Former Purdue Guard Chase Martin Transfers to Missouri State to Play for Father
After a four-year run at Purdue, Chase Martin has decided to spend his final season of college eligibility playing for his father and Boilermaker legend, Cuonzo Martin, at Missouri State.
Wednesday, Missouri State's social media team announced the addition of three players, including Chase. He spent four seasons at Purdue and was a member of the 2023-24 squad, which won a second-straight Big Ten regular season title and played in the National Championship Game.
Cuonzo, who played at Purdue from 1991-95 under coach Gene Keady, was named the coach at Missouri State in late March. He had previously coached the Bears from 2008-11.
Because of the NCAA's blanket waiver for COVID-19 during the 2020-21 academic year, Chase still has one year of eligibility to use. It's incredibly cool that he's choosing to spend that one season playing for his father. He was a walk-on with the Boilers.
During his time at Purdue, Chase appeared in 27 games. This past year, he played in 13 contests and logged a total of 23 minutes. He was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and completed his degree in Mechanical Engineering this spring.
Cuonzo was an assistant coach at Purdue from 2000-08, working under both Keady and Matt Painter. His first head coaching job came in the 2008-09 season at Missouri State. He's also had stops at Tennessee (2011-14), Cal (2014-17) and Missouri (2017-22).
As a coach, Cuonzo has posted a career record of 264-198 and has led his teams to a total of four NCAA Tournament appearances and four trips to the NIT.
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