Coaching Career
Career Record: 595-341(30 seasons)
Career Division I Record: 472-306 (25 seasons)
At Louisiana (247-175; 13th season)
• All-Time leader in Sun Belt Conference victories (140)
• 2014, 2023 NCAA Tournament appearances
• 2018 Sun Belt Conference regular season champions
• 2011 SBC West Division Champions
• Two-time Louisiana Coach of the Year LSWA (2018, 2023)
• Two-time Louisiana Coach of the Year LABC (2018, 2023)
• 2018 Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year
• 2018 NABC District 24 Coach of the Year
• 2018, 2021, 2023 Skip Prosser Man of the Year Finalist
• 2018 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year Finalist
• 2018, 2023 Hugh Durham Coach of the Year Finalist
• Coached four Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year selections and 11 SBC All-Tournament selections
• Developed 20 Sun Belt All-Conference players including nine first, eight second, and five third-team selections
• Led Louisiana to the two winningest seasons in program history, 27 wins in 2017-18 and 26 in 2022-23.
• In 13 seasons, Marlin's teams have finished in the top four in the SBC seven times and among the top six nine total times.
• 48 wins in two-year span (2016-18) equaled the most since 1970-72.
• 112 wins in five-year span (2013-18) was the most among Sun Belt Conference schools
• Averaged 20+ wins for ten consecutive seasons (2013-present)
• Ranked top four in Sun Belt Conference in scoring in all 13 years, including six first place finishes
• 14 home wins to start the season in the Cajundome in 2017-18 was the best start in a single-season in school history
• Achieved double-digit home wins in all 11 seasons (2010-present)
• Elfrid Payton selected as 2014 NBA lottery pick (10th pick overall)
• Elfrid Payton selected as a member of the 2013 Team USA U-19 team, helping lead the squad to a gold medal at the FIBA Under-19 World Championships
• Elfrid Payton named 2014 Player of the Year by Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches (LABC) and Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA)
• Shawn Long named NBA D-League All-Star (2017) and second-team All-NBA Developmental League selection
• Shawn Long selected as a member of the 2015 U.S. Pan American team, helping team win bronze medal
• Shawn Long selected as Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year and named to AP All-America team in 2015-16
• Coached three career 1,000-point scorers from three different classes in 2013-14 (Elfrid Payton [Jr.], Shawn Long [So.], Bryant Mbamalu [Sr.])
• Coached three career 1,000-point scorers in 2017-18 (Bryce Washington, Johnathan Stove, Frank Bartley)
• Kasey Shepherd became the school’s 43rd player to reach 1,000-point mark in 2015-16
• Jay Wright became 44th player in school history to reach 1,000-point mark in 2016-17
• JaKeenan Gant became the 48th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark in 2018-19
• JaKeenan Gant named Sun Belt Conference Newcomer of the Year (2018) and a two-time SBC Defensive Player of the Year (2018-19)
• JaKeenan Gant set single-game Cajundome record for most points in a game (45) against Little Rock in 2019
• Shawn Long became the Sun Belt Conference's leading rebounder and achieved second place marks in scoring and blocked shots
• Bryce Washington became the programs second-leading rebounder and ranks third all-time in the Sun Belt
• Elfrid Payton became the Sun Belt Conference steals leader
• Theo Akwuba named the Sun Belt Defensive Plahyer of the Year and Second Team All-Conference
• Cedric Russell named First Team All-Sun Belt
• Cedric Russell became the 49th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark
• Jay Wright named Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2017)
• Frank Bartley named the Louisiana Association of Basketball Coaches (LABC) and Louisiana Sports Writers Association (LSWA) Player of the Year (2018)
• Led Ragin’ Cajuns to nine-game win streak during 2015-16 SBC play, winning by an average of 16 points during the span
• Earned his 450th win as a Division I head coach on November 17, 2022 against Louisiana Tech (94-88).
• Led UL to 11-game win streak in first season (2010-11), the longest such streak at the school in 38 years
• Completed first undefeated season at the Cajundome and the first undefeated season at home since 1972-73 (2022-23).
• Jordan Brown became the 50th player in school history to reach the 1,000-point mark, Brown also became the 34th player to reach the 500-rebound mark. Brown is the 24th player in program history to reach both of those marks for his career.
• Jordan Brown named the Sun Belt Conference Preseason Player of the Year, First Team-All Sun Belt, Sun Belt Conference Tournament MVP, Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List.
• Jordan Brown earned the Lou Henson National Player of the Year (2023). Brown was the first person in Sun Belt Conference history to earn the award. Brown also earned LSWA Player of the Year honors. (2023).
• Greg Williams named Second Team All-Sun Belt Conference (2023).
• Led Ragin’ Cajuns to nine-game win streak during 2015-16 SBC play, winning by an average of 16 points during the span.
• Marlin's teams at Louisiana led the Sun Belt Conference in scoring for six consecutive seasons from 2012-18.
• Led UL to 11-game win streak in first season (2010-11), the longest such streak at the school in 38 years
• Led the Ragin' Cajuns to 10-game win streak on two separate occasions (2018, 2023).
• Among Sun Belt Conference schools, the Ragin’ Cajuns have finished in the top four in field goal percentage in seven of Marlin’s 13 seasons.
• In total, Marlin has coached 42 players who have been named to either the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll or the Sun Belt Commissioner’s List.
• In Marlin's tenure as head coach, his teams have posted eight of the top 10 team GPA's in program history, including the top four marks
• Since his arrival at UL, has led Louisiana to a 76-48 record in games played in the months of February and March.
• Among Sun Belt Conference schools, the Ragin’ Cajuns have finished in the top four in 3-point field goal percentage in seven of Marlin’s 11 seasons
• Marlin's teams at Louisiana led the Sun Belt Conference in scoring for six consecutive seasons from 2012-18
At Sam Houston State (225-131; 12 seasons)
• Southland Conference Coach of the Decade (2000-10)
• 2010 Skip Prosser Man of the Year (sponsored by CollegeInsider.com)
• 2010 NABC District 23 Coach of the Year
• Southland Coach of the Year (2000, 2003, 2010)
• NCAA Tournament Qualifier (2003, 2010)
• Southland Conference Championships (2000, 2003, 2010)
• Southland Conference Tournament Championships (2003, 2010)
At Pensacola Junior College (123-35; 5 seasons)
• 1993 NJCAA National Championship
• 1993 NJCAA National Coach of the Year
• 1993 NABC, Basketball Times, Basketball Weekly Coach of the Year
• 1993 Region 8 Coach of the Year
• 2019 Inductee into PSC Athletics Hall of Fame
• Won 88 percent of home games (73-10) during five-year tenure
• Coached Anthony Goldwire, an eventual second-round pick by the Phoenix Suns in the 1994 NBA Draft
• Coached 1993 NJCAA Player of the Year Paul O'Liney
• Coached 1994 NJCAA Student-Athlete of the Year Eddie Samuel