Education
Dartmouth High School.
Dartmouth High School.
He is also the subject of the feature length documentary "Jiaolian: Coach" which is currently in post-production. deSilva played his high school basketball at Dartmouth High School, and was a McDonald"s High School All-American nominee his senior year. He helped lead his school to a division 1 state semi-final appearance in Eastern Massachusetts. In 2005, de Silva signed with National Collegiate Athletic Association Babson College.
He started at point guard his freshmen year and led the league in assists in his sophomore season while also leading the nation in turnovers.
He went on to earn a degree in Finance. de Silva has been a head coach in both China and Japan. Following his graduation from Babson College, he worked in Chicago at Tim Grover"s National Basketball Association facility Attack Athletics in Chicago, Illinois.
On October 31, 2014, deSilva was hired by the Delaware 87ers to be an assistant coach.
He has served as an assistant coach for the Utah Flash, Iowa Energy and Delaware 87ers, all members of the National Basketball Association Doctorate-League.