**NOW AVAILABLE ON THE BASKETBALL NEXUS WEBSITE**
The Basketball Nexus Website’s “‘26 Summer Zoom Clinic Series”
Coach Ben Tucker, Embry-Riddle U. (AZ)
“Building Competitive Practices & Small Sided Games”
Clinic Duration: 1:43
NOW AVAILABLE ON THE BASKETBALL NEXUS WEBSITE:
https://coaching-nexus.myrustbeltbasketball.com/
Coach Tucker presents his topic using a PowerPoint presentation & Zoom whiteboard:
1:00-25:58: Intro & Coach’s Journey
25:58-1:08: PowerPoint Presentation
1:08-1:13: “3x3 Identity” Drill (Zoom Whiteboard)
1:13-1:23: “Wyoming” Drill (Zoom Whiteboard)
1:23-1:35: ERAU Offensive Concepts
1:35-1:43: Favorite 2pt & 3pt BLOB Plays
After a national search, Embry-Riddle athletics has selected Ben Tucker as the new head Men’s Basketball Coach. Tucker comes to Embry-Riddle after most recently spending five seasons as an Assistant Coach with the Gauchos at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Tucker was a part of the 2020-21 team that took home the Big West regular season title, a Big West Tournament Championship, and an NCAA Tournament berth.
Before joining the Gauchos in 2017, Tucker spent the 2016-17 season in the same position at Northern Arizona University. Tucker spent one season at NAU after serving two years as the assistant director of basketball operations at his alma mater, the University of Arizona. While at Arizona, he oversaw the program’s video scouting efforts and was responsible for the organization, breakdown, scouting, and presentation of game film. He also handled player edits for individual players’ use, created recruiting videos, and cut recruiting film for coaches’ evaluation.
A four-year manager at Arizona from 2007-11, Tucker was a senior manager during the 2010-11 campaign, when the Wildcats captured the Pac-10 regular-season title and advanced to the Elite Eight. He returned to Tucson after a one-year stint at the College of Idaho, where he helped lead the Coyotes to a berth in the 2014 NAIA National Tournament. During that time, he also coached with the Idaho Select AAU program.
Before his time at the College of Idaho, Tucker spent two seasons at Walsh University in Canton, Ohio. In two seasons at Walsh, he helped guide the team to a 44-13 record as the team transitioned from NAIA to NCAA Division II. During that time, Tucker also earned his master’s degree in education from the school.
A Boise, Idaho, native, Tucker earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Arizona State University in 2011.