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 is expected to announce Wednesday that Martin, who resigned from Cal earlier in the day, would be the 19th full-time coach in men’s hoops history.
Mizzou's Jim Sterk discusses his ideal men's basketball candidate
Missouri athletic director Jim Sterk discussed what he is looking for in the men's basketball team's next coach Wednesday before the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.