Marlin E. Chinn (born April 16, 1970) is an American college basketball coach.

Early life and education

Born in

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, Chinn graduated from

Hampton University Hampton University is a private, historically black, research university in Hampton, Virginia. Founded in 1868 as Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, it was established by Black and White leaders of the American Missionary Association af ...

with a degree in accounting in 1992.

Coaching career

Chinn began his coaching career at high schools in Washington, D.C., first as assistant boys' coach at Archbishop Carroll High School from 1994 to 1997, then Theodore Roosevelt Senior High School in the 1997–98 school year. From 1998 to 2005, Chinn was an assistant coach at Mount St. Mary's University. He helped Mount St. Mary's win the

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regular season titles in 1999 and 2001. Chinn then became an assistant coach under Phyllis Mangina at

Seton Hall Seton Hall University (SHU) is a private Catholic research university in South Orange, New Jersey. Founded in 1856 by then-Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley and named after his aunt, Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, Seton Hall is the oldest diocesa ...

in 2005, then at

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under

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from 2009 to 2015. Following Maryland's run to the 2015 Final Four, Chinn became a head coach for the first time at

FIU Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Miami-Dade County. Founded in 1965, the school opened its doors to students in 1972. FIU has grown to become the third-largest university in Florida ...

in 2015. FIU went 5–26 (2–16

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) in Chinn's first and only season. On March 11, 2016, FIU fired Chinn for an NCAA improper benefits rules violation, specifically a $600 loan to team captain Destini Feagin to resolve a school debt. The university suspended Chinn two weeks earlier, after Feagin accused Chinn of sexual harassment that persisted throughout the season.

Head coaching record

References

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