Oscar da Silva

Oscar Leon da Silva (born 21 September 1998) is a German college basketball player for the Stanford Cardinal of the Pac-12 Conference.

For the Brazilian Olympic equestrian, see Oscar da Silva (equestrian).
Oscar da Silva
da Silva in December 2019
No. 13 – Stanford Cardinal
PositionPower forward
LeaguePac-12 Conference
Personal information
Born (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998
Munich, Germany
NationalityGerman
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight104.5 kg (230 lb)
Career information
High schoolLudwig Gymnasium
(Munich, Germany)
CollegeStanford (2017–present)
Career highlights and awards

Early life and career

da Silva was a standout for Ludwig Gymnasium in Munich and was also a member of the MTSV Schwabing in club play, where he averaged 21.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.7 blocks per game in the 2016–17 season. He was selected for the NBBL All-Star Game.[1] da Silva also attended the Internationale Basketball Akademie München (IBAM).[2] He signed with Stanford on October 25, 2016 despite not meeting coach Jerod Haase, choosing the Cardinal over offers from California and several Ivy League institutions.[3]

College career

After arriving at Stanford, da Silva injured an ankle in practice and missed a month.[4] He averaged 6.2 points and 4.7 rebounds per game as a freshman.[5] As a sophomore, he averaged 9.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.[6] da Silva scored a career high 27 points and had 15 rebounds and three assists on February 1, 2020, in a 70–60 upset of Oregon. As a result, he was named Pac-12 player of the week on February 3.[7] On February 8, da Silva suffered a lacerated head that required stitches after a collision with Evan Battey of Colorado.[8] At the conclusion of the regular season, da Silva was named first-team All-Pac-12.[9] As a junior, da Silva averaged 15.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game.[10]

National team career

In 2016, da Silva played for Germany at the Albert Schweitzer Tournament, an international U18 tournament in Mannheim, Germany. He averaged seven points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game and won the gold medal.[3] Later in the year, da Silva averaged 9.5 points and six rebounds per game for Germany at the 2016 FIBA U18 European Championship in Samsun, Turkey, leading his team to a fourth-place finish.[11] He helped Germany to fifth place at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Cairo, averaging 10.3 points and four rebounds per game.[12]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Stanford 351124.1.517.558.6364.71.1.4.96.2
2018–19 Stanford 313128.3.467.257.6836.01.8.71.39.5
2019–20 Stanford 313128.6.570.317.7716.41.51.1.815.7
Career 977326.9.524.345.7205.61.5.71.010.3

Personal life

da Silva has a Brazilian father and German mother. His father was a professional boxer before immigrating to Germany in the 1990s and owns a Brazilian restaurant in Munich.[4] da Silva has a younger brother, Tristan, who also plays basketball and is committed to play at the University of Colorado, Boulder.[13] At Stanford University, he is a biology major and has carried out stem cell research. He is fluent in six languages: English, French, German, Latin, Portuguese and Spanish. da Silva's favorite player is Kevin Durant.[2]

References
  1. "NBA summer basketball for three former Stanford stars". Palo Alto Online. June 30, 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  2. "Oscar Da Silva talks Stanford and first season in US". Eurospects. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. Daniels, Evan (25 October 2016). "German forward commits to Stanford". 247Sports. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  4. FitzGerald, Tom (23 January 2018). "Stanford's Oscar da Silva turns out to be a major find". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  5. Mims, Steve (October 25, 2018). "With familiar names like Reid Travis gone, Stanford men's basketball counting on its sophomores". The Register-Guard. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  6. Chasen, Scott (September 15, 2019). "Tipoff time announced for KU basketball vs. Stanford". 247 Sports. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  7. Abeytia, R.J. (February 3, 2020). "Oscar da Silva Wins Pac-12 Player Of The Week". 247 Sports. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  8. Medcalf, Myron (8 February 2020). "Stanford's Oscar da Silva lacerates head after colliding with Colorado's Evan Battey". ESPN. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  9. "Pac-12 announces 2019-20 Men's Basketball annual major awards". pac-12.com. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  10. Bartlett, Nicholas (March 25, 2020). "Understanding A Complicated Pac-12 Basketball Season". Oregon Sports News. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  11. "da silva Set For FIBA U19 World Cup". Stanford University Athletics. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  12. "da silva Shines on World Stage". Stanford University Athletics. 10 June 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  13. "Cardinal Capsule: Oscar da Silva". Stanford University Athletics. 23 October 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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