Carolina's freshmen had a unique perspective on a unique event.
Eric Hoots is in his eighth season as video coordinator and director of player relations in the UNC Basketball office. His primary duties include serving as a primary contact for former Tar Heel players, taping games and practices and supervising day-to-day video needs.
Hoots, a 2004 UNC graduate with a degree in African-American Studies and Interpersonal Communications, was a three-year Tar Heel letterman as a varsity manager from 2001-2004. He served as head manager as a senior.
A native of Newton, N.C., Hoots attended Bandys High School in Catawba, where he played two years of varsity basketball.
Hoots earned his Master's in Sports Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2010.
In 2009, he married the former Amy Howe, the assistant director of tickets and parking for the Rams Club. The couple's son, Brady, was born in May 2011.
