Skeeter Swift

{{Short description|American basketball player (1946–2017)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Skeeter Swift

| image =

| caption =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lb = 204

| birth_date = {{birth date|1946|6|19}}

| birth_place = Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|4|20|1946|6|19}}

| death_place = Kingsport, Tennessee, U.S.

| high_school = George Washington
(Alexandria, Virginia)

| college = East Tennessee State (1966–1969)

| draft_year = 1969

| draft_round = 3

| draft_pick = 31

| draft_team = Milwaukee Bucks

| career_start = 1969

| career_end = 1974

| career_number = 24, 23, 21

| career_position = Shooting guard

| years1 = 1969–1970

| team1 = New Orleans Buccaneers

| years2 = 1969–1970

| team2 = Memphis Pros

| years3 = 1970–1972

| team3 = Pittsburgh Condors

| years4 = 1972–1974

| team4 = Dallas Chaparrals / San Antonio Spurs

| cyears1 = 1977–1978

| cteam1 = Liberty

| highlights =

• 3× All-OVC (1967–1969)
• No. 54 retired by East Tennessee State Buccaneers

| bbr = swiftsk01

}}

Harley Edward "Skeeter" Swift Jr. (June 19, 1946 – April 20, 2017) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'3" guard from East Tennessee State University, Swift was selected in the third round (31st pick overall) of the 1969 NBA draft by the Milwaukee Bucks, but he instead played five seasons in the American Basketball Association as a member of the New Orleans Buccaneers, Memphis Pros, Pittsburgh Condors, Dallas Chaparrals, and San Antonio Spurs. He averaged 11.6 points per game in his professional career.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/swiftsk01.html Skeeter Swift] at basketball-reference.com.

Swift died on April 20, 2017, at the age of 70.{{cite web|title=ETSU great "Skeeter" Swift dies at the age of 70|date=21 April 2017 |url=http://wjhl.com/2017/04/20/etsu-great-skeeter-swift-dies-at-the-age-of-70/|publisher=WJHL.COM|accessdate=21 April 2017}}