While at Kentucky State, Slater compiled a 88-66 record and guided four student-athletes to All-SIAC honors. Additionally, he led the 2018-19 squad to the SIAC Championship game as the lowest seeded team in the tournament. Four of his student-athletes went on to play professionally.

 

Before joining the staff at KSU, Slater was the director and coach for the Illinois MEANSTREETS AAU program in Chicago, IL. He produced talents such as Derrick Rose (New York Knicks) and former UK standouts Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans), and Tyler Ulis (Phoenix Suns). He also served as a trainer and Director of Scouting for Sports Prep NBA, which produced Jahlil Okafor (Philadelphia 76ers). 

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A native of East St. Louis, Ill., Slater was a McDonald's All-American honorable mention standout at East St. Louis Lincoln Senior High School from 1995-98. He continued his playing career at Los Angeles Community College where he was a National Junior College Association All-American in 1999. He then moved on to WMU and played for the Broncos from 2000-03. He turned the program from a nine-win team in his first season to a back-to-back 20-win team the following two seasons. The team collected key victories over Michigan, Auburn and Fordham.