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In the News:
Stanford freshman Isa Silva, a bracero descendant, shaped by family sacrifice | San Francisco Chronicle

Career Highlights

  • CSC Academic All-District (2023)
  • Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll (2023)

As a Sophomore (2022-23):

  • CSC Academic All-District
  • Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
  • Appeared in 32 games with five starts
  • Averaged 3.2 points and 1.2 assists per game, shot 42.7 percent from the floor
  • Tied his career high with 12 points at Cal (Jan. 6)
  • Posted 5.2 points per game as a starter

As a Freshman (2021-22):

  • Appeared in 32 games with one start
  • Averaged 3.5 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game
  • Ranks second in Stanford freshman history in 3-point percentage (50.0, min. 25 3FGA)
  • Scored a career-high 12 points at Santa Clara (Nov. 12), dished a career-high five assists vs. Valparaiso (Nov. 17)
  • Tied for fourth among Pac-12 freshmen in assists, sixth in steals
  • Career-best three steals at Washington State (Jan. 13) and USC (Jan. 27)
  • Started first career game at Oregon State (Feb. 12)

Before Stanford

  • Consensus four-star recruit, rated No. 53 nationally by ESPN, No. 66 by 247Sports and No. 73 by Rivals
  • ESPN’s second-highest rated signee in the state of California
  • Part of Stanford’s third top-20 recruiting class in four years
  • Averaged 18.5 points, 4.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game as a junior for Jesuit
  • All-Metro first team, Jesuit Team MVP. On Jesuit’s academic honor roll every season
  • MVP at the Pangos All-American Freshman-Sophomore Camp
  • Played AAU basketball with the Compton Magic
  • Represented Mexico in the Basketball Without Borders Camp in Colombia
  • McDonald’s All-American game nominee
  • Chose Stanford over Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Texas and USC
  • Attended Stanford’s basketball camps as a child
  • Aunt, Eva, and three cousins have graduated from Stanford. Grandfather, Rafael, had his oral history as a bracero immigrant archived at Stanford’s Special Collections and University Archives.

Quotable: “Isa is a true point guard with a great feel for the game and high basketball IQ.  His playmaking ability is rare, having the ability to create opportunities for others and himself.  He has worked on his strength recently and that is allowing him to score at all three levels, which is really exciting and should carry over to the college game immediately. On the defensive end, Isa will fit into our developing identity. One of the cool parts about Isa is he is constantly seeking ways to better himself and his team, and that drive is special.” – Head Coach Jerod Haase