Stephen Silas
Silas in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 6, 1973 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Career information | |
| High school | |
| College | Brown (1992–1996) |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 2000–present |
| Career history | |
| As a coach: | |
| 2000–2002 | Charlotte Hornets (assistant) |
| 2002–2003 | New Orleans Hornets (assistant) |
| 2003–2005 | Cleveland Cavaliers (assistant) |
| 2006–2010 | Golden State Warriors (assistant) |
| 2010–2018 | Charlotte Bobcats/Hornets (assistant) |
| 2018–2020 | Dallas Mavericks (assistant) |
| 2020–2023 | Houston Rockets |
| 2023–2024 | Detroit Pistons (assistant) |
Stephen Silas (born August 6, 1973) is an American basketball coach. He is the son of NBA star player and head coach Paul Silas.
He worked under his father at the Charlotte Hornets from 2000 to 2002, New Orleans Hornets from 2002 to 2003, and the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2003 to 2005. He also served as an advance scout for the Washington Wizards during the 2005–06 season, and as an assistant coach for the Golden State Warriors from 2006 to 2010, before leaving to rejoin his father in Charlotte where he worked from 2010 until 2018. He was head coach of the Rockets from 2020 to 2023.
At the time of his hiring as an assistant with the Hornets on June 5, 2000, he was the youngest assistant in the NBA at the age of 26.