Winston-Salem Wolves Name David Solomon as Head Coach

Winston-Salem Wolves Name David Solomon as Head Coach
FIBA coach brings over twenty-five years of experience to team

[Winston-Salem, NC,] The Winston-Salem Wolves, a minor league basketball franchise that will play the 2019 season in the East Coast Basketball League, announced today that David Solomon has been named as the head coach under a one-year agreement for the coming 2019 season. Solomon has over twenty-five years of coaching experience in high school, college and professionally with several international teams. He is a FIBA licensed coach with past coaching positions in Denmark, Venezuela and Slovakia.

“Many of the players in the ECBL are actively looking to either go back overseas to play on another professional contract, or in some cases, looking for their first contract, ” team owner Marcus Shockley said, “David has extensive experience in all levels of coaching and knows the international arena extremely well. We wanted to bring someone in who not only had the coaching pedigree but also the knowledge to help develop players into international prospects. David fits that need perfectly, especially for a team going into the first year.”

In regards to the agreement only being in place for the 2019 season, Shockley stated, “in an ideal world, we’d have David for several years, and we hope that will be the case. But just like the players, a good coach is often presented with opportunities that they can’t pass up, so we’re looking at it as we’re lucky to have a high caliber coach from day one, and build from there. As a minor league team, we want to build consistency but we also realize that one of the goals of our organization is to enable our players to reach their own professional goals, and for some players, that means playing professionally outside of the United States.”

The Wolves will be competing in the Northeast Division of the ECBL this year, facing division rivals Rowan County Bulls, Hickory Hoyas and NC Coyotes twice during the 2019 schedule. Hickory returns as the defending Northern Conference champions.

The Wolves announced their schedule earlier this week, but no roster announcements have yet been released. For more information about the Winston-Salem Wolves franchise, visit WSWolves.com.