Geno Marcellus Carlisle (born August 13, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. The 6\' 3", 200-lb. point guard born in Grand Rapids, Michigan played in several leagues throughout the world.\n', '

Carlisle began his collegiate basketball career at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois in 1994. His stellar skills stood out despite the team\'s overall poor performance, as he started 20 of 26 games as a freshman during the 1994-95 season and led the team in scoring 14 times. As a sophomore, he averaged 19.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists, and ranked second in the Big Ten Conference in scoring. He scored 39 points in one game against Wisconsin, and made a school-record 17 free throws (out of 20 attempted) in the process. He was named to the All-Big Ten First Team after the season, but the team\'s overall record during his two seasons was 12-42. After starting as the Wildcats point guard for two seasons, he left the school to transfer to the University of California, Berkeley.\n', '

During the summer of 1996, Carlisle was selected, along with the likes of Tim Duncan, Paul Pierce and Chauncey Billups, to participate in USA Basketball\'s Select 22-and-under team. The team competed against Dream Team III in an exhibition contest in advance of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Auburn Hills, Michigan on July 6, and lost 96-90. Carlisle was scoreless in 6 minutes of play.\n', '

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