Bryan Tucker Named New Barrington High School Basketball Coach
Respected coach begins Barrington duties with 2009-10 school year and season
One of the Chicago region’s most respected veteran basketball coaches, Bryan Tucker, will become head coach of the Barrington High School men’s varsity basketball program beginning with the 2009-10 season.
Mike Obsuszt, Barrington’s athletic director, touts Tucker as “an outstanding person and one of the state’s best basketball coaches.” Tucker comes to 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 B.R. Rice High School from 1988 to 1996. Off the court, Tucker has been a guidance counselor or classroom teacher at all four schools.
“We are excited to bring in a coach of Bryan’s caliber,” said Obsuszt. “I have seen him coach for many years and I believe he is one of the best coaches in Illinois. However, it is his ability to connect with students both as a coach and guidance counselor that is going to make him an excellent addition to Barrington High School.”
Tucker, who has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Notre Dame and a master’s degree from Chicago State University, replaces Barrington’s former head coach Marty Dello, after Dello’s resignation in February to spend more time with his family and his wife, who is battling cancer.
Tucker accumulated an impressive 238-124 overall record during his 13 years as a head coach at both Loyola Academy and Marian Catholic High School, including 11 consecutive winning seasons dating to 1998. His teams accomplished a string of championships, counting three conferences, five regionals, one sectional and numerous tournaments. He has four “Coach of the Year” awards to his credit. Tucker’s 2006-07 Loyola squad, which finished 28-2, reached the No. 22 spot in USA TODAY’s Super 25 rankings with former NBA star Michael Jordan’s sons, Jeff and Marcus, as guards.
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For more information, please contact Mike Obsuszt, athletic director for Barrington High School,
at (847) 842-3215 or mobsuszt@cusd220.org.
