COACH SILVA RECORDS 100TH CAREER VICTORY
FARMINGTON, ME, Dec. 2, 2007 - Elms
College seventh-year men's basketball head coach Ed
Silva recorded the 100th victory of his
collegiate coaching career with the Blazers' 86-64 win over Fisher
College in the consolation game of the Colby Invitational on
Sunday, December 2.
As of Sunday's win over Fisher, Coach Silva has posted a career-mark of 100-71. All 100 victories have come at Elms College.
Under Coach Silva, the Blazers have enjoyed unprecedented success. The men's basketball program, which was 2-21 in the year prior to his arrival, has won three consecutive North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Tournament championships and qualified for the NCAA Division III Championship during each of the past three years.
Last season, Coach Silva guided the program to a 20-9 record, and
in 2004-05, he was named North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Coach of
the Year after leading the Blazers to their first-ever NAC
Tournament Championship, NCAA Division III Championship berth, and
20-win season.
Prior to joining Elms College, Coach Silva served as an assistant coach for six years at Eastern Connecticut State University, where he helped guide the team to the 2000 Little East Conference title and the NCAA Division III regional tournament. He had also served for one year as an assistant coach at Hesser College in New Hampshire.
Coach Silva played basketball at Hesser College for two years,
where he earned NJCAA All-Region XXI honors. After transferring to
Eastern Connecticut State University, he was recognized as a
Met-Life Scholar Athlete and chosen for the New England Basketball
Coaches' Association senior all-star game during his senior year.
Coach Silva also earned All-Little East Conference (LEC) honors
that year.