Aug. 19 (UPI) — The Indiana Pacers and coach Rick Carlisle agreed to a multiyear extension, league sources confirmed to UPI on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Carlisle led the Pacers to a 50-32 regular-season record and an NBA Finals appearance last season. He is 338-318 in eight overall seasons as Pacers head coach, including an initial tenure from 2003-04 through 2006-07.
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Carlisle, who returned to the Pacers in 2021-22, has a 157-171 record over the last four seasons with the franchise. He went 25-57 in 2021. The Pacers improved to 35-47 in 2022 and 47-35 a year later.
Carlisle has a 993-860 regular-season record over 23 years as an NBA head coach. He ranks No. 11 on the league’s all-time wins list.
The Pacers will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in a preseason game Oct. 7 in Minneapolis. They will open the regular season against the Oklahoma City Thunder in an NBA Finals rematch Oct. 23 in Indianapolis.
Head coach Rick Carlisle led the Indiana Pacers to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999-2000 in 2024-25. File Photo by Aaron Josefczyk/UPI