Bullock was promoted from interim head coach to head coach on February 28th 2023.
Tyler Bullock was hired on staff September 19th 2022 after spending four seasons in Omaha and over 10 years of coaching experience.
Bullock had to balance adjusting to his new position with a young team during his first season in charge. Bullock’s squad went 6-18 (2-14), while having a 5-7 home record.
Bullock spent the two seasons as an assistant coach at Southwestern Community College in Creston, Iowa, working under head coach Todd Lorensen. In his first year, the Spartans went 23-10, spent six consecutive weeks in the national poll and earned a spot in the ICCAC regional semifinals. In his second year, 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-Americans.
Bullock began his career with two years as Omaha's director of men's basketball operations from During his time on staff, UNO played in the 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.
As a student-athlete at UNO, 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 an NCAA Tournament berth.
Bullock capped 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. where he was a prep standout attending Lincoln North Star High School and went on to graduate from UNO with his bachelor's degree in business in May 2011.
