Preston Slaughter's first coaching experience was during high school, where he coached eight and nine-year old children in soccer at the local YMCA. He played tennis, soccer, and basketball in high school, and then moved on to play intramural basketball and ice hockey in college before walking on to the CU Buffs basketball team. He played two years at CU, averaging 4.1 points per game his senior year in only 4.6 minutes played per game. His greatest achievement was earning the Golden Buffalo Award, which was given to the player who most exemplifies what the coaching staff looks for in a student-athlete: hard work, determination, and being a great teammate. Preston got his master’s degree in mathematics and began teaching in Jeffco. He spent ten years at Arvada High School, where he coached JV girls soccer and Level 3 boys basketball before taking over the varsity boys basketball program in 2007. He turned around a 3-19 program the year before to a 13-11 record, and a rare playoff appearance in the last year Arvada played in 5A. However, he wanted to focus on his teaching and decided to step away from coaching after just one year at the helm. After a few years of a break from coaching, it was clear he couldn't stay away. He returned for one year as the Level 3 coach again, and then took over as head coach one year later in 2013. He remained the head coach until moving to D'Evelyn in 2015. Since then, he has been the D'Evelyn JV boys’ basketball coach, amassing a record of 38-19. He was awarded the D'Evelyn Assistant Coach of the Year award in 2016 after a 18-1 season. He has also coached JV girls’ tennis and is currently also the Head boys’ tennis coach. Comments are closed.
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