Biography
Statistically Speaking:
- Tied for third in JHU history in blocks (131)
2018-19
- Started all 27 games; averaged 21.5 minutes, 7.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game
- Grabbed six rebounds in season-opening win at Moravian
- Finished with three blocks, three assists, four rebounds and six points at York
- Just missed a double-double with 13 points and a then career-best nine rebounds, along with three blocks in win over DeSales
- Chipped in nine points, four rebounds and a steal in win at Marymount
- Punched up 14 points, going 4-of-5 from the field and 6-of-6 from the line, in win at Washington College
- Scored 14 points and grabbed six boards in win over Dickinson
- Pulled six rebounds and chipped in eight points versus UW-Platteville
- Finished with 11 points, three steals and four rebounds against ninth-ranked Whitworth
- Blocked three shots versus Muhlenberg
- Posted first career double-double with 15 points and career-best 11 rebounds in win at Ursinus
- Grabbed six boards and chipped in five points in win over Gettysburg
- Blocked three shots in win over Franklin & Marshall
- Chipped in 10 points, four rebounds and four assists versus Washington College
- Went 5-of-6 from the field to finish with 12 points, seven rebounds and two blocks in win at McDaniel
- Finished with seven points and six boards in win over Haverford
- Had a career-best six steals in win over Ursinus in Centennial Conference semifinals
- Poured in 19 points to go with six boards and three blocks at sixth-ranked Swarthmore in Centennial Conference championship
2017-18
- Named inaugural recipient of Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Year award
- Scored 15 points and grabbed nine boards, to go with two blocks and three steals in season-opening win over Marymount
- Chipped in eight points and two assists in win over LeTourneau
- Finished with 13 points, going 5-of-6 from the field, four rebounds and two assists in win at Rhodes in title game of Rhodes Tip-off Tournament
- Totaled three blocks, five rebounds and two steals in win at Kean
- Had three blocks and three steals in win over Gettysburg
- Grabbed a season-high nine rebounds in loss at 25th-ranked Franklin & Marshall
- Blocked four shots in win over 17th-ranked New Jersey City
- Scored 11 points and blocked a career-best seven shots in loss at Christopher Newport
- Finished with seven points and eight rebounds in win over Goucher
- Chipped in eight points and six boards in loss to Ursinus
- Blocked three shots in win at Dickinson
- Totaled 12 points, two assists, three blocks and three steals in loss at ninth-ranked Swarthmore
- Had two blocks and four rebounds in win over Haverford
- Finished with five boards, two assists, two blocks and two steals in win over Washington College
- Grabbed eight rebounds in win over Dickinson
- Chipped in nine points in win over double overtime win over 20th-ranked Franklin & Marshall
- Poured in 15 points, going 5-of-7 from the field and 4-of-6 from the line, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked three shots in double overtime win over 20th-ranked Franklin & Marshall
- Had four steals in win over Franklin & Marshall in Centennial Conference semifinals
- Chipped in six points, four boards and three steals in win at 11th-ranked Swarthmore in Centennial Conference title game
- Finished with nine points, one block and three rebounds in loss to MIT in NCAA Second Round
2016-17
- Played all 26 games and started 16
- Averaged 18.5 minutes, 6.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game and shot 51.1 percent from the field
- Led team in blocks and ranked second in steals (1.0). Ranked second in the Centennial Conference in blocks
- 46 blocks rank sixth in school single-season history
- Made first career start in season-opener at Lynchburg
- Scored a then career-high eight points, on 4-of-6 shooting, and grabbed four boards in loss at Salisbury
- Went 4-of-5 from the field and finished with nine points, two rebounds and a block in win over McDaniel
- Scored eight points at Muhlenberg
- Scored a career-high 10 points and had two blocks in win over Franklin & Marshall
- Just missed a double-double with 10 points and a career-high nine rebounds in overtime loss to York. Also had two blocks and three steals against the Spartans
- Chipped in 10 points, six rebounds and a career-high six blocks in win over FDU-Florham
- Poured in a career-high 18 points, going 8-of-9 from the field, in just 18 minutes in win over Cazenovia
- Totaled eight points, five rebounds, two blocks and three steals in win over Cortland
- Finished with nine points, four blocks and two steals in win at Ursinus
- Scored 12 points, going 5-of-8 from the field, and blocked three shots in loss to Dickinson
- Added nine points, two blocks and two steals in win over 16th-ranked Swarthmore
- Blocked four shots in win at Haverford
- Nearly had a double-double with nine points and nine boards along with four blocks in win at Washington College
- Scored 12 points, grabbed six rebounds and blocked three shots in win over Muhlenberg
- Tied career-high with three assists in win at McDaniel
- Blocked five shots in win over Gettysburg
- Handed out three assists in win over Washington College
- Blocked three shots against Haverford
2015-16
- Played 13 games in rookie season
- Averaged 1.9 points and 1.4 rebounds per game
- Made collegiate debut in season-opener versus Lynchburg and blocked one shot
- Chipped in three points and an assist in win over DePauw
- Scored six points and grabbed four boards in loss at Washington University
- Pulled three rebounds at Gettysburg
- Scored four points and had a steal versus McDaniel
- Scored four points and blocked a shot in win over Framingham State
- Finished with four points and two rebounds in win over Ursinus
- Had a block in win over Gettysburg
Personal
- Daniel Vila
- Son of Carlos Vila and Theresa Smith
- Helped team to 23-8 record as well as league finals, district quarterfinals and state first round as a senior
- Played six years with the PA Wildcats
- Also played rugby in high school
- Also on the Johns Hopkins track team
- Undergraduate researcher at INFEWS Africa
- Founder and Operator of Pioneer Elite Basketball Clinics
- Dean’s List student majoring in global environmental change & sustainability and economics with a minor in engineering for sustainable development
