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Coaching Staff
Bryan Tucker, Head Varsity Coach, enters 3rd season at Barrington after eight years as head basketball coach at Loyola Academy. Previously, he served as head coach at Marian Catholic High School from 1996 to 2001 and assistant varsity/head sophomore basketball coach at Marist High School and Brother Rice High School from 1988 to 1996. Coach Tucker has a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame and a master's degree from Chicago State University. Coach Tucker accumulated an impressive 255-137 overall record during his 14 years as a head coach, including 12 consecutive winning seasons dating back to 1998. His teams accomplished a string of championships, including three conferences, six regionals, one sectional and numerous tournaments. He has four "Coach of the Year" awards to his credit. Coach Tucker currently resides in Gurnee.
Fritz Wulfram, Assistant Varsity Coach, Fritz Wulfram, Assistant Varsity Coach, enters his 12th year of coaching high school basketball. His coaching started as a feeder coach for Rolling Meadows. He then spent 5 years at Streamwood High School, 3 years at Niles North and 3 years at Niles West. Coach Wulfram currently resides in Palatine with his wife Ann Marie and daughters Nicole (3) and Mackenzie (5 months).
Brian Hare, Volunteer Assistant Varsity Coach, went to St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights. He was a 3 year starter for football and basketball, two time all state in football and 3 time all area. Brian was a pre-season all American and was a first team all area for basketball and special mention all state. He played baseball his senior year and was football’s Cook County athlete of the year in 2002. Brian went to Pima Community College in Tucson, AZ, where he was a 2 year starter and 2 year all American for football. He then went onto Purdue University where he played football and still holds a record in the Sun Bowl for the longest TD score (80 yards) in Sun Bowl history. From Purdue, Brian played for the Indianapolis Colts for 2 years, as well as NFL Europe. He recently married Kristen Fanning and lives in Barrington.
Chris Keehn, Assistant Varsity Coach, returns to work with Coach Tucker after being his varsity assistant for 8 years at Loyola Academy Holy Cross High School University of St. Francis Mt. Prospect
Joe Molloy, Head Sophomore Coach, begins his eighth season with the basketball program. He is also an English teacher at the high school. Coach Molloy played basketball at St. Viator High School and the University of Illinois – Chicago. His coaching experience includes Varsity Assistant at St. Viator High School from 1992-1999, and Head Varsity Coach at Carmel High School from 2000/2001- 2003/2004. Joe and his wife, Liz, have been married for 19 years, and have one son, Joseph, and dogs, Barkley and Payton.
Wayne Madura, Assist Sorph Coach, joined the coaching staff last year. He played basketball and baseball at Weber High School, Chicago, and earned degrees from Northeastern Illinois University and National Lewis University. His vast athletic experience includes coaching baseball and basketball for over 25 years as well as a junior high school Physical Education teacher.
Thor Solverson, Head Freshman Coach (Red) comes to Barrington High School after coaching for three years at Lake Zurich High School. At Lake Zurich, he was an assistant varsity coach for two years and an assistant sophomore coach for one year. Thor attended Lake Zurich High School and received a scholarship to play basketball at the University of Illinois at Chicago. After college, he played basketball overseas for three years, in Sweden and Geneva, Switzerland. Thor curently lives in Barrington with his fiancee Michelle, and son, Philip.
Tim Martin, Head Freshman Coach (White), enters his fifth season coaching with the Barrington High School basketball program after working as a high school assistant coach the previous six years in the DuPage Valley Conference. Coach Martin has coached numerous travel, feeder and summer league basketball teams. In his eleventh year as an educator, counselor, and coach, he is in his fifth year as a Guidance Counselor at Barrington High School. After receiving undergraduate degrees in Political Science, History and Secondary Education/Social Studies from Wheaton College, Coach Martin earned his Master's Degree in School Counseling from National-Louis University. In the fall of 2009, Tim completed his second Master's Degree in School Leadership from Concordia University.
