Anthony Solomon
Anthony Solomon (born December 1, 1964)
Teams coached: St. Bonaventure Bonnies
St. Bonaventure record: 24-88 (.214)
Overall record: 24-88 (.214)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2021-2023 | Notre Dame (assoc. HC) |
| 2017-2021 | Dayton (assoc. HC) |
| 2016-2017 | Georgetown (asst) |
| 2008-2016 | Notre Dame (asst) |
| 2007-2008 | Dayton (asst) |
| 2003-2007 | St. Bonaventure |
| 2000-2003 | Notre Dame (asst) |
| 1998-2000 | Clemson (DBO) |
| 1994-1998 | Virginia (asst) |
| 1993-1994 | Richmond (asst) |
| 1992-1993 | Manhattan (asst) |
| 1989-1992 | Bowling Green (asst) |
| 1988-1989 | Delaware (grad. asst) |
Anthony Solomon Facts
- Anthony Solomon
- Born December 1, 1964
- Hometown: Newport News, Virginia
- Alma Mater: University of Virginia (BA, 1987)
- The Virginia-native played four seasons for head coach Terry Holland at UVA; helped lead the Cavs to the Final Four in 1984
- Got into coaching after graduating, first as a graduate assistant at Delaware for one year under Steve Steinwedel
- Spent three seasons at Bowling Green as an assistant under Jim Larrañaga (who had been a UVA assistant during Solomon’s playing days) and one year each at Manhattan (under Fran Fraschilla) and Richmond (under Bill Dooley)
- Returned to his alma mater in 1994 to be an assistant under Jeff Jones, who was also a coach at UVA while Solomon was on the team; worked with the Cavaliers for four seasons, a tenure that included winning the 1995 ACC title
- Then spent two years as director of basketball operations at Clemson under Larry Shyatt
- Hired for the first time at Notre Dame in 2000, joining the staff of then-new head coach Mike Brey as an assistant
- Became the head coach at St. Bonaventure in 2003, but struggled to win games during his tenure with the Bonnies
- Fired in 2007 after four losing seasons; finished with an overall 24-88 record and no postseason appearances
- Spent one year as an assistant under Brian Gregory at Dayton before returning to South Bend to again work under Mike Brey
- Second tenure at ND lasted eight seasons and included six NCAA Tournaments and two trips to the Elite Eight
- Was an assistant at Georgetown for one year under John Thompson III and then spent four years as associate head coach back at Dayton under newly-hired head coach Anthony Grant
- Part of the 2019-20 Flyers’ team that reached #3 in the AP Poll and likely would have earned a 1-seed in the cancelled NCAA Tournament
- Returned for a third stint at Notre Dame in 2021, spending two more seasons as Brey‘s associate head coach
Anthony Solomon Coaching Tree
- John Brannen (Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky)
- Jayson Gee (Longwood)