David Slifer is an American college women's basketball coach at the University of Central Missouri.
Slifer, a Charleston, Illinois native, began his coaching career at his alma mater Mount Mercy University in 1989.
With the exception of his first year, Slifer led the Mustangs to the NAIA Tournament finishing in the Final Four during his last two seasons.
[2] In March 1995, Slifer was announced as the next head coach at Missouri Western State College, an NCAA Division II school competing in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
In April 2004, Slifer was named the head coach at MIAA-rival Central Missouri State University.