First-year Missouri athletic director Jim Sterk got his man.
Sterk targeted California men’s basketball coach Cuonzo Martin from the outset after announcing March 5 that Kim Anderson would not return for the 2017-18 season, multiple sources told The Star.
Mizzou announced Wednesday that Martin, who resigned from Cal earlier in the day, would be the 19th full-time coach in men’s hoops history.
“We are thrilled that Cuonzo is returning to the Midwest and that his family will now call Columbia home,” Sterk said in a statement from Mizzou Athletics. “From the outset of our search, our goal was to find a coach who had demonstrated success, academically and on the court, while also sharing our values and who can help to reignite interest in Mizzou Men’s Basketball among our fan base.