Neil Hooper

Neil Hooper has been the Director of Athletics at King’s College since 1991. He was born in Sydney River, Nova Scotia, and received his BA from the University College of Cape Breton where he played varsity soccer and basketball. He took his Master’s degree in Physical Education from the University of New Brunswick, specializing in Sports Administration. Mr. Hooper was the Executive Director of Basketball Nova Scotia from 1986-1991. He was a Canadian Colleges Athletic Association Board member from 1994-2002 and National Basketball Convenor between 2001 and 2003. Currently he is the President of The Atlantic Colleges Athletic Association, and has been the Atlantic Colleges Basketball Convenor since 1991. He enjoys coaching at the community level and playing guitar. He is married to Colleen Hooper and has three children.