Rutgers Athletics announced that veteran tennis coach Ben Bucca would be stepping down as he is being appointed to a Superior Court judgeship in Middlesex County.
Let that one sink in first: the man who was coaching tennis at Rutgers was a) a lawyer and b) politically connected enough to be considered to be a judge. And now he is.
But back to athletics. The press release on Bucca pointed out that he “helped RU secure 160 dual victories, 10 postseason appearances and guided the program into the prestigious Big Ten Conference in 2015.” After 13 years as head coach, and 10 as an assistant, Bucca was moving on.