David Hobbs
David Hobbs (born April 25, 1949)
Teams coached: Alabama Crimson Tide
Alabama record: 110-76 (.591)
Overall record: 110-76 (.591)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1994, 1995)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (1993, 1996)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
2016-2021 | Iowa State (special asst. to HC) |
2007-2009 | Charlotte Bobcats (scout) |
2000-2007 | Kentucky (asst) |
1992-1998 | Alabama |
1985-1992 | Alabama (asst) |
1980-1985 | VCU (asst) |
David Hobbs Facts
- David A. Hobbs
- Born April 25, 1949
- Hometown: Lynchburg, Virginia
- Alma Mater: Virginia Commonwealth University (BA, 1972)
- After starting at Ferrum College (VA), Hobbs played two seasons for head coach Chuck Noe at VCU
- Started his coaching career at Lee-Davis HS in Hanover County, VA, where he was head boys’ coach for seven years
- Returned to alma mater VCU in 1980, spending the next five seasons as an assistant under J. D. Barnett
- Was part of four Sun Belt titles and NCAA Tournaments during his tenure at VCU
- When Barnett left for Tulsa in 1985, Hobbs joined Wimp Sanderson‘s staff at Alabama
- The Tide went to six NCAA Tournaments during Hobbs’ seven years as an assistant and won the SEC in 1987
- After Sanderson resigned in 1992, Hobbs was promoted to head coach of the Crimson Tide
- Went 110-76 in six seasons at the helm, going to two NCAA Tournaments and two NITs
- Resigned in 1998 following a 15-16 season, his first sub-.500 record as head coach
- In 2000, Hobbs returned to the college game as an assistant under Tubby Smith at Kentucky
- Worked under Smith for seven years, going to the NCAA Tournament each year and winning three SEC titles
- Spent two years working as a scout with the NBA’s Charlotte Bobcats
- Returned to college once more in 2016, becoming a special assistant to head coach Steve Prohm at Iowa State
- Along with his wife, Barbara, has one daughter and one son
David Hobbs Coaching Tree
- Mike Davis (Detroit Mercy, Texas Southern, UAB, Indiana)
- James Green (Jacksonville State, Mississippi Valley State, Southern Miss)
- Bob Marlin (Louisiana, Sam Houston State)
- Philip Pearson (Alabama)
- Gregg Polinsky (Georgia Southern)