Tristan da Silva (born May 15, 2001) is a German college basketball player for the Colorado Buffaloes of the Pac-12 Conference. He was named first-team All-Pac-12 as a junior in 2023.
| No. 23 – Colorado Buffaloes | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 15, 2001 Munich, Germany |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Ludwigsgymnasium (Munich, Germany) |
| College | Colorado (2020–present) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Early life edit
Da Silva was born and raised in Munich, Germany.[1] Da Silva committed to play college basketball in the United States at Colorado.[2]
College career edit
Da Silva played in 24 games and averaged 2.7 points and one rebound per game during his freshman season at Colorado.[3] He became a starter going into his sophomore season and averaged 9.4 points and 3.5 rebounds over 31 games played.[4] Da Silva was named first-team All-Pac-12 as a junior after averaging 15.9 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game.[5]
Personal life edit
Da Silva's older brother, Oscar, played college basketball at Stanford and currently plays professionally for FC Barcelona.[6]
References edit
- ^ Cosolo, Tony (October 19, 2023). "Colorado men's basketball 2023-24 player profile: Tristan da Silva". Colorado Buffaloes Wire. USA Today. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
- ^ "CU basketball finalizes 2020 spring recruiting class with Tristan da Silva". The Denver Post. April 15, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ Shapiro, Jake (October 14, 2021). "Already needed to step up, Tristan da Silva looks to do so again". 247Sports.com. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ "Tristan Da Silva counted on even more to step up as Colorado Buffaloes basketball leader". CBS Colorado. Associated Press. October 20, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ Givony, Jonathan (May 31, 2023). "Tristan da Silva: Extra year at Colorado to aid draft future". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ "Fleeting da Silva sibling rivalry to tip off for likely final time as CU Buffs visit Stanford". The Denver Post. February 10, 2021. Retrieved November 21, 2023.