An Auburn women's basketball letterwinner and member of the 2009 SEC Championship team, Reneisha (Hobbs) Bolden is in her sixth season at her alma mater, serving as director of student-athlete success for women's basketball.
In her role, she serves as the team's academic liaison, organizes the team's monthly calendar, assists with onboarding incoming student-athletes, and helps coordinate practice schedules.
Bolden returned to The Plains in June of 2019 after spending the previous three years at Alabama State as an academic advisor and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) advisor for the Hornets.
Bolden was part of the Tigers' program as a player from 2006-10. She played in 58 games in the 2006-07 and 2008-09 seasons, then served as a student assistant coach as a senior. She was also named to the 2010 SEC Community Service Team.
Prior to her stint at ASU, Bolden spent the previous four years as a clinical lead supervisor at Alabama Mentor (therapeutic foster care agency) where she was able to use her knowledge and leadership and display the six core values of the social work profession. Alabama Mentor specialized in providing therapeutic foster care services to youth of all ages with emotional, behavioral and other complex challenges as well as their families.
Bolden, a native of Huntsville, graduated from Auburn in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in social work. She earned her master's degree in human resource management with a concentration in organizational leadership from Strayer University in 2017.
She and her husband, Courtney Bolden, were married in August 2021 and reside in Auburn. They have a daughter, Birdie, born in July 2022.