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Larry Chin

Larry Chin has been a staple of UNLV Athletics Equipment as a full-time member for 43 years. A Las Vegan since 1964, Chin has worked as an equipment manager with almost every athletic program at the institution.

Chin currently oversees and handles equipment for 14 of the 17 intercollegiate sports at UNLV. He works primarily with women's basketball, men's and women's tennis, and men's and women's soccer.

He is one of only two staff members to participate in all four UNLV men's basketball NCAA Final Four appearances, which included the 1990 National Championship title. Chin and former head coach Jerry Tarkanian are the only two to have been a part of the the Runnin' Rebels postseason success in 1977, 1987, 1990 and 1991.

Chin is an inducted team member of nine UNLV Hall of Fame and two Southern Nevada Hall of Fame programs. He and his wife, Onn, reside in Las Vegas and have one son, Nathan. They are the proud grandparents of three grandchildren: Zachary Paul Chin, Nicholas Jordan Chin and DJ Chin.