For the University of Hawaii basketball team, good news came from a 6-foot-9 postman.

Bernardo da Silva of Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah, told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser he will sign a scholarship agreement and join the Rainbow Warriors in August.

“I feel pretty good about (the commitment),” da Silva said. “It’ll be a nice experience. I feel I’ll grow a lot as a player and as a person.”

Wasatch coach David Evans, a former Brigham Young-Hawaii player and assistant coach, praised da Silva as “a fantastic athlete. He’s a very good and skilled post player. He can also stretch the floor, because he can shoot the 3 and the mid-range, too.”

Da Silva, who was born in Brazil, became passionate about the sport when he was 11. He said his dream is to play professional basketball.

To expand his basketball experience, he opted to move from Brazil to Utah for the start of his sophomore year.

“It was hard, because when I got here, I didn’t really know English,” da Silva said. “It was an adjustment. But it’s been good.”

Da Silva compiled a 3.98 grade-point average. He also earned a qualifying score on the TOEFL, a college-admissions test for international students.

Da Silva played summer ball with the Utah Mountain Stars, a highly regarded AAU program. He has been a member of the Jordan Brand international team. He earned a spot in the playing rotation for Wasatch, which finished the season ranked fifth nationally. The Tigers played in the GEICO national tournament.

Da Silva averaged 7.8 points and 4.3 rebounds in the Tigers’ share-the-wealth schemes. Evans said seven players averaged about 10 points per game.

“If Bernardo was on any other high school team, he would have averaged 20 (points) and 10 (rebounds) easily,” Evans said. “He’s a very good defensive player. He’s physical. He’s a good communicator. He’s a good shooter, as well.”

Da Silva’s wingspan is measured at 7 feet 2.

Da Silva initially signed with BYU in December, but was granted a release after the Cougars changed head coaches. Da Silva visited UC Davis and Santa Clara in the fall, and UC Irvine this spring. His UH recruiting trip was a week ago.

“It was really cool,” da Silva said about the visit. “I really enjoyed the coaches and the place.”

Evans said: “He’s a great teammate. He’ll keep developing with the great coaching staff at the University of Hawaii.”

Da Silva is the second UH addition in two days — 6-3 guard Justin Webster pledged on Friday — and fourth scholarship commitment of this 2019 recruiting class. Junior Madut of Eastern Florida College and Jessiya Villa, a Kahuku High guard who recently returned from a two-year church mission, will enroll at UH for the July 1 start of Summer Session II. Also, Kameron Ng, a Saint Francis School graduate who was the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s 2018-19 player of the year, is joining as a preferred walk-on.