Stanford lands German forward Oscar Da Silva

Posted Oct 29, 2016
Stanford and head coach Jerod Haase have landed their second prospect from the class of 2017 and the journey that German power forward Oscar Da Silva took to wind up deciding to play his college ball in Palo Alto is an interesting one. Last summer, Da Silva, his family and coaches at the International Basketball Academy of Munich decided that the 6-foot-9 220 pound big man wanted to play college ball in the States. (Rivals.com)

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