Isaiah Swann

Isaiah Swann
Swann with Hapoel Gilboa Galil, 2009
Kleb Basket Ferrara
Position Point guard / Shooting guard
League Serie A2 Basket
Personal information
Born (1985-02-10) February 10, 1985
Germantown, Maryland
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight 195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school Hargrave Military Academy
(Chatham, Virginia)
College Florida State (2004–2008)
NBA draft 2008 / Undrafted
Playing career 2008–present
Career history
2008–2009 Andrea Costa Imola
2009–2010 Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2010 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2010–2011 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2011–2012 ratiopharm Ulm
2012–2013 Gaziantep Basketbol
2013–2014 Phantoms Braunschweig
2014 İstanbul BB
2014–2015 Maccabi Rishon LeZion
2015–2016 Maccabi Ashdod
2016–2017 Cholet Basket
2017 Marinos
2017–2018 Comunicaciones Mercedes
2018 Universo Treviso
2018 Toros de Aragua
2018–present Kleb Basket Ferrara
Career highlights and awards

Isaiah Swann (born February 10, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for Kleb Basket Ferrara of the Serie A2 Basket. He played college basketball for Florida State University.

Early life and college career

Swann attended Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia. He played college basketball for Florida State University's Seminoles.

In his senior year at Florida State, Swann averaged 11.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1 steal per game.

Professional career

In 2008, Swann started his professional career with the Italian team Andrea Costa Imola.

On March 4, 2009, Swann signed a two-year deal with the Israeli team Hapoel Gilboa Galil.[1] In his second season with the team, Swann helped Gilboa Galil to win their first ever Israeli League Championship, alongside Jeremy Pargo, Brian Randle and Dion Dowell.

On November 1, 2010, Swann was selected by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the sixth round of the 2010 NBA D-League Draft. One month later, Swann returned to Israel and signed with Maccabi Rishon LeZion for the remainder of the season.

On July 4, 2011, Swann signed with the German team ratiopharm Ulm for the 2011–12 season.[2] That year, Swann earned a spot in the All-BBL First Team and led Ulm to the 2012 BBL Finals, where they eventually were defeated by Brose Bamberg.

On June 30, 2012, Swann signed with the Turkish team Gaziantep Basketbol for the 2012–13 season.[3]

On August 6, 2013, Swann returned to Germany and signed with Phantoms Braunschweig for the 2013–14 season.[4] Swann participated in the BBL All-Star Game and was named the All-Star MVP. Swann finished the season as the league second-leading scrorer with 17.9 points per game.

On August 22, 2014, Swann signed with the Turkish team İstanbul BB for the 2014–15 season.[5] However, On October 22, 2014, Swann parted ways with İstanbul BB and returned to Israel for a second stint in Maccabi Rishon LeZion.[6] On March 3, 2015, Swann participated in the 2015 Israeli All-Star game.

On August 1, 2015, Swann signed with Maccabi Ashdod for the 2015–16 season.[7] On November 2, 2015, Swann recorded a season-high 34 points, shooting 9-of-17 from 3-point range, along with four rebounds and nine assists in a 93–82 win over Hapoel Eilat.[8] On March 25, 2016, Swann participated in the 2016 Israeli League All-Star game and won the Three-Point Shootout contest in the same event.

On June 28, 2016, Swann signed with the French team Cholet Basket for the 2016–17 season.[9] However, On February 17, 2017, Swann parted ways with Cholet and signed with the Venezuelan team Marinos for the remainder of the season.[10] On May 18, 2017, Swann recorded a career-high 47 points, shooting 15-of-19 from 3-point range, along with five assists and four steals in a 120–59 blowout win over Gaiteros del Zulia.[11]

On August 4, 2017, Swann signed with the Argentinian team Comunicaciones Mercedes for the 2017–18 season.[12] However, on January 10, 2018, he parted ways with Mercedes and signed with the Italian team Universo Treviso for the rest of the season.[13]

On August 29, 2018, Swann signed a one-year deal with Kleb Basket Ferrara.[14]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  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     Led the league

Domestic Leagues

Year Team League GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009 Israel H. Gilboa Galil IPL 718.6.525.520.7501.91.1.9.38.1
2009–10 2221.7.420.430.8002.62.31.5.19.1
2010 United States RGV Vipers D-League 315.3.235.286.90921.6.3.37.3
2010–11 Israel M. Rishon LeZion IPL 2029.6.490.350.8703.64.31.2.512.9
2011–12 Germany Ulm BBL 4127.9.421.369.8722.82.7.8015.7
2012–13 Turkey Gaziantep BSL 2531.4.409.326.8664.13.3.6.113.8
2013–14 Germany Braunschweig BBL 3432.3.409.352.8664.13.31.117.9
2014–15 Israel M. Rishon LeZion IPL 3727.6.396.349.8123.14.51.1.112.3
2015–16 Israel M. Ashdod 3231.7.388.390.84343.81.1014.6
2016–17 France Cholet Pro A 1626.9.417.398.86033.3.9.113.1
2017 Venezuela Marinos LPB 5029.3.447.392.8483.93.3.9.116.5
2017–18 Argentina Mercedes TNA 729.2.310.250.6925.23.71.1.210.7
2018 Italy Universo Treviso Serie A2 2323.6.473.443.6362.82.6.8.011.9

Source: RealGM

References

  1. ↑ "גלבוע/גליל החתימה את אייזיאה סוואן". one.co.il (in Hebrew). March 4, 2009.
  2. ↑ "Isaiah Swann inks with Ratiopharm Ulm". Sportando.com. July 4, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Isaiah Swann moves to Gaziantep BSB". Sportando.com. June 30, 2012.
  4. ↑ "Isaiah Swann officially signs with Phantoms". Sportando.com. August 6, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Isaiah Swann signs with IBB". Sportando.com. August 22, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Maccabi Rishon LeZion officially signs Isaiah Swann". Sportando.com. October 22, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Isaiah Swann signs with Maccabi Ashdod". Sportando.com. August 1, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Winner League, Game 4: Maccabi Ashdod Vs Hapoel Eilat". basket.co.il. November 2, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Cholet Basket lands Isaiah Swann". Sportando.com. June 28, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Marinos de Anzoategui sign Isaiah Swann and Darrius Garrett". Sportando.com. February 17, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Marinos 120 at Gaiteros 59". RealGM.com. May 18, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Isaiah Swann inks with Comunicaciones in Argentina". Sportando.com. August 4, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Treviso Basket signs Isaiah Swann". Sportando.com. January 10, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Isaiah Swann signs with Ferrara". Sportando.com. August 29, 2018.
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