Bernardo Da Silva–a 6-foot-9 210 pound forward from Mount Pleasant, Utah—announced today that he will be joining BYU hoops next year.
Congratulations to Bernardo Da Silva on his commitment to @BYUbasketball! He is the third Mountain Star to commit to BYU from the 2019 class. pic.twitter.com/KD1Aax6Ugq
— Utah Mountain Stars (@utmountainstars) October 20, 2018
Da Silva preps at Wasatch Academy where he is coached by two BYU alumni—Marty Haws and Kevin Nixon. This summer he averaged 14.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 2.3 blocks per game for his AAU team—the Utah Mountain Stars.
Da Silva is rated 3-stars by ESPN, who also list him as the no. 4 prospect in the state of Utah for the Class of 2019. He holds scholarship offers from Cal State-Bakersfield, Cal State-Fullerton, Florida International, Grand Canyon, Southern, Southern Utah, and Utah State. He has also seen recruiting interest from Boise State, Cal-Irvine, UC-Davis, and Oregon State. Da Silva is the fourth commit in the Class of 2019, joining Shegzhe Li (C), Nate Hansen (SG), and Casey Brown (SG) as well as Cal transfer Trevin Knell (SG). He is expected to sign next month during the early signing period.
| Hometown: | Mount Pleasant, Utah | High School: | Wasatch Academy |
| Class: | 2019 | HT/WT: | 6’9”, 210 lbs. |
| Position: | Forward | AAU: | Utah Mountain Stars |
| Profiles: | MaxPreps, Verbal Commits | Twitter: | |
| Offer date: | October 20, 2018 | Commit date: | October 20, 2018 |
Bernardo Da Silva is a recruit for the BYU Class of 2019. For a comprehensive list of all of BYU’s c/o ’19 recruits and commitments click here. If you have any additional information or insight about this recruit, please include it in the comment section below.
