1. Cuonzo LaMar Martin was born on September 23,1971 and is an American basketball coach and former player who is in his second tenure as the head men's basketball coach at Missouri State University.
22 Facts About Cuonzo Martin
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Cuonzo Martin had held that same position from 2008 to 2011.
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Cuonzo Martin is the former head coach at the University of Tennessee, University of California, Berkeley, and the University of Missouri.
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Cuonzo Martin attended Purdue University, where he played for Gene Keady and alongside Wooden Award winner Glenn Robinson.
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Cuonzo Martin held future NBA players Shawn Respert of Michigan State and Wisconsin's Michael Finley to season lows in scoring as a senior.
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On March 24,1994, Cuonzo Martin set a school record with the most three-pointers made in a game, making 8 of 13 threes against Kansas in a Sweet Sixteen, later broken by Carsen Edwards.
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Cuonzo Martin left Purdue with the fourth most three-point shots made with 179, behind Jaraan Cornell's 242 record, while holding the record for the highest career three-point shooting with.
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Cuonzo Martin was awarded First Team All-Big Ten honors his Senior season, averaging 18.4 points a game.
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Cuonzo Martin currently holds another school record for most consecutive games played with 137 straight throughout his career at Purdue.
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Cuonzo Martin was selected by the Atlanta Hawks as the 57th pick in the 2nd round of the 1995 NBA draft.
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Cuonzo Martin was selected to the All-CBA Second Team in 1997 and All-Rookie First Team in 1996.
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In November 1997, Cuonzo Martin asked to be sent home, due to various symptoms.
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Cuonzo Martin began aggressive treatments and chemotherapy and the cancer went into remission.
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Cuonzo Martin's Bears won their first game at their new JQH Arena home, beating Arkansas from the SEC.
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Cuonzo Martin's Bears headed into conference play with only 3 players appearing in every game, due to a number of injuries.
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On March 27,2011, after three seasons at Missouri State, Cuonzo Martin was hired as the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers.
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In three seasons as head coach, Cuonzo Martin led the Volunteers to two NITs and to the 2014 NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen.
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Later, Cuonzo Martin said that several of his own players were displeased with the way fans treated him.
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Cuonzo Martin left for Missouri, with Cal facing the "likelihood of a depleted roster next season".
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On March 15,2017, the same day as his Cal resignation, Cuonzo Martin was hired as the head coach of the University of Missouri men's basketball team.
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On March 24,2017, Cuonzo Martin received the commitment of top recruit and Missouri native Michael Porter Jr.
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Cuonzo Martin became the fifth Division I head coach to come out of the Gene Keady coaching tree, following Bruce Weber, Steve Lavin, Kevin Stallings, Matt Painter, and Linc Darner.