Jarron Hinton begins his sixth season as an assistant coach for the Francis Marion men's basketball team, and his eighth year as part of the Patriot program.

His primary responsibilities include recruiting, on-floor coaching, individual player workouts, pre- and post-season workouts and helping in the area of academic support for team members. Hinton also serves as the camp director for the Gary Edwards' Four Great Days of Summer boys basketball camp at FMU.

He played for the Patriots during the 2002-03 and 2003-04 seasons. From the point guard spot, he averaged 7.1 points and 5.3 assists per game with a school-record 66 steals as a senior, while helping lead FMU to a 27-4 record and an appearance in the round of Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Division II National Tournament. His senior season assists total of 164 was the third-highest tally in the program's history. 

His two-year total of 309 assists stands fourth on the FMU career list, and he owned a career assists-to-turnovers ratio of 1.5.  As a junior, he ranked 23rd in NCAA Division II in assists per game.

He earned the B. S. degree in history from FMU.  During December 2009, he was named to Francis Marion's All-Decade Team for 2000-09.

Prior to coming to Francis Marion, the Lima, Ohio, native played two seasons at Mercyhurst College.

Hinton is the father to two daughters (Jaelan and Mycahyla).

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