Carolyn Swords

Carolyn Swords
Swords in 2019
Personal information
Born (1989-07-19) July 19, 1989 (age 35)
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
Career highlights and awards
  • 2x First-team All-ACC (2010, 2011)
  • ACC All-Freshman Team (2008)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2011 Chicago 29 4 7.5 .528 – .875 1.8 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.6 2.7
2012 Chicago 30 9 11.1 .571 – .682 3.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 4.0
2013 Chicago 16 2 11.3 .619 – .778 2.6 0.6 0.5 0.8 0.9 3.7
2015 New York 34 22 15.0 .508 – .809 4.0 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.1 5.1
2016 New York 34 34 17.5 .571 – .686 4.6 0.7 0.2 0.6 1.0 5.2
2017 Seattle 30 0 8.7 .545 – .773 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.8 2.6
2018 Las Vegas 26 12 14.5 .557 – .875 4.7 0.9 0.2 0.7 0.8 3.9
2019 Las Vegas 29 4 8.9 .438 – .846 2.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.6 2.6
2020 Las Vegas 22 2 17.5 .460 – .773 4.6 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.8 2.9
Career 9 years, 4 teams 250 109 12.5 .534 – .781 3.3 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.8 3.7

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2015 New York 5 5 17.6 73.7 0.0 66.7 4.6 0.8 0.4 0.4 1.0 6.4
2016 New York 1 1 27.0 87.5 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 14.0
2017 Seattle 1 0 15.0 33.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 3.0 4.0
2019 Las Vegas 3 0 5.0 40.0 0.0 100.0 2.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.0
2020 Las Vegas 8 8 22.1 48.1 0.0 0.0 6.0 1.3 0.4 0.6 0.6 3.3
Career 5 years, 3 teams 18 14 17.9 58.5 0.0 66.7 4.4 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.9 4.6

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  TO  Turnovers per game  PPG  Points per game
 Bold  Career high  *  Led Division I
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2007-08 Boston College 33 - 30.1 64.2 0.0 61.5 7.3 1.4 0.9 1.2 2.9 13.7
2008-09 Boston College 35 - 27.4 67.8* 0.0 66.7 9.0 0.9 1.0 1.4 2.8 15.4
2009–10 Boston College 32 32 27.2 66.4* 0.0 79.4 9.1 1.0 0.9 1.4 2.5 14.4
2010-11 Boston College 33 33 27.3 71.4* 0.0 75.0 9.5 1.2 0.8 1.5 2.2 17.5
Career 133 65 28.0 67.6 0.0 70.8 8.7 1.1 0.9 1.3 2.6 15.3

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.