Craig Sword

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Craig Sword
Craig Sword.jpg
Sword with the Mississippi State Bulldogs in 2015
Free agent
Position Shooting guard
Personal information
Born (1994-01-16) January 16, 1994 (age 30)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school G. W. Carver
(Montgomery, Alabama)
College Mississippi State (2012–2016)
NBA draft 2016: undrafted
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017 Wilki Morskie Szczecin
2017–2019 Erie BayHawks
2019 Rayos de Hermosillo
2019–2020 Grand Rapids Drive
2020 Astros de Jalisco
2021 Omaha's Finest
2021–2023 Capital City Go-Go
2021–2022 Washington Wizards
2023 Spartans Distrito Capital
2023–2024 Indiana Mad Ants
2024 Tasmania JackJumpers
Career highlights and awards
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Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Men's basketball
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FIBA AmeriCup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Brazil

Craig Sword (born January 16, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Tasmania JackJumpers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

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High school career

Sword played high school basketball for George Washington Carver High School in Montgomery. His senior year, Sword led his team to the 6A state championship was named Alabama Mr. Basketball. Sword was listed as 4-star recruit by Rivals.com, and choose to attend Mississippi State over offers from Alabama, Auburn, and Georgia. [1] While Sword committed to head coach Rick Stansbury, he kept his commitment to the Bulldogs when Stansbury was fired and replaced by Rick Ray.

College career

As a true freshman in 2012–13, Sword appeared all 32 games for the Bulldogs, starting 30 of them. [2] He was named SEC Freshman of the Week twice, and led the Bulldogs with 10.5 points per game. The Bulldogs finished a dismal 4–14 in the SEC, however.

Sword improved his scoring clip in 2013–14 to 13.7 PPG as a sophomore. Sword scored his career high, 33 points, in a 91–82 loss to LSU. [3]

Sword was sidelined with a back injury in the first half of his junior year in 2014–15. However, he returned to full form during the conference portion of the season, again leading the Bulldogs in scoring, [2] leading the Bulldogs to a 6–12 conference record, and a generally much more competitive team. Sword was named Second Team All-SEC for his efforts. [4]

Sword places ninth on the Bulldogs' career leaderboard with 144 steals.

Professional career

Wilki Morskie Szczecin (2016–2017)

After going undrafted in the 2016 NBA draft, Sword signed on June 25, 2016, with Wilki Morskie Szczecin of the Polish Basketball League, [5] averaging 4.3 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 11.7 minutes in 19 games. [6]

Erie BayHawks (2017–2019)

On October 25, 2017, Sword signed with the Erie BayHawks of the NBA G League after a tryout. [7]

On September 27, 2018, Sword re-signed with the Erie BayHawks. [8] He joined the Grand Rapids Drive in 2019. [9]

Omaha's Finest (2021)

In 2021, Sword signed with Omaha's Finest of The Basketball League. [10]

Grand Rapids Gold (2021)

In October 2021, he joined the Grand Rapids Gold. [11]

Capital City Go-Go / Washington Wizards (2021–2023)

On November 3, 2021, Sword was acquired by the Capital City Go-Go [12] and on December 28, he signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards. [13] Sword played 3 games in the NBA, averaging 2.0 points in 6.3 minutes per game with the Wizards. On January 6, 2022, Sword was reacquired and activated by the Go-Go]]. [14]

Spartans Distrito Capital (2023)

On April 3, 2023, Sword signed with Spartans Distrito Capital of the Venezuelan League. [15]

Indiana Mad Ants (2023–2024)

On September 26, 2023, Sword signed with the Indiana Pacers, [16] but was waived two days later. [17] On October 28, 2023, he joined the Indiana Mad Ants. [18]

Tasmania JackJumpers (2024)

On May 28, 2024, Sword signed with the Tasmania JackJumpers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) for the 2024–25 season. [19] He was released by the JackJumpers on December 14, 2024, after averaging 6.3 points in 15 games. [20] [21]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

NBA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021–22 Washington 306.3.750.000.000.0.31.3.02.0
Career306.3.750.000.000.0.31.3.02.0

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2012–13 Mississippi State 323026.7.405.194.5542.92.31.7.410.5
2013–14 Mississippi State 323228.1.485.273.6203.82.81.9.513.7
2014–15 Mississippi State 282224.8.451.360.7012.81.71.0.411.3
2015–16 Mississippi State 313129.2.451.232.6763.93.01.3.913.0
Career12311527.3.449.263.6353.32.51.5.612.1

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  3. ↑ "Frosh lead LSU past Mississippi State 92-81". ESPN.com. February 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ Bonner, Michael (March 10, 2015). "Craig Sword named second-team All-SEC". ClarionLedger.com. The Clarion Ledger.
  5. ↑ "King Wilki Morskie signs rookie Craig Sword". Sportando.com. June 25, 2016. Retrieved April 5, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Craig Sword player profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  7. ↑ Hartman, Billy (October 25, 2017). "Erie BayHawks Add Brandon Bowdry to Training Camp Roster, Waive Ted Kapita". NBA.com. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
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  11. ↑ "Grand Rapids Gold Announce 2021-22 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 28, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  12. ↑ "Go-Go Acquire Craig Sword". Our Sports Central. November 3, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Wizards' Craig Sword: Signs with Wizards". CBS Sports . December 28, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  14. ↑ "2021-22 NBA G League transactions". gleague.nba.com. January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  15. ↑ "CRAIG SWORD ES EL NUEVO IMPORTADO DE SPARTANS DISTRITO CAPITAL". CanchaLatina.com (in Spanish). April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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  19. ↑ "JackJumpers round out import trio". NBL.com.au. May 28, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
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