Tiara Malcom

Tiara Patryce Malcom (born January 24, 1983)^[1] is an American college basketball coach, who was head women's basketball coach at FIU from 2016 to 2020.

Tiara Malcom

Biographical details
Born	(1983-01-24) January 24, 1983 (age 39) Camp Springs, Maryland
Playing career
2001–2005	Delaware
2005–2006	GDESSA Barreiro
Position(s)	Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2006–2015	Delaware (asst.)
2015–2016	FIU (asst.)
2016–2020	FIU
Head coaching record
Overall	13–45 (.224)

Early life and playing career

After graduating from Caravel Academy in Bear, Delaware in 2001, Malcom attended the University of Delaware and played at forward for the Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens for four years under head coach Tina Martin. As a senior, Malcom was one of three team captains.^[1] Malcom averaged 16.4 points and 6.7 rebounds in her senior year of 2004–05 and helped Delaware make the WNIT.^[2]

Malcom, who completed a bachelor's degree in family and community services in 2005, and a Master's in Higher Education Administration in 2011, ^[1] played one year of professional basketball for GDESSA, a team in the Portuguese Liga Feminina de Basquetebol located in Barreiro.^[3]

Delaware statistics

Source^[4]

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2001–02	Delaware	30	179	40.5%	0.0%	73.3%	5.1	0.5	0.5	0.5	6.0
2002–03	Delaware	31	407	50.4%	0.0%	81.1%	7.6	0.9	1.5	0.8	13.1
2003–04	Delaware	29	450	49.3%	100.0%	75.9%	6.8	1.9	1.3	1.4	15.5
2004–05	Delaware	31	509	44.9%	0.0%	79.5%	6.7	1.9	1.2	0.9	16.4
Career		121	1545	47.1%	28.6%	77.8%	6.6	1.3	1.1	0.9	12.8

Coaching career

Malcom returned to the University of Delaware in 2006 to become an assistant coach on Martin's staff. In nine seasons as an assistant coach, Malcom helped Delaware reach a 36–0 record in CAA play in the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons combined. The team featured future WNBA Rookie of the Year Elena Delle Donne.^[5] While working as assistant coach, Malcom earned a master's degree in educational administration from Delaware in 2011.^[3]

On May 13, 2015, Malcom joined Marlin Chinn's staff at FIU as assistant coach.^[6] Following Chinn's suspension for sexual harassment of a player, Malcom became acting head coach for the final two regular season games and C-USA Tournament.^[7] Malcom went 1–4 as acting coach, with the one win being in the first round of the C-USA Tournament, 61–57 over UTSA.^[8]

FIU fired Chinn on March 11, 2016 for a violation of NCAA rules and promoted Malcom to head coach on April 8.^[7][3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
FIU Panthers (Conference USA) (2016–present)
2016–17	FIU	5–24	3–15	13th
2017–18	FIU	8–21	5–11	13th
2018–19	FIU	6–23	3–15	T-12th
FIU:		24–92 (.207)	13–55 (.191)
Total:		24–92 (.207)

References

1. . University of Delaware. Archived from the original on April 5, 2005.
2. . University of Delaware. Archived from the original on April 5, 2005.
3. "Tiara Malcom". FIU. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
4. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-02.
5. "Tiara Malcom, Assistant Coach". University of Delaware. 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
6. "Marlin Chinn Announces Tiara Malcom to @FIUWBasketball Coaching Staff". FIU. May 13, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
7. Neal, David J. (March 11, 2016). "FIU women's basketball coach fired after sexual misconduct allegations". Miami Herald. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
8. "2015–16 Women's Basketball Schedule". FIU. Retrieved June 7, 2016.