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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. 34 K E N T U C K Y B A S K E T B A L L
L E A D E R S H I P “Glynn is known as a great recruiter, and he is, but he’s also an all-around quality coach. He’s done a great job at several stops, and his background makes him a good fit for our staff.” In 1995, he was associate head coach at Western Kentucky when the Hilltoppers won Sun Belt Conference regular-season and tournament titles, advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament and ended the year ranked No. 21 with a 27-4 record. WKU’s .871 winning percentage was second-best in the nation that season while the recruiting class was ranked No. 10. Cyprien was also associate head coach at Jacksonville University from 1991-94. The Dolphins recorded the most improved winning percentage in the nation, going from .222 (6- 21) to .607 (17-11). A former assistant at Lamar and Texas-San Antonio, he helped Lamar improve from 7-20 to 15-12 in 1991. At UTSA, he helped the Roadrunners earn their first ever bid to the NCAA Tournament in 1988 (22-9) and followed with records of 21-8 in 1989 and 22-7 in 1990. Cyprien lettered two seasons as a player at Southern University-New Orleans. In 2004, he earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Texas-San Antonio. He has been a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) for 19 years and the Black Coaches Association (BCA) for 14 years. Cyprien is married to the former Monique Bouldin and they are the parents of Asia (14) and Karter (6). THE CYPRIEN FILE – BILLY GILLISPIE Coaching Career 1987 Louisiana Junior Olympic Team, Head Coach 1987-90 Texas-San Antonio, Assistant Coach 1990-91 Lamar, Assistant Coach 1991-94 Jacksonville, Associate Head Coach 1994-95 Western Kentucky, Associate Head Coach 1995-00 UNLV, Associate Head Coach 2000-04 Oklahoma State, Assistant Coach 2005-06 New Mexico State, Associate Head Coach 2006-07 Arkansas, Assistant Coach 2007- Kentucky, Assistant Coach K E N T U C K Y B A S K E T B A L L 35
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L E A D E R S H I P<br />
“Glynn is known as a great<br />
recruiter, and he is, but<br />
he’s also an all-around quality<br />
coach. He’s done a great job<br />
at several stops, and his<br />
background makes him a<br />
good fit for our staff.”<br />
In 1995, he was associate head coach at Western <strong>Kentucky</strong><br />
when the Hilltoppers won Sun Belt Conference regular-season<br />
and tournament titles, advanced to the second round <strong>of</strong> the<br />
NCAA Tournament and ended the year ranked No. 21 with a<br />
27-4 record. WKU’s .871 w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g percentage was second-best<br />
<strong>in</strong> the nation that season while the recruit<strong>in</strong>g class was ranked<br />
No. 10.<br />
Cyprien was also associate head coach at Jacksonville<br />
<strong>University</strong> from 1991-94. The Dolph<strong>in</strong>s recorded the most<br />
improved w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g percentage <strong>in</strong> the nation, go<strong>in</strong>g from .222 (6-<br />
21) to .607 (17-11).<br />
A former assistant at Lamar and Texas-San Antonio, he<br />
helped Lamar improve from 7-20 to 15-12 <strong>in</strong> 1991. At UTSA,<br />
he helped the Roadrunners earn their first ever bid to the<br />
NCAA Tournament <strong>in</strong> 1988 (22-9) and followed with records<br />
<strong>of</strong> 21-8 <strong>in</strong> 1989 and 22-7 <strong>in</strong> 1990.<br />
Cyprien lettered two seasons as a player at Southern<br />
<strong>University</strong>-New Orleans. In 2004, he earned his bachelor’s<br />
degree <strong>in</strong> physical education from Texas-San Antonio.<br />
He has been a member <strong>of</strong> the National Association <strong>of</strong><br />
Basketball Coaches (NABC) for 19 years and the Black Coaches<br />
Association (BCA) for 14 years.<br />
Cyprien is married to the former Monique Bould<strong>in</strong> and they<br />
are the parents <strong>of</strong> Asia (14) and Karter (6).<br />
THE CYPRIEN FILE<br />
– BILLY GILLISPIE<br />
Coach<strong>in</strong>g Career<br />
1987 Louisiana Junior Olympic Team, Head Coach<br />
1987-90 Texas-San Antonio, Assistant Coach<br />
1990-91 Lamar, Assistant Coach<br />
1991-94 Jacksonville, Associate Head Coach<br />
1994-95 Western <strong>Kentucky</strong>, Associate Head Coach<br />
1995-00 UNLV, Associate Head Coach<br />
2000-04 Oklahoma State, Assistant Coach<br />
2005-06 New Mexico State, Associate Head Coach<br />
2006-07 Arkansas, Assistant Coach<br />
2007- <strong>Kentucky</strong>, Assistant Coach<br />
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