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U. of Louisiana at Lafayette Fires Basketball Coach With Bogus Degrees

By WELCH SUGGS

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has fired its new men's basketball coach, Glynn Cyprien, after discovering that he falsely claimed to hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited university but did possess bachelor's and master's degrees cum laude from a known diploma mill.

Mr. Cyprien joined the...

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