David Hobbs (basketball coach)
| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
April 25, 1949 Lynchburg, Virginia |
| Playing career | |
| 1968–1970 | Ferrum JC |
| 1970–1972 | VCU |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1972–1979 | Lee-Davis HS |
| 1980–1985 | VCU (asst.) |
| 1985–1992 | Alabama (asst.) |
| 1992–1998 | Alabama |
| 2000–2007 | Kentucky (asst.) |
| 2016–present | Iowa State (asst.) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 110-76 |
David A. Hobbs (born April 25, 1949) is an American basketball coach. Hobbs currently serves as a special assistant to Iowa State's head coach Steve Prohm. He was the head men's coach at the University of Alabama from 1992 to 1998 and also was an assistant coach at Alabama, the University of Kentucky and Virginia Commonwealth University.
Hobbs was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He 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 Junior College.
Throughout his career, Hobbs has coached teams to more than 400 victories and 18 postseason tournament appearances, including 16 in the NCAA Tournament.
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.
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.
Hobbs was hired at Alabama as an assistant coach for Wimp Sanderson in 1985 and spent the next seven years at that position, 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.
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