Northland College has named Daryle Tucker as the new LumberJills head women’s basketball coach. Tucker begins in early June.
"Once I drove into Ashland and onto the Northland College campus, I was sold on this hidden treasure," Tucker said. "The campus is beautiful and the faculty and staff are amazing and passionate about Northland College."
The search committee was equally taken. "Coach Tucker impressed everyone on the search committee as well as everyone he came into contact with while on campus for his interview,” said Steve Wammer, co-director of athletics. "His enthusiasm is evident and contagious."
Kim Falkenhagen, head volleyball coach and co-director of athletics, agrees. "Daryle brought a very positive and high level of energy to his interview that demonstrated his passion for the sport of basketball and collegiate coaching," she said. "His friendly and outgoing demeanor will be a great addition to our department and the College."
Tucker coached men’s basketball at Green Mountain College. In his three years there, he took Green Mountain basketball from zero players to a full roster through active recruitment practices.
Prior to Green Mountain he coached women’s basketball at Southeastern University. During his tenure, Tucker led the program to a second place finish in the NAIA II South Region Conference while maintaining a team GPA of 3.34.
Prior to Southeastern, Tucker spent two-years as the men’s assistant basketball coach as the University of North Dakota where he served as the head recruiter.
Tucker also held coaching positions with Southeastern Louisiana University, Georgia Southwestern, and Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College from 2004-2007.
He graduated from Atlanta Christian College in 2004 with a B.A. in Business Administration and Marketing while earning National Christian Collegiate Athletic Association (NCCAA) DII Honorable Mention All-American status in 2005 and a pair of All-Conference First Team honors. Tucker went on to earn a masters degree in Educational Leadership in Higher Education from the University of North Dakota in 2009.
"It is an honor to be made head women’s basketball coach," Tucker said. "The women’s basketball team has had great success in the past. I hope to bring those days back with an infusion of fun and up-tempo basketball."
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