Having played Division I college basketball against the biggest programs in the country, Hobbs will finish his college career at Fort Lewis College. He scored 15 points in 15 minutes in a game last season against Campbellsville University-Harrodsburg.Ĭourtesy of Eastern Kentucky AthleticsJacQuess Hobbs puts up a layup against Louisville during a 2019 road game for Eastern Kentucky. He accumulated 129 steals during his career and shot career-high percentages from the field last season at 47.2% from the floor and 42.1% from 3-point range. The 6-foot-2 guard started in 35 of the 90 games he appeared in and has played 1,666 minutes at the Division I level. “To say we are excited to add JacQuess to our established team would be a giant understatement.”įrom Louisville, Kentucky, Hobbs played four seasons at Eastern Kentucky in the Atlantic Sun Conference. “He played four very successful seasons at Eastern Kentucky and comes to Durango with a reputation of being a great team leader and extremely hard worker,” the coach said. Pietrack said the Skyhawks will benefit from the maturity and leadership of Hobbs as a senior transfer. Adding JacQuess to our backcourt makes us more dynamic and gives us another playmaker.” “JacQuess fit what we were look for to a T. “After last season, we decided that we wanted to add an experienced, impact guard to go along with all the returners we have,” Pietrack said. Head coach Bob Pietrack checked that box when he landed senior JacQuess Hobbs, a transfer from Division I Eastern Kentucky. With almost the entire 2020-21 team set to return, including All-American forward Riley Farris for a rare seventh season, the Fort Lewis College men’s basketball team only had a few players to target in recruiting this offseason.Ĭhief among them was a veteran point guard. Skyhawks also add three freshmen going into 2021-22 season