BOSTON -- The people that matter the most to Doc Rivers wanted him to keep coaching -- so he will.

The Boston Celtics' coach will return for another season, staying with the team he led to the NBA Finals twice in three years for a run at another championship.

"A lot of soul-searching with the family," said Rivers, who was in San Antonio on Wednesday to watch his son, Austin, play for the United States against Brazil in the final of the FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship. "Talking to my wife, she was really the one who said, 'You've got to.' I just think she wanted me out of the house more than anything.

"My kids all said, 'You're a coach. That's what you are. And you're a parent, and we appreciate both.' And so that made it easier."

Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca called Rivers a "fantastic coach" and said he's "thrilled" Rivers is coming back for another season.

"Doc is excited to come back and coach our team next year," Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge told ESPN.com. "He feels rejuvenated about coaching this group next season."