Before Erik Hoops was the Loyola men’s golf coach, he was the captain of the team.
He played as a Rambler and became enamored with college sports. The camaraderie of it. The spirit of it. That one fan at every basketball game? That was Hoops in college. Every soccer game? Hoops was there. Hoops still makes it a point to go to as many games as possible.
He said if he didn’t go into coaching he thinks he’d still be involved in the industry in some capacity.
“I just I love the whole collegiate athletics atmosphere,” Hoops said.