2019-20 Women's Basketball
Gianna Silvestri
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Sacred Heart Cathedral
- Hometown:
- San Francisco, CA
2019-20 -- Played in 23 games as a sophomore, bringing her career collegiate total to 46 games played ... heads into junior year as a career 34-percent shooter from 3-point range ... twice had 6-point games: first against Old Dominion on Nov. 29 and then Feb. 22 at UC Irvine, both on two 3-pointers ... played a season-high 16 minutes against ODU at the ShareSLO Tournament ... had a season-high 2 steals at Nevada on Dec. 28 ... in addition, made the Big West All-Academic Team along with earning Conference Commissioner’s Honors academically.
2018-19 -- Shot a team-leading .419 from 3-point range, going 18-of-43 from behind the arc as a true freshman ... averaged 2.5 points in 3.7 minutes per game during her 23 appearances in debut season ... in conference play, upped 3-point percentage to a squad-best .435 (via 10-for-23) ... scored a season-high 15 points during the Mustangs’ 87-65 win over Academy of Art University on Nov. 6 ... had five performances in which she made multiple 3-pointers, including a 4-for-7 effort from deep (en route to 12 points) against UC Davis on Feb. 9.
Prep -- Helped lead Sacred Heart Cathedral of San Francisco to the 2018 CIF Division 1 state title game ... earned SF Chronicle All-Metro Honorable Mention, as well as All-West Catholic Athletic League recognition after averaging 8.7 points as the Fightin’ Irish were ranked No. 33 across the entire state for the 2017-18 season by MaxPreps ... shot 79 percent from 3-point range in the 2018 postseason ... during her varsity career, Sacred Heart went 54-33 altogether, including 24-8 in the WCAL ... SHC also made the semifinals of the Central Coast Section Open Division Tournament in 2017, following winning the State Championship in the Division III bracket in 2016 (when she played in 28 of 30 games as a sophomore) ... also played volleyball as a middle blocker, helping SHC advance to back-to-back NorCal playoffs, including a finals appearance her final season ... also participated in I2 program, along with Block Club.
Personal -- Majors in Wine & Viticulture ... older brother Anthony also played basketball at Cal Poly, helping the Mustangs to the 2014 NCAA Tournament before earning 2015 Big West All-Academic accolades ... chose Cal Poly because “it’s a very good school, great location, and the people are so nice.”
