COACHING EXPERIENCE
• Assistant Coach, Cornell University (2024-current)
• Associate Head Coach, Depaul University (2022-2024)
• Assistant Coach, Depaul University (2018-22)
• Assistant Coach, Colgate University (2016-18)
• Assistant Coach, Depauw University (2015-16)
EDUCATION
• Indiana University - Indianapolis (2012)
AT CORNELL
Tyler Keever enters his third season on the Cornell men's soccer staff in 2026 after joining the program as an assistant coach in April 2024. In his first two years on the sideline, the Big Red reached the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons, made the program's first two appearances in the Ivy League Tournament — including a trip to the 2025 championship game — and posted back-to-back 10-win campaigns.
Keever's first season on staff was an immediate success. The Big Red clinched the program's first-ever Ivy League Tournament berth and opened the NCAA Tournament with a win over Fordham at Berman Field before advancing to the second round. Keever helped guide a roster that produced two All-Americans in Alex Harris and Connor Miller, along with five First Team All-Ivy honorees. Harris capped his Cornell career as a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist and the fourth overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft by the Colorado Rapids — the highest selection in Ivy League history — while forward Alioune Ka (Nashville SC, Round 2, Pick 36) and defender Andrew Johnson (Charlotte FC, Round 2, Pick 47) joined him as 2025 MLS SuperDraft picks, giving Cornell three players drafted in the same class.
Cornell built on that success in 2025, matching its program-best win total at 14-4-2 (5-1-1 Ivy, second place) and advancing to the Ivy League Tournament championship game for the first time in program history. The Big Red returned to the NCAA Tournament and opened with a 4-0 win over Lafayette before a hard-fought 3-1 loss at No. 13 UConn in the second round, finishing 7-1-1 at home. Connor Miller earned first-team All-Ivy and third-team All-American honors, joined on the All-Ivy first team by Andrew Johnson and Westin Carnevale, as Cornell notched its sixth 10-win season in the past seven years.
PRIOR TO CORNELL
In 2021, Keever led redshirt freshman goalkeeper Gandhi Cruz to a spectacular season. Cruz made 76 saves which ranked 17th in the nation. He was named to the All-BIG EAST Third Team and earned three BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll awards.
In 2024, Keever helped Cruz to another All-BIG EAST Third Team, while mentoring Noeh Hernandez to BIG EAST Co-Freshman of the Year.
Prior to DePaul, Keever spent two seasons at Colgate where he assisted the Raiders in goalkeeper training, opponent scouting, video editing, on-and-off campus recruiting, individual player development, and day-to-day operations. He helped guide Colgate to its sixth-ever Patriot League Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance during his first season with the Raiders in 2016.
He mentored the Colgate goalkeepers that secured nine shutouts on the season, good for a shutout percentage of 0.41 that finished the season ranked 37th in all of Division I. The Raiders went 13-7-2 overall in 2016, tying a program record for wins in a single season. In 2017, Keever mentored a squad that made it to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament after winning a seventh-ever Patriot League title, finishing with a 12-11-1 record, where the coaches were named the Northeast Region Staff of the Year.
Keever previously had a short stint as the first assistant at DePauw where he coordinated the program's recruiting efforts and provided video analysis for players postgame. He also assisted in the daily administrative operations of the program, including practice plans and training sessions. Also, helped the program reach its first trip to the Sweet 16.
Prior to that, Keever was the second assistant and goalkeeper coach for his alma mater, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). During the 2013 season he helped with the team's travel arrangements, recruitment, and training sessions.
The four-year letterwinner played in 61 games for IUPUI, earning 59 starts. During his senior campaign, he was voted Second Team All-Summit League after ranking second in conference in saves (76), shutouts (6) and shutouts per game (0.33), third in goals against average (1.25), and fourth in save percentage (.768).
Throughout his soccer coaching career, Keever has worked with numerous club soccer organizations such as Westside Soccer Club (Avon, Ind.). During his five years with the club he served as the 1995, 2000, 1999 and 2004 boys head coach. Keever was also the Director of Training at the Indiana Goalkeeper Academy. Keever has been linked to numerous camps as well, including ones at DePauw, IUPUI, Butler and Indiana.
