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Tim Marrion

Tim Marrion returned to the Vandals in the summer of 2021 as an Assistant Coach.

Marrion was previously with the Vandals in 2015-16, acting as the director of basketball operations. The Idaho squad in 2015-16 finished 21-13 and went to the College Basketball Invitational. He returns to Idaho from San Jose State where he spent the previous two seasons as an Assistant Coach. In 2020-21, the Spartans had the Mountain West's top scorer.
 
Prior to SJSU, Marrion spent three seasons in a third stint at Washington State. He first was with the Cougars from 2009-2012 and he returned for the 2013-14 season after coaching at San Jose State during the 2012-13 season. During his time at WSU, Marrion acted as the director of player development, academic liaison, coordinator of basketball operations, and assistant coach.
 
Marrion began his coaching career at San Jose State. When he was named an assistant coach for the 2007-08 season, it was believed that he was the youngest full-time assistant coach in NCAA Division I men's basketball.
 
Immediately preceding his first stint at Idaho, Marrion was the associate head coach at Clark College, helping guide the Penguins to the Northwest Athletic Conference Tournament Championship and a 25-6 record.
 
During his coaching career, Mariron has helped develop nine current and former NBA players including Klay Thompson.
 
Marrion received his bachelor's degree in sport management with a minor in leadership studies from Washington State in just three years, graduating in 2006.  He earned his master's degree in sports leadership from Duquesne University in 2014.
 
Originally from Nottingham, England, Marrion lived in Melbourne, Australia for six years before moving to the United States, where he graduated from St. Francis High School in Mountain View, Calif., in 2003.  Marrion and his wife, Sofia, were married in the spring of 2013.
 
Education: Washington State, 2006 (Sport Management); Duquesne, 2014 (Master's in Sports Leadership).
 

COACHING CAREER:
YEAR TEAM HEAD COACH
2006-07 San Jose State George Nessman
2007-08 San Jose State George Nessman
2008-09 San Jose State George Nessman
2009-10 Washington State Ken Bone
2010-11 Washington State Ken Bone
2011-12 Washington State Ken Bone
2012-13 San Jose State George Nessman
2013-14 Washington State Ken Bone
2014-15 Clark College Alex Kirk
2015-16 Idaho Don Verlin
2016-17 Washington State Ernie Kent
2017-18 Washington State Ernie Kent
2018-19 Washington State Ernie Kent
2019-20 San Jose State Jean Prioleau
2020-21 San Jose State Jean Prioleau
2021-22 Idaho Zac Claus
2022-23     Idaho     Zac Claus


Family:
Wife – Sofia; Daughter – Gia; Son – Del

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