Cajun coach must fill spot for top assistant.
Dan McDonald
dmcdonald@lafayette.gannett.com
July 27, 2004

LAFAYETTE — New UL head men’s basketball coach Robert Lee has another slot to fill on his staff.

The Ragin’ Cajun boss already had to fill one coaching position, that being his own after he was named the Cajuns’ head coach upon Glynn Cyprien’s removal from the position two weeks ago.

But Lee also confirmed Monday that assistant coach Bill Pope, who had been hired by Cyprien and announced as a staff member on June 15, submitted his resignation on Friday. That leaves only Lee and Carlin Hartman, also a Cyprien hire, on the current full-time staff.

“I asked Carlin when we were leaving the gym over the weekend if he was going to call me and tell me he was leaving,