Marc Hubbard

Marc Hubbard (June 13, 1981) is an American soccer head coach and former player who played professionally in the USL Second Division and is currently the head coach of the NC State men's soccer team.

Playing career Hubbard attended Colgate University and was a four-year letter winner as a defender. He was a captain of the team in 2002 when he was also named to the All-Atlantic Region Second Team. He was named to the All-Patriot League team for three straight years (2000-2002).

After graduating from Colgate, Hubbard went on to play for five years in the then professional USL Second Division. He began his professional career with the Syracuse Salty Dogs, where he played in 2003. In 2004 he moved to the Wilmington Hammerheads. Hubbard started eleven games and helped the Hammerheads to a 10–6–3 record. From Wilmington, he moved to the New Hampshire Phantoms from 2005–2007. During his three years with the club, he scored two goals and made thirty eight appearances.

Coaching career Hubbard began his coaching career at New Hampshire as an assistant coach from 2003-2007. His first head coaching job was at Southern New Hampshire, where he stayed from 2008-2014. In his seven seasons at the helm, Hubbard amassed a 117–20–16 record. The Penmen qualified for the NCAA Division II tournament all seven years Hubbard was head coach, and won the tournament title in 2013. Hubbard also led the team to four Northeast-10 Conference tournament titles and four regular-season titles during his tenure. Hubbard won NSCAA Division II Coach of the Year in 2013, and Northeast-10 Coach of the Year on three occasions.

Hubbard moved back to New Hampshire prior to the 2015 season. During his tenure as head coach at New Hampshire, Hubbard posted a 115–32–21 record. The Wildcats qualified for the NCAA Division I tournament in seven consecutive seasons, from 2017 to 2023. Their best results were in the Third Round in 2017, 2021, and 2023. The Wildcats won five America East Conference regular season titles and four America East tournament titles under Hubbard's leadership. Hubbard and his coaching staff were named America East coaching staff of the year in 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Hubbard and staff were also named All-ECAC four times, in 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Hubbard also coached twelve All-Americans and six MLS SuperDraft picks while at New Hampshire.

Hubbard accepted the head coaching job at NC State before the 2024 season. Hubbard lead the Wolfpack to their first NCAA tournament berth since 2019 and first Round of 16 appearance since 1994.

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