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Where Is Cuonzo Martin Coaching Now And Why Is He Leaving Missouri Tigers?

Where Is Cuonzo Martin Coaching Now And Why Is He Leaving Missouri Tigers?

Cuonzo Martin is a well-known Basketball Player who was born on September 23, 1971 in the United States. Cuonzo Martin’s net worth is $5 million as of December 2022.

He spent one season with the Vancouver Grizzlies and one with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Cuonzo Martin is now a free agent after five years as head coach of the Missouri Tigers. Dennis Gates took over for Martin in 2022.

The former player and American basketball coach is currently looking for work. Cuonzo also had a successful playing career.

Martin was selected 57th overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 1995 NBA Draft. He appeared in just seven NBA games for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Vancouver Grizzlies in 1995-96.

Cuonzo Martin
Cuonzo Martin

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Cuonzo Martin: Where Is He Coaching Now?

The Cuonzo Martin is no longer coaching a team. He has taken a break from basketball since being released from Tigers basketball.

He has had the opportunity to appreciate this beautiful game as a player for seven years and as a coach for more than two decades. Basketball fans will eagerly await his return to the court.

Martin’s career began in 2000. Cuonzo returned to Purdue as Gene Keady’s assistant coach in 2000 after a year as a deputy coach at West Lafayette High School.

Martin joined the Missouri Valley Conference’s Missouri State University on March 25, 2008, after eight seasons at Purdue. After three seasons at Missouri State, the 51-year-old was named head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers on March 27, 2011.

Prior to his time at the University of Missouri, he was named head coach of the men’s basketball team at the University of California, Berkeley on April 15, 2014.

Cuonzo Martin
Cuonzo Martin

Cuonzo Martin Coached Missouri Tigers Basketball Since 2017

Cuonzo has been a coach for over two decades, but his most well-known stint was at the University of Missouri. He has been the men’s basketball coach at Missouri for over five years.

On March 15, 2017, Martin was named head coach of the University of Missouri men’s basketball team, the same day he left California.

Missouri agreed to pay him $21 million over seven years, making him the highest-paid coach in programme history.

Cuonzo Martin was fired after only five seasons. He led Cal to its most recent NCAA tournament appearance in 2016.

Under Martin, the Tigers only made two NCAA tournaments, both of which they lost in the first round. His teams went 78-77 overall, and Missouri finished the season 12-21, 5-13. With 14 teams, they were ranked 12th in the Southeastern Conference.

Cuonzo Martin
Cuonzo Martin

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Cuonzo Martin Career Coaching Record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
2008-09 Missouri State 11-20 3-15 10th
2009-10 Missouri State 24-12 8-10 7th CIT Champions
2010-11 Missouri State 26-9 15-3 1st NIT Second Round
Missouri State Totals 61-41 (.598) 26-28 (.481)
2011-12 Tennessee 19-15 10-6 T-2nd NIT Second Round
2012-13 Tennessee 20-13 11-7 T-5th NIT First Round
2013-14 Tennessee 24-13 11-7 4th NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Tennessee Totals 63-41 (.606) 32-20 (.615)
2014-15 California 18-15 7-11 T-8th
2015-16 California 23-11 12-6 T-3rd NCAA First Round
2016-17 California 21-13 10-8 5th NIT First Round
California Totals 62-39 (.614) 28-24 (.538)
2017-18 Missouri 20-13 10-8 T-4th NCAA First Round
2018-19 Missouri 15-17 5-13 12th
2019-20 Missouri 15-16 7-11 11th
2020-21 Missouri 16-10 8-8 7th NCAA First Round
Mizzou Totals 66-56 (.541) 30-40(.429)
Career Totals 252-177 (.587) 116-112 (.509)

Roberta Jones Martin (Cuonzo Martin Wife) Is A Mother Of Three

Cuonzo Martin’s wife, Roberta Jones Martin, is a well-known collector. The couple has been married for 27 years.

The couple exchanged vows and married on June 15, 1995, according to a Twitter post. They have three children from their long marriage.

Roberta, who has over 800 followers on Instagram, states in her bio that she is an experienced collector. Every year on September 23, she celebrated her birthday with her family.

She is an avid basketball fan who is frequently seen in the stands. For example, on November 26, 2020, she was at Mizzou Arena cheering on her husband’s team. The mother of three enjoys travelling and discovering new places, and she is frequently seen with her love and children.

Cuonzo Martin
Cuonzo Martin

Biography Of Cuonzo Martin

Former NBA shooting guard who went on to coach college basketball after playing two seasons in the league. Cuonzo LaMar Martin (born September 23, 1971) is the current head coach of the Missouri Tigers men’s basketball team in the United States.

Sandra Martin raised him and his two siblings on her own.

Cuonzo Martin played at Purdue University for Gene Keady and alongside Wooden Award winner Glenn Robinson. The 6’6″ 215-pound guard/forward helped lead the Purdue Boilermakers to back-to-back Big Ten Conference titles and an Elite Eight appearance in 1994 and 1995. As a senior, Martin held future NBA players Shawn Respert of Michigan State and Michael Finley of Wisconsin to season lows in scoring.

Martin set a school record for most three-pointers made in a game on March 24, 1994, against Kansas in the Sweet Sixteen, which was recently broken by Carsen Edwards (3/23/19 Purdue vs Villanova). He was known as the team’s defensive stopper, but he was also lethal from beyond the arc.

He graduated from Purdue with the fourth-most three-point attempts (179), trailing Jaraan Cornell’s 242 mark, and the highest career three-point shooting accuracy (.451). Martin was named First Team All-Big Ten after averaging 18.4 points per game as a senior. He currently holds another Purdue school record for most consecutive games played with 137 in his career.

Cuonzo Martin
Cuonzo Martin

Quick Facts About Cuonzo Martin

Full Name Cuonzo Martin
Occupation Basketball Player
Age 51
Date of Birth September 23, 1971
Place of Birth Illinois
Star Sign Libra
Country United States
Gender Male

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