Oscar da Silva

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Oscar da Silva
2021-10-12 ALBA Berlin gegen Fenerbahce SK (EuroLeague 2021-22) by Sandro Halank-071.jpg
Da Silva with ALBA Berlin in 2021
No. 1–FC Bayern Munich
Position Power forward / Center
League Basketball Bundesliga
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1998-09-21) 21 September 1998 (age 26)
Munich, Germany
NationalityGerman / Brazilian
Listed height2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight104.5 kg (230 lb)
Career information
High schoolLudwigsgymnasium
(Munich, Germany)
College Stanford (2017–2021)
NBA draft 2021: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021 Ludwigsburg
2021–2022 Alba Berlin
2022–2024 FC Barcelona
2024–present Bayern Munich
Career highlights and awards

Oscar Leon da Silva (born 21 September 1998) is a German-Brazilian professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal.

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Early life and career

Da Silva was a standout for Ludwigsgymnasium 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 mild concussion and 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] He averaged 18.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game as a senior. Da Silva was named to the first-team All-Pac-12 and the conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year. [11]

Professional career

On March 24, 2021, da Silva announced he had signed on to play for MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg of Germany's Basketball Bundesliga for the remainder of the 2021 season. Following that, he began training in preparation for the 2021 NBA draft. [12]

After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, da Silva joined the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2021 NBA Summer League. [13] On September 30, he signed with Alba Berlin until 2024. [14] He won the German championship and the German cup title in 2022.

On July 11, 2022, he signed a three-year deal with FC Barcelona. [15] On June 23, 2024, da Silva parted ways with the Catalan powerhouse.

On July 4, 2024, da Silva returned to the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich on a three-year deal.

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. [16] 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. [17] On August 5, 2023, da Silva premiered for the German national team in a friendly game against Sweden where he scored 9 points. [18]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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 PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high

EuroLeague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2021–22 Alba Berlin 331018.4.558.256.7173.5.8.9.68.89.7
2022–23 Barcelona 27012.2.459.300.6402.6.2.3.12.93.1
2023–24 372014.6.482.242.6002.7.4.6.33.44.1
Career973015.3.521.261.6732.9.5.6.35.15.7

Domestic leagues

YearTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21 Flag of Germany.svg Riesen Ludwigsburg BBL 1713.7.540.261.6673.2.5.3.66.6
2021–22 Flag of Germany.svg Alba Berlin BBL 4120.2.631.462.7825.21.11.01.111.3
2022–23 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona ACB 2717.4.534.390.6153.6.6.5.45.8
2023–24 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona ACB 3716.3.603.343.6442.7.5.6.45.7

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
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
2020–21 Stanford 232332.3.580.302.7876.82.4.91.018.8
Career1209627.9.539.337.7435.91.7.81.012.0

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 currently plays basketball for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association. [19] At Stanford University, he was 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]

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  2. 1 2 "Oscar Da Silva talks Stanford and first season in US". Eurospects. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  3. 1 2 Daniels, Evan (25 October 2016). "German forward commits to Stanford". 247Sports . Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  4. 1 2 FitzGerald, Tom (23 January 2018). "Stanford's Oscar da Silva turns out to be a major find". San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 4 February 2020.
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  6. ↑ Chasen, Scott (September 15, 2019). "Tipoff time announced for KU basketball vs. Stanford". 247 Sports. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
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  12. ↑ "Kader komplett: Oscar da Silva wechselt nach Schwaben". mhp-riesen-ludwigsburg.de (in German). March 24, 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Oklahoma City Thunder 2021 MGM Resorts NBA Summer League Roster". NBA. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
  14. ↑ Carchia, Emiliano (September 30, 2021). "Oscar da Silva joins Alba Berlin on multi-year deal". Sportando. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Oscar Da Silva, un interior versàtil per al Barça". www.fcbarcelona.cat (in Catalan). Retrieved 2022-07-11.
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  18. ↑ url=https://www.proballers.com/basketball/game/744149/germany-sweden-2023-08-05
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