Men's Basketball Announces New Hire
Cedar Rapids, IA – Head Coach Tim Sandquist announced the hiring of Tyler Bullock as the Associate Head Coach for Kirkwood Men's Basketball on Wednesday, July 17th.
"I am ecstatic to welcome Tyler into the Kirkwood basketball family," said Sandquist. "Tyler is an excellent basketball coach that has had success at a lot of different levels. He will be a great fit not only within our team, but in our athletic department as well."
Bullock and Sandquist are no strangers to each other. Their paths crossed when Bullock was a student-athlete at Omaha while Sandquist was a GA for the Mavericks.
"I have known Tyler for a long time, and am so excited to finally get to work together," said Sandquist
Bullock comes to Kirkwood after spending the last 2 years as the Head Women's Basketball Coach at Nebraska Wesleyan. Prior to leading the Prairie Wolves, Bullock was a Division 1 assistant at his alma mater, Nebraska-Omaha for four seasons.
Prior to his Assistant role he spent two years as an assistant coach at Southwestern Community College from 2014-2016. In 2014-15, the Spartans went 23-10, spent six consecutive weeks in the national poll and earned a spot in the ICCAC regional semifinals. In 2015-16, SWCC went 25-6 en route to the school record for wins, won a regular-season conference championship for the first time in 19 years and made an appearance in the ICCAC regional quarterfinals. Over Bullock's two seasons, nine Spartan players earned all-region recognition, and one was named an NJCAA third-team All-American in 2015-16.
Bullock began his career with two years as Omaha's director of men's basketball operations from 2012-14. During his time on staff, UNO played in the 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) and registered its first winning season in the Division I era, and three Mavericks earned All-Summit accolades.
Prior to his director of operations stint, Bullock played professionally with the Moncton Miracles of the National Basketball League of Canada and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Steamers of the Premier Basketball League.
Bullock was a two-year starter from 2009-11. An All-America honorable mention selection as a senior, he was also a two-time all-region pick and a two-time first-team All-MIAA honoree. In 2009-10, he led the Mavericks to a conference championship and a NCAA Tournament berth.
Bullock ended his Omaha career with 1,124 points, becoming the fastest player in school history to hit the 1,000 career points milestone. His 536 points as a junior remain the fourth-highest single-season mark of any player in program history. Bullock averaged 19.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.5 steals per game over his career.
Also a standout academically, Bullock was a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll and the NABC Honors Court. A native of Lincoln, Neb., he graduated from UNO with his bachelor's degree in business in May 2011
