Tim Marrion returns to the San José State men's basketball program for the 2023-24 season as the director of operations.
Marrion is no stranger to the Spartan program as he is making his fourth stint at SJSU. He previously was an assistant for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons. In 2020-21, Marrion helped lead SJSU to their longest win streak in league play since 2017. His work with senior guard Richard Washington helped the sharp shooter develop into one of the top scorers in the nation as he paced the Mountain West with 19.5 points per contest.
For the past two seasons, Marrion was an assistant at the University of Idaho.
Marrion returned to the South Bay in 2019-20 for the first time since the 2012-13 season when he served as an assistant coach on the Spartans' staff for the second stint. He began his professional career with SJSU in 2006-07 as an administrative assistant before being promoted to an assistant coach for the 2007-08 season. At the time of his promotion, it was believed that Marrion was the youngest full-time assistant coach in NCAA Division I men's basketball at 22 years old. That season, he helped the Spartans to an eight-win improvement from the previous season, the eighth-largest win improvement in the NCAA that season.
Marrion joined the Spartans from Washington State where he served as an assistant coach at his alma mater as a member of head coach Ernie Kent's staff last season. Marion first joined the Cougars' program in 2009 as the coordinator of basketball operations, a role he held until 2012 when he returned to San Jose State for the first time.
During the 2012-13 season with SJSU, Marrion coached the point guards and wings, including senior guard James Kinney, who finished the season 12th in the nation in scoring at 20.6 points per game.
After one season with the Spartans, Marion returned to Washington State in 2013-14 as the team's director of player development and academic liaison. He resumed his role as the coordinator of basketball operations in 2016 and held the title until receiving the promotion to assistant coach prior to last season.
In his coaching career, Marrion has had his hand in the development of nine current and former NBA players, including former Spartan great Adrian Oliver and three-time NBA Champion of the Golden State Warriors, Klay Thompson.
In between stints with Washington State, Marrion served as the associate head coach at Clark College in Vancouver, Wash., for the 2014-15 season, helping guide the Penguins to the Northwest Athletic Conference Tournament Championship and a 25-6 record. The following season, he was the director of basketball operations for the University of Idaho where he helped the Vandals to an eight-game improvement from the previous season and a trip to the College basketball Invitational.'
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. They have two children - Gia and Del.
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. They have two children - Gia and Del.