Charlene Thomas-Swinson

Charlene Thomas-Swinson

Las Vegas Aces
Position	Assistant coach
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1965-12-11) December 11, 1965 (age 59) Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S.
Career information
College	Auburn (1983–1987)
Coaching career	1989–present
Career history
As a coach:
1989–1992	Columbia Union College (Asst.)
1992–1996	Auburn (Asst.)
1996–1999	St. John's
1999–2002	Orlando Miracle (Asst.)
2002–2005	Florida (Asst.)
2005–2011	Tulsa
2012–2014	Indiana (Asst.)
2015–2021	LSU (Asst.)
2022–present	Las Vegas Aces (Asst.)
Career highlights
C-USA women's basketball tournament title (2006) C-USA regular season title (2006) 2006 C-USA Coach of the Year As assistant coach: 2x WNBA champion (2022, 2023)

Charlene Thomas-Swinson (born December 11, 1965) is an assistant coach for Las Vegas Aces. ^[1]

Career

From 2005 to 2011, Thomas-Swinson was the head women's basketball coach at Tulsa. Her overall record as a head coach was 61–86 over five seasons. The 2006 team earned the Conference USA championship, and an NCAA tournament appearance, where they upset fifth seeded NC State in the first round. That year, Thomas-Swinson earned conference coach of the year honors. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Thomas-Swinson previously served as an assistant coach at Indiana, Auburn, and Florida. From 1999 to 2002, she served as an assistant coach in the WNBA, for the Orlando Miracle. From 1996 to 1999, she was the head coach at St. John's. ^{[5] [6]}

Thomas-Swinson was a college basketball player at Auburn. The Tigers posted a 99–24 mark, with her as a player. She led the team to its first regular season SEC title in 1987. Auburn won the tournament title, and advanced to the elite eight during her junior season. ^[5]

Thomas-Swinson was born in Takoma Park, Maryland. In 2021, she was inducted into the Montgomery County, Maryland Sports Hall of Fame. ^[7]

Auburn statistics

Source ^[8]

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Year	Team	GP	Points	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1983–84	Auburn	29	197	52.0%	52.5%	4.7	0.6	1.0	0.0	6.8
1984–85	Auburn	31	307	50.3%	61.8%	7.4	0.8	1.5	0.8	9.9
1985–86	Auburn	30	228	48.3%	57.6%	6.7	0.9	1.6	0.3	7.6
1986–87	Auburn	33	231	56.6%	59.3%	5.9	1.2	1.4	0.6	7.0
TOTAL	Auburn	123	963	53.6%	56.8%	6.2	0.9	1.4	0.4	7.8

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
St. John's Red Storm (Big East Conference)(1996–1999)
1996–97	St. John's	5–22
1997–98	St. John's	6–21
1997–98	St. John's	13–18
St. John's:		24–61 (.282)
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Conference USA)(2005–2011)
2005–06	Tulsa	26–6	13–3	1st	NCAA Second Round
2006–07	Tulsa	11–19	5–11	9th
2007–08	Tulsa	11–20	6–10	T–9th
2008–09	Tulsa	7–22	3–13	11th
2009–10	Tulsa	12–16	6–10	T–9th
2010–11	Tulsa	5–20	1–15	12th
Tulsa:		72–103 (.411)
Total:		96–164 (.369)
National champion        Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

References

1. "Aces Complete Coaching Staff With Hiring Of Veteran Coach Charlene Thomas-Swinson". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
2. Haisten, Bill (March 1, 2006). "Difference-maker". Tulsa World.
3. "Tulsa Women's Hoops Sweeps Conference USA Postseason Awards". University of Tulsa Athletics. March 1, 2006.
4. "Wolfpack Upset By Golden Hurricane In First Round Of NCAA Tournament, 71–61". NC State University Athletics. March 19, 2006.
5. "Charlene Thomas-Swinson – Assistant Coach – Staff Directory". LSU Tigers. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
6. "Charlene Thomas-Swinson – Women's Basketball Coach". Indiana University Athletics. 2015.
7. Tanner, Gracie (April 19, 2021). "Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame Announces 2021 Inductees". Montgomery Community Media.
8. "Auburn Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 8, 2017.