Hall of Fame
Cipriano was a key player on successful basketball teams from 1975 to 1979. A four-year letterwinner, Cipriano was the point guard on UNK's national runner-up team of 1978. At that national championship, Cipriano was awarded the prestigious Hustle Award and named to the first team All-Tournament team.
He was a first-team selection in the Central States Intercollegiate Conference (CSIC) as a junior and a senior. As a senior, he set the then-UNK record for assists in a season – 150. As team captain in 1978 and 1979, Cipriano was a member of teams that posted back to back 25-win seasons .
Cipriano, a Lincoln Southeast High School graduate, is a businessman in the Lincoln area.
