Micheal Cyprien, a three-year letterwinner for Southeastern and member of a pair of Southland Conference Championship teams, brings a player's perspective to the coaching staff as he returns to the Lions coaching staff in 2018-19.
Cyprien coached from 2011-2014 at SLU under former head coach Jim Yarbrough.
During his tenure, the Lions have had a pair of All-Southland Conference players as well as an All-Louisiana and National Association of Basketball Coaches All-District performer.
The 34-year-old Cyprien began his collegiate coaching career in 2010 at Rogers State (Okla.) University where he helped the Hillcats to a 22-12 record, a No. 25 national ranking and a berth in the NAIA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship, where they advanced to the national quarterfinals. The Hillcats closed out the regular season winning 14 of their final 18 games, including wins over No. 10 Oklahoma Baptist and No. 12 Southern Nazarene over a five-day span.
Cyprien played in 47 games in his Southeastern career where he helped the Lions to a pair of Southland Conference championships and a berth in the 2005 NCAA Championships. Known as a defensive stopper, Cyprien played in 30 games and finished third on the team in steals as a junior.
Cyprien began his coaching career in Louisiana as he spent one season Hammond-based Shockas Boys and the Jefferson Playground All-Stars of the AAU.
Cyprien was a three-year letterwinner and All-Orleans Parish selection at Cohen High School, where he averaged 14.8 points and five rebounds as a senior. He was a first-team All-District selection and team captain as a senior and was chosen to play for the Orleans Parish All-Star Team.
Cyprien earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design from Southeastern in 2008.Â
