Carter Walles joined the Mavericks in the fall of 2023 as a graduate assistant coach. Walles completed his master's degree in Sport Management in the spring of 2025 and has since continued as the Mavericks assistant coach.
Walles graduated from California State University Bakersfield, where he represented the Roadrunners on the men’s swimming and diving team. He served as team captain and as the Student Athlete Advisory Committee President in the 2022-23 season before graduating in the spring of 2023 with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.