Alex Slawson will be in his first season as assistant coach of the Rock Valley College men's basketball team. Coach Slawson comes to Rock Valley College after previously serving as a graduate assistant coach with the Ottawa University Braves under head coach Aaron Siebenthall. He spent the 2020-21 season as an assistant coach and was a student assistant with the Braves in 2018-19 and 2019-20. While at Ottawa he helped the team to a record of 85-39 and an appearance at the last NAIA Division II Tournament, where the Braves advanced to the sweet sixteen. Slawson was a part of the staff that lead Ottawa over Concordia University in the first round of the 2019 National Tournament before the tournament was canceled due to COVID-19.
At Ottawa, Slawson served as a head coach for a JV program for the Braves, helped with recruiting student-athletes, and served as the equipment manager for Ottawa. In the summer of 2022 Slawson served as a summer basketball camp instructor for IMG academy in Florida.
Slawson graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Sports Studies from Ottawa University and recently obtained his Master of Arts in Leadership from Ottawa University.
