North Carolina Basketball Coach Michael Malone has added another assistant coach to his staff, hiring Bryan Tibaldi, a well-traveled assistant with NBA and major college experience.
Tibaldi, who is originally from Traverse City, MI, spent this past season working for Kim English at Providence. Prior to his year in Rhode Island, Tibaldi spent more than six years in the Cleveland Cavaliers organization.
He was an assistant coach, head of player development, and a video assistant.
In addition, Tibaldi was an assistant coach at Cleveland State, director of basketball operations at DePaul and Missouri, video coordinator for the Chicago Bulls, and a graduate assistant at Michigan State.
Tibaldi walked on for two seasons playing under Tom Izzo at Michigan State, where he was named Academic All-Big Ten.
Upon hiring Tibaldi, Kim English, Providence's coach at the time, said the following about Tibaldi as posted on Providence's official website: "Bryan is a brilliant and dedicated basketball coach. He played and was a graduate assistant under Hall of Famer Tom Izzo. Bryan cut his teeth as a young coach with the Chicago Bulls. He also had as big of an impact on me as a player at Missouri as anyone, and after six seasons at the Cleveland Cavaliers, we are very excited to have Bryan join us in Friartown.
"It is a tremendous opportunity for our team and players to be coached by people who have extensive experience, not only with successful college programs, but who have intimately witnessed success in the NBA. We also are looking forward to having his wife, Kelsey, and his son, Ben, join the Friar Family."
English actually accepted a position on Malone's staff, arrived in Chapel Hill and worked for a couple of days before deciding he didn't want to coach this season.
Tibaldi Timeline:
*Providence, assistant coach (2025-26)
*Cleveland Cavaliers, assistant coach, player development (2019-25)
*Cleveland State, assistant coach, (2017-19)
*DePaul, assistant coach (2015-17)
*Missouri, video coordinator, director of operations (2011-15)
*Chicago Bulls, video coordinator, basketball operations (2009-10)
*Michigan State, grad assistant (2007-09)
*Graduated from Michigan State.
---Two-year letter winner playing for Tom Izzo
---Walk-on & was Academic All-Big Ten
---Played in 19 games: 24 minutes, 7 points, 3 rebounds.