University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Toyaz Solomon
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Enfield, N.C.
- Prev School:
- Caldwell CCTI
Awards & Honors
- 2025 Big South Second-Team All-Conference
- Big South Player of the Week (Nov. 25, 2024)
2024-25 Season (Senior) - Solomon was the only player for Asheville who started all 32 games for the Bulldogs during the 2024-25 season...He averaged the second most points on the team with 15.7 points per game and led the team with a .610 field goal percentage...Solomon led the team with 7.2 rebounds per game...and 51 blocks...Solomon was the sixth leading scorer in the Big South, fifth leading rebounder and led the league in blocks...Solomon played a total of 1,001 minutes and averaged a team-high 31.3 minutes per game...Solomon had a career-high 24 points against North Florida on Dec. 17 and 15 rebounds at Central Arkansas on Nov. 24...Against Longwood on Feb. 22, he had a career-high six assists, and against UNCW on Dec. 21, he had a career-high six blocks...In Asheville's conference opening victory against High Point, Solomon had a career-high 11 made field goals...Was Asheville's first scorer in eight games, and was the team's leading scorer in seven games...He was the team leader in rebounds for 15 games and led the team with five double-doubles...Solomon reached double figure scoring 30 times...At the end of the season, Solomon was ranked No. 13 in the nation in field goal percentage, No. 31 in field goals and No. 47 in blocks...For his efforts during the season, he was named to the Big South All-Conference Second Team.
2023-24 Season (Junior) - In his debut season as a Bulldog, Solomon played in 33 games, making six starts and logged 550 minutes…He shot 69.6 percent from the field and finished with 199 points…Logged 99 boards, 21 assists, 13 steams and was second on the team with 31 blocks…Logged a season-high 17 points and three blocks in Asheville’s semifinal victory over Gardner-Webb to advance to the Big South Conference Championship…Recorded a season-high 11 rebounds against Virginia Lynchburg on Nov. 18…Had seven double-digit scoring games.
Prior to UNC Asheville - Solomon spent the past two seasons at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute....Last season, Solomon averaged 14.9 points, 9.6 rebounds, and shot nearly 50 percent from the field (49.4)...Tallied seven 20-plus point outings as a sophomore, including a season-high 27 point effort vs. Motlow State on November 4...His 9.6 rebounds per game ranked 27th nationally at the junior college level in 2022-23...Following the season, Solomon was named the Region X Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year...In his first season of playing at the junior college level, Solomon earned First Team All-Region Honors and was the Region's Newcomer of the Year...A major part of Solomon in earning those honors was that he finished seventh in the country with 86 blocks to go along with averaging 12.2 points and 7.7 rebounds per game...During his high school days at Northwest Halifax High School, Solomon was a member of two conference championship teams and was a two-time All-Conference selection. He was also named to the honor roll in 2017, 2018, and 2019.
