David Hobbs (basketball coach)
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| Date of birth | April 25, 1949 (age 57) | |
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| Place of birth | Lynchburg, Virginia  |
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| Sport | Basketball | |
| College | Kentucky | |
| Title | Assoc. Head Coach | |
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| 1972-1979 1980-1985 1985-1998 2000-present |
Lee-Davis High School Virginia Commonwealth University Alabama Kentucky |
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David A. Hobbs (born April 25, 1949 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an American basketball coach currently in his fifth season on the Kentucky bench and his second as associate head coach.[1]
The former Alabama head coach joined the UK staff in 2000 and has spent 23 years coaching basketball at the collegiate level.[1]
Hobbs is married to Barbara “Skeet” Fleet Hobbs and they have two children, Heather and David, Jr., and twin one-year-old granddaughters.[1]
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[edit] College career
Hobbs lettered his junior and senior seasons (1970-71) at VCU, where he earned an Education bachelor's degree in (1972) after spending his first two seasons playing at Virginia's Ferrum College.[1]
[edit] Coaching career
Throughout his career, Hobbs has coached teams to more than 400 victories and 18 postseason tournament appearances, including 16 in the NCAA Tournament.[1]
His coaching career began in the prep ranks at Lee-Davis High School in Mechanicsville, Virginia for eight seasons, the last three as head coach.[1]
[edit] Virginia Commonwealth
His first job in college coaching came at Virginia Commonwealth, where he served as an assistant coach with Tubby Smith on J.D. Barnett’s staff. Hobbs spent six years (1980-85) coaching on the Rams’ staff.[1]
[edit] Alabama
Hobbs was hired at Alabama as an assistant coach for Wimp Sanderson in 1985 and spent seven years as an assistant in Tuscaloosa helping the Crimson Tide win one SEC Championship and four SEC Tournament crowns while the Tide made four appearances in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16. As an assistant, he had the opportunity to coach such All-SEC performers as Robert Horry, James “Hollywood” Robinson and Latrell Sprewell.[1]
When Sanderson left Alabama following the 1992 season, Hobbs was named head coach. In his first season, the Tide finished 16-13 and advanced to the NIT. In 1994 and 1995, Alabama recorded 20-win seasons and advanced to the NCAA Tournament behind the play of NBA All-Star Antonio McDyess. In ’96, Hobbs led UA to a 19-13 mark and a berth in the NIT Final Four. He resigned his post following the 1998 season after compiling a 110-76 (59.4%) career record and producing nine All-SEC players.[1]
[edit] Kentucky
David Hobbs joined the UK staff in 2000 and is serving his second year as associate head coach under Tubby Smith.[1]
