Isaiah Swann
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
Height6 ft
Height in2
Weight lb195
Birth dateFebruary 10, 1985 (age 41)
Birth placeGermantown, Maryland, U.S.
High schoolHargrave Military Academy
(Chatham, Virginia)
CollegeFlorida State (2004–2008)
Draft year2008
Career start2008
Years 12008–2009
Team 1Andrea Costa Imola
Years 22009–2010
Team 2Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Years 32010
Team 3Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Years 42010–2011
Team 4Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Years 52011–2012
Team 5ratiopharm Ulