Mark Slessinger
Sport(s) | Basketball |
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Current position | |
Title | Head coach |
Team | New Orleans |
Conference | Southland |
Record | 77–98 (.440) |
Biographical details | |
Born |
Bloomington, Indiana | May 2, 1974
Playing career | |
1991–1994 | Aurora |
Position(s) | Point guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1995–1996 | Aurora (asst.) |
1996–1997 | Central Michigan (asst.) |
1997–1999 | Northland Pioneer |
1999–2011 | Northwestern State (asst.) |
2011–present | New Orleans |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 77–98 (.440) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Southland regular season championship (2017) Southland tournament championship (2017) |
Mark Slessinger (born May 2, 1974) is the current Head coach at the University of New Orleans.[1] Before becoming the Head Coach at UNO, Slessinger spent the previous 11 years as an assistant coach at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, LA. During Slessinger's tenure the team won 2 Southland Conference Titles and went to the NCAA Tournament 2 times, posting a record of 2-2 in the tournament. Prior to joining Northwestern State, Slessinger served as the Head Coach at Northland Pioneer Community College posting a 36-25 record. Slessinger started his career with a pair of one year stints at Aurora University (IL) and Central Michigan.
Member of Sigma Lambda Beta fraternity.
Div I Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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New Orleans (Independent) (2011–2013) | |||||||||
2011–12 | New Orleans | 17–15 | |||||||
2012–13 | New Orleans | 8–18 | |||||||
New Orleans (Southland) (2013–present) | |||||||||
2013–14 | New Orleans | 11–15 | 8–10 | 8th | |||||
2014–15 | New Orleans | 11–18 | 6–12 | T–10th | |||||
2015–16 | New Orleans | 10–20 | 6–12 | T–9th | |||||
2016–17 | New Orleans | 20–12 | 13–5 | 1st | NCAA First Four | ||||
New Orleans: | 77–98 (.440) | 33–39 (.458) | |||||||
Total: | 77–98 (.440) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ↑ "Mark Slessinger Profile". The University of New Orleans Official Athletic Site. Retrieved January 25, 2013.