OFFICIAL: West Virginia Signs Omar Silverio

Manhattan transfer Omar Silverio signs with West Virginia

On Thursday, West Virginia men's basketball coach Bob Huggins announced the signing of transfer guard Omar Silverio.

“Omar is a very experienced player who will give us length and versatility on the perimeter,” Huggins said. “He’s an outstanding defender with great physicality. Omar is another guy who will allow us to spread the defense with his 3-point shooting ability.”

The six-foot-three-inch, 200-pound fifth-year senior guard from Santiago De Los Caballeros, Dominican Republic had previous stops at Manhattan, Hofstra and Rhode Island.

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Silverio sat out last season after transferring to Manhattan and leaving the program after the firing of head coach Steve Masiello.

At Hofstra in 2021-22, Silverio played in all 32 games, averaging 26.0 minutes per game. He averaged 10.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Silverio scored in double figures 14 times, including four games with 20 or more points. He scored a career-high 40 points, including a Hofstra school record 11 3-point field goals against Elon. Silverio had a career-best eight rebounds against Northeastern and had multiple assists 10 times. He shot 91.9 percent from the free throw line.

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