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Made the most of his opportunity to play as a freshman, finishing up strong in the last 10 games of the season... Grew up tremendously as a freshman... Has improved his outside shooting as well as his ball-handling skills... Will see the majority of his playing time at either the small forward or off-guard position.

As a Freshman (2003-04): Played in all 27 games as a first-year player, starting the last 16 games of the season...finished the year averaging 7.1 points per game, but 12.0 ppg over the last 10 contests...ranked second on the squad with a 9.1 point average against Sun Belt Conference foes...leading team scorer in three of the last four games of the season...during an overtime victory vs. New Orleans (2/21), put up a career-best 21 points, which included shooting 8-for-11 from the field and a perfect 3 of 3 from three-point range...that performance helped daSilva to Sun Belt Conference Player of the Week honors--the first Golden Panther to win that recognition since Carlos Arroyo on Feb. 28, 2000...hit five-of-six field goal attempts in the win over Sam Houston State (12/27)...scored 17 points vs. South Alabama (2/23)...hit season-high nine free throws, en route to a 15-point performance against New Mexico State (1/26)...grabbed a season-high eight rebounds to go along with 13 points in a win over Florida Gulf Coast (2/12)...tied for second on the team with 98 total rebounds.

Prep and Personal Data: Played his senior season at Life Center after spending his sophomore and junior years at Miami’s Archbishop Carrol H.S....averaged 22 ppg at Carrol as a junior, and then 18 points in 2002-03 at Life Center...helped head coach Darryl Gladden’s LCA squad to the team championship of the National Christian Tournament...voted vice president of his junior class...born May 2, 1983, in Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil...son of Claudio daSilva and Rosemary Manoel...International Business major.

daSilva’s FIU Career Highs
Points: 21 vs. New Orleans, 2/21/04
Rebounds: 8 vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 2/12/04
Assists: 4, twice, last vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 2/12/04
Steals: 2, twice, last at Arkansas State, 2/16/04
Blocked Shots: 1, five times, last at Denver, 1/17/04
Minutes: 39 vs. New Orleans, 2/21/04
Field Goals: 8 vs. New Orleans, 2/21/04
Field Goal Attempts: 16 vs. South Alabama, 2/23/04
3-Point FG: 3 vs. New Orleans, 2/21/04
3-Point FG Attempts: 4 vs. Drexel, 12/28/03
Free Throws: 9 at New Mexico State, 1/26/04
Free Throw Attempts: 12 at New Mexico State, 1/26/04