Shawn Swords

Last updated
Shawn Swords
Shawn-swords.jpg
Shawn Swords coaching the Laurentian Voyageurs.
Long Island Nets
PositionAssociate head coach
League NBA G League
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight196 lb (89 kg)
Career history
As coach:
2007–2022 Laurentian University
2022–2023 Long Island Nets (assistant)
2023–present Long Island Nets (AHC)
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Universiade
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Fukuoka Team
FIBA Americas Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 San Juan Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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.

Contents

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. [1]

On October 3, 2022, he was named assistant coach for the Long Island Nets of the NBA G League. [2] On August 10, 2023, he was promoted to associate head coach for the Long Island Nets. [3]

Personal life

His daughters, Syla and Savannah, are both basketball players. Syla is committed to play college basketball at Michigan. [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ime Udoka</span> American basketball player and coach (born 1977)

Ime Sunday Udoka is a Nigerian-American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in the United States, he represented the Nigeria national team during his playing career. After retiring as a player, Udoka served as an assistant coach with the San Antonio Spurs, Philadelphia 76ers, and Brooklyn Nets before becoming the head coach of the Boston Celtics, whom he led to the 2022 NBA Finals. After Udoka was suspended for the entire 2022–23 season for engaging in an inappropriate relationship with a Celtics female employee, he was hired by the Rockets in April 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jay Triano</span> Canadian basketball coach (born 1958)

Howard James "Jay" Triano is a Canadian basketball coach and former professional player who is currently the associate head coach of the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously served as the head coach of the NBA's Toronto Raptors and Phoenix Suns. A former Canada national team player who competed in two Olympics, he has also had two stints as head coach of the national team.

Adam Caporn is an Australian basketball coach and former player. He is the assistant coach for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a former assistant coach at Saint Mary's College of California, where he also played college basketball. Born in Baldivis, Western Australia, he spent six seasons in the National Basketball League, three with the Wollongong Hawks and three for the Perth Wildcats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ronnie Burrell</span> American basketball player

Ronnie Burrell is an American former professional basketball player who is an assistant coach for the Portland Trail Blazers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cleveland Charge</span> American minor league basketball team of the NBA G League

The Cleveland Charge are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Cleveland, and are affiliated with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The team plays its home games at Public Auditorium in downtown Cleveland, though to begin the 2024–25 season it will play home games at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse due to renovations being made at Public Auditorium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kenny Atkinson</span> American basketball coach

Kenneth Neil Atkinson is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was previously the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets from 2016 to 2020. Atkinson was born in Huntington, New York and played college basketball for University of Richmond leading the Spiders to a Sweet Sixteen berth in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 1988. He also holds Spanish passport.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Treveon Graham</span> American basketball player (born 1993)

Treveon Graham is an American professional basketball player for the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots of the P. League+. He played college basketball for the VCU Rams.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chris Walker (basketball, born 1994)</span> American basketball player

Chris Walker is an American professional basketball player for the Osceola Magic of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Florida Gators.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Long Island Nets</span> American professional basketball team of the NBA G League

The Long Island Nets are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Uniondale, New York, and are affiliated with the Brooklyn Nets. The team plays its home games at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Nassau County, New York. The Nets became the twelfth Development League team to be owned by an NBA team when it was announced in 2015.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jordi Fernández</span> Spanish basketball coach

Jordi Fernández Torres is a Spanish professional basketball coach who is the head coach for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also the head coach of the Canadian men's national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scottie Lindsey</span> American basketball player

Scott Christopher Lindsey is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Winnipeg Sea Bears of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He played college basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Birmingham Squadron</span> American professional basketball team of the NBA G League

The Birmingham Squadron are an American professional basketball team in the NBA G League based in Birmingham, Alabama, and are affiliated with the New Orleans Pelicans. The Squadron play their home games at Legacy Arena. The team began play in 2019 in Erie, Pennsylvania as the Erie BayHawks before moving to Birmingham in 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Armoni Brooks</span> American basketball player

Armoni Daetrell Brooks is an American professional basketball player for Olimpia Milano of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Houston Cougars.

Will Weaver is an American professional basketball coach who is an assistant coach for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously was as an assistant coach for the Australian national basketball team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Derrick Alston Jr.</span> American basketball player

Derrick Samuel Alston Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Rostock Seawolves of the Basketball Bundesliga. He played college basketball for the Boise State Broncos.

Brandon Tyree Rachal is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers, the Pearl River CC Wildcats, and the Tulsa Golden Hurricane.

Troy Leonard Baxter Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Johor Southern Tigers of the Major Basketball League Malaysia. He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, Florida Gulf Coast Eagles and Morgan State Bears.

Craig Randall II is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Memphis Tigers and the UT Martin Skyhawks.

Kameron Woods is an American professional basketball coach who is the head coach of the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Butler Bulldogs. He spent two seasons playing professional basketball for the Oklahoma City Blue before transitioning into a coaching position with the Blue and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Syla Swords is a Canadian college basketball player for Michigan. She attended Long Island Lutheran and was a five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2024 class. She is also a member of Canada women's national basketball team.

References

  1. "It's official: Swords not returning as LU Voyageurs coach". sudbury.com. March 24, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  2. "Long Island Nets Announce Coaching And Basketball Operations Staff". gleague.nba.com. October 3, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  3. "Long Island Nets Announce Coaching Staff". longisland.gleague.nba.com. August 10, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  4. Pascal, Randy (September 3, 2023). "ESPN takes note of both Syla and Savannah Swords". sudburysports.com. Retrieved January 23, 2024.