Shawn Swords
{{short description|Canadian basketball player and coach}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Shawn Swords
| image = Shawn-swords.jpg
| caption = Shawn Swords coaching the Laurentian Voyageurs.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 196
| team = Long Island Nets
| position = Associate head coach
| league = NBA G League
| nationality = Canadian
| cyears1 = 2007–2022
| cteam1 = Laurentian University
| cyears2 = 2022–2023
| cteam2 = Long Island Nets (assistant)
| cyears3 = 2023–present
| cteam3 = Long Island Nets (AHC)
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport | Men's Basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|{{CAN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Universiade}}
{{MedalBronze| 1995 Fukuoka | Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Americas Championship}}
{{MedalSilver| 1999 San Juan | Team}}
{{MedalBronze| 2001 Neuquén | Team}}
}}
Jeffrey Shawn Swords (born December 27, 1973, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian basketball coach, and former player. He is currently associate head coach for the Long Island Nets. He previously served as head coach of the Laurentian University Voyageurs men's basketball team.
Playing career
He played for Canada at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also played professionally overseas from 1997 to 2007 in England for the Worthing Bears, and also in France, Italy and on Team Canada.
Coaching career
Swords served as the head coach at Laurentian University from 2007 to 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.sudbury.com/sports/its-official-swords-not-returning-as-lu-voyageurs-coach-6752625 |title=It’s official: Swords not returning as LU Voyageurs coach |website=sudbury.com |date=March 24, 2023 |access-date=January 23, 2024}}
On October 3, 2022, he was named assistant coach for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League.{{cite web|url=https://gleague.nba.com/news/long-island-nets-announce-coaching-and-basketball-operations-staff |title=Long Island Nets Announce Coaching And Basketball Operations Staff |website=gleague.nba.com |date=October 3, 2022 |access-date=January 23, 2024}} On August 10, 2023, he was promoted to associate head coach for the Long Island Nets.{{cite web|url=https://longisland.gleague.nba.com/news/long-island-nets-announce-coaching-staff-3 |title=Long Island Nets Announce Coaching Staff |website=longisland.gleague.nba.com |date=August 10, 2023 |access-date=January 23, 2024}}
Personal life
His daughters, Syla and Savannah, are both basketball players. Syla is currently a freshman playing college basketball on the Michigan team.{{cite web|url=https://www.sudburysports.com/article.php?articleId=11595 |title=ESPN takes note of both Syla and Savannah Swords |website=sudburysports.com |first=Randy |last=Pascal |date=September 3, 2023 |access-date=January 23, 2024}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200418023231/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sw/shawn-swords-1.html Shawn Swords @ Sports-Reference]
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Category:Basketball players at the 1999 Pan American Games
Category:Basketball players at the 2003 Pan American Games
Category:Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Category:Canadian expatriate basketball people in France
Category:Canadian men's basketball players
Category:Laurentian Voyageurs basketball players
Category:Olympic basketball players for Canada
Category:Pan American Games basketball players for Canada
Category:Basketball players from Ottawa
Category:Brighton Bears players
Category:FC Mulhouse Basket players
Category:2002 FIBA World Championship players
Category:Summer World University Games medalists in basketball
Category:FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Canada