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Hoff, Tom
- 2000 and 2004 U.S. Olympic team member
- 2004 NORCECA Olympic Qualifying Tournament gold medalist
- 2003 World Cup fourth place team member
- At the 2000 Olympic Games, saw action in every set with 25 kills, 10 blocks and a .421 hitting percentage
- Underwent back surgery in 1999; other injuries limited his play 2001-03
- Three-time All-American and was named to Volleyball Magazine’s Fab 50
- Played two years at Ohio State before transferring to Long Beach State, where he reached 1,000 kills in fewer matches than any other player
- Played two years at Ohio State before transferring to Long Beach State, where he reached 1,000 kills in fewer matches than any other player
- Named Best Middle Blocker at the Ninth Annual Ruffini Memorial Tournament in 1999, where the Americans defeated No. 1 Italy and No. 4 Yugoslavia
- Named Best Middle Blocker at the Ninth Annual Ruffini Memorial Tournament in 1999, where the Americans defeated No. 1 Italy and No. 4 Yugoslavia
- Has a mechanical engineering degree
- With wife, Sandy, has a daughter, Tatum Bella, born on Aug. 5, 2003
"I think our game is exciting," Hoff told CSIndy.com. “We just want people to be passionate that it's the USA. We are representing the United States. All these guys, we train six days a week. We put in a lot of hours to wear that uniform. We take a special pride in that, and it makes you feel real, real damn good inside when people are chanting for USA. It picks you up another percent or two, and that's what we need to beat these teams."
“I would love to take a couple of our fans and show them what it's like when we play in Brazil, when we play in Poland, when we play down in Argentina," Hoff told CSIndy.com. "The fans are rabid. They're passionate about the sport; they're passionate about their national team competing. ... Twenty thousand people in a stadium made for 16,000. You see some things that would blow your mind.”
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Height: 6-8
Born: June 6, 1973
Hometown: Park Ridge, Ill.
Sport: Volleyball
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