Santos-Silva Named NABC All-District

<p style="font-weight: 400;">(Via VCU Athletics) VCU’S SANTOS-SILVA NAMED NABC ALL-DISTRICT
<p style="font-weight: 400;">RICHMOND, Va. – VCU junior forward Marcus Santos-Silva (Taunton, Mass.) has been named All-District Second Team by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
<p style="font-weight: 400;">It’s the first All-District honor for Santos-Silva, who led the Rams in points (12.8), rebounds (8.9) and blocks (1.3) per game, while shooting .569 from the field. The 6-foot-7 forward also recorded 10 double-doubles this season, and logged career-highs in steals (34).
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Santos-Silva topped 20 points six times during the 2019-20 season, including a career-high tying 26 on Jan. 5 at George Mason. He also scored 17 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and four steals in the Rams’ 84-82 win over 23^rd-ranked LSU on Nov. 13 at the Siegel Center.
<p style="font-weight: 400;">The Taunton, Mass. native was even better in conference play, averaging 13.1 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game.
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NABC ALL-DISTRICT TEAM – DISTRICT 4
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><u>First Team
</u><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Fatts Russell, Rhode Island
</span><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Jalen Crutcher, Dayton
</span><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Obi Toppin, Dayton
</span><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Jordan Goodwin, Saint Louis
</span><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Kyle Lofton, St. Bonaventure</span>
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><strong style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"><u>Second Team
</u>[/B]<span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Jacob Gilyard, Richmond
</span><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Grant Golden, Richmond
</span><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Blake Francis, Richmond
</span><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Marcus Weathers, Duquesne
</span><strong style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Marcus Santos-Silva, VCU[/B]
<p style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">Coach of the Year: Anthony Grant, Dayton</span>