Coach Silva Recently Featured On Hoopsville National Radio Show

COACH SILVA RECENTLY FEATURED ON D3HOOPS.COM NATIONAL SHOW HOOPSVILLE

Seventh-year head coach Ed Silva, who recorded his 100th collegiate career victory earlier this season, was recently featured on the D3hoops.com weekly national radio show Hoopsville.

An archive of the interview with Coach Silva, who was featured on the NABC Coach's Corner, can be found on the web at http://www.d3hoops.com/audio/08/silva120907.mp3

As of the Saturday, December 8 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) win over Wheelock, Coach Silva has posted a career-mark of 102-71. All 102 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.