University of Missouri Athletics

Marcus Edwards was named the Director of Athletic Performance for Mizzou Men's Basketball in June of 2021 and will enter his first season on staff with the Tigers in 2021-22. Edwards is a Mizzou graduate who returns to Columbia after spending the last two seasons as the strength coach at Southern Illinois.

Edwards spent the 2017-18 campaign with Mizzou on staff as the Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach during Martin's first year in Columbia, aiding in the Tigers' run to a 20-13 season and NCAA Tournament appearance. After learning under former Mizzou strength coach Nicodemus Christopher for a year, Edwards took the reins of Wyoming's strength & conditioning program in 2018-19 before transitioning to Southern Illinois for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 campaigns.

After earning his Bachelor's degree from Mizzou in 2015, Edwards spent two seasons at the University of Texas at Austin where he was a Graduate Strength & Conditioning Intern and teaching assistant. He received his Master's from Texas in 2017 before joining Martin's staff in 2017-18.

He is Strength & Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) by the Collegiate Strength & Conditioning Coaches Association.