Carolyn Swords
Swords in 2019
Personal information
Born (1989-07-19) July 19, 1989
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolLincoln-Sudbury
(Sudbury, Massachusetts)
CollegeBoston College (2007–2011)
WNBA draft2011: 2nd round, 15th overall pick
Selected by the Chicago Sky
Playing career2011–2020
PositionCenter
Career history
2011–2013Chicago Sky
2015–2016New York Liberty
2015–2016Sydney Uni Flames
2017Seattle Storm
2018–2020Las Vegas Aces
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Carolyn Swords (born July 19, 1989) is an American former basketball player.

She previously played for PF Umbertide in Italy and the Sydney Uni Flames in Australia.

WNBA

Swords was selected the second round of the 2011 WNBA draft (15th overall) by the Chicago Sky.[1]

She has played overseas in Istanbul and in Italy with PF Umbertide.

Swords signed with the New York Liberty on February 2, 2015.[2]

On January 30, 2017, Swords was traded to the Seattle Storm in a three-team trade.[3]

On February 1, 2018, Swords signed a free agent contract with the Las Vegas Aces.[4] 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.[5][6]

After not playing in the 2021 season, Nike announced its hiring of Swords in January 2022, ending her WNBA career. She subsequently moved to Portland, Oregon.[7]

Career statistics

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

WNBA

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2011 Chicago 2947.5.528–.8751.80.30.20.20.62.7
2012 Chicago 30911.1.571–.6823.20.30.40.50.64.0
2013 Chicago 16211.3.619–.7782.60.60.50.80.93.7
2015 New York 342215.0.508–.8094.00.60.50.71.15.1
2016 New York 343417.5.571–.6864.60.70.20.61.05.2
2017 Seattle 3008.7.545–.7731.50.30.20.20.82.6
2018 Las Vegas 261214.5.557–.8754.70.90.20.70.83.9
2019 Las Vegas 2948.9.438–.8462.20.30.20.10.62.6
2020 Las Vegas 22217.5.460–.7734.60.90.20.10.82.9
Career 9 years, 4 teams 25010912.5.534–.7813.30.50.30.40.83.7

College

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% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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 133 2,029 .676 .000 .708 8.7 1.1 0.9 1.3 15.3

Source[8]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wnba.com draft2011/draft_board.html 2011 WNBA Draft board
  2. ↑ "News Archive". New York Liberty. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Seattle Storm Completes Trade with Mystics, Acquires Carolyn Swords". Seattle Storm. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Las Vegas Signs Five-Year Veteran Carolyn Swords". WNBA.com. February 1, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Carolyn Swords Announces Retirement, Joins Aces Front Office As Marketing Specialist". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Aces Re-Sign Eight-Year WNBA Veteran Carolyn Swords". WNBA.com. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Nike Hires Carolyn Swords, Former Lincoln-Sudbury, WNBA Star". New Jersey Daily Press. January 20, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  8. ↑ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
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