Cuonzo Martin
Martin in 2009 as Missouri State head coach.
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| Missouri Tigers | |
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| Position | Head coach |
| League | Southeastern Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 23, 1971 East St. Louis, Illinois |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Lincoln (East St. Louis, Illinois) |
| College | Purdue (1991–1995) |
| NBA draft | 1995 / Round: 2 / Pick: 57th overall |
| Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
| Playing career | 1995–1998 |
| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward |
| Number | 40, 21 |
| Coaching career | 1999–present |
| Career history | |
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| 1995–1996 | Vancouver Grizzlies |
| 1996–1997 | Grand Rapids Mackers |
| 1997 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1997–1998 | Ciro Avellino |
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| 1999–2000 | West Lafayette HS (asst.) |
| 2000–2007 | Purdue (asst.) |
| 2007–2008 | Purdue (assoc. HC) |
| 2008–2011 | Missouri State |
| 2011–2014 | Tennessee |
| 2014–2017 | California |
| 2017–present | Missouri |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Cuonzo LaMar Martin (born September 23, 1971) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach of the Missouri Tigers men's basketball team.
Playing alongside LaPhonso Ellis as a sophomore and junior, Martin played on two state championship teams for Lincoln High in his native East St. Louis, Illinois. Through his 3 years in the IHSA tournament, Martin scored 198 points and grabbed 111 rebounds in 12 games.
In 2007, Martin and Ellis were voted one of the "100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball Tournament," recognizing their superior performance in their appearances in the tournament.
Cuonzo Martin attended Purdue University, where he played for Gene Keady and alongside Wooden Award winner, Glenn Robinson. The 6'6", 215 lb guard/forward helped lead the Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team to back-to-back Big Ten Conference Titles in 1994 and 1995 and an Elite Eight appearance. Martin held future NBA players Shawn Respert of Michigan State and Wisconsin's Michael Finley to season lows in scoring as a Senior. On March 24, 1994, 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, which has since been tied up by Robbie Hummel (January 12, 2010) and Ryne Smith (November 14, 2011). Known as the team's defensive stopper, he was also deadly beyond the arc. He 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 .451 accuracy. Martin was awarded First Team All-Big Ten honors his Senior season, averaging 18.4 points a game. He currently holds another school record for most consecutive games played with 137 straight throughout his career at Purdue.
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