Sil Dan Jr.

Silverbacks received a letter from Sil Dan, Jr., Boys Varsity Basketball Coach at Cardinal O'Hara High School in Tonawan... - ABA [Read More]

Cardinal O'Hara coach Sil Dan said his team played Wednesday night how it practiced the past few days, which is to say not very well.The Hawks fell, 58-41, to Depew in the Monsignor Martin/ECIC Challenge at St. Mary's of Lancaster.

"I didn't do a very good job preparing the guys," Dan said.

“The biggest thing was the help-side defense wasn’t there,” O’Hara coach Sil Dan said.
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HS Basketball: Maritato leads Devils past Cardinal O'Hara — Mike Maritato didn’t surprise Cardinal O’Hara coach Sil Dan with his outside shooting during the opening round of the Ken-Ton Tournament ... Maritato had 20 points, including four big 3-pointers in the face of a 2-3 zone, as the Blue Devils held off O’Hara, 59-55, in the opening round of the two-day event.

The ABA Buffalo Silverbacks received a letter from Sil Dan, Jr., Boys Varsity Basketball Coach at Cardinal O'Hara High School in Tonawanda, NY in relation to their Do Your Best, Never Quit Seminar.

"Recently the Cardinal O'Hara High School boy's basketball camp had the pleasure of hearing Modie Cox give a presentation to campers and parents on the last day of camp.

I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Modie and the Silverback for a powerful presentation of an individual who has overcome some "huge roadblocks" in his personal life and the way in which he presented himself and the Silverback Organization.

Cardinal O'Hara's basketball coach, Sil Dan, let the school in on his own personal battle with cancer.

He made the announcement in between basketball games.
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Sil Dan and Granddaughter

Sil Dan Jr. has been tabbed to be the next varsity boys basketball coach at Cardinal O?Hara High School.Dan, 53 ...

"The idea of having other people who can score is going to open things up for Dennis," sad Sil Dan, O'Hara's first-year coach.
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Dan believes Weppner has the game to play at the Division-III level in college.
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According to Dan, O'Hara's depth gives his team the best chance to reverse its fortunes against the Patriots.

"We're going to come at them for 32 minutes," he said.

"Our turnovers killed us and we couldn't capitalize on their turnovers," Cardinal O'Hara coach Sil Dan said.