It’s so much MORE than just winning ballgames. “Eventually this ball will stop bouncing. So I’ve got to help you find your way in life. And I want you to walk with your head held high and your chest out because you’re a man.” - Cuonzo Martin DEVELOPING WELL-ROUNDED YOUNG MEN
¢ Cuonzo Martin is genuinely just as passionate about the development of his players off the court as he is about their athletic development. As such, he relies on Marco Harris, the basketball team’s student-athlete welfare coordinator, to conduct yearround seminars that educate the team on topics that will benefit them later in life. ¢ Harris was a two-sport athlete in college (basketball and baseball), and he also is a successful private business owner, operating a pair of Subway franchises. ¢ Harris regularly schedules guest speakers and team seminars focused on topics such as “Dressing for Success,” AIDS awareness, credit score education, how to keep a budget, balance a checkbook and more. ¢ Harris also oversees the team’s community outreach efforts. The team has visited patients at UT Medical Center and St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and also has assisted with Habitat for Humanity building projects (2011 and 2012), Race for the Cure and several other events.
PERSONAL BRANDING THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA
¢ Rather than banning his players from using various social media services, Cuonzo Martin believes in educating them on how to effectively use social media as a positive personal branding tool.
MEN’S HOOPS HAS WON FOUR OF UT’s LAST SIX COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS
¢ The Tennessee men’s basketball team has won four of the last six Men’s Community Service Team of the Year Awards, presented annually at the “Volscars” ceremony. ¢ The Volscars (wordplay on “Oscars”) is UT’s annual year-end athletic awards show.
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