He’s not the first guy they look to when they absolutely must have a basket, he isn’t the guy they run the offense through, or the one who can be counted on for 20 minutes of consistent play off the bench.
Arnold Silva isn’t any of those things, yet his infectious work ethic and strenuous practice habits has made the UH-Hilo basketball team more of a team that it could possibly have been without him.
Just now, they can use some of what Silva has to give following a hard-fought 77-69 loss to Concordia-Irvine Saturday night at The Civic.