Barry "Slice" Rohrssen (born June 24, 1960) is an American

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coach and the former head men's basketball coach at

Manhattan College Manhattan University (previously Manhattan College) is a private, Catholic university in New York City. Originally established in 1853 by the De La Salle Christian Brothers (Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools) as an academy fo ...

. A native of

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, he was named the 22nd head coach in Manhattan Jaspers basketball history on April 25, 2006. Rohrssen was fired on March 9, 2011, after going 58–95 over five seasons. He has also served as an assistant under

John Calipari John Vincent Calipari (; born February 10, 1959) is an American basketball coach who is the head coach at the Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball, University of Arkansas. He has been named Naismith College Coach of the Year three times (1996, 2 ...

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and at St. John's University under

Chris Mullin Christopher Paul Mullin (born July 30, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player, executive and coach. He is a five time NBA All-Star and four time All-NBA Team member. He is also two-time Olympic Gold medalist and a two-time ...

. Prior to being appointed at Manhattan, Rohrssen served as an assistant coach at St. Francis College (his alma mater), the

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(UNLV), and the

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. 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 Carl Isaac Krauser (born May 13, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player who last played for the Quebec Kebs of the National Basketball League of Canada. He was a point guard for the University of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsb ...

. 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).

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