Anthony Solomon (basketball) explained

Anthony Solomon
Birth Date:1 December 1964
Birth Place:Newport News, Virginia, U.S.
Player Years1:1983–1987
Player Team1:Virginia
Player Positions:Point guard
Coach Years1:1988–1989
Coach Team1:Delaware (GA)
Coach Years2:1989–1992
Coach Team2:Bowling Green (assistant)
Coach Years3:1992–1993
Coach Team3:Manhattan (assistant)
Coach Years4:1993–1994
Coach Team4:Richmond (assistant)
Coach Years5:1994–1998
Coach Team5:Virginia (assistant)
Coach Years6:1998–2000
Coach Team6:Clemson (DBO)
Coach Years7:2000–2003
Coach Team7:Notre Dame (assistant)
Coach Years8:2003–2007
Coach Team8:St. Bonaventure
Coach Years9:2007–2008
Coach Team9:Dayton (assistant)
Coach Years10:2008–2016
Coach Team10:Notre Dame (assistant)
Coach Years11:2016–2017
Coach Team11:Georgetown (assistant)
Coach Years12:2017–2021
Coach Team12:Dayton (assoc. HC)
Coach Years13:2021–2023
Coach Team13:Notre Dame (assoc. HC)
Overall Record:24–88

Anthony Solomon (born December 1, 1964) is an American college basketball coach. He most recently was the associate head coach for the University of Notre Dame. He was the head coach for St. Bonaventure University in Allegany, New York from 2003 to 2007.

Solomon played college basketball for Virginia from 1983 to 1987, where he was a part of their 1984 Final Four team. Following his playing career, he entered coaching in 1988 as a graduate assistant at Delaware. After assistant coaching stints at several schools, he joined Mike Brey's first staff at Notre Dame in 2000.[1]

In 2003, St. Bonaventure was reeling from an academic fraud scandal and resulting NCAA sanctions. In searching for a replacement for fired coach Jan van Breda Kolff, Solomon was hired based on his honest reputation and ideas for bringing the program back.[2] While Solomon achieved the goal of restoring a clean program, his teams had a 24–88 record over his four seasons and he was fired after a 7–22 campaign in 2006–07.[3]

Solomon landed as an assistant at Dayton the next season, then had a second stint at Notre Dame and a season as an assistant at Georgetown. In 2017 he was hired as associate head coach at Dayton under head coach Anthony Grant.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: David. Teel. Newport News' Anthony Solomon a natural fit at Dayton. Daily Press. April 26, 2017. July 31, 2020.
  2. Web site: Mark. Harrington. The march begins new coach Anthony Solomon and Bona strive to recover from scandalous spring. The Buffalo News. November 20, 2003. July 31, 2020.
  3. Web site: Solomon out after restoring order at St. Bonaventure. ESPN.com. March 8, 2007. July 31, 2020.