Jerry
Slocum
Head Coach
Fourth Season
The Kings (N.Y.) College, 1975
Fourth-year Head Coach Jerry Slocum
is one of just 16 active NCAA men’s
basketball coaches to record more
than 600 career victories.
Now in his 34th season as a head coach, Slocum ranks sixth
among active Division I mentors with
610 wins.
Slocum became just the 47th individual in NCAA history to win
at least 600 games as a head coach.
He reached his milestone victory on
Feb. 22, 2007, when the Penguins
defeated Wright State.
While he achieved a historic personal accomplishment, Slocum
has always been about the success of
his players and his program over the
attention he receives.
Slocum, who is the 12th head coach in school history, has
tremendous energy around the
basketball court and his passion for
the game has shown in the way the
Penguins have played under his
tutelage.
In his three seasons at YSU, three of Slocum players reached
the coveted 1,000 point plateau and
two have received professional
contracts.
Last season, Byron Davis, who ranked fourth in the Horizon
League with 15.5 points per game,
and John Barber each eclipsed the
1,000 point total during their final
season of eligibilty.
Vytas Sulskis set the YSU freshman record with 46 3-pointers
and was named to the
CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major
Freshman All-America Team.
In 2006-07, the Guins played a school-record 31 games, won
seven HL contests while posting 14
overall victories. YSU won a
postseason game for the first time
since March 2003 and played host to
a postseason tilt for the first time
since 1995. In the
five-point-or-less nailbiters,
Youngstown State was 7-1 and all 14
wins came when shooting better than
an opponent.
During the year YSU had two three-game winning streaks in a
schedule that featured three Big Ten
foes, including NCAA finalist Ohio
State. The Guins also earned
victories over tournament
participants Wright State and
Eastern Kentucky.
Guard Quin Humphrey became the school’s first two-time
first-team all-conference selection
and after his career signed a
professional contract to play in
Europe.
In 2005-06, YSU had its first Horizon League first-team
all-conference performer in Humphrey
while Keston Roberts made the
all-newcomer team. The Guins had the
leading individuals in scoring,
rebounding and assists in the
League, only the second time in the
league’s 26 years that a team
accomplished that feat.
Youngstown State showed no fear from the outside attempting a
school-record 578 3-pointers while
making 191 - the second most. The
Guins cut way down on turnovers -
the 368 was the fourth fewest ever -
and were solid from the free-throw
line making 70.6 percent - the
fifth-highest ever by a YSU team.
Slocum, who has the distinction of being the winningest coach
at three different schools, was
named YSU’s head coach on April 12,
2005. He hit the ground running and
the program has been moving forward
ever since.
Slocum has been involved in almost 1,000 games as he enters
his 34th season. Overall, he has a
mark of 610-384 in his career
coaching at four different schools.
Slocum came to the Mahoning Valley after a distinguished
nine-year tenure at Division II
Gannon in Erie, Pa. He led the
Golden Knights to a 179-78 record
and six straight appearances in the
NCAA Division II Tournament.
His teams have been very successful on all levels during his
career as a head coach. In his 34
years, he has had 25 winning
seasons, while posting 19 20-win
campaigns.
Gannon finished first -- three times -- or second in the
South Division of the GLIAC in each
of his nine years.
In 2000-01 and 2001-02 his squad tied for the South Division
title after winning the outright
crown in 1999-2000. In 2001, Gannon
advanced to the GLIAC Tournament
title game for the first time in
school history losing to Grand
Valley State.
Slocum was named the GLIAC Coach of the Year following the
1999-2000 campaign after leading the
Golden Knights to a 16-3 league
mark. That season his team posted a
23-5 ledger setting his personal
best at the school for wins in a
season and winning percentage
(.821).
While at Gannon, he recorded his 500th career coaching
victory against Edinboro on Nov. 20,
2001.
He owned a .696 winning percentage at the school while
averaging just under 20 wins per
season.
His players at Gannon earned numerous awards. He had six
All-Americans, one Academic
All-American, one Division II
National Player of the Year (Troy
Nesmith in 1997) and two conference
players of the year.
At Geneva, he was a consistent winner posting 20-win
campaigns in his final eight seasons
with the Golden Tornadoes. In his
stint as head coach, he had a 202-81
overall mark for a winning
percentage of .714.
He helped the program make four NAIA Division I Tournament
appearances during his tenure. The
first came in 1989-90, which was the
first time Geneva had qualified for
the postseason event since 1956. He
had two 28-win seasons (1992-93 and
1993-94) along with a 27-win
campaign in 1991-92 while at Geneva.
