Mark Slonaker

Teams coached: Georgia State Panthers, Mercer Bears
Georgia State record: 1-24 (.040)
Mercer record: 128-189 (.404)
Overall record^: 129-213 (.377)

Mark Slonaker
Born February 14, 1957
Hometown: Rahway, New Jersey
Alma Mater: University of Georgia (BA, 1980) / Georgia State University (MA, 1989)
After graduating from Rahway HS (NJ), Slonaker played four seasons at Georgia under head coach Hugh Durham
Started his coaching career in 1980, spending three seasons as the head coach at The Lovett School in Atlanta
In 1983, Slonaker joined Tom Pugliese’s staff at Georgia State as an assistant coach
- Named interim head coach three games into the 1984-85 season, struggling through a 1-24 (0-14) campaign
- Stayed at GSU as an assistant under new head coach Bob Reinhart for the next four years, also earning a master’s degree from the school
Returned to his alma mater Georgia in 1989, spending six seasons as an assistant under his former head coach Durham
Spent two seasons as the head coach at Pensacola JC (FL) before returning to Division I in 1997
Was the head coach at Mercer for eleven seasons, going 128-189 during that time
- His 2003 team won the Atlantic Sun regular season title, the first ever for the program
Worked as a color commentator on the radio for Georgia Bulldogs men’s basketball games from 2009-2015
- Also served as the Executive Director of the Georgia Bulldog Club from 2011-2015
- Since 2015, Slonaker has been the Executive Director of Athletics Alumni Relations at UGA

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only