Isaiah Swann (born February 10, 1985) is an American professional

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player for Juvecaserta of the

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. He played

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for Florida State University before playing professionally in Italy, Israel, Turkey, Germany, France, Argentina and Venezuela.

Early life and college career

Swann attended

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. He played

for Florida State University's

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. In his senior year at Florida State, Swann averaged 11.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1 steal per game.

Professional career

In 2008, Swann started his professional career with the Italian team

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. On March 4, 2009, Swann signed a two-year deal with the Israeli team

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. In his second season with the team, Swann won the 2010 Israeli League Championship with Gilboa Galil, alongside

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and

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. On November 1, 2010, Swann was selected by the

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in the sixth round of the 2010 NBA D-League Draft. One month later, Swann returned to Israel to sign with

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for the remainder of the season. On July 4, 2011, Swann signed with the German team

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for the 2011–12 season. That year, Swann earned a spot in the All-BBL First Team and led Ulm to the 2012 BBL Finals, where they eventually were defeated by

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. On June 30, 2012, Swann signed with the Turkish team

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for the 2012–13 season. On August 6, 2013, Swann returned to Germany and signed with Phantoms Braunschweig for the 2013–14 season. Swann participated in the

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and was named the All-Star MVP. Swann finished the season as the league second-leading scorer with 17.9 points per game. On August 22, 2014, Swann signed with the Turkish team İstanbul BB for the 2014–15 season. However, On October 22, 2014, Swann parted ways with İstanbul BB and returned to Israel for a second stint, signing with Maccabi Rishon LeZion. On March 3, 2015, Swann participated in the 2015 Israeli All-Star game. On August 1, 2015, Swann signed with

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for the 2015–16 season. On November 2, 2015, Swann recorded a season-high 34 points, shooting 9-of-17 from 3-point range, along with four rebounds and nine assists in a 93–82 win over Hapoel Eilat. On March 25, 2016, Swann participated in the 2016 Israeli League All-Star game and won the

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contest during the same event. On June 28, 2016, Swann signed with the French team

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for the 2016–17 season. However, On February 17, 2017, Swann parted ways with Cholet and signed with the Venezuelan team Marinos for the remainder of the season. On May 18, 2017, Swann recorded a career-high 47 points, shooting 15-of-19 from 3-point range, along with five assists and four steals in a 120–59 blowout win over

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. On August 4, 2017, Swann signed with the Argentinian team

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for the 2017–18 season. However, on January 10, 2018, he parted ways with Mercedes to sign with the Italian team Universo Treviso for the rest of the season. On August 29, 2018, Swann signed a one-year deal with Kleb Basket Ferrara, On December 2, 2018, Swann recorded a season-high 44 points, shooting 9-of-13 from three-point range, along with 10 assists, eight rebounds and four steals in a 90–78 win over

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. Swann went on to average a career-high 22.4 points, to go with 5.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. On August 3, 2019, Swann signed with Juvecaserta for the 2019–20 season.

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Swann, Isaiah 1985 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Argentina American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela American men's basketball players Andrea Costa Imola players Basketball Löwen Braunschweig players Basketball players from Maryland Cholet Basket players Club Comunicaciones (Mercedes) basketball players Florida State Seminoles men's basketball players Gaziantep Basketbol players Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon players İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyespor basketball players Maccabi Ashdod B.C. players Maccabi Rishon LeZion basketball players Marinos B.B.C. players Point guards Ratiopharm Ulm players Rio Grande Valley Vipers players Shooting guards Universo Treviso Basket players Hargrave Military Academy alumni