Barry Rohrssen | |
Birth Date: | 24 June 1960 |
Birth Place: | Brooklyn, New York |
Player Years1: | 1981–1983 |
Player Team1: | St. Francis (NY) |
Coach Years1: | 1993–1995 |
Coach Team1: | St. Francis (NY) (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 2001–2004 |
Coach Team2: | Pittsburgh (assistant) |
Coach Years3: | 2004–2006 |
Coach Team3: | Pittsburgh (asso. HC) |
Coach Years4: | 2006–2011 |
Coach Team4: | Manhattan |
Coach Years5: | 2012–2013 |
Coach Team5: | Idaho Stampede (assistant) |
Coach Years6: | 2013–2014 |
Coach Team6: | Pittsburgh (assistant) |
Coach Years7: | 2014–2015 |
Coach Team7: | Kentucky (assistant) |
Coach Years8: | 2015–2016 |
Coach Team8: | St. John's (assoc. HC) |
Admin Years1: | 1995–1997 |
Admin Team1: | UNLV (admin. asst.) |
Admin Years2: | 1997–1999 |
Admin Team2: | UNLV (dir. of ops.) |
Admin Years3: | 1999–2001 |
Admin Team3: | Pittsburgh (dir. of ops.) |
Overall Record: | 58–95 |
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]
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]