Two weeks after women’s basketball team captain Destini Feagin filed a sexual misconduct complaint against Head Coach Marlin Chinn, the University fired him.
Chinn was released Friday, March 11 following his admission to violating NCAA rules with athlete benefits. He never admitted to sexual misconduct on his behalf.
The violation of NCAA rules came when Chinn gave Feagin $600 to pay off a $500 debt on her FIU account in December in order to register for the spring semester.
Feagin claims she was unaware that the loan Chinn gave her was an NCAA violation.
Although Chinn has been fired, the case with Feagin is still under investigation by local authorities. Chinn’s firing saves FIU a total of $644,000, which would’ve been his total payout had he served the remaining four years on his contract.
In Chinn’s contract, Section 6(e) states he can be terminated with cause for an intentional violation of NCAA rules.
Since Chinn’s suspension began Saturday, Feb. 27, Assistant Coach Tiara Malcolm has served as interim coach for FIU’s last two regular season games and its two Conference USA tournament games.
FIU finished last in the Conference with a 5-26 record. Their season ended after a 76-44 loss to Marshall Thursday, March 9 in the C-USA tournament.
During the offseason FIU will recruit and look for a new head coach.
Photo courtesy: Vickie Pleus
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