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ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT |
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Tucker Short
Assistant Coach
Third
Season
E-mail: tjshort@buffalo.edu
Phone: 716-645-6722
Office: 214B Alumni
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Tucker Short is in his second season as an assistant coach at the University at Buffalo. Short is UB s recruiting coordinator and in charge of scouting opponents and tape exchange. Short also serves as the team s primary setter coach. A native of nearby Brockport, NY, Short came to UB from Springfield College in Springfield, MA where he was a four-year letterwinner from 2000-03 and served as the women's junior varsity head coach and men s varsity graduate assistant coach in 2004.
Short was a three-year team captain and a standout setter at Springfield where he led his team to three straight Division III national championship titles in 2001, 2002 and 2003. He graduated as the school s all-time career leader in assists (4,728), and his 12.88 assists per game are second all-time at Springfield. Short also amassed 434 digs, 69 service aces, 178 block assists and 188 total blocks in 367 games during his career. Short was an Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association Division III first-team honoree in 2003 and a second-team selection in 2000 and 2002. He was also named to the Division III Championship All-Tournament Team in 2000 and 2003.
Following his playing career, Short began his collegiate coaching career at North Carolina where he was a volunteer assistant coach with the women s volleyball team in 2003, when UB head coach Jim Lodes was an assistant. Short assisted with on-court training, film breakdown, scouting and on-campus recruiting for the Tar Heels before returning to his alma mater. He served as the women s JV head coach and men s graduate assistant coach at Springfield during the 2004 season where he was responsible for practice planning, on-court training, scouting and match preparation. Short has also served as a head coach for two years with the Rochester Volleyball Club (15-and-under and 16-and-under boys), and he has experience working at numerous summer camps and clinics throughout the East coast.
Short received his bachelor's degree in physical education at Springfield College in 2003. He is a member of the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA).
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Location: 214 Alumni |
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E-Mail:
ub-volleyball@buffalo.edu |
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Phone: 716-645-3149 |
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Mailing Address:
University at Buffalo
Division of Athletics
Women's Volleyball Office
214 Alumni Arena
Buffalo, NY 14260 |
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