The Southern Nazarene Women's Basketball program announced the hiring of Kayla Tucker as the new assistant coach, effective May 11, 2022. Tucker enters her third season with SNU in 2024-2025.
Tucker, an Oklahoma City native, is no stranger to success at the collegiate level, bringing Division I and Division II coaching experience to SNU along with an extensive resume as a college athlete.
Before joining the Storm, Tucker spent the 21-22 season as the Assistant Coach for the Ouachita Baptist Women's Basketball program, a fellow Great American Conference contender. A year earlier, Tucker spent a season at Texas Tech as the Graduate Assistant for the Women's Basketball program.
Prior to taking on the coaching role, Tucker was a decorated athlete through high school and college. She was a two-time All-State selection her senior year at Southmoore High School, later taking her talents to Alabama State. Throughout her three seasons with the Hornets, she saw one regular season conference title and two conference tournament titles along with two NCAA tournament appearances and a pre-season WNIT bid. It was at Alabama State where she committed her studies to a Bachelors of Arts in Communications.
Tucker earned her Master's in Education from Texas Tech in December 2022. She enjoys working out, reading, watching Disney movies and TV shows, and spending time with family.
