Sports Management in Indianapolis, IN
Founded in 1967 as part of the American Basketball Association (ABA), the Indiana Pacers joined the NBA in 1976. The team has been home to a number of talented players, most famously, Hall of Famer, Reggie Miller. They have appeared in two NBA Finals, 2000 and most recently this year in 2025.
This experience will have you understand the entire operation of managing a professional sports organization that is also a strong community supporter locally and throughout the state of Indiana. As an entire organization, Pacers Sports & Entertainment, owns and operates the Indiana Pacers, Indiana Fever and a developmental team called the Noblesville Boom. Participants in this experience will meet and interact with staff involved with marketing and communications, sports management, finances, legal issues and event management.
Logistics
November 13-15, 2025 (applications due October 8, 2025)
10 spots available
Applicant Profile: Looking for collegians interested in sports management, marketing and communications, and law.
Meet the Host
Frank Pulice (Alpha Delta/Purdue 1993)
Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Counsel
Frank Pulice is the Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer of Pacers Sports & Entertainment, overseeing all legal matters for the Indiana Pacers, Indiana Fever, Indiana Mad Ants, and Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Frank is a 1993 graduate of Purdue University and a 1996 graduate of Hofstra University School of Law. After law school Frank spent a year working with BWD Group, an insurance broker in New York specializing in sports insurance that negotiates and administers league-wide insurance programs for the NBA, WNBA, NHL and MLB. In 1998, Frank joined the law firm of Salyers & Eiteljorg in Indianapolis, serving first as an associate and later as partner, a firm that served as outside general counsel to Pacers Sports & Entertainment from 1983 until 2011. In 2011, Frank moved in-house to create the legal department of Pacers Sports & Entertainment.
Frank currently sits on the board of directors of the Gregory S. Fehribach Center and Spokenote, Inc.
Frank is married to Andrea and has 2 daughters, Brooke (19) and Camryn (15).