Destined for D.C. ; After Missing Out at American, Hobbs Builds Winner at Gw
The Washington Times › November 17, 2005
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The snub, it turns out, was a good thing for Karl Hobbs. A very good thing.
Hobbs spent seven seasons next to Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun on the Connecticut bench, helping recruit and tutor the likes of future NBA stars Ray Allen and Richard Hamilton. He helped guide the Huskies to the 1999 national championship.See the full content of this document
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Destined for D.C. ; After Missing Out at American, Hobbs Builds Winner at Gw
Hobbs had the experience, connections and limitless energy to be the leading man of a college basketball program. He also had a promising interview and the status of finalist for the coaching job at American.
Then the school told him it was no longer interested."That was disappointing," Hobbs said. "It was such a good school, and I liked the athletic director [Lee McElroy] at the time. Then again, fate is a funny thing."Is it ever.George Washington hired Hobbs a year later. And as he starts his fifth season at GW, Hobbs is running...See the full content of this document
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