Iowa State men’s basketball head coach Steve Prohm has added a familiar face to his staff with the addition of former Alabama head coach David Hobbs as special assistant to the head coach.

Hobbs, who has 26 years of experience as a coach at the collegiate level, led the Crimson Tide program when Prohm was a manager at the school. He has coached on staffs that have won 583 games and made 20 NCAA Tournament appearances.

“It is great to be adding coach Hobbs to our staff,” Prohm said. “I’ve had a relationship with him for more than 20 years so there is a familiarity there. He’s been with championship teams and programs, and he’s been in the NBA, which will be a significant benefit to our players. It will be a great addition to the program.”

“Steve has always been a guy that I have had a lot of respect for, from the way he has conducted himself to the steps he’s taken to get where he is today,” Hobbs said. “I’m very invested in Steve, going all the way back to when we were together at Alabama. I’ve always thought that if there is any way that I can help him be successful, I’d be happy to do it because he has not skipped steps, he’s paid his dues and represented himself the right way at every university he’s ever been at. When the opportunity came to join him and help him I was happy to do it.”

Hobbs served as head coach at Alabama from 1992-98 following a seven-year stint as an assistant coach at the school. He posted a 110-76 record in his six seasons leading the program, the third-best win total behind only Kentucky and Arkansas who won a combined three national titles in that time.

Hobbs has a vast history of recruiting and developing talent, helping to send 20 of his players to the NBA. At Alabama, he coached four NBA first-round picks including Antonio McDyess, who was the second overall selection in the 1995 draft following his sophomore year.

Following his stint in Tuscaloosa, Hobbs served as an assistant and associate head coach on Tubby Smith’s staff at Kentucky. The Wildcats won the SEC regular season and tournament titles four of his seven seasons, making the NCAA Tournament every season. They advanced to the Elite Eight twice and the Sweet 16 in two other seasons.

Since 2008, Hobbs has worked at the NBA level, serving as a scout for the Charlotte Bobcats, Brooklyn Nets and most recently the Utah Jazz.

In 2009, he took a leave from the scouting business to serve as head coach of the Japanese National Basketball team, leading it to a second-place finish in the Southeast Asia Cup. Japan also defeated the Chinese National Team for the first time in several years under his guidance.

As an assistant at Alabama, Hobbs worked under long-time coach Wimp Sanderson. He was also an assistant coach at his alma mater, VCU, from 1979-85.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from VCU in 1972.

He is married to Barbara. The couple has two adult children, Heather and David, Jr.

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