Edilson J. Silva

Edilson is currently the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of BasketballBuzz.ca. With over 20-plus years of pushing Canadian Basketball, he works with a solid group of content creators, contributors and major advertising brands to create unique and amazing user experiences.

U Sports

2011 Usports Final 8: Defending Champs Saskatchewan Huskies Quite Tigers Roar Advance to Usports National Semi-Final

#3 Saskatchewan Huskies 91 – #6 Dalhousie Tigers 79 The Saskatchewan Huskies came out swinging in the 3rd quarter by increasing the tempo and...

Edilson J. SilvaMarch 11, 2011

U Sports

2011 CIS Final 8: Carleton Ravens fight off stingy Stingers. Rematch with Saskatchewan Huskies on deck.

#7 Concordia Stingers 66 – #2 Carleton Ravens 73 The Carleton Ravens held the Concordia Stingers scoreless for the first 4 minutes of the...

Edilson J. SilvaMarch 11, 2011

High School

Kevin Pangos Ends High School Career With Provincial Silver Medal

Gonzaga bound Kevin Pangos concluded a stellar Toronto high school basketball career with a 26-point performance, despite missing out on the opportunity to add...

Edilson J. SilvaMarch 10, 2011

Boys

2011 4A OFSAA: Andrew Wiggins’ Vaughan Voyageurs rule Ontario High School Basketball

Coming into the 2011 4A OFSAA provincial champions 16-year-old, six-foot-seven Toronto and Canadian High School basketball sensation Andrew Wiggins had one thing in mind,...

Edilson J. SilvaMarch 10, 2011

NCAA

Kevin Thomas joins Canadian trio at Texas Longhorns

Maybe we should be asking Mark Few or Rick Barnes to coach the Canadian national basketball team instead of Leo Rautins. The Texas Longhorns...

Edilson J. SilvaMarch 10, 2011

U Sports

2011 CIS Basketball Final 8: Which conference will dominate?

Which conference will dominate the 2011 CIS basketball Final 8 in Halifax? Who has the strongest conference in the country? Canada West, OUA, AUS...

Edilson J. SilvaMarch 10, 2011

U Sports

2011 CIS Final 8: #1 UBC Thunderbirds advance to 2011 CIS Basketball Final 8 semi-final

#8 Acadia Axemen 77 – #1 UBC Thunderbirds 96 The 2011 CIS Men’s Basketball Final 8 got off to an exciting start as the...

Edilson J. SilvaMarch 10, 2011

U Sports

CIS Basketball: Tigers Farine & Schow amongst BasketballBuzz AUS 2011 All-stars & Awards winners

2011 Canada West Men’s Basketball Major Award Winners Player of the Year: Simon Farine – Dalhousie TigersRookie of the Year: William McFee – New...

Edilson J. SilvaMarch 9, 2011

High School

2011 AAA OFSAA: Issack Egueh leading charged up Ottawa Hillcrest Hawks

The No. 4 Ranked Hillcrest Hawks are rolling at the 2011 OFSAA Boys AAA championships in Niagara Falls, Ontario. In a quarter-final of the...

Edilson J. SilvaMarch 9, 2011

U Sports

CIS Basketball: Stingers & Laval dominate BasketballBuzz Quebec 2011 All-stars & Awards winners

2011 RSQE Men’s Basketball Major Award WinnersPlayer of the Year: Kyle Desmarais – Concordia StingersRookie of the Year: Alexandre Bernard – UQAMDefensive Player of...

Edilson J. SilvaMarch 8, 2011

U Sports

CIS Basketball: Kale Harrison takes home BasketballBuzz OUA West POY Award

2010-2011 OUA West Men’s Basketball Major Award WinnersPlayer of the Year: Kale Harrison – Laurier Golden HawksRookie of the Year: Pat Donnelly – Laurier...

Edilson J. SilvaMarch 8, 2011

U Sports

CIS Basketball: Tyson Hinz and Ravens clean up BasketballBuzz OUA East All-stars & awards winners

2010-2011 OUA East Men’s Basketball Major Award WinnersPlayer of the Year: Tyson Hinz – Carleton RavensRookie of the Year: Philip Scrubb – Carleton RavensDefensive...

Edilson J. SilvaMarch 8, 2011

U Sports

2011 Final 8: UBC Thunderbirds granted top seed at CIS basketball nationals

The CIS basketball committee announced the 2011 Men’s Final 8 Basketball seedings. The University of British Columbia who won the 2011 Canada West Championship...

Edilson J. SilvaMarch 6, 2011

NCAA

Tristan Thompson named 2011 Big 12 freshman of the year

Toronto’s Tristan Thompson has been awarded the Big 12 freshman of the year award. The Texas Longhorns forward averaged 13.3 points and 7.7 rebounds...

Edilson J. SilvaMarch 6, 2011

U Sports

2011 AUS Playoffs: Dalhousie Tigers 2011 AUS basketball champions defeat Acadia Axemen

Dalhousie Tigers 78 – Acadia Axemen 47The Dalhousie Tigers locked up the 2011 AUS Basketball Championship with a 79-42 victory over the Acadia Axemen...

Edilson J. SilvaMarch 6, 2011

CCAA

2011 CCAA Basketball Championships: Bol Kong back on national spotlight

After leaving the Gonzaga Bulldogs and settling with NAIT (Northern Alberta Institute of Technology) Bol Kong is official back in the national spotlight. NAIT...

Edilson J. SilvaMarch 6, 2011