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David Carter begins his 10th season as a member of the Wolf Pack coaching staff. In his fourth year as Nevada's associate head coach, his responsibilities include recruiting, scouting and working with Nevada's perimeter players.

Carter has been an integral component in Nevada's streak of five consecutive WAC titles and postseason appearances, including four NCAA Tournament invitations. He has also been recognized as one of the top assistant coaches in the nation, making FOXSports.com's list of the top 10 Mid-Major Assistant Coaches in 2007-08 and being named the best assistant coach in the Western Athletic Conference in Street's & Smith's 2004-05 College Basketball National Preview.

An accomplished basketball player himself, Carter has been able to successfully relate his experiences as a guard to the perimeter players on the Wolf Pack roster.

His extensive knowledge of the Nevada offense has helped the program grow from year-to-year, breaking the single-season record for scoring in 2004-05 and again in 2006-07 with 2,632 points (77.4 points per game). Two of his guards - Ramon Sessions (2005) and Armon Johnson (2008) - have been named the WAC Freshman of the Year, while the Wolf Pack set the school record for assists in a single season with 571 in 2006-07. Sessions, a 2007 NBA Draft pick by the Milwaukee Bucks, ended his career ranked second in career assists after only three seasons.

Guard Marcelus Kemp earned first-team All-WAC honors in each of his last two seasons at Nevada. After ranking second on the team in scoring in each of the previous two years, Kemp led the team and ranked second in the WAC with 20.0 points per game in 2007-08. Guard Kyle Shiloh also turned in the second-best three-point percentage in school history under Carter's watch, making 46.6 percent of his attempts in 2005-06 after knocking down only 21.6 percent the year before.

Carter also worked extensively with former Wolf Pack and current New Orleans Hornet guard Kirk Snyder as he made the transition from the small forward position to off-guard. Snyder, who was drafted 16th overall by the Utah Jazz in 2004, led the team in scoring in his last two seasons and was the 2004 WAC Player of the Year.

Carter came to the Wolf Pack in 1999 after spending two seasons as an assistant at his alma mater, Saint Mary's College, in Moraga, Calif. There he served as the academic coordinator for student-athletes and was in charge of recruiting and opponent scouting. His main focus was developing the perimeter players.

He also had coaching stints at Eastern Washington University and Diablo Valley Community College. In three years at Diablo Valley, Carter helped the team to its first Final Eight appearance.

Prior to his coaching days, Carter played four years (1985-89) at Saint Mary's College. He helped lead the Gaels to an NCAA Tournament berth in 1989, and the team finished the season ranked 17th in the nation with a 25-5 record. He was a four-year starter and team captain. Carter was also the record holder for most assists at Saint Mary's from 1989-1997. He currently ranks second all time for the Gaels and was inducted into the Saint Mary's Athletics Hall of Fame in 2006.

Carter played high school basketball at Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, one of the most prominent programs in the country. In three years at Crenshaw, his teams lost only five games and won state championships in 1983 and 1985.

He received his bachelor of arts in liberal studies from Saint Mary's in 1989.

Carter and his wife, Kimberly, have a daughter, Alexis (10) and a son, Cameron (.