Barry Rohrssen

Barry "Slice" Rohrssen (born June 24, 1960) is an American college basketball coach and the former head men's basketball coach at Manhattan College. A native of Brooklyn, New York, he was named the 22nd head coach in Manhattan Jaspers basketball history on April 25, 2006.[1] Rohrssen was fired on March 9, 2011 after going 58–95 over five seasons.[2] He has also served as an assistant under John Calipari at Kentucky[3] and at St. John's University under Chris Mullin.[4][5]

Barry Rohrssen
Barry Rohrssen in 2014
Biographical details
Born (1960-06-24) June 24, 1960
Brooklyn, New York
Playing career
1981–1983St. Francis (NY)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1995St. Francis (NY) (assistant)
2001–2004Pittsburgh (assistant)
2004–2006Pittsburgh (asso. HC)
2006–2011Manhattan
2012–2013Idaho Stampede (assistant)
2013–2014Pittsburgh (assistant)
2014–2015Kentucky (assistant)
2015–2016St. John's (assoc. HC)
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1995–1997UNLV (admin. asst.)
1997–1999UNLV (dir. of ops.)
1999–2001Pittsburgh (dir. of ops.)
Head coaching record
Overall58–95

Prior to being appointed at Manhattan, Rohrssen served as an assistant coach at St. Francis College (his alma mater), the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), and the University of Pittsburgh. He was later promoted to associate head coach at Pittsburgh. He is well known for his ability as a recruiter (particularly in New York City) and was directly responsible for opening the pipeline from New York City to Pittsburgh. He did so by signing NYC natives like Levance Fields and Carl Krauser.

Rohrssen has also worked as an actor, with minor roles in several films, including Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). His most recent part was that of a referee in Uncle Drew (2018).[6]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Manhattan Jaspers (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2006–2010)
2006–07 Manhattan 13–1710–8T–4th
2007–08 Manhattan 12–195–138th
2008–09 Manhattan 16–149–9T–4th
2009–10 Manhattan 11–204–1410th
2010–11 Manhattan 6–253–15T–9th
Manhattan: 58–9531–59
Total:58–95

References
  1. Sean Brennan (April 25, 2006). "Rohrssen jumpin' to Jaspers". Daily News. New York City. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  2. Barry Rohrssen fired at Manhattan, accessed March 10, 2011
  3. "Rohrssen Joins Men's Basketball Staff". University of Kentucky. May 1, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-05-02. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  4. "Barry Rohrssen Named St. John's Associate head coach; Matt Abdelmassih Joins Chris Mullin's Staff as Assistant Coach - REDSTORMSPORTS.COM - St. John's University Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on 2015-04-14. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
  5. Braziller, Zach (September 1, 2016). "Chris Mullin's divorce with top St. John's assistant is official". New York Post. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  6. "Uncle Drew (2018) - IMDb". IMDb.


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