Worth Noting
• Started eight of the last 10 games of the 2008-09 season
• Made first career start at North Carolina (2/07/09) and had two points and two rebounds
• Had two points and two rebounds in a season-high 22 minutes vs. Boston College (2/04/09)
• Saw action in 15 games in 2007-08 after missing the first 11 games of the season because of injury
• Scored a career-high 12 points at Xavier (1/3/08)
• Saw action in 20 games in 2006-07, including 19 of the last 21 games
• Scored an Atlantic Coast Conference career-high eight points and had a career-high six rebounds in a career-high 23 minutes at Virginia Tech (2/10/07)
• Averaged 26 points, seven rebounds and four assists a game during the 2005-06 season for Community Christian School

AT VIRGINIA

2008-09 SEASON:

• Scored 11 points and had 16 rebounds
• Played in 17 games and started eight of the last 10 games
• Had one point, one rebound and one assist at Clemson (3/3/09)
• Scored two points vs. Virginia Tech at JPJA (2/18/09)
• Had a season-high three rebounds at Florida State (2/10/09)
• Made first career start at North Carolina (2/7/09) and had two points and two rebounds
• Had two points and two rebounds in a season-high 22 minutes vs. Boston College (2/4/09)
• Scored two points, had one rebound, one assist and one steal vs. Brown (1/6/09)
• Had two points and two rebounds vs. Xavier (1/3/09)
• Made season debut vs. Radford (11/21/08)
• Had three rebounds in the exhibition vs. Shepherd (11/9/08)
• Lettered for the third time

2007-08 SEASON:
• Averaged 2.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 6.7 minutes played a game
• Played in 15 games as a reserve
• Made 76.5 percent (13-17) of his free throw attempts
• Scored a career-high 12 points (3-4 FG, 6-9 FT) at Xavier (1/3/08)
• Had six points and three rebounds at Miami (3/1/08)
• Scored four points vs. Clemson (2/7/08)
• Had three points and two rebounds at Maryland (1/30/08)
• Made season debut vs. Hartford (12/30/07)
• Did not play in the first 11 games of the season due to injury
• Lettered for the second time


2006-07 SEASON:
• Averaged 2.0 points, 1.6 rebounds and 8.3 minutes played a game
• Saw action in 20 games, including 19 of the last 21 games
• Missed 10 games because of an injury
• Had a season-high eight points and a career-high six rebounds in a career-high 23 minutes in a loss at Virginia Tech (2/10/07)
• Totaled a career-high five assists and scored two points in eight minutes in a victory over Gonzaga (1/3/07)
• Scored five points, had four rebounds and two assists in 16 minutes in a win at Clemson (1/28/07)
• Lettered for the first time


HIGH SCHOOL
• Averaged 26 points, seven rebounds and four assists a game during the 2005-06 season for head coach Linzy Davis at Community Christian
• Scored 36 points in the Atlanta East-West All-Star game and was named the game’s Most Valuable Player
• Named the Most Valuable Player of several tournaments during his senior season at Community Christian
• Most Valuable Player at the National Association of Christian Athletes Tournament, and at the NEAA tournaments in Atlanta and Mississippi
• Scored 32 points against Harmony Prep in the championship game of the NEAA Tournament in Atlanta to lead Community Christian to the tournament championship
• Scored 34 points in a victory over Toronto Prep earlier in the tournament
• Earned Most Valuable Player honors at the Flying to the Hoop Tournament in Dayton, Ohio
• Named to the All-Tournament team at the Champions Classic
• Averaged 24 points, six rebounds and five assists a game as a junior at Community Christian
• Received the award as the best defensive player at the National Association of Christian Athletes Tournament in 2004-05
• A Five-Star Camp All-Star


PERSONAL
• Solomon Tat
• Born July 29, 1986, in Jos Plateau, Nigeria
• Son of Altine and Samuel Tat
• Five siblings, three brothers and two sisters
• Foreign Affairs major

TAT'S STATISTICS AT VIRGINIA

Tat's Career Highs
Points--12 at Xavier (1/3/08); Rebounds--6 at Virginia Tech (2/10/07); FG Made--3 at Virginia Tech (2/10/07), at Xavier (1/3/08); FG Att.--9 at Virginia Tech (2/10/07); 3 Pt. FG Att.--1 on five occasions; FT Made--6 at Xavier (1/3/08); FT Att.--9 at Xavier (1/3/08); Assists--5 vs. Gonzaga (1/3/07); Turnovers--2 on eight occasions; Blocks--1 vs. Longwood (2/13/07); Steals--2 vs. Stanford (1/7/07), vs. Maryland (1/16/07); Minutes--23 at Virginia Tech (2/10/07)