University of Denver women’s basketball head coach Kerry Cremeans announced the hiring of Molly Marrin as one of her newest assistant coaches. Marrin replaces former assistant coach Abby Bartolotta, who stepped down last month.
“We are thrilled Molly will be joining our DU family,” Cremeans said. “Molly comes from an incredible pedigree of Hall of Fame coaches which will be a tremendous asset to our team and program. She is a relentless recruiter and will make an immediate impact on, not only the future of this program, but also presently in that she is very personable and caring to the development of our players both on and off the court. Although her experience in coaching was very attractive, Molly is just a good, solid person with a great work ethic that is driven to be a part of our program as we continue to build it to a Championship level.”
Marrin joins the Pioneers after serving six seasons as an assistant coach under Jennifer Azzi at the University of San Francisco. Marrin served as the team’s recruiting coordinator since the 2008-09 season. Prior to joining the Dons’, Marrin served as the recruiting coordinator at North Dakota State for the 2007-08 season.
Marrin’s experience as a masterful recruiter was evident during her time with the Bison as she landed some of the top recruits in program history. The Bison’s 2008-09 recruiting class included a Nebraska ‘Miss Basketball’, and an additional player ranked in the top-50 nationally in various publications.
In 2006-07, Marrin was the recruiting coordinator/assistant coach at Wright State University of the Horizon League. Her tenure with the Raiders was highlighted by recruiting eventual All-Horizon League First Team selection Shey Peddy, who also garnered GBallMag.com Young All-America honors in 2007-08.
Prior to working at Wright State, she spent three years as the recruiting coordinator/assistant coach at the University of Northern Colorado. During her tenure in Greeley, Marrin created and implemented the Bears recruiting plan, which led to the signing of UNC’s highest profile signing of Jabrenta Hubbard, ranked among the top-50 players nationally in various publications.
An outstanding collegiate performer at Regis University in Colorado, Marrin helped lead the Rangers to two straight NCAA Division II tournament appearances in 2002 and 2003. As a senior, she was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference 2002-03 Preseason Player of the Year and ranked among NCAA leaders in both free throw and three-point field goal percentage.
A native of Dallas, Texas, Marrin graduated cum laude from Regis with a degree in communications in May 2003. She was also a member of the Lamba Pi Eta National Honor Society, a three-time Academic All-RMAC selection and the recipient of both The Marshall McCluhan Mass Media Commencement Award and the Elaine Perry Leadership Scholarship. Marrin earned her master’s degree in sports management from Northern Colorado in 2005.
Marrin joins current assistant coaches Seth Kushkin and Ashley Langford to round out coach Cremeans’ staff.
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