Silveri brings his 38 years of experience as an administrator and coach to re-build the Villa Vikings athletic program, while also serving as head coach of the men’s basketball team, where his own coaching career began nearly 40 years ago.
Most recently Silveri served as head coach for men’s basketball at Daemen College for 25 years, while spending 12 of those years as Director of Athletics. Under his guidance, Daemen’s athletic department expanded from two sports to a full 14-sport program, and the men’s basketball team collected over 400 wins including five conference championships and five national tournament appearances. In October of 2016, Silveri was elected to the New York State Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame.
Prior to his time at Daemen, Silveri was the head men’s basketball coach at Erie Community College, leading the Kats to NJCAA national tournament three times in his four year tenure. He spent 1980 to 1982 working under local coaching legend Dick Bihr at Buffalo State College, and was head coach of Villa’s men’s basketball team from 1976 to 1980. Silveri is Western New York’s winningest coach, with 635 career collegiate victories and receiving six NAIA Division II conference “Coach of the Year” awards.
