Cuonzo Martin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cuonzo Martin
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 23, 1971(1971-09-23)
Age	53
Birthplace	East St. Louis
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Virgo

Cuonzo Martin Biography

Cuonzo Martin is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on September 23, 1971 in East St. Louis, Illinois, United States. Formerly a shooter who made for two years in the NBA and then went to coach basketball at the college level afterward.

The last time he played in the NBA He was a teammate of The All-Star Bucks’ star shooting player His last season in the NBA he was teammates with All-Star Bucks shooting guard Ray Allen, who was playing his first season in the NBA., who was in his debut year playing in the NBA.

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 recently was broken by Carsen Edwards (3/23/19 Purdue vs VillaNova). 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.

Martin was selected by the Atlanta Hawks as the 57th pick in the 2nd round of the 1995 NBA Draft. He played in only seven career NBA games for the 1995–96 expansion team Vancouver Grizzlies and the Milwaukee Bucks where he re-joined his college teammate and the number one pick in the 1994 NBA Draft Glenn Robinson during the 1996–97 season. He also played professionally in the CBA for the Grand Rapids Mackers and he played for Ciro Avellino of Italian Lega Basket Serie A for the 1997–98 season. Martin was leading the Italian team in scoring. In November 1997, Martin asked to be sent home, due to various symptoms. He was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Martin began aggressive treatments and chemotherapy and the cancer went into remission. Martin returned to Purdue to finish his degree. After he graduated, Gene Keady hired Martin as an assistant coach in 2000. The Cuonzo Martin Challenge Award to help raise funds for cancer research was established in his honor and he has since been cancer-free.

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

Cuonzo Martin Net Worth

Cuonzo Martin is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cuonzo Martin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was the basketball champion in two state champions while in the state championships at East St. Louis Lincoln High School.

He was a part of one season with his team the Vancouver Grizzlies and one season with Milwaukee Bucks. Milwaukee Bucks.

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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Cuonzo Martin height 6 ft 6 in Cuonzo weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Cuonzo Martin Dating?

According to our records, Cuonzo Martin married to Roberta Martin. As of December 1, 2023, Cuonzo Martin’s is not dating anyone.

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On March 27, 2011, after three seasons at Missouri State, Martin was hired as the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers. In three seasons as head coach, Martin led the Volunteers to two NITs and to the 2014 NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen.

Facts & Trivia

Cuonzo Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Cuonzo Martin celebrates birthday on September 23 of every year.

After a slow start to the 2013–14 season, several fans began openly campaigning to have Martin replaced with his predecessor, Bruce Pearl, who was about to finish serving a show-cause penalty. An online petition urging athletic director Dave Hart Jr. to rehire Pearl drew 40,000 signatures. Later, Martin said that several of his own players were displeased with the way fans treated him.

Where is Cuonzo Martin coaching at?

Personal information
2014–2017| California
2017–2022| Missouri
Career highlights and awards
As player: CBA All-Star (1997) AP Honorable mention All-American (1995) First- team All-Big Ten (1995) As coach: MVC Coach of the Year (2011) MVC regular season (2011) Ben Jobe Award (2011) CIT champion (2010)

What happened to Missouri's basketball coach?

Missouri fired men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin after five seasons , the school announced Friday, in a move that drew criticism from several of his colleagues throughout college basketball. Martin took over the Tigers in 2017 after three seasons at California, with Missouri hiring him to replace Kim Anderson.

Who is Cuonzo Martin's wife?

Roberta Martin

Where did Cuonzo Martin go to college?

Purdue University

Who will replace Cuonzo Martin at Mizzou?

Missouri introduced Dennis Gates as the Tigers’ new men’s basketball coach on Tuesday. Gates, 42, posted a 50-40 record in three seasons at Cleveland State (20-11 in 2021-22) before being hired to replace Cuonzo Martin.