Rick Carlisle

Rick Carlisle
	Carlisle in October 2011
Dallas Mavericks
Position	Head coach
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	October 27, 1959 (age 65); Ogdensburg, New York
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school	Lisbon Central (Lisbon, New York); Worcester Academy; (Worcester, Massachusetts)
College	Maine (1979–1981); Virginia (1982–1984);
NBA draft	1984 / Round: 3 / Pick: 70th overall
	Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career	1984–1989
Position	Shooting guard
Number	34, 3, 12
Coaching career	1989–present
Career history
As player:
1984–1987	Boston Celtics
1987	Albany Patroons
1987–1988	New York Knicks
1989	New Jersey Nets
As coach:
1989–1994	New Jersey Nets (assistant)
1994–1997	Portland Trail Blazers (assistant)
1997–2000	Indiana Pacers (assistant)
2001–2003	Detroit Pistons
2003–2007	Indiana Pacers
2008–present	Dallas Mavericks
Career highlights and awards
	As player NBA champion (1986); As coach NBA champion (2011); NBA Coach of the Year (2002); NBA All-Star Game head coach (2004);
Career NBA statistics
Points	422 (2.2 ppg)
Rebounds	141 (0.8 rpg)
Assists	201 (1.1 apg)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Richard Preston Carlisle (/ˈkɑːrlaɪl/ KAR-lyle; born October 27, 1959) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has also served as head coach of the Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] As a player, Carlisle played for the Boston Celtics, New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets. He is also one of only 11 people to win an NBA championship both as a player and as a coach.^[5]