John Tucker (lacrosse)

John Tucker
— Lacrosse player —
Position	Forward
Former NCAA team	Johns Hopkins University
Former NLL teams	Philadelphia Wings
MLL Team	Boston Cannons
Coaching career	Washington Bayhawks (MLL) 2009 to Present Los Angeles Riptide (MLL) 2006 to 2008 Columbus Landsharks (NLL) 2000 Baltimore Thunder (NLL) 1997 to 1999
Nationality	US
Pro career	1987–1991
NLL Hall of Fame, 2010

John Tucker is the current head coach of the Atlanta Blaze of the MLL, a retired American professional lacrosse player, and the former head coach of the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League.

Tucker began his playing career in eighth grade, joining the junior league team at Archbishop Curley High School under Coach Joe D'Adamo. He was a freshman and sophomore on the team during the school's 1976 and 1977 championship seasons, and he graduated from Curley in 1979. As a collegiate player, Tucker was a member on a number of winning teams. He played on the undefeated Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays team that won the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1984. In international competition Tucker played for Team USA in winning three gold medals at the World Lacrosse Championships in 1986, 1990, 1994. Tucker captained the 1990 and 1994 teams. In addition, Tucker won two championships with the Philadelphia Wings of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League in 1989 and 1990. Tucker played at the amateur level for the storied Mount Washington Lacrosse Club.

As a coach, he has led a number of teams to championships, including a total of eight Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association championships: four with the Severn School in Annapolis, Maryland, three with the Gilman School in Baltimore, Maryland and one with Loyola Blakefield in Towson, Maryland.

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