Solomon Bozeman, an Arkansas native, entering his third season at UAPB, is one of the youngest head coaches in NCAA Division I men’s basketball.
Bozeman, who has spent the last three seasons as an assistant coach at Oral Roberts University, helped the Golden Eagles improve their conference wins each year. Bozeman’s influence was evident as Oral Roberts captured the Summit League Conference Tournament Championship; their first appearance since 2008. After earning the No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Golden Eagles reached the Sweet 16 picking up wins over the No. 2 seed Ohio State, as well as the No. 7 seed Florida Gators. This gained ORU’s first Sweet 16 appearance since 1974.
Bozeman played a major role in recruiting and developing players at Oral Roberts. He recruited Deondre Burns and RJ Glasper who were apart of the All-Conference and Newcomer Teams.
Bozeman also spent two seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, University of Arkansas Little Rock. While there, he recruited and played a crucial role in the development of Rayjon Tucker, who currently plays for the Philadelphia 76ers.
Before returning to his alma mater, Bozeman spent two seasons at Abilene Christian, where he helped Joe Golding build his program by recruiting three All-Conference selections: Jaylen Franklin, Jalone Friday, and Kolton Kohl—who later helped lead Abilene Christian to two NCAA Tournament appearances.
Prior to Abilene Christian, Bozeman played professionally in the D League and in a number of leagues overseas. While attending the University of Arkansas Little Rock, Bozeman was one of the most decorated student athletes in UALR history earning AP All-American honorable mention, Sun Belt Conference Student Athlete of the Year, and Sun Belt Player of the Year. He hit the 3-pointer—with 1.5 seconds remaining—to lift UALR to a 64-63 win over North Texas in the 2011 Sun Belt Tournament championship sending the Trojans to its fourth NCAA Tournament.
Bozeman graduated with a master’s from the University of Arkansas Little Rock. Bozeman and his wife, Myla, have been married for six years.
