Jeffrey Shawn Swords (born December 27, 1973, in

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) is a Canadian

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coach, and former player. He is currently associate head coach for the Long Island Nets. He previously served as head coach of the

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Voyageurs men's basketball team.

Playing career

He played for

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at the

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. He also played professionally overseas from 1997 to 2007 in England for the Worthing Bears, and also in France, Italy and on Team Canada.

Coaching career

Swords served as the head coach at

from 2007 to 2022. On October 3, 2022, he was named assistant coach for the Long Island Nets of the

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. On August 10, 2023, he was promoted to associate head coach for the Long Island Nets.

Personal life

His daughters, Syla and Savannah, are both basketball players. Syla is currently a freshman playing

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on the

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team.

References

External links

Shawn Swords @ Sports-Reference
{{DEFAULTSORT:Swords, Shawn 1973 births Living people Basketball players at the 1999 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canadian expatriate basketball people in France Canadian men's basketball players Laurentian Voyageurs basketball players Olympic basketball players for Canada Pan American Games competitors for Canada Basketball players from Ottawa Besançon BCD players Brighton Bears players FC Mulhouse Basket players 2002 FIBA World Championship players Summer World University Games medalists in basketball FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Canada Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Long Island Nets coaches