Bryan Tibaldi - MEN'S BASKETBALL Coach - DePaul University Athletics

Bryan Tibaldi

Title:
Director of Basketball Operations

Bryan Tibaldi joined Dave Leitao’s staff in June 2015 as the program’s director of basketball operations. Tibaldi spent the previous four seasons as video coordinator and then director of basketball operations at Missouri and handles day-to-day operations of the DePaul program.

In his first season on the DePaul staff, Tibaldi assisted Leitao in laying the foundation for sustained future success in the program. The Blue Demons recorded a pair of wins over ranked opponents including DePaul's highest-ranked win since Dec. 2006 with a victory over No. 11 Providence in February. The 21-point win over No. 20 George Washington was the largest margin of victory in program history by an unranked DePaul team over a ranked opponent. Off the court, the team placed an impressive 11 players on the BIG EAST All-Academic Team and was honored with the NABC's Team Academic Excellence Award. Individually, Eli Cain was named to the BIG EAST’s All-Freshman Team.

The Traverse City, Mich. native returned to Chicago where he spent two years working for the Chicago Bulls. Tibaldi spent the 2009-2010 season working for the coaching staff as assistant video coordinator before moving into the front office as a basketball operations assistant during the 2010-2011 season. With the Bulls front office, he evaluated college prospects and coordinated pre-draft workouts.

Tibaldi started his career at Missouri as the video coordinator before being elevated to director of operations in 2013. With the Tigers, Tibaldi worked with Leitao from 2012-14 under head coach Frank Haith. The 2012-13 Missouri staff featured Leitao, Tibaldi and current DePaul associate head coach Rick Carter.

The 2007 graduate of Michigan State was a two-year letterwinner as a walk-on for the Spartans. Following his playing days for Tom Izzo, Tibaldi was a graduate assistant from 2007-09 and helped the Spartans to a 58-16 record that included a 2009 Big Ten title before reaching the national championship game.

Tibaldi holds an undergraduate and graduate degrees from Michigan State with a B.S. degree in 2007 and a M.S. degree in 2009. His mother, Patti, is a member of the NAIA Hall of Fame, the Grand Rapids Hall of Fame and the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan Hall of Fame with 700 career victories.