Marc Hubbard

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Marc Hubbard
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-06-13) June 13, 1981 (age 44)
Place of birth Durham, New Hampshire
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Position(s) Defender
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2003 Colgate Raiders
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003 Syracuse Salty Dogs
2004 Wilmington Hammerheads FC 11 (0)
2005–2007 New Hampshire Phantoms 38 (2)
Managerial career
2003–2007 New Hampshire (assistant)
2008–2014 Southern New Hampshire
2015–2023 New Hampshire
2024– NC State
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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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). [1]

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. [2] Hubbard started eleven games and helped the Hammerheads to a 10–6–3 record. [3] From Wilmington, he moved to the New Hampshire Phantoms from 2005–2007.[ citation needed ] During his three years with the club, he scored two goals and made thirty eight appearances. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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. [9] [10] 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 lead 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. [11]

Hubbard moved back to New Hampshire prior to the 2015 season. [12] 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 result was 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. [13] [14] Hubbard also coached twelve All-Americans and six MLS SuperDraft picks while at New Hampshire.

Hubbard accepted the head coaching job at NC State prior to the 2024 season. [15] [16] Hubbard lead the Wolfpack to their first NCAA tournament berth since 2019 and first Round of 16 appearance since 1994.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Southern New Hampshire (Northeast-10 Conference)(2008–2014)
2008Southern New Hampshire 15–3–49–1–31stNCAA Regional
2009Southern New Hampshire 14–4–410–1–21stNCAA Quarterfinal
2010Southern New Hampshire 12–3–57–3–35thNCAA Second Round
2011Southern New Hampshire 18–4–011–2–02ndNCAA Quarterfinal
2012Southern New Hampshire 19–4–010–3–02nd NCAA Quarterfinal
2013Southern New Hampshire 22–1–113–0–01st NCAA Champions
2014Southern New Hampshire 17–1–211–1–11st NCAA Second Round
Southern New Hampshire:117–20–1671–11–9
New Hampshire (America East Conference)(2015–2023)
2015 New Hampshire 10–5–33–3–16th
2016 New Hampshire 12–7–04–3–05th
2017 New Hampshire 13–4–54–2–14th NCAA Third Round
2018 New Hampshire 12–4–24–2–12nd NCAA First Round
2019 New Hampshire 15–2–35–1–1T-1st NCAA Second Round
2020 New Hampshire 8–1–15–0–11st NCAA second round
2021 New Hampshire 17–2–27–0–11st NCAA Third Round
2022 New Hampshire 15–0–56–0–11st NCAA Second Round
2023 New Hampshire 13–3–44–0–31st NCAA Third Round
New Hampshire:115–28–2542–11–10
NC State (Atlantic Coast Conference)(2024–present)
2024 NC State 10–5–53–3–2T-8th NCAA Third Round
NC State:10–5–53–3–2
Total:242–53–46

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Source: [17] [18] [19]

References

  1. "Colgate Men's Soccer Record Book" (PDF). colgateathletics.com. Colgate University . Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  2. "2004 Wilmington Hammerheads Roster". statscrew.com. Stats Crew. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  3. "2004 Wilmington Hammerheads Statistics". statscrew.com. Stats Crew. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  4. "2005 New Hampshire Phantoms Roster". statscrew.com. Stats Crew. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  5. "2005 New Hampshire Phantoms Statistics". statscrew.com. Stats Crew. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  6. "2006 New Hampshire Phantoms Roster". statscrew.com. Stats Crew. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  7. "2007 New Hampshire Phantoms Statistics". statscrew.com. Stats Crew. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  8. "2007 New Hampshire Phantoms Roster". statscrew.com. Stats Crew. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  9. "Marc Hubbard Named Men's Soccer Coach". snhupenmen.com. Southern New Hampshire University. January 9, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  10. "Durham native Hubbard named soccer coach at SNHU". seacoastonline.com. Seacoastonline.com. January 10, 2008. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  11. "Marc Hubbard Accepts Top Men's Soccer Spot at New Hampshire". snhupenmen.com. Southern New Hampshire University. April 4, 2026. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  12. "Hubbard happy to be home". fosters.com. Foster's Daily Democrat. September 13, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  13. "A Trio of Repeat #AEMSOC Major Award Winners in 2023". americaeast.com. America East Conference. November 7, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  14. "Marc Hubbard Named ECAC Coach of the Year; Three Wildcats Earn All-ECAC". unhwildcats.com. University of New Hampshire Athletics. December 15, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  15. Marshall, Jonathan (December 11, 2023). "Marc Hubbard named head men's soccer coach at North Carolina State". WMUR-TV . Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  16. Hall, Alex (December 10, 2023). "Coach Hubbard makes 'hardest decision' to leave UNH for North Carolina State" . New Hampshire Union Leader . Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  17. "SNHU Men's Soccer All-Time Coaching Records". snhupenmen.com. Southern New Hampshire University. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  18. "SNHU Men's Soccer Year By Year Results". snhupenmen.com. Southern New Hampshire University. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
  19. "Men's Soccer Year-by-Year Records". unhwildcats.com. University of New Hampshire Athletics. Retrieved March 25, 2025.