In his final year at Geneva in 1995-96, the Golden Tornadoes
finished 24-7 and advanced to the
quarterfinals of the NAIA
Tournament. The previous year,
Geneva was 26-6 and won a
first-round game in the NAIA
Tournament. The win marked the
school’s first in the postseason
tournament since 1956.
His 400th career win came when Geneva defeated Montana
State-Northern in the opening round
of the 1996 NAIA Tournament. He
picked up his 300th career victory
against Ohio Valley early in the
1992-93 campaign. His 200th win came
in his first game as the head coach
at Geneva against Bethany in 1987.
Slocum’s head-coaching experience began at Nyack College in
Nyack, N.Y., from 1975 through 1987.
He spent 12 seasons in charge of the Warriors’ program
finishing with a 199-166 overall
record for a .545 winning
percentage. He ended his tenure
strong winning at least 20 games in
his final six seasons. His best
campaign was a 25-8 mark in 1984-85.
He was inducted into the Nyack
Athletics Hall of Fame in October
2001.
Slocum is a 1975 graduate of The Kings, N.Y., College where
he earned his bachelor’s degree in
Physical Education. He earned a
Master’s Degree in Athletic
Administration from the U.S. Sports
Academy in 1987.
Jerry and his wife Kim, have a son, Aaron, a daughter,
Annelli and a grandson, Aidan.
Aaron is an assistant football coach and special education
teacher at Erie Cathedral Prep while
Annelli is a paralegal in
Youngstown.
Slocum's Year-By-Year Head Coaching Record
Year
School
Record
Pct.
Notes
2007-08
Youngstown St.
9-21
.230
Vytas Sulskis HL All-Newcomer Team
2006-07
Youngstown St.
14-17
.452
Most
Wins Since 2000-01
2005-06
Youngstown St.
7-21
.250
Quin Humphrey first-team All-League
Totals
YSU
30-59
.337
2004-05
Gannon
18-11
.621
Second in GLIAC South Division
2003-04
Gannon
22-8
.733
Second in GLIAC South
Division
2002-03
Gannon
20-10
.666
Second in GLIAC South
Division
2001-02
Gannon
21-7
.750
Tied for GLIAC South Division title
2000-01
Gannon
22-8
.733
Tied for GLIAC South
Division title
1999-00
Gannon
23-5
.821
Won GLIAC South
Division title
1998-99
Gannon
19-9
.679
Second in GLIAC South
Division
1997-98
Gannon
16-11
.593
Second in GLIAC South
Division
1996-97
Gannon
18-9
.666
Team rebounded from 10-16 record
Totals
Gannon
179-78
.696
Six Straight (2000-2005) NCAA Division II Regional
Appearances
1995-96
Geneva
24-7
.774
Quarterfinals of NAIA Tournament
1994-95
Geneva
26-6
.812
First NAIA Tournament win since
1956
1993-94
Geneva
28-4
.875
Posted 28 wins for second straight
year
1992-93
Geneva
28-3
.903
Participated in NAIA Tournament
1991-92
Geneva
27-7
.794
27 wins were then a career best
1990-91
Geneva
21-9
.700
First NAIA Appearance since 1956
1989-90
Geneva
22-9
.710
16-victory improvement from first
season
1988-89
Geneva
20-15
.571
14 more wins than previous campaign
1987-88
Geneva
6-21
.222
Only losing season since 1979-80
Totals
Geneva
202-81
.714
Four NAIA Division I Tournament Appearances, Eight 20-win
seasons
1986-87
Nyack
22-8
.733
District 31 Coach of the Year
1985-86
Nyack
21-9
.700
District 31 Coach of the Year
1984-85
Nyack
25-8
.758
School record for wins
1983-84
Nyack
21-9
.700
Third straight 20-win season
1982-83
Nyack
20-13
.606
First back-to-back
20-win seasons
1981-82
Nyack
20-12
.625
First 20-win seasons as head coach
1980-81
Nyack
17-11
.607
First campaign of 24 of 25 winning
years
1979-80
Nyack
10-21
.323
1978-79
Nyack
8-24
.250
1977-78
Nyack
8-21
.276
1976-77
Nyack
17-14
.548
First winning season as head coach
1975-76
Nyack
10-16
.385
First season as a head coach
Totals
Nyack
199-166
.545
Six 20-win seasons
Totals
34 Years
610-384
.614
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