The Loyola men’s basketball team can look to a key factor to find success in 2018-19: proper nutrition.
Dave Vitel, Loyola’s associate athletics director for sports performance, has over 15 years of experience in sports training and performance, including a stint with the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves from 2006-11. Vitel has returned for a second stint at Loyola in the athletics department — with a goal to create an individualized approach to proper nutrition.
“In the NBA, you’ve got 12 guys on your roster,” Vitel said. “It’s like 12 different teams you’re training because each guy is so different and you have to be individualized at that level.