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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