Cuonzo Martin - Coach of the Tennessee Vols basketball team

The University of Tennessee named former Purdue player and Missouri State coach Cuonzo Martin as its 18th men's basketball coach on Sunday, March 27, 2011, as a successor to Bruce Pearl, who was fired Monday, March 21, 2011, with an NCAA investigation hanging over the program.

After taking over Missouri State in 2008, Cuonzo Martin's teams steadily improved from a 3-15 Missouri Valley Conference record in his first season to 15-3 in MVC play his final campaign, a school record, recording the first MVC title in school history. Overall, the Bears improved from 11-20 his first season in 2008-09 to 24-12 in 2009-10 to 26-9 in his last season at Missouri State. Cuonzo Martin's final team at Missouri State finished 7th nationally in forcing turnovers per game, while leading the MVC in three-point shooting, assist-to-turnover ratio and finishing second in the conference in scoring and scoring margin.

As a player at Purdue, Cuonzo Martin shot 45.9 percent from three-point range (179-for-390) his junior and senior seasons, helping the Boilermakers win back-to-back Big 10 titles.

Cuonzo Martin also has appeared at Tennessee's Thompson-Boling Arena as both a player and a coach, as the Vols defeated his Missouri State team 60-56 in the 2010-11 season, while Cuonzo Martin set a Purdue record for three-pointers in a game with 8 against Kansas in the March 24, 1994, regional semifinals in Knoxville.

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• Mike Strange: Robert Hubbs, A.J. Davis, Darius Thompson know what Cuonzo Martin expects from them Published 6/18/2013 at 8:10 p.m. 1 comment

  Grind. I kept hearing that word Monday night from Tennessee’s incoming basketball freshmen.

• Mike Strange: Plenty of room for improvement as UT turns to 2013-14 Published 6/14/2013 at 5:58 p.m. 35 comments

  The ides of June means the NCAA sports year is all but done. The only loose end is in Omaha, Neb.

• UT's sports, other than football, score in safe APR range Published 6/11/2013 at 7:43 p.m. 2 comments

  Aside from football, Tennessee’s other sports can breathe a sigh of relief — or pride, in some cases — with the release Tuesday of the NCAA’s annual APR report.

• Lady Vols win fans across the country Published 6/8/2013 at 4:30 p.m. 10 comments

  Tennessee remains confident that it’s only a matter of time before the Lady Vols win the softball national title that continues to elude them.

• Dave Hart pleased with progress of men's basketball Published 6/1/2013 at 5:52 p.m. 36 comments

  Whether 2013-14 is a pivot point in the Tennessee tenure of men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin or not, the coach and program have the tenable approval of the head man in charge.

• Point guard Antonio Barton commits to Tennessee Updated 5/26/2013 at 6:28 p.m. 76 comments

  Tennessee men's basketball coach Cuonzo Martin held one open scholarship for the 2013-14 season heading into Memorial Day weekend. It was snatched up Sunday by Memphis transfer Antonio Barton.

• Changes don't change course for UT men's basketball Published 5/11/2013 at 4:56 p.m. 40 comments

  Though the weight grew heavy, Tennessee men’s basketball has emerged from a week seemingly subscribed to adversity.

• Father of Trae Golden says reports of academic problems are 'totally inaccurate' Published 5/8/2013 at 3:20 p.m. 93 comments

  Cuonzo Martin is reticent. Robert Golden is rebutting.

• Cuonzo Martin on News Sentinel Sports Page: Trae Golden departure 'a key loss' Published 5/8/2013 at 11:49 a.m. 9 comments

  In the aftermath of Tuesday's abrupt announcement of point guard Trae Golden’s transfer from Tennessee, UT coach Cuonzo Martin called the move “a key loss” and repeatedly added, “Trae has to do what’s best for Trae Golden.”

• Source: Trae Golden's departure 'based on academics' and 'repeated plagiarism' Published 5/7/2013 at 6:53 p.m. 102 comments

  Tennessee men’s basketball issued a Tuesday release announcing starting point guard Trae Golden has decided to transfer for his senior season.

• Trae Golden leaving Vols: 'We wish him well' Updated 5/7/2013 at 3:59 p.m. 98 comments

  Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin confirmed the news in a two-word text to the News Sentinel.

• Trae Golden transferring from Tennessee Published 5/7/2013 at 12:44 p.m. 4 comments

  Rising senior Tennessee basketball player Trae Golden will transfer following the completion of the spring semester.

• Mark Pancratz, Marco Harris candidates for director of basketball operations Published 5/6/2013 at 11:50 p.m. 3 comments

  Tennessee’s director of basketball operations position has now been open for two weeks.

• Former Tennessee signee Travon Landry signs with New Mexico State Updated 5/6/2013 at 11:37 p.m. 31 comments

  Former Tennessee signee Travon Landry has officially been added to New Mexico State’s 2013-14 signing class, the school announced Monday.

• UT releases Travon Landry from men's basketball letter of intent Published 5/4/2013 at 2:05 p.m. 126 comments

  Despite being committed to Tennessee since December 2011, Travon Landry is looking for a home to play college basketball.

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