Mark Slonaker

Mark Slonaker
Biographical details
Born	February 14, 1957; Rahway, New Jersey
Playing career
1975–1979	Georgia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1980–1983	The Lovett School
1983–1984	Georgia State (assistant)
1984–1985	Georgia State
1985–1989	Georgia State (assistant)
1989–1995	Georgia (assistant)
1995–1997	Pensacola JC
1997–2008	Mercer
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	A-Sun regular season (2003)
Awards
	A-Sun Coach of the Year (2003); Jim Phelan Award (2003)

Mark Slonaker (born February 14, 1957) was an American college basketball coach. He is the former head men's basketball coach at Mercer University. He was the 2002–03 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year after leading Mercer to the best one season turnaround in NCAA history, improving from 6–23 to 23–6. The team won the Atlantic Sun regular season championship with a 14–2 conference record and made school history for number of wins (23); Mercer won 22 games in 1923–24 and 1984–85. The season ended with a loss in the Atlantic Sun tournament. Slonaker was the first National Coach of the Year to receive the award after it was named in honor of Jim Phelan.[1] Slonaker's contract was not renewed after the 2007–08 season.[2]

Slonaker grew up in Rahway, New Jersey, where he attended Rahway High School.[3] He was a four-year Letterman at the University of Georgia under Hugh Durham from 1975-1979. He was named co-captain during his senior year. He graduated with a B.A. in Education before attending Georgia State University where he earned a Masters in Sports Administration.[4] From 2009-2015, Slonaker served as the radio color commentator for the Georgia Bulldogs Men's Basketball team. From 2011-2015, Slonaker was the Executive Director of the Georgia Bulldog Club. Slonaker has served in his current role, Executive Director of Athletics Alumni Relations, since 2015 for University of Georgia Athletics.

References

Recipients, Jim Phelan Award. Accessed January 30, 2008.
http://www2.mercer.edu/News/Articles/2008/080226slonaker.htm
Gomes, Jay. "Former Teaneck star Baker makes choice", Rivals.com, June 7, 2001. Accessed January 30, 2008. "Situation, a New Jersey native and a former Rahway High School standout, inked his first Garden State recruit in signing Baker, a native of Teaneck."
Felton, Claude. "MARK SLONAKER NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GEORGIA BULLDOG CLUB". Bulldawg Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2012.

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[1] Recipients, Jim Phelan Award. Accessed January 30, 2008.

[2] ttp://www2.mercer.edu/News/Articles/2008/080226slonaker.htm

[3] Gomes, Jay. "Former Teaneck star Baker makes choice", Rivals.com, June 7, 2001. Accessed January 30, 2008. "Situation, a New Jersey native and a former Rahway High School standout, inked his first Garden State recruit in signing Baker, a native of Teaneck."

[4] Felton, Claude. "MARK SLONAKER NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF GEORGIA BULLDOG CLUB". Bulldawg Illustrated. Archived from the original on January 18, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2012.