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Marc Hubbard
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Marc Hubbard is the 10th head coach in Wolfpack men's soccer history after being named the head coach by McMurray Family Director of Athletics by Boo Corrigan shortly after the conclusion of the 2023 season,
In just his second season leading the Wolfpack, Hubbard carried the program to its first-ever national championship appearance. Last appearing in the College Cup in 1990, NC State reached the Final Four for the first time in 35 years before landing in its very first national championship game. The 2025 squad had a dominant season, finishing 16-3-4 and racking up numerous accolades as a team and individually. Under the guidance of Hubbard, the squad boasted a new program record of 15 total shutouts across the season. Also, the team reached a No. 1 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches poll for the first time ever. The Pack closed out the historic campaign leading the NCAA in goal differential at 38 (51 goals for, 13 goals against).
Junior forward Donavan Phillip turned heads around the country by leading the NCAA in scoring with 19 goals, which earned him the 2025 MAC Hermann Trophy, the highest-individual award in DI collegiate soccer. Phillip is the first in Wolfpack soccer history to earn this distinguished award. He won the ACC Offensive Player of the Year award, while Nikola Markovic earned ACC Defensive Player of the Year, and Logan Erb claimed ACC Goalkeeper of the Year. Markovic then went on to sign a Generation Adidas contract shortly before he was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft, the first-ever No. 1 overall selection for NC State men's soccer. Markovic and Phillip earned USC First Team All-America and Erb earned Second Team All-America honors. Four total selections in the draft marked the most Wolfpack players in a season to get picked in the MLS Draft.
In his first fall season at the helm of the Wolfpack (2024), Hubbard led the program to one of their most successful seasons in 30 years. Through the first seven games under coach, NC State had its best start to a season since 1992, opening with a record of 5-0-2. His team posted a 10 win season and fell back into the United Soccer Coaches Poll rankings for the first time since 2019, climbing to a high of No. 12 in the country. The squad finished conference action with its best record (3-3-2) in the ACC since 2017. For the month of October the team went undefeated which included ranked matches against No. 2 Stanford, No. 24 Virginia Tech, No. 21 Hofstra, and No. 10 SMU. A 7-0 win over Winthrop in September marked the most goals scored by the Pack since the 1996 season.
The postseason led to a NCAA Tournament berth, reaching the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1996, taking out Charlotte and fourth-seeded Georgetown along the way. Hubbard was the only first year coach to land in the third round of the 2024 NCAA bracket. All of this was capped off by two MLS SuperDraft selections, sophomores Hakim Karamoko and Donavan Phillip. Karamoko was the 10th overall pick by D.C. United, making him the second highest overall pick in program history. As well as two second team All-ACC honors (Taig Healy and Hakim Karamoko), an All-ACC Freshman Team honor (Niko Markovic), and two USC NCAA DI All-South Region honors (Karamoko on first team and Healy on second team).
Hubbard (258-60-46 career record) spent nine seasons at New Hampshire with seven-straight NCAA Tournament appearances, posting an impressive 115-32-21 (.747) overall record with seven NCAA Tournament appearances and four America East Tournament championships.
Hubbard led the Wildcats to a 13-3-4 record and their fifth-straight America East regular season championship in 2023, securing the No. 8 national seed in the NCAA Tournament - the highest seed in program history. Hubbard's squad advanced to the Sweet 16 after notching a dominant 3-0 victory over ACC foe Syracuse in the NCAA second round.
Consistent success has been a staple throughout Hubbard's 17-year head coaching career, as he has recorded double-digit win totals in all 16 of his full seasons (8-1-1 in a COVID-shortened campaign in 2020-21). He has recorded nine 15+ win seasons, highlighted by leading Southern New Hampshire to a Division II National Championship and a 22-1-1 record in 2013.
Hubbard has earned four regional coach of the year honors, nine conference coach of the year honors and was tabbed the NSCAA Division II Coach of the Year in 2013. His New Hampshire coaching staff was also named the America East Staff of the Year six times and the Northeast Region Staff of the Year four times (2017, 2019, 2021 & 2023).
In 2021, Hubbard led the Wildcats to their highest national ranking in program history when his squad checked in at No. 4 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll on Oct. 16. The Wildcats finished the 2021 campaign 17-2-2 and advanced to the Sweet 16 after notching a 4-1 victory over UNC in the NCAA Second Round.
In 2017, Hubbard guided New Hampshire to an undefeated home record (10-0-3) and the first home NCAA Tournament game and victory in program history. The Wildcats then won a penalty kick shootout at Dartmouth to advance to the Sweet 16.
