The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) head men’s basketball coach Brandon Chambers announced on Tuesday the hiring of Mitch Marquis, who spent the last 12 seasons on the coaching staff at Tyler Junior College, as an assistant coach.
Throughout his tenure, Marquis helped guide the program to nearly 250 wins while developing nearly 40 student-athletes to play at the Division I level. Marquis helped Tyler Junior College to two Region XIV Conference Tournament Championships and two NJCAA National Tournament appearances in 2015 and 2018, a regular season Region XIV championship in 2020, and a Region XIV North Zone regular season championship in 2017.
Last season, Marquis stepped in as the interim head coach and was named the Region XIV Coach of the Year while leading Tyler Junior College to a 21-11 record and an appearance to the semifinals of the Region XIV Tournament.
Under his tutelage, Tyler Junior College led the conference in scoring at 79.7 points per game and were at the top of the league in field goal percentage with a 47.5% clip. Tyler Junior College also finished first in offensive efficiency in the conference and ranked ninth nationally while finishing in the top-20 in three-point percentage.
Marquis guided three earned to All-Region honors in Chris Uwayo Jr. and Caden Bell earning First Team honors while Josiah Hill earned Honorable Mention, all of which will be joining UTRGV for the 2026-27 season.
Throughout his time at Tyler Junior College, Marquis gained experience in duties off the court as he managed budgets and day-to-day operations, academics and logistics, recruiting, scouting, offensive and defensive schemes, and game plans.
Marquis played collegiately at Tyler Junior College for two seasons and then became their volunteer coach before being added as an assistant.
Marquis graduated from Southern New Hampshire University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts in general studies.
