Background
Hobbs was born in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Hobbs was born in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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 and Virginia Commonwealth University. He lettered his junior and senior seasons (1970-1971) 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 National Collegiate Athletic Association 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. Doctorate. Barnett"s staff Hobbs spent six years (1980-1985) coaching on the Rams" staff
Alabama
As an assistant, he had the opportunity to coach such All-Securities and Exchange Commission 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 National Institute of Technology. In 1996, Hobbs led UA to a 19–13 mark and a berth in the National Institute of Technology Final Four.
He resigned his post following the 1998 season after compiling a 110–76 (594%) career record and producing nine All-Securities and Exchange Commission players. David Hobbs joined the United Kingdom staff in 2000 and served seven years as an assistant coach under Tubby Smith, including five as assistant head coach. He was not retained by the university when Smith left in 2007.
After leaving, Hobbs was a scout for the National Basketball Association"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. Hobbs is married to Barbara "Skeet" Fleet Hobbs and they have two grown children, Heather and David, Junior.