Nick Glaser
	Hometown: Hendersonville, Tenn Last College: University of Memphis (2001) Position: Assistant Coach Experience: 5th Season

Concluding his fifth season as an assistant on Richie Grant's coaching staff, Nick Glaser has taken an active role in the squad's recruiting, scouring the globe for players that will fill the U of M roster with talent, leadership and championship-caliber athletes.

In addition to being the point-man on recruiting, Glaser is also in charge of a talented group of midfielders. During his time as an assistant with the Tigers, Glaser has coached such talents as Tripp Harkins, Jared Britcher, 2010 Tommy Smith Award recipient Cody McCoy and current-Tiger Liam Collins.

Under the guidance of Glaser, Collins recorded the third-most assists in a season by a Tiger, with 11. The sophomore midfielder earned C-USA All-Conference First Team accolades, while finishing the season ranked fourth nationally in assists per game and total assists.

Glaser, a standout on Tiger soccer teams from 1997-2000, rejoined the team as an assistant coach prior to 2007 after spending the 2005 and 2006 seasons as an assistant coach for Atlantic 10 conference power University of Dayton.

From 2003-04, Glaser served as an assistant at Cumberland University, where he worked with the Bulldog men's and women's teams before leaving the NAIA school to join the Flyers.

Glaser began his coaching career by working in the club team ranks. The Hendersonville, Tenn., native served as head coach of the Hendersonville Fever `93 team from 2001-04, as well as the Hendersonville Fever `91 squad from 2002-03.

After graduating from Memphis, Glaser continued his playing career with the Nashville Metros of the A-League and helped the club to the 2001 A-League playoffs, the club's first postseason appearance since 1998.

After one season in Nashville, Glaser spent the 2002 and 2003 A-League seasons with the Cincinnati Riverhawks, leading the club in minutes played in 2003.

While at Memphis, Glaser earned Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors. During his first collegiate season, he helped the Tigers to a 10-8-2 record by playing in 20 games (18 starts) and recording five goals (including two game winners) and five assists.

"As a former player here, Nick knows the expectations of the program," Grant said. "He knows the standards of the conference, and he's played professionally, so he brings a wealth of experience to our players."

Glaser graduated from Memphis in 2001 after earning a degree in marketing and totaled 35 points (11 goals, 12 assists) in 73 games in a Tiger uniform.

During his playing career, Glaser became the inaugural winner of the U of M's Tommy Smith Award, given annually to the Tiger that best represents the qualities of the late Smith, a former Tiger standout in the early 90's who passed away in 2000.