Pacers Hire Head Coach for Mad Ants

Expect Rakeem Christmas, along with several other young Pacers, to spend time with Steve Gansey and the Mad Ants this season. - Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY SportsThe Indiana Pacers tabbed a head coach for their D-League franchise; one with plenty of D-League coaching experience and and established history with the team.

Less than a month after announcing their purchase of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the D-League, the Pacers announced the hiring of Steve Gansey as head coach; a youthful candidate with extensive coaching experience at the D-League level already under his belt.

For Gansey, 29, this isn't his first stint in Fort Wayne. He served as a basketball intern with the Mad Ants in 2009-2010,…