In Hubbard's first season in 2015, he led the Wildcats to a four-win improvement from 6-10-1 in 2014 to a 10-5-3 overall record the following year. New Hampshire's final RPI of No. 52 was an improvement of 112 spots from the previous season.
Player development has also been a cornerstone of Hubbard's coaching career, as he has guided over 20 players to All-America honors under his tutelage. He has coached seven MLS Draft picks.
Before returning to New Hampshire, Hubbard led Southern New Hampshire to a 117-20-6 (.839) record in seven seasons. He collected the Northeast-10 Coach of the Year award three times and was named the NSCAA East Region Coach of the Year in 2008.
In 2008, his first season at SNHU, Hubbard guided the Penmen to a dramatic 10-win improvement. Hubbard went 15-3-4 in 2008 after inheriting a squad that finished 5-8-5 the year before. In seven seasons at SNHU, Hubbard won 12 or more games each campaign and never suffered more than four losses in a single season.
Hubbard's defensive tactical dominance has persisted throughout his 16-year coaching career. At Southern New Hampshire, Hubbard's squad led Division II in team goals-against average three times. During his nine-year tenure at New Hampshire, the Wildcats have ranked inside the top-10 nationally in goals-against average six times, including first-place finishes in the category in 2019 and 2021.
Prior to Hubbard's first head coaching job, he served as an assistant coach at New Hampshire from 2003-07. The Wildcats reached back-to-back America East semifinals in 2006 and 2007 and achieved a No. 23 national ranking in 2005. Hubbard was also a member of the America East's Staff of the Year in 2006.
As a player at Colgate, Hubbard earned three Patriot League second-team selections. The three-year captain graduated in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in political science before earning a master's degree in kinesiology from New Hampshire in 2006.
After college, Hubbard went on to play professionally for five years. While competing with the New Hampshire Phantoms of the USL Second Division, he was a captain twice and a 2006 USL first-team honoree as well as a Defender of the Year finalist. He also played for the Syracuse Salty Dogs in 2003 and for the Wilmington Hammerheads in 2004.
Overall Coaching Record at NC State
In just his second season leading the Wolfpack, Hubbard carried the program to its first-ever national championship appearance. Last appearing in the College Cup in 1990, NC State reached the Final Four for the first time in 35 years before landing in its very first national championship game. The 2025 squad had a dominant season, finishing 16-3-4 and racking up numerous accolades as a team and individually. Under the guidance of Hubbard, the squad boasted a new program record of 15 total shutouts across the season. Also, the team reached a No. 1 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches poll for the first time ever. The Pack closed out the historic campaign leading the NCAA in goal differential at 38 (51 goals for, 13 goals against).
Junior forward Donavan Phillip turned heads around the country by leading the NCAA in scoring with 19 goals, which earned him the 2025 MAC Hermann Trophy, the highest-individual award in DI collegiate soccer. Phillip is the first in Wolfpack soccer history to earn this distinguished award. He won the ACC Offensive Player of the Year award, while Nikola Markovic earned ACC Defensive Player of the Year, and Logan Erb claimed ACC Goalkeeper of the Year. Markovic then went on to sign a Generation Adidas contract shortly before he was selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2026 MLS SuperDraft, the first-ever No. 1 overall selection for NC State men's soccer. Markovic and Phillip earned USC First Team All-America and Erb earned Second Team All-America honors. Four total selections in the draft marked the most Wolfpack players in a season to get picked in the MLS Draft.
In his first fall season at the helm of the Wolfpack (2024), Hubbard led the program to one of their most successful seasons in 30 years. Through the first seven games under coach, NC State had its best start to a season since 1992, opening with a record of 5-0-2. His team posted a 10 win season and fell back into the United Soccer Coaches Poll rankings for the first time since 2019, climbing to a high of No. 12 in the country. The squad finished conference action with its best record (3-3-2) in the ACC since 2017. For the month of October the team went undefeated which included ranked matches against No. 2 Stanford, No. 24 Virginia Tech, No. 21 Hofstra, and No. 10 SMU. A 7-0 win over Winthrop in September marked the most goals scored by the Pack since the 1996 season.
