Anthony Goldwire - Director for Player Development - Men's Basketball Support Staff

Anthony Goldwire

Title:
Director for Player Development
Email:
algoldwi@CougarNet.UH.EDU

ABOUT ANTHONY GOLDWIRE
Hometown	West Palm Beach, Fla.
College	Houston '20
Family	Wife, Trenna Twin sons, Kaelin, Kourtland Daughters, Aliana, Anaya
COACHING EXPERIENCE
Year	Team, Position
2021 –	Houston, Director for Player Development
2020-21	Louisiana, Director for Student-Athlete Development
2014-16	Erie Bay Hawks, Assistant Coach
2010-13	Milwaukee Bucks, Assistant Coach
CHAMPIONSHIPS
2024-25	• Big 12 Champions • Big 12 Tournament Champions
2023-24	Big 12 Champions
2022-23	American Athletic Tournament Champions
2021-22	• American Athletic Champions • American Athletic Tournament Champions
NBA DRAFT SELECTIONS
Year	Experience
2024	Jamal Shead (Toronto Raptors) \| Second Round \| #45 pick
2023	Jarace Walker (Indiana Pacers) \| First Round \| #8 pick Marcus Sasser (Detroit Pistons) \| First Round \| #25 pick
2021	Quentin Grimes (New York Knicks) \| First Round \| #25 pick
PROFESSIONAL PLAYING EXPERIENCE
2007-08	Aigaleo
2007	Lokomotiv-Kuban
2006-07	Panellinios
2006	Pamesa Valencia
2005-06	Yakima Sun Kings
2005	Los Angeles Clippers
2005	Milwaukee Bucks
2005	Detroit Pistons
2004	Milwaukee Bucks
2004	Criollos de Caguas
2004	New Jersey Nets
2004	Aris
2004	Minnesota Timberwolves
2003-04	Yakima Sun Kings
2003	Gigantes de Carolina
2003	Washington Wizards
2002-03	Yakima Sun Kings
2002	San Antonio Spurs
2001-02	Skipper Bologna
2001	Denver Nuggets
2000-01	Kansas City Knights
1999-00	FC Barcelona
1998-99	Olympiacos
1997-98	Denver Nuggets
1996-97	Charlotte Hornets
1994-96	Yakima Sun Kings
COLLEGIATE PLAYING EXPERIENCE
1992-04	Houston
	Two-year letterman
	1994 USBWA All-District Team
	1994 NABC All-District Team
	1994 All-Southwest Conference Second Team
	1993 Southwest Conference Newcomer of the Year
	1993 All-Southwest Conference Second Team
	1993 Southwest Conference Second Team
	1993 Southwest Conference All-Newcomer Team

Houston letterman Anthony Goldwire returned to the University of Houston as director of player development in May 2021 and added assistant coach responsibilities in 2023.

In that role, he is responsible for a wide variety of duties essential to the program’s success and works closely with the Houston student-athletes in maximizing their potential in all facets of their lives, on and off the court, as well as Head Coach Kelvin Sampson and the coaching staff.

at HOUSTON
As a member of Head Coach Kelvin Sampson’s staff, Goldwire has been a part of teams which have won four conference regular-season championships, two conference tournament titles and reeled off four consecutive 30-win seasons while competing in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 or farther each season.

In 2024-25, Goldwire helped led the Cougars to one of the greatest seasons in program history.

The Cougars – who finished #2 in both national polls – set a school single-season record with 35 wins and advanced to the NCAA Tournament National Championship Game before falling to Florida inside Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.

Houston won 31 of its final 33 games to end the season and advanced to the NCAA Final Four for the seventh time in program history with a resounding 69-50 win over #6/6 (2) Tennessee during the Elite Eight in Indianapolis on March 30.

The Cougars swept the Big 12 regular-season and tournament championships in their second year in the league and set school and league records with a 19-1 mark in conference games. Houston became the first school to join a major conference and win the regular-season title in each of its first two years in the league in more than 100 years.

During the 2023-24 season, Houston advanced to the program’s fifth straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16, a school record.

The Cougars posted a 32-5 overall record and captured the Big 12 regular-season championship by two games over its closest competitor in its first year in the league, despite starting 1-2 in conference play.

Although several student-athletes were lost with season-ending injuries throughout the year, Houston recorded its third straight 30-win season – a school record – and was ranked in the Top 10 of both national polls for the entire campaign.

Point guard Jamal Shead was named the Big 12 Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year to become the first player in league history to win both honors in the same season. Shead was a unanimous consensus First-Team All-American and was recognized as National Defensive Player of the Year by the Naismith Awards, National Association of Basketball Coaches, Field of 68 and Andy Katz.

In 2022-23, Goldwire helped lead the Cougars to a 33-4 overall record and a 17-1 record in American Athletic Conference play.

The Cougars ranked among the nation’s Top-Six leaders in both national polls for the entire season and spent eight weeks at No. 1 for the first time since 1984.

Houston captured the American Athletic Conference regular-season title for the fourth time in a five-year stretch and swept the league’s postseason individual awards

The Cougars competed as the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1983 and advanced to the NCAA Sweet 16 or farther for the fourth straight season.

In 2021-22, Goldwire helped lead the Cougars to an unforgettable campaign while working with the Houston frontcourt.

Overcoming injuries to two key personnel shortly before American Athletic Conference play started, the Cougars posted a 32-6 overall record, swept the league’s regular-season and tournament titles and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight.

It was only the fourth time in school history in which the Cougars swept a conference regular-season and tournament titles and the first time since 1991-92.

PRE-HOUSTON
Goldwire came to Houston after spending the 2020-21 season as director of student-athlete development at Louisiana. Prior to that, Goldwire served as an assistant coach with the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks from 2010 to 2013

After concluding his professional playing career in 2008, Goldwire joined the Phoenix Suns’ NBA Summer League coaching staff in 2010 before joining the staff as an assistant in Milwaukee.

Goldwire also spent two seasons on the coaching staff for the Erie BayHawks of the then-NBA D-League and was an assistant coach on the 2014 Orlando Magic’s NBA Summer League squad

PLAYING CAREER
As a Cougar, Goldwire competed in 58 games, scoring 890 points during the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons. He led Houston to the NIT and a 21-9 record as a junior in 1992-93 while being named the Southwest Conference Newcomer of the Year

He served as team captain as a senior in 1993-94 and was named the team’s Most Valuable Player that season

Goldwire led the Cougars with a combined 334 assists during his collegiate career and continues to rank second in school career history with 5.9 assists per game

Following his UH playing days, Goldwire was selected by the Phoenix Suns in the Second Round of the 1994 NBA Draft.

He played for nine teams in a seven-year NBA career and also played professionally overseas in Greece, Spain and Italy as well as the Continental Basketball League, where he played on three CBA championship teams and was named to the All-Rookie Team in 1994

With the completion of his professional playing career, he returned to the University of Houston and earned his bachelor’s degree in sports administration in 2020 before joining Head Coach Kelvin Sampson’s staff.

PERSONAL
Goldwire and his wife, Trenna, have twin sons, Kaelin and Kourtland, and daughters, Aliana and Anaya.