Anthony Solomon Position: Assistant Coach Alma Mater: Virginia '87

Anthony Solomon enters his second season as an assistant with the Notre Dame basketball program after spending the previous two years at Clemson University. His current post at Notre Dame marks the seventh collegiate coaching job of his career.

Solomon joined the Clemson staff as an assistant athletic director for basketball operations and was promoted to assistant coach in June of 2000 and served as one of the two assistants responsible for off-campus recruiting.

In his role with the Tigers, he was responsible for all internal operations of the basketball program and served as a liaison to the athletic administration. In addition, Solomon aided in on-campus recruiting.

In his first season at Clemson, the Tigers finished with a 20-15 record and advanced to the finals of the National Invitation Tournament, marking the first appearance in a championship game by a Tiger team in the postseason.

No stranger to being an assistant in a major college basketball conference, Solomon spent six years in the Atlantic Coast Conference coaching at Virginia, his alma mater, and Clemson.

He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Delaware under Mike Brey’s predecessor, Steve Steinwedel, in 1988-89. He then moved to Bowling Green the following season and spent three seasons (1989-92) there while helping the Falcons reach the National Invitation Tournament on two occasions.

Solomon then took a position as an assistant at Manhattan College for the 1992-93 campaign. It was there that he experienced coaching in the NCAA tournament after the Jaspers earned a berth in the 64-team field as champions of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Following that one season, Solomon moved to the University of Richmond for the 1993-94 campaign, before returning to his alma mater. He coached at Virgina under Jeff Jones from 1994-98, serving as coordinator of recruiting and player development and as head coach of Virginia’s junior varsity team.

During Solomon’s tenure at Virginia, the Cavaliers advanced to the NCAA tournament twice, including a trip to the Elite Eight in 1995, when the team tied for the regular season ACC crown.

Solomon enrolled at Virginia as a student in the fall of 1983, earned a basketball scholarship and was a four-year letterwinner. Virginia made three NCAA tournament appearances, earned one NIT berth and won 78 games during his four-year tenure. Solomon was a member of the ’84 team that advanced to the NCAA Final Four in Seattle, Wash.

A 1983 graduate of Warwick High School in Newport News, Va., Solomon helped his team to a 23-1 record and the Peninsula District championship his senior year, while garnering second-team all-state honors. He was named most valuable player in the district in both ’82 and ’83.

He also played for Boo Williams’ AAU team and was named its most valuable player, a distinction he shares most notably with J.R. Reid, Alonzo Mourning and Allen Iverson.

Solomon, who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in rhetoric and communication studies, is married to the former Tracy Coleburn, a former track standout at Virginia. The couple has two daughters, Maya Anne, six, and Kamra Mae, five., and a son Anthony Jr., born in July of 2002.

Solomon Quick Facts

Born: December 1, 1964, in Newport News, Va.
Family: Married to wife Tracy. They have two children, Maya Anne (6) and Kamra Mae (5) and a son Anthony, Jr. (born in July of 2002).
Education: Graduated from Warwick High School in Newport News, Va., in 1983. Graduated from University of Virginia in 1987 with bachelor’s degree in Rhetoric and Communication Studies.
Playing Experience: Second team all-state at Warwick High in 1983. Played four years at University of Virginia (1983-87). The Cavaliers made one NIT appearance and three NCAA tournament appearances in that span, including an appearance in the 1984 Final Four in Seattle, Wash.
Coaching Background: Graduate assistant at University of Delaware under Steve Steinwedel 1988-89; Assistant coach at Bowling Green State University under Jim Larranaga 1989-92; Assistant coach at Manhattan College under Fran Fraschilla 1992-93; assistant coach at University of Richmond under Bill Dooley 1993-94; Assistant coach at University of Virginia under Jeff Jones 1994-98; Assistant athletic director for basketball operations at Clemson University 1998-00; Assistant coach at Clemson University under Larry Shyatt April 2000 to July 2000; Assistant coach at University of Notre Dame under Mike Brey 2000-present.