David Hobbs (basketball coach)

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Name = David Hobbs
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CoachYears = 1972–1979
1980–1985
1985–1992
1992–1998
2000–2007
CoachTeams = Lee-Davis HS
Virginia Commonwealth (asst.)
Alabama (asst.)
Alabama Kentucky (asst.)

David A. Hobbs (born April 25, 1949 in Lynchburg, Virginia) is an American basketball coach. He was 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 is married to Barbara “Skeet” Fleet Hobbs and they have two adult children.cite web|title="Men's Basketball Assoc Head Coach David Hobbs"|work=UKAthletics.com |url=http://www.ukathletics.com/index.php?s=&change_well_id=2&url_article_id=10265|accessdate=2007-03-09]

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Kentucky

David Hobbs joined the UK staff in 2000 and served two years as associate head coach under Tubby Smith. He has not been retained by Kentucky since Smith's departure in 2007. cite web|title="Men's Basketball Coaching Staff"|work=UKAthletics.com |url=http://www.ukathletics.com/index.php?s=&url_channel_id=37&url_article_id=19877&change_well_id=2|accessdate=2007-05-21]

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