The Centenary College Athletic Department announced the hiring of Diane Da Silva and Jennifer Childs as assistant women’s basketball coaches for the 2012-13 season.
Da Silva joins the Cyclones staff for her first year as an assistant coach this season. Aside from helping with the women’s basketball team, Da Silva aslo serves as a Resident Director for Reeves Hall at Centenary.
In college, Da Silva was a four-year starter and team captain for The College of Saint Elizabeth where she was named the NCAA Division III statistical leader in points allowed per game in 2009 and ranked 13th in assists per game in 2011. Aside from playing basketball, Da Silva was also a member of the women’s soccer and lacrosse team’s at The College of Saint Elizabeth.
In 2011, Da SIlva also attended the WBCA "So You Want To Be A Coach" conference for professional development in coaching and administration in basketball in Indianapolis, Ind. Da Silva earned a Bachelor of Arts in Justice Studies from The College of Saint Elizabeth in 2011 and was named the NCAA Woman of the Year Honoree in 2011.
Childs joins the Cyclones as an assistant coach after a college playing career with Rutgers-Camden where she led the NJAC in steals and ranked 47th nationally during the 2001-02 season with 88 steals, averaging 3.14 a game. Childs then transferred to Morgan State University where she finished her undergraduate degree, graduating with a B.S. in Physical Education with a concentration in Sports Administration.
In high school, Childs played three years of varsity basketball for Willingboro High School where she helped lead her team to the 2000 Group 3 State Championship, finishing the season with an overall record of 28-3.
Growing up, Childs was the only girl to play in the Midget Football League, starting as a tight end and helping to lead her team to an undefeated season and the championship title. Off the court, Childs also trained in martial arts, earning a third-degree Black Belt in Chinese GoJu and a second place finish in the 1994 New Jersey Open Karate Championship.
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