season record (61-21, .744) and playoff victories over the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat before losing to the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals. In 2005, The Pacers roster was decimated by injuries (Jermaine O'Neal and Jamaal Tinsley) and suspensions due to the November 19 brawl incited by Ron Artest at the Palace of Auburn Hills. Carlisle was able to rally the Pacers into the NBA Playoffs. As a sixth seed, they again defeated the Boston Celtics in the first round, before being defeated once again by the eventual conference champion Pistons. The 2003-04 NBA season was the 58th season of the National Basketball Association. ... Isiah Lord Thomas III () (born April 30, 1961, in Chicago, Illinois) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and is currently the head coach of the NBAs New York Knicks. ... The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The Miami Heat (known as the HEAT [in all capital letters] on official team publications) is a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. ... The Detroit Pistons are a team in the National Basketball Association based in the Detroit metropolitan area. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jermaine L. ONeal (born October 13, 1978, in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American National Basketball Association player who currently plays for the Indiana Pacers. ... Jamaal Tinsley (born February 28, 1978 in Brooklyn, New York) is an NBA basketball player, currently playing point guard for the Indiana Pacers. ... The Pacers-Pistons brawl (a. ... Ronald (Ron) William Artest Jr. ... The Palace of Auburn Hills (a. ...

After the Pacers finished the 2006-07 season with a 35-47 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1997, Carlisle stepped down (or was fired) as head coach. In four seasons with the Indiana Pacers, Carlisle compiled a 181-147 record.^[2] On June 12, 2007, Carlisle announced that he would also resign from his position as executive vice-president of the Pacers. The 2006-07 NBA season was the 61st season of the National Basketball Association. ... is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Dallas Mavericks

On May 4, 2008 he was named coach of the Dallas Mavericks.

He last worked as a studio analyst for ESPN. ESPN, formerly an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American cable television network dedicated to broadcasting and producing sports-related programming 24 hours a day. ...

References

1) http://www.nypost.com/seven/05032008/sports/knicks/sources__mavs_to_hire_carlisle_109252.htm

2) http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2848972

External links

• Rick Carlisle profile as a coach @ NBA.com