Cornell Mann

Cornell Mann was brought on to Cuonzo Martin’s coaching staff as an assistant coach in April 2017, traveling to Columbia, Missouri, with a wealth of championship basketball experience. He enters his second season at Mizzou. Previously at Iowa State from 2011-15, Mann was on staff at Oakland for the 2016-17 campaign. Mann brings NCAA Tournament coaching experience from four different schools to Martin’s staff, including a run of four consecutive NCAA berths with the Cyclones.

In first his first season at Mizzou, the Tigers qualified for its first NCAA Tournament since 2013, and recorded its first 20-win season in four years. Mann was the lead recruiter for First Team All-SEC guard Kassius Robertson, who led Mizzou in scoring a season ago.

Mann recruited and tutored one of the top point guards in college basketball in Flint, Michigan, native Monte Morris, who finished his Iowa State career with the best assist-to-turnover ratio in NCAA history (4.65-1).

Mann was on staff at Dayton (2008-11) for three-straight postseason berths. In his first season with the Flyers, Mann helped coach Dayton to the second-most wins in school history (27) and a second round NCAA Tournament appearance.

Prior to Dayton, Mann served stints on coaching staffs at Western Michigan (2003-08) and Central Michigan (2001-03), with the Broncos making a Big Dance appearance in 2004 and the Chippewas advancing to the tournament in 2003, respectively.

A native of Royal Oak Township, Michigan, Mann earned a degree in family development from Akron in 1995, playing his final three seasons of eligibility for the Zips after starting his collegiate career at Colorado. Mann has two children, a daughter, Cyncere, and a son, Maliq.