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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

Mark Black
Mark Black

Sam Silverstein #20 G

  • Height:
    6-6
  • Weight:
    219
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Graduate Student
  • Hometown:
    Glencoe, Ill.
  • Last College:
    Harvard/Cal Baptist
  • High School:
    New Trier
  • Major:
    Graduate Studies

Summary

Biography

Prior To UIC/Personal:
  • Started 19 games and served as a team captain at Cal Baptist in 2024-25. Appeared in all 32 games, averaging 4.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals in nearly 26 minutes per game. 
  • Ranked ninth in the WAC in rebounding and fifth in offensive boards (2.2 rpg), while leading CBU in both steals (38) and blocks (20). 
  • Recorded a career-best 12 rebounds in a WAC Tournament quarterfinal win over Tarleton State. 
  • Helped the Lancers to a third-place finish in the WAC and a semifinal appearance in the conference tournament.
  • Played two seasons at Harvard (2021-22, 2022-23), appearing in 54 games with 24 starts. 
  • Averaged 5.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game for the Crimson. 
  • Started 24 of 28 games as a junior in 2022-23, posting 7.2 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 steals per game. 
  • Ranked seventh in the Ivy League in minutes per game (31.4) and ninth in steals. 
  • Earned spots on the NABC Honors Court and Asheville Championship All-Tournament Team and received Harvard's Defensive Player of the Year and Free Throw Accuracy Award (.878 FT%). 
  • Redshirted in 2023-24 while completing his undergraduate degree in applied mathematics.
  • Graduate of New Trier High School (Winnetka, Ill.), where he was an all-conference pick, team captain and all-tournament selection 
  • Took a post-grad year at Northfield Mount Hermon School (Mass.) in 2019-20, earning all-conference honors  
  • Has international experience with Team USA at the 2022 Maccabiah Games, helping the Americans to a 6-0 record and gold medal, starting all six games and averaging 14.2 points and 6.2 rebounds per contest. 
  • Posted 17 points and 10 rebounds vs. Israel, 23 points vs. Canada, and 18 points and eight boards in the gold medal game vs. France.

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2025-26
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