Eric Simpson (basketball)

Eric Simpson
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head Coach
Team Loyola
Conference Horizon League
Record 27–34
Biographical details
Alma mater Northwestern University, B.A., 1994
Playing career
1990–1994 Northwestern
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2007–2009
2009–present
Loyola (IL) (Assistant)
Loyola (IL)
Head coaching record
Overall 27–34
Tournaments 0–0

Eric Simpson is the current head women's basketball coach at Loyola University Chicago. He previously served as a women's assistant coach and Director of Men's Basketball Operations at Loyola and was an assistant coach on the high school level at Loyola Academy from 1994 to 1996 and his alma mater, St. Ignatius, from 1999 to 2001. Simpson was also the athletic director and head boys basketball coach at Marquette Catholic High School in Michigan City, Indiana from 2001 to 2005.[1]

Player history and education

Simpson played NCAA Division I men's basketball on the college level for the Big Ten's Northwestern Wildcats.[2] After graduating with a B.A. in history, Simpson began a ten year stint coaching at the high school level before joining the Loyola staff as the Director of Basketball Operations for the men's team.[1]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Loyola Ramblers (Horizon League) (2009–present)
2009–10 Loyola 15–15 9–9 T–6th
2010–11 Loyola 12–19 5–13 8th
Loyola: 14–22 (.389)
Total: 27–34 (.443)

      National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion
      Conference regular season & conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

References