Marquin Theo Jimmy Chandler (born March 11, 1982) is an American professional basketball player.

Early life and college

Chandler was born in

Berkeley, California Berkeley ( ) is a city on the eastern shore of San Francisco Bay in northern Alameda County, California, United States. It is named after the 18th-century Anglo-Irish bishop and philosopher George Berkeley. It borders the cities of Oakland, Cali ...

, the oldest of three children, and graduated from

Newark Memorial High School Newark Memorial High School (NMHS) is a comprehensive high school in Newark, California, United States. It is part of the Newark Unified School District (NUSD). History Newark Memorial High School was formed in 1983 as part of a school consol ...

Newark, California Newark ( ) is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It was incorporated as a city in September 1955. Newark is an enclave, surrounded by the city of Fremont. The three cities of Newark, Fremont, and Union City make up the Tri-C ...

in 2000. As a senior, he won the California Interscholastic Foundation Division II championship with the Newark Memorial Cougars. From 2000 to 2002, Chandler attended

George Washington University The George Washington University (GW or GWU) is a Private university, private University charter#Federal, federally-chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. Originally named Columbian College, it was chartered in 1821 by ...

. With the Colonials men's basketball team, Chandler played in 25 games as a freshman, averaging 1.9 points and 1.2 rebounds a game. The following season, Chandler averaged 14.7 minutes, 6.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game and had two games with double-digit scoring. He also became a father to a daughter named Tianna in late 2000, during his freshman year at George Washington. George Washington finished the 2000–01 season with a 14–18 record and went 12–16 the next season. Chandler transferred to

San Jose State University San José State University (San Jose State or SJSU) is a Public university, public research university in San Jose, California. Established in 1857, SJSU is the List of oldest schools in California, oldest public university on the West Coast of ...

in 2002. From 2003 to 2005, Chandler played on the

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team, majoring in administration of justice.Alt URL
/ref> Chandler averaged 19.8 minutes, 9.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 0.6 assists in the 2003–04 season. He made 53.5% of field goal attempts. As a senior in 2004–05, Chandler played 35 minutes a game on average and had 19.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game with 47.1% field goal shooting. For both of Chandler's seasons, San Jose State went 6–23. In 2005, Chandler was a second-team All-

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pick.

Professional career

After trying out with the

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in the

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, Chandler signed with the Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs of the

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in September 2005. Chandler and another Sacramento Kings Summer League member Quermont Greer, who played at

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, were teammates. The team became runners-up of the 2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference finals. In 2007, Chandler signed with

Anyang KGC The Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters () is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League, based at Anyang Gymnasium in the city of Anyang. The club has won four KBL championship titles ( 2011–12, 2016–17, 2020–21, and 2 ...

in the

Korean Basketball League The Korean Basketball League () or simply KBL is a professional men's basketball league in South Korea which was established in 1997. The league consists of ten teams and each team plays a total of 54 games (27 home and 27 away) in the regular s ...

(KBL). In an exhibition game in the Philippines against defending PBA champions Alaska Aces, Anyang won 102–84, and Chandler scored a game-high 34 points. In 54 games with the KBL team

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in 2008–2009, Chandler averaged 16.2 points. Chandler joined the

Seoul SK Knights The Seoul SK Knights () is a professional basketball club in the Korean Basketball League. The club was originally founded by Jinro Group in 1997 as Cheongju Jinro McCass. Before the official launch of the basketball club, Jinro Group filed fo ...

of the KBL in 2010. On February 4, 2011, Chandler scored 15 points as his team Al-Ahli lost to Al-Manama in Game 1 of the Bahrain Cup Finals. On March 14, 2011, Chandler signed with

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(LPB). Benfica lost the LPB championship in 7 games to

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. In the final game of the series, where Porto won 86–76, Chandler scored 16. Benfica released Chandler by the end of the season. Chandler signed with the Japanese team Chiba Jets on September 16, 2012. For the 2013–2014 season, he was signed by KBL club team

. In 22 games, Chandler averaged 9.5 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game. In March 2014, Chandler played one preseason game with

Caciques de Humacao Caciques de Humacao was a professional basketball team based in Humacao, Puerto Rico Humacao () is a Humacao barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in Puerto Rico located in the eastern coast of the island, north ...

of the Puerto Rican

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References

External links

San Jose State Spartans biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chandler, Marquin 1982 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Portugal American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American expatriate basketball people in the Philippines American expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain American expatriate sportspeople in Singapore Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters players Basketball players from Berkeley, California Chiba Jets players George Washington Revolutionaries men's basketball players Korean Basketball League players Newark Memorial High School alumni People from Newark, California Basketball players from Alameda County, California Philippine Basketball Association imports Power forwards San Jose State Spartans men's basketball players Seoul SK Knights players Singapore Slingers players S.L. Benfica basketball players Correbasket UAT players Magnolia Hotshots players Wonju DB Promy players American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Mexico