Tad Boyle opted to start some of the Colorado Buffaloes’ seniors in favor of Da Silva, because this was ‘Senior Night’ and the last game of the regular season, and because Da Silva suffered a sprained ankle in the Buffaloes’ last outing.

Source: https://milehighsports.com/colorado-buffaloes-roll-past-utes-in-regular-season-finale-with-k-j-simpson-sidelined/

“The way he rebounded the ball, the physicality he played with, obviously having nine assists was fantastic for a guy his size,” coach Tad Boyle said.

Source: https://gazette.com/sports/cu-buffs/tristan-da-silva-finds-groove-at-right-time-as-cu-buffs-riding-high-after-biggest/article_e678abc3-4cd8-54fe-9ef4-5366fe604c95.html

We gotta look to him more on the block when he’s got mismatches and I don’t think we did a good job of that tonight,” said Head Coach Tad Boyle.

Source: https://www.cuindependent.com/2023/02/26/cu-buffs-basketball-trounced-by-trojans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cu-buffs-basketball-trounced-by-trojans