Bio

Roosevelt University Director of Athletic John Jaramillo has announced Paddy Hoepp as the Lakers new head men’s soccer coach prior to the 2022 season. He now enters his second year at the helm of the Lakers, where he was an assistant coach during the 2020-21 season.

Hoepp returns to the Lakers after serving as assistant coach at his alma mater Olivet Nazarene University during the 2021 season.  He helped lead the Tigers to both the CCAC Conference regular season and tournament championships and a berth to the NAIA National Tournament this past fall. 

His collegiate coaching career included four years at Robert Morris University Illinois from 2016-2020, serving first as a graduate assistant and then moving into the associate head coach role for the Eagles.  Prior to his time at Robert Morris, Hoepp was an assistant coach at Providence Christian College, an NAIA institution in Pasadena, Calif.

During his collegiate playing career, Hoepp was a standout player at Olivet Nazarene, earning several individual accolades, including CCAC Freshman of the Year (2011), CCAC All-Conference First Team (2013 & 2014), and CCAC All-Conference Second Team (2011 & 2012).  He helped guide his team to NAIA National Tournament on three occasions, while winning the CCAC Conference Tournament championship in 2012, 2013, and 2014 and the CCAC Conference regular season championship in 2014.

Hoepp earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Management from Olivet Nazarene in 2015 and both his Master of Management in Sports Administration (2018) and Master of Business Administration (2020) from Robert Morris.  He also currently holds his B-License from the USSF and he is a head coach for the Illinois Olympic Development Program.