BIO: Chandler was born in Berkeley, California, the oldest of three children, and graduated from Newark Memorial High School at Newark, California 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. He also became a father to a daughter named Tianna in late 2000, during his freshman year.
Marquin Chandler made his NBL debut with the Singapore Slingers at 24 years of age. He scored 21 points in his first game.
Marquin Chandler played one season in the NBL. He averaged 19.1 points, 6 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 29 NBL games.
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | 25 | Singapore | 13-20 (8) | 29 | 1,077 | 555 | 175 | 67 | 53 | 122 | 15 | 18 | 80 | 98 | 201 | 473 | 42% | 53 | 160 | 33% | 100 | 134 | 75% | 52% | 48% | 34 | Totals | 29 | 1077 | 555 | 175 | 67 | 53 | 122 | 15 | 18 | 80 | 98 | 201 | 473 | 42.5% | 53 | 160 | 33.1% | 100 | 134 | 74.6% | 52% | 48% | 34 |
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07 | 25 | Singapore | 13-20 (8) | 29 | 37.1 | 19.1 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 16.3 | 42% | 1.8 | 5.5 | 33% | 3.4 | 4.6 | 75% | 52% | 48% | 34 | Total | 29 | 37.1 | 19.1 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 16.3 | 42.5% | 1.8 | 5.5 | 33.1% | 3.4 | 4.6 | 74.6% | 52% | 48% | 34 |
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 34 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
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Chandler joined Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs for the 2005–2006 Philippine Basketball Association season, playing his first season in the Philippines.
Signed by Purefoods in September 2005, Chandler debuted in the 2005–06 PBA Fiesta Conference on October 2, 2005 against Red Bull, where he was an import teammate of Quermont Greer, and he later won Best Import of the Conference as Purefoods finished runner-up in the Fiesta Conference finals.
Chandler moved to South Korea in 2007 when he signed with Anyang KT&G Kites of the Korean Basketball League, and he produced a game-high 34 points in a Philippines exhibition win over the defending PBA champion Alaska Aces, 102–84.
He returned to the Philippines with Purefoods in 2009, including a May 7, 2009 game where he scored 35 points with 12 rebounds, with Daryan Selvy also featuring for Purefoods in the same matchup.
Chandler went back to the KBL with Wonju Dongbu Promy, where he averaged 16.2 points across 54 games in the 2008–2009 season, before joining Seoul SK Knights for the 2010 season in South Korea.
In early 2011, Chandler played in Bahrain with Al-Ahli during the Bahrain Cup Finals, scoring 15 points in a February 4, 2011 loss to Al-Manama in Game 1, and later scoring 23 points in the series as teammate Maytham Jameel had a game-high 30 points in the title-clinching game for Al-Ahli’s opponent.
On March 14, 2011, Chandler signed with S.L. Benfica in Portugal’s Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol, and he scored 16 points in Game 7 of the LPB finals as Benfica fell 86–76 to FC Porto in a seven-game championship series before he was released at the end of the season.
Chandler signed with Japans Chiba Jets on 16 September 2012 and played in the 2012–13 bj league season. A historical Japanese statistics database lists 41 regular-season appearances and totals of 848 points, 291 rebounds and 116 assists, equivalent to 20.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. It also records two separate bj league playoff games, in which Chandler scored 48 total points, grabbed seven rebounds and recorded eight assists (24.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game). The source cautions that Chibas official aggregated 2012–13 team statistics were unavailable, so these are reference totals rather than independently authenticated club totals.
Chandlers documented bj league highs included 36 points, 16 rebounds, seven assists, four steals, four blocks and six made three-pointers. On 13 April 2013, contemporary reporting credited him with 22 points and six made three-pointers in a 92–89 loss at Sendai; he also posted 23 points and eight rebounds in an 89–80 victory over the Tokyo Cinq Reves on 3 March. He later returned to South Korea for the 2013–14 season with Anyang KGC, averaging 9.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game across 22 KBL appearances.
In 2022, Chandler played in Mexico with Correcaminos UAT Victoria, and in a January 27, 2022 game he scored 30 points in 33 minutes while shooting 12-for-16 from the field and 1-for-3 from three-point range in a 65–55 result listed against a Houston opponent.
Chandler played college basketball at George Washington during the 2000–01 season before continuing with the Colonials in 2001–02 and later transferring to San Jose State, where he competed from 2003 to 2005, graduating prior to 2006.
George Washington finished the 2000–01 season with a 14–18 record under head coach Karl Hobbs, competing in the Atlantic 10 Conference during Hobbs’ first year leading the program.
With the Colonials men's basketball team, Chandler played in 25 games as a freshman, averaging 10.9 points and 1.2 rebounds a game.
Across those 25 appearances in 2000–01, he logged 272 total points, converting at a double-figure scoring rate that ranked among the top freshman scorers on the roster while also contributing in backcourt minutes across conference and non-conference play.
The following season, George Washington went 12–16 overall, and 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.
In 2001–02, he appeared in 27 games, totaling 165 points and 99 rebounds while increasing his rebounding production from his freshman season and maintaining a regular rotation role during Atlantic 10 competition.
After transferring to San Jose State and sitting out the 2002–03 season due to NCAA transfer rules, Chandler joined the Spartans for the 2003–04 campaign under head coach Phil Johnson in the Western Athletic Conference.
In 2003–04, San Jose State finished 6–23 overall, and Chandler appeared in 27 games, averaging 7.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game while recording multiple double-figure scoring performances in conference play.
He returned for the 2004–05 season as a senior, playing 27 games and averaging 9.1 points and 4.0 rebounds per contest while increasing his minutes and contributing across both guard and wing assignments in WAC matchups.
During his final collegiate season in 2004–05, San Jose State posted a 7–21 record, and Chandler registered season highs that included double-digit scoring outings and improved rebounding totals compared to his junior year.
Across his NCAA Division I career at George Washington and San Jose State, Chandler accumulated appearances in 106 games, compiling over 800 total points and more than 300 rebounds before graduating prior to 2006.
Additional Info: With the Colonials men's basketball team, Chandler played in 25 games as a freshman, averaging 10.9 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.
George Washington finished the 2000/01 season with a 14–18 record and went 12-16 the next season.
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