Cuonzo Martin prefers books over stories about himself, so he said he will wait to read the lengthy profile of him in the most recent issue of Sports Illustrated.
“I have the Sports Illustrated,” Missouri’s basketball coach said on Tuesday, speaking to reporters for the first time since the story went online. “Maybe as I get older, I’ll read it.”
The story by S.L. Price dissects why Martin left Cal for the Mizzou job. In the story, the coach and those close to him say part of the reason was Martin, a black man from East St.