The postseason led to a NCAA Tournament berth, reaching the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 1996, taking out Charlotte and fourth-seeded Georgetown along the way. Hubbard was the only first year coach to land in the third round of the 2024 NCAA bracket. All of this was capped off by two MLS SuperDraft selections, sophomores Hakim Karamoko and Donavan Phillip. Karamoko was the 10th overall pick by D.C. United, making him the second highest overall pick in program history. As well as two second team All-ACC honors (Taig Healy and Hakim Karamoko), an All-ACC Freshman Team honor (Niko Markovic), and two USC NCAA DI All-South Region honors (Karamoko on first team and Healy on second team).
Hubbard (258-60-46 career record) spent nine seasons at New Hampshire with seven-straight NCAA Tournament appearances, posting an impressive 115-32-21 (.747) overall record with seven NCAA Tournament appearances and four America East Tournament championships.
Hubbard led the Wildcats to a 13-3-4 record and their fifth-straight America East regular season championship in 2023, securing the No. 8 national seed in the NCAA Tournament - the highest seed in program history. Hubbard's squad advanced to the Sweet 16 after notching a dominant 3-0 victory over ACC foe Syracuse in the NCAA second round.
Consistent success has been a staple throughout Hubbard's 17-year head coaching career, as he has recorded double-digit win totals in all 16 of his full seasons (8-1-1 in a COVID-shortened campaign in 2020-21). He has recorded nine 15+ win seasons, highlighted by leading Southern New Hampshire to a Division II National Championship and a 22-1-1 record in 2013.
Hubbard has earned four regional coach of the year honors, nine conference coach of the year honors and was tabbed the NSCAA Division II Coach of the Year in 2013. His New Hampshire coaching staff was also named the America East Staff of the Year six times and the Northeast Region Staff of the Year four times (2017, 2019, 2021 & 2023).
In 2021, Hubbard led the Wildcats to their highest national ranking in program history when his squad checked in at No. 4 in the United Soccer Coaches Poll on Oct. 16. The Wildcats finished the 2021 campaign 17-2-2 and advanced to the Sweet 16 after notching a 4-1 victory over UNC in the NCAA Second Round.
In 2017, Hubbard guided New Hampshire to an undefeated home record (10-0-3) and the first home NCAA Tournament game and victory in program history. The Wildcats then won a penalty kick shootout at Dartmouth to advance to the Sweet 16.
In Hubbard's first season in 2015, he led the Wildcats to a four-win improvement from 6-10-1 in 2014 to a 10-5-3 overall record the following year. New Hampshire's final RPI of No. 52 was an improvement of 112 spots from the previous season.
Player development has also been a cornerstone of Hubbard's coaching career, as he has guided over 20 players to All-America honors under his tutelage. He has coached seven MLS Draft picks.
Before returning to New Hampshire, Hubbard led Southern New Hampshire to a 117-20-6 (.839) record in seven seasons. He collected the Northeast-10 Coach of the Year award three times and was named the NSCAA East Region Coach of the Year in 2008.
In 2008, his first season at SNHU, Hubbard guided the Penmen to a dramatic 10-win improvement. Hubbard went 15-3-4 in 2008 after inheriting a squad that finished 5-8-5 the year before. In seven seasons at SNHU, Hubbard won 12 or more games each campaign and never suffered more than four losses in a single season.
Hubbard's defensive tactical dominance has persisted throughout his 16-year coaching career. At Southern New Hampshire, Hubbard's squad led Division II in team goals-against average three times. During his nine-year tenure at New Hampshire, the Wildcats have ranked inside the top-10 nationally in goals-against average six times, including first-place finishes in the category in 2019 and 2021.
Prior to Hubbard's first head coaching job, he served as an assistant coach at New Hampshire from 2003-07. The Wildcats reached back-to-back America East semifinals in 2006 and 2007 and achieved a No. 23 national ranking in 2005. Hubbard was also a member of the America East's Staff of the Year in 2006.
As a player at Colgate, Hubbard earned three Patriot League second-team selections. The three-year captain graduated in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in political science before earning a master's degree in kinesiology from New Hampshire in 2006.
After college, Hubbard went on to play professionally for five years. While competing with the New Hampshire Phantoms of the USL Second Division, he was a captain twice and a 2006 USL first-team honoree as well as a Defender of the Year finalist. He also played for the Syracuse Salty Dogs in 2003 and for the Wilmington Hammerheads in 2004.
Overall Coaching Record at NC State
| Year | Overall Record | ACC Record | ACC Tournament History | NCAA Tournament History |
| 2024 | 10-5-5 | 3-3-2 | First Round | Sweet Sixteen |
| 2025 | 16-3-4 | 4-1-3 | Second Round | NCAA Finalist |
| Totals | 26-8-9 | 7-4-5 |
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