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L E A D E R S H I P
GLYNN
CYPRIEN
Texas-San Antonio
State, 2004
Glynn Cyprien, in his second season in Lexington, is no
stranger to the SEC or the state of Kentucky, having
served as an assistant coach at Arkansas in the 2006-07 season
and an associate head coach at Western Kentucky in 1995.
Prior to his stop in Fayetteville, Cyprien was an associate head
coach at New Mexico State where he helped the Aggies improve
from 6-24 in 2005 to 16-14 in 2006, the second-best turnaround
in the country that season.
Before going to New Mexico State, Cyprien served as an
assistant coach under Eddie Sutton at Oklahoma State from
2000-2004. In his four seasons at OSU, the Cowboys were a
combined 97-32. All four teams earned NCAA Tournament
bids with the 2004 squad going 31-4 and reaching the Final
Four. The 2003 club was 23-10 and reached the second round
of the tournament. The 2002 team went 23-9 and lost to Stan
Heath’s Kent State club in the first round. The 2001 team was
20-10.
Prior to working at OSU, the New Orleans, La., native was
associate head coach at UNLV for five years from 1996-2000
where he oversaw UNLV’s recruiting. UNLV’s 1997 recruiting
class was rated best in the nation by The Sporting
News and Basketball Times, and the 1999 class secondbest
by Hoop Scoop. While at UNLV, the ‘96 club was
10-16, but the Rebels were in the post-season each of
the next four years. The 1997 team was 22-10 and
lost at Arkansas in the first round of the NIT. The
‘98 team was 20-13 and earned an NCAA
Tournament bid, the ’99 club went 16-13 and
played in the NIT, and the 2000 Rebels were 23-
8 and played in the NCAA Tournament.
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