University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
Women's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator
- Email:
- kacie.cryer@louisiana.edu
- Phone:
- (337) 482-6319
After serving as the program's chief of staff for the previous three seasons, Kacie Cryer was elevated to assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Women's Basketball program in September 2025.
When she arrived at UL in May 2022, Cryer was reunited with Garry Brohead whom she was coached by in high school at Lafayette's Teurlings Catholic and worked alongside with at McNeese for four seasons after beginning her collegiate coaching career in 2008.
Cryer is back in a coaching role for the first time since serving as an assistant at Houston Christian in the 2021-22 season. Prior to HCU, Cryer spent 13 seasons coaching at McNeese, the final five seasons as head coach from the 2016-17 through 2020-21 seasons.
At Houston Christian, she helped the Huskies win the Southland Conference Regular Season after the team posted a 12-2 record in league play. The team went on to participate in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).
Under her guidance, center Marilyn Nzoiwu earned a spot on the Southland’s All-Defense Team after tying for the Husky lead in blocked shots with 29 and leading the squad in rebounds with 183, averaging 7.3 per game.
As the head coach of McNeese, she led the program to Southland Tournament appearances in 2017, 2018 and 2021 and coached six All-Southland Conference selections, one Southland All-Academic selection and one member of the All-Louisiana Third Team.
A native of Abbeville, La., Cryer began her coaching career at McNeese in 2008 as a graduate assistant. During her stint as recruiting coordinator, McNeese won one Southland Conference Tournament Championship and earned five postseason berths, including an 2012 NCAA Tournament appearance.
Cryer graduated from LSU-Shreveport in 2008 with a bachelor’s degree in general studies and earned her master’s degree in instructional technology from McNeese in 2012. A four-year student-athlete on the women’s basketball team at LSU-Shreveport, Cryer graduated as the all-time career free throw percent leader in program history.
Prior to LSU-Shreveport, the Teurlings Catholic High School product was a member of the 2002 state championship team and was selected to the All-District and All-Parish First Teams.
Cryer has been around sports her entire life having been raised under a coaching tree. She is the daughter of the late Charlie and Kristie Cryer. Her father was a longtime successful high school football coach with multiple stops in the state of Louisiana, including a stint at Vermilion Catholic where he guided the Screaming Eagles to a state championship in 2003.
She has two brothers, Cody, who is a former member of the McNeese men’s golf team and current chiropractor, and younger brother Chris.
