Tyler Glidden enters his eighth season as director of basketball operations for the men's basketball program in 2023-24.
A proactive, creative and organized team-player, Glidden handles the day-to-day operations for the team while assisting in gameday sideline duties. Glidden coordinates team travel plans and summer camps while also assisting with scheduling duties.
Glidden spent four seasons at Creighton, where he served as video coordinator during the 2012-13 season and basketball administrator for three years (2013-16). His primary duties on the administrative side included serving as the liaison between the coaching and academic support staffs, as well as organizing community outreach programs.
Glidden earned both bachelor's and master's degrees at Iowa State. He started with the program as a student manager in 2006 under Greg McDermott and later was elevated to a graduate assistant coaching position in 2010 under Fred Hoiberg. He also worked extensively with summer camps.
He is a native of Sioux City, Iowa, and currently resides in Brookings, South Dakota with his wife, Erin, their daughters, Riley and Morgan, and son, Nolan.