BLOOMINGTON — Per a source, Indiana intends to hire longtime Pacers player personnel executive Ryan Carr as executive director of basketball.
Carr will serve in a general manager-type role for his alma mater.
A former student manager under Bob Knight, Carr has worked with the Pacers for more than 20 years, his roles including director of scouting, vice president of player personnel and, most recently, senior vice president of player personnel.
He now joins Darian DeVries’ staff in what figures to be a crucial role, as the overlap between revenue sharing and NIL continues to professionalize key aspects of roster development and retention at the college level.
DeVries talked during his first months on the job last spring about the potential for bringing on a GM. Now, he turns to a program alumnus with extensive experience at the NBA level to help boost his program build in Bloomington.
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