June 9, 2009

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - University of Maryland head women's basketball coach Brenda Frese announced today the hiring of former Seton Hall assistant and Washington, D.C. native Marlin Chinn as assistant coach for the Terrapin women's basketball program.

"We have always been about family first here at Maryland and it's pretty special to bring Marlin back home," Frese said. "This is where he wants to be and he already knows why Maryland is an incredible place. As we got to know each other, we quickly found Marlin shares common traits with us - loyalty, work ethic, care and concern for people and he is a tremendous recruiter. We feel as though Marlin will help us continue to set the bar high for excellence here at Maryland. We're excited to welcome him to our family."

Chinn, a 1992 graduate of Hampton University, spent the last four seasons as an assistant at Seton Hall University - the last three as Phyllis Mangina's top assistant and recruiting coordinator. At SHU, Chinn directed all aspects of recruiting, scouting and player evaluation and was instrumental in player development.

In Chinn's second season on Mangina's staff, the Pirates posted their first winning record in Big East play in six years en route to a 13-win improvement from the previous season. During his tenure at Seton Hall, Chinn helped secure a top-30 national recruiting class in 2007, recruited a pair of All-Big East Rookie Team selections as well as recruiting and coaching two All-Big East performers.

The Archbishop Carroll High School alum previously spent seven seasons at Mount St. Mary's from 1998-2005, serving as top assistant for The Mount. There, he recruited five Northeast Conference All-Rookie Team choices, including the 2005 NEC Rookie of the Year.

"I really want to sincerely thank Coach Frese and her staff for allowing me to come on board," Chinn said. "When I first stepped on campus, I knew that I belonged here. An opportunity to come home and be a part of a winning tradition that Brenda has set here is awesome.

"Anyway I can come in and contribute to help us win, I plan to do."

Chinn is a member of both the Black Coaches Association (BCA) and the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). He was recently selected into the 2007 BCA Achieving Coaching Excellence (ACE) for ethnic minority male and female basketball coach's class.