The Loyola men’s basketball team had an improbable run in the NCAA tournament. After becoming the “Cinderella” story of March Madness, people have started taking notice of the school.
The buzz around Loyola doesn’t stop with the basketball team. The impact has been seen all around campus and has affected some of the other athletic programs.
Rooting for the basketball team together has created bonding opportunities for other players, such as the softball team, that they wouldn’t have had before. Softball head coach Jeff Tylka said it gets them off of always talking about softball and classes and gets them to rally under a common theme.