Rick Carlisle

Rick Carlisle

Carlisle in October 2011
Dallas Mavericks
Position Head coach
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1959-10-27) October 27, 1959
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
NBA draft 1984 / Round: 3 / Pick: 70th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career 1984–1989
Position Guard
Number 34, 3, 12
Coaching career 1989–present
Career history
As player:
1984–1987 Boston Celtics
1987 Albany Patroons (CBA)
1987–1988 New York Knicks
1988–1989 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
As coach
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 "Rick" Carlisle (/ˈkɑːrlaɪl/ KAR-lyl; born October 27, 1959) 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 and was previously a player in the NBA.[1][2][3][4] He is also one of only 11 people to win an NBA championship both as a player and as a coach.[5]

Carlisle coaching the Mavs (2009)

Playing career

Carlisle was raised in Lisbon, New York. He attended Lisbon Central High School, then spent a year at Worcester Academy. He played two years of college basketball at the University of Maine from 1979 to 1981, before transferring to the University of Virginia.[6] He co-captained the Cavaliers to the Final Four in 1984 and averaged 12.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game during his college career.

NBA

After graduating in 1984 Carlisle was selected by the Boston Celtics in that spring's draft (23rd pick in the third round), where he played alongside Larry Bird. Teams he played for under Celtics coach K.C. Jones won the NBA championship in 1986 against the Houston Rockets and lost in the finals in 1985 and 1987 to the Los Angeles Lakers.

In a limited reserve role from 1984 to 1987 Carlisle averaged 2.2 points, 1.0 assists and 0.8 rebounds per game. He then played for the CBA Albany Patroons under Bill Musselman, being signed as a free agent by the New York Knicks, where he played under coach Rick Pitino alongside emerging star Patrick Ewing. In 1989, Carlisle played in 5 games with the New Jersey Nets under Bill Fitch.

Coaching career

Later in 1989, he accepted an assistant coaching 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.

In 1997, Carlisle joined the Indiana Pacers organization as an assistant coach under 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 NBA champion. Then, in 1999–2000 season, the Pacers made the NBA Finals for the first time, ultimately losing to the Los Angeles Lakers.[7] Bird stepped down as coach, and pushed for Carlisle to be selected as his replacement, but Pacers team president Donnie Walsh gave the job to Isiah Thomas.[8]

Detroit Pistons

For the 2001 season, Carlisle was hired by the Detroit Pistons to be their new head coach. In two seasons as Pistons' head coach, Carlisle led the team to consecutive 50–32 records (.610) with Central Division titles and playoff appearances. He was 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 had just dispatched Brown's Philadelphia 76ers in the Conference Semifinals.

Indiana Pacers

For the 2003–04 season, Carlisle was re-hired by the Indiana Pacers, this time as its head coach (Isiah Thomas had been fired,[9] almost immediately after Larry Bird was brought back as the new President of Basketball Operations). In his first season, Carlisle led the Pacers to the Central Division title and NBA's best regular-season record at 61–21 (74.4%), setting a franchise record for wins. In the playoffs, the team eliminated both the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat, before losing to the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals. That year, he coached the East All-Stars at the All-Star Game.[10] In 2005, the Pacers roster was decimated by injuries (most notably, those of Jermaine O'Neal, Stephen Jackson and Jamaal Tinsley) and suspensions that were meted out after the Pacers–Pistons brawl at The Palace of Auburn Hills, which resulted in Ron Artest being suspended for the rest of the season, Jackson being suspended for 30 games and O'Neal being suspended for 15 games. However, Carlisle was still able to rally the Pacers to the NBA Playoffs that season. As the sixth seed, they again defeated the Boston Celtics in the first round, before being defeated once again by the eventual Eastern Conference champion, the Detroit Pistons.

After the Pacers finished the 2006–07 season with a 35–47 record (missing the playoffs for the first time since 1997), Carlisle's tenure as head coach ended;[11] it was unclear whether he voluntarily resigned, was fired, or was pushed to resign. In four seasons with the Indiana Pacers, Carlisle compiled a 181–147 record.[12] On June 12, 2007, Carlisle announced that he would also resign from his position as Executive Vice President of the Indiana Pacers.

After leaving Indiana, Carlisle worked as a studio analyst for ESPN[13] before signing with the Dallas Mavericks as the team's new head coach.

Dallas Mavericks

On May 9, 2008, Carlisle signed a four-year deal with Mark Cuban's Dallas Mavericks, replacing Avery Johnson.[14] He led them to a 50–32 record including a first round win against the San Antonio Spurs. They would lose to the Denver Nuggets 4–1 in the Western Conference Semifinals.[4][15] The next year he coached the Mavs to a 55–27 record, first in Southwest Division and second in the West, but lost in the first round to the Spurs. In 2010, Dallas won sixteen of its first twenty games in a competitive Western Conference.

The 2010–11 season was Carlisle's most successful as a head coach. The Mavericks finished the regular season with a 57–25 win-loss record. On May 8, 2011, they swept the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Semifinals. On May 25, 2011, the Mavericks enjoyed a 4–1 series win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals, the first Conference Finals victory of his coaching career. In the 2011 NBA Finals, he coached the Mavericks to a 4–2 series victory over the Miami Heat for the franchise's first championship.[16]

In the 2012 NBA Playoffs, the Mavs lost 0–4 to Thunder in the first round.

On May 15, 2012, Carlisle agreed to a new 4-year deal with the Mavericks. In 2013, the Mavericks finished 41–41 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2000. In 2014, Carlisle led the Mavericks back to the playoffs as the eighth seed with a 49–33 record where they would meet their in state rivals San Antonio Spurs in the first round. The Mavericks lost the series in seven games as the Spurs went on to win the 2014 NBA Finals.[17]

On January 30, 2015, he recorded his 600th win in a game against Miami.[18]

He signed a new 5-year deal on November 5, 2015.[19]

Personal life

Rick Carlisle is married to Donna Carlisle and has one daughter: Abby (born 2004).[20] He is an avid pianist and private pilot, who as of September 2015 has logged nearly 200 hours flying his Cirrus SR22T single-engine light aircraft.[21][22]

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win-loss %
Post season PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win-loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
Detroit 2001–02 825032.6101st in Central1046.400 Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Detroit 2002–03 825032.6101st in Central1789.471 Lost in Conf. Finals
Indiana 2003–04 826121.7441st in Central16106.625 Lost in Conf. Finals
Indiana 2004–05 824438.5373rd in Central1367.585 Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Indiana 2005–06 824141.5003rd in Central624.333 Lost in First Round
Indiana 2006–07 823547.4274th in Central———— Missed Playoffs
Dallas 2008–09 825032.6103rd in Southwest1055.500 Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Dallas 2009–10 825527.6711st in Southwest624.333 Lost in First Round
Dallas 2010–11 825725.6952nd in Southwest21165.762 Won NBA Championship
Dallas 2011–12 663630.5453rd in Southwest404.000 Lost in First Round
Dallas 2012–13 824141.5004th in Southwest———— Missed Playoffs
Dallas 2013–14 824933.5984th in Southwest734.429 Lost in First Round
Dallas 2014–15 825032.6103rd in Southwest514.200 Lost in First Round
Dallas 2015–16 824240.5122nd in Southwest514.200 Lost in First Round
Career total1132661471.584 1205862.483

References

  1. ↑ Vecsey, Peter; Bontemps, Tim (May 3, 2008). "Sources: Mavs To Hire Carlisle". New York Post.
  2. ↑ ESPN – Sources: Carlisle, Mavs reach agreement on 4-year deal – NBA
  3. ↑ Mavericks: One and done: Carlisle tabbed to coach Mavs
  4. 1 2 AFP: Mavericks reach four-year coacing deal with Carlisle
  5. ↑ Mavericks defeat Heat for NBA title
  6. ↑ "Celtics' Carlisle learning the routes", Nashua Telegraph, November 20, 1984, p.13.
  7. ↑ 1999-00 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats
  8. ↑ Profile
  9. ↑ Pacers fire coach Isiah Thomas
  10. ↑ Pacers’ Carlisle to Coach East All-Stars
  11. ↑ Carlisle won't return as Pacers head coach
  12. ↑ Carlisle won't return as Pacers head coach, published April 25, 2007
  13. ↑ Beyond the Playing Field
  14. ↑ Mavs, Johnson part ways after team's playoff ouster
  15. ↑ Mavericks: Official release: Rick Carlisle named coach
  16. ↑ "Mavericks win 1st NBA crown, handle Heat and prolong LeBron's wait for ring". ESPN. 13 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  17. ↑ "Deal done, real work begins for Rick Carlisle". espn.com. 2012-05-15.
  18. ↑ "Mavericks overcome Hassan Whiteside to get Carlisle 600th win". thescore.com. 2015-01-30.
  19. ↑ "Mavericks sign head coach Rick Carlisle to contract extension". mavs.com. 2015-11-05.
  20. ↑ "Family stirs Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle's softer side". dallasnews.com. 2015-04-30.
  21. ↑ "Rick Carlisle's higher calling". espn.go.com. 2015-09-03.
  22. ↑ "Dallas Mavericks Coach Rick Carlisle Plays Piano Solo at Bruce Hornsby Concert". bleacherreport.com. 2015-05-30.

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