Charlene Thomas-Swinson (born December 11, 1965) is an assistant coach for

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Career

From 2005 to 2011, Thomas-Swinson was the head women's basketball coach at

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. Her overall record as a head coach was 61–86 over five seasons. The 2006 team earned the

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championship, and an NCAA tournament appearance, where they upset fifth seeded

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in the first round. That year, Thomas-Swinson earned conference coach of the year honors. Thomas-Swinson previously served as an assistant coach at

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, Auburn, and

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. From 1999 to 2002, she served as an assistant coach in the WNBA, for the

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. From 1996 to 1999, she was the head coach at St. John's. Thomas-Swinson was a college basketball player at Auburn. The Tigers posted a 99–24 mark, with her as a player. She led the team to its first regular season SEC title in 1987. Auburn won the tournament title, and advanced to the elite eight during her junior season. Thomas-Swinson was born in

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. In 2021, she was inducted into the

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Sports Hall of Fame.

Auburn statistics

Source

Head coaching record

References

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