Glynn Cyprien is entering his third season as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State. Cyprien came to OSU from UNLV, where he had been an associate head coach.
Cyprien was instrumental in UNLV's successful recruiting classes during his five seasons in Las Vegas. In 1996-97, UNLV's recruiting class was tabbed the nation's best by the Sporting News and Basketball Times, and the 1998-99 class was ranked second nationally by The Hoop Scoop.
He was an assistant coach at Western Kentucky (1994-95) before joining UNLV's staff. The Hilltoppers compiled an overall record of 27-4 and advanced to the NCAA Tournament (second round) in addition to winning regular-season and tournament championships in the Sun Belt Conference.
Before joining Western Kentucky, he was the associate head coach at Jacksonville University from 1991 to '94. He has also been assistant coach at Lamar and Texas-San Antonio.
Cyprien, a native of New Orleans, attended Southern University (1985-87) and graduated from Texas-San Antonio (1987-90). He attended Jesuit High School in New Orleans and played guard and lettered four years in basketball. He lettered two years on the football team as a wide receiver. He has been a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) for 14 years and the Black coaches Association (BCA) for nine years.
His father, James, coached for 30 years and his mother, Janice, also was a coach. Glynn has coached Robert Pack (Dallas Mavericks), Tim Breaux (Vancouver Grizzlies), Dave Johnson (Italy Pro League), Randy Livingston (Houston Rockets), Chris Robinson (Vancouver Grizzlies), Isadore Thorton (Argentina Pro League), and Lyle Mouton (Chicago White Sox) during his career.
The personable "Cyp", as his friends call him, married the former Monique Bouldin this past summer. They have two daughters; Asia (8) and Karter, born this past summer.
