Khanis Hubbard enters his second season as Catawba's Co-Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Line Coach in the fall of 2024.

In 2023, Hubbard helped lead a defense that dropped its points allowed per game by nearly 15 points from the 2022 season, including four games of 23 points allowed or fewer. Safety Deno Wardlow earned All-Piedmont Division (SAC) honors after recording five interceptions and lranking second on the team in tackles. The defensive line helped rack up 12 sacks in the 2023 season and put on an all-around effort in the 24-14 win at Carson-Newman to close the season.

Hubbard joined the Catawba coaching staff as Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line coach this past January after spending the 2022 season as the Defensive line coach at Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU). Hubbard is a 2004 graduate of Catawba College and is making his second coaching stint here in Salisbury. 

While at SMSU, Hubbard helped the Mustangs double their win totals from the 2021 season while seeing increases in sacks per game. 

Hubbard served as the Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Backs Coach at Lock Haven University from 2020-2022. 

From 2013 to 2018, Hubbard was at Quincy University, where he served in several capacities. As Defensive Coordinator, Hubbard helped drastically improve Quincy's defense. They went from 48th in the country in defensive touchdowns to 13th in just two years while also going from the 88th-ranked team in passing yards allowed to being ranked 25th while also being top thirty nationally in total defense. In the 2017 season, Hubbard was promoted to Associate Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator, where he served for two seasons. 

During Hubbard's first stint (2006-2012) on the Catawba Football staff as the Defensive Line Coach, Recruiting Coordinator, and video coordinator. Twice the Catawba defense ranked #1 in total defense and pass defense in the South Atlantic Conference. These efforts helped lead Catawba Football to two NCAA playoff appearances during his time. 

As a player, Hubbard was a four-year standout at Catawba and closed his career with 169 tackles, 19.5 sacks, and fifty tackles for loss. He also helped lead the Indians to three South Atlantic Conference regular season titles during his career. At Catawba, he was a defensive captain, two-time all-conference, and all-region performer. His senior year saw him earn first-team All-American honors while being selected to represent Catawba in the Division Two All-Star game, the Cactus Bowl. 

Hubbard earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Catawba in 2004 and a Master of Science from Lock Haven, double majoring in sport and exercise psychology and sport management.