David Hobbs

David A. Hobbs (born April 25, 1949) is an American former basketball coach. Hobbs previously served as a special assistant to Iowa State's head coach Steve Prohm. He was the men's head 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 (VCU).

Early years Hobbs was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. He lettered his junior and senior seasons (1970–71) at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), where he earned a bachelor's degree in education (1972) after spending his first two seasons playing at Virginia's Ferrum Junior College.

His coaching career began in the prep ranks at Mechanicsville High School in Mechanicsville, Virginia for eight seasons, the last three as head coach.

After departure from Kentucky After leaving Kentucky, Hobbs was a scout for the NBA's Charlotte Bobcats for two years, followed by a short stint as coach of Japan's national basketball team. He was terminated from that job after being on medical leave.

Family Hobbs is married to Barbara "Skeet" Fleet Hobbs and they have two grown children, Heather and David Jr.

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