Playing career

Silas attended Creighton University, where he set an NCAA record for the most rebounds in three seasons and averaged 20.6 rebounds per game in 1963. In the NBA, Silas collected more than 10,000 points and 10,000 rebounds during his distinguished 16 year career, played in two All-Star games, and won three championship rings (two with the Boston Celtics in 1974 and 1976, and one with the Seattle SuperSonics in 1979). He was named to the All-NBA Defensive First Team twice, and to the All-NBA Defensive Second Team three times.

He was head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers until March 21, 2005. Prior to his job with the Cavaliers, he was an assistant coach for the New Jersey Nets, New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, and Charlotte Hornets, and the head coach for the San Diego Clippers, and Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets.

He worked for ESPN, although in April 2007 he interviewed for the vacant head coaching position with the Charlotte Bobcats (later known as the Charlotte Hornets) which was eventually filled by Sam Vincent. Upon the firing of Sam Vincent in April 2008, he stated that coaching the Bobcats would be a "dream job." On December 22, 2010, Silas was named interim head coach of the Bobcats, replacing the outgoing coach Larry Brown. On February 16, 2011, the Bobcats removed his interim status. On April 30, 2012, the Bobcats announced that Silas would not return to the Bobcats for the 2012-2013 season. Because of the record transfer that occurred in 2014, Silas' tenure with the Bobcats is now recognized as his second tenure with the Charlotte Hornets, meaning that he had coached them for five seasons with a record of 204-220.

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular season	G	Games coached	W	Games won	L	Games lost	W-L %	Win-loss %
Post season	PG	Playoff games	PW	Playoff wins	PL	Playoff losses	PW-L %	Playoff win-loss %

Team	Year	G	W	L	W-L%	Finish	PG	PW	PL	PW-L%	Result
San Diego	1980-81	82	36	46	.439	5th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
San Diego	1981-82	82	17	65	.207	6th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
San Diego	1982-83	82	25	57	.305	6th in Pacific	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Charlotte	1998-99	35	22	13	.629	5th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Charlotte	1999-00	82	49	33	.598	2nd in Central	4	1	3	.250	Lost in First Round
Charlotte	2000-01	82	46	36	.561	3rd in Central	10	6	4	.600	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
Charlotte	2001-02	82	44	38	.537	2nd in Central	9	4	5	.444	Lost in Conf. Semifinals
New Orleans	2002-03	82	47	35	.573	3rd in Central	6	2	4	.333	Lost in First Round
Cleveland	2003-04	82	35	47	.427	5th in Central	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Cleveland	2004-05	64	34	30	.531	(fired)	—	—	—	—	—
Charlotte	2010-11	54	25	29	.463	4th in Southeast	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Charlotte	2011-12	66	7	59	.106	5th in Southeast	—	—	—	—	Missed Playoffs
Career		875	387	488	.442		29	13	16	.448

[ Source: Wikipedia ]