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).

Carolyn Swords
Swords in 2019
No. 8 – Las Vegas Aces
PositionCenter
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1989-07-19) July 19, 1989
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight209 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolLincoln-Sudbury
(Sudbury, Massachusetts)
CollegeBoston College (2007–2011)
WNBA draft2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 15th overall
Selected by the Chicago Sky
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2013Chicago Sky
2015–2016New York Liberty
2015–2016Sydney Uni Flames
2017Seattle Storm
2018–presentLas 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
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[1]

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]

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References
  1. "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  2. http://www.wnba.com draft2011/draft_board.html 2011 WNBA Draft board
  3. Liberty Sign Wright, Swords and Allen
  4. http://storm.wnba.com/news/seattle-storm-completes-trade-with-mystics-acquires-carolyn-swords/
  5. "Las Vegas Signs Five-Year Veteran Carolyn Swords". WNBA.com. February 1, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  6. "Carolyn Swords Announces Retirement, Joins Aces Front Office As Marketing Specialist". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
  7. "Aces Re-Sign Eight-Year WNBA Veteran Carolyn Swords". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
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