Carolyn Swords
Carolyn Swords (born July 19, 1989) is an American basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
![]() Swords in 2019 | |
No. 8 – Las Vegas Aces | |
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Position | Center |
League | WNBA |
Personal information | |
Born | July 19, 1989 |
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 209 lb (95 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury, Massachusetts) |
College | Boston College (2007–2011) |
WNBA draft | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 15th overall |
Selected by the Chicago Sky | |
Playing career | 2011–present |
Career history | |
2011–2013 | Chicago Sky |
2015–2016 | New York Liberty |
2015–2016 | Sydney Uni Flames |
2017 | Seattle Storm |
2018–present | Las Vegas Aces |
Stats at WNBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
She previously played for PF Umbertide in Italy and the Sydney Uni Flames in Australia.
Boston College statistics
Source[1]
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% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2007–08 | Boston College | 33 | 451 | .642 | .000 | .615 | 7.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 13.7 |
2008–09 | Boston College | 35 | 538 | .678 | .000 | .667 | 9.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 15.4 |
2009–10 | Boston College | 32 | 461 | .664 | .000 | .794 | 9.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 14.4 |
2010–11 | Boston College | 33 | 579 | .714 | .000 | .750 | 9.5 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 17.5 |
Career | Boston College | 133 | 2,029 | .676 | .000 | .708 | 8.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 15.3 |
WNBA
Swords was selected the second round of the 2011 WNBA Draft (15th overall) by the Chicago Sky.[2]
She has played overseas in Istanbul and in Italy with PF Umbertide.
Swords signed with the New York Liberty on February 2, 2015.[3]
On January 30, 2017, Swords was traded to the Seattle Storm in a three team trade.[4]
On February 1, 2018, Swords signed a free agent contract with the Las Vegas Aces.[5] She briefly retired from WNBA in February 2020 to join the Aces' front office but came out of retirement to resign with the Aces in May 2020 when it was announced that center Park Ji-su would sit out the 2020 season to train in South Korea.[6][7]
References
- "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- http://www.wnba.com draft2011/draft_board.html 2011 WNBA Draft board
- Liberty Sign Wright, Swords and Allen
- http://storm.wnba.com/news/seattle-storm-completes-trade-with-mystics-acquires-carolyn-swords/
- "Las Vegas Signs Five-Year Veteran Carolyn Swords". WNBA.com. February 1, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
- "Carolyn Swords Announces Retirement, Joins Aces Front Office As Marketing Specialist". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- "Aces Re-Sign Eight-Year WNBA Veteran Carolyn Swords". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved June 2, 2020.