A basketball lifer!

Mike Cyprien, known as Coach Cyp in the basketball community, is a basketball lifer. Born and raised in the city of New Orleans, the Cyprien name is synonymous with basketball in the city. Coach Cyp's grandfather is a grassroots coaching legend in the city and his uncle coached high major NCAA Division 1 basketball for 20+ seasons and worked for the Memphis Grizzlies/Hustle for four years. His father and sister both played collegiate basketball at the NAIA level. After graduating from college Cyprien began a coaching career that spanned nine seasons and included stops at the junior college, NAIA, NCAA Division 1 and NCAA Division 2 levels. Coach Cyp then began a career in skill development after the conclusion of his final coaching season. Moving back home to New Orleans, he began working with Elevate Next basketball training where he would be named Head Skills Trainer then would get promoted to Director of Operations. Currently Coach Cyp resides in Powder Springs, Georgia and is currently Director of Operations for Elevate Next Atlanta and contributes for Ryze Hoops and Next Pro/Pro16.