Omar Silverio transfers to West Virginia, still needs a waiver

By CHARLIE PARENT

Former Manhattan guard Omar Silverio is set to transfer to West Virginia, following his former teammate, and preseason MAAC Player of the Year, Jose Perez.

Silverio sat out the 2022-23 season after former Jaspers head coach Steve Masiello was let go two weeks before the season started.

Omar Silverio becomes the second former @GoJaspers player to transfer to @WVUhoops https://t.co/ZFOkrm7sVo

— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) March 2, 2023

The 6-foot-3 Dominican Republic native and former St. Raymond’s High School star averaged 10.9 points per game in the 2021-22 season at Hofstra.

Silverio, who played one season at Rhode Island and three at Hofstra, still needs a waiver to play next season. He presumably joins class of 2023 three-stars Josiah Harris, Josiah Davis, and Pat Suemnick as newcomers for the Mountaineers.

Perez has not decided whether he will play next season or not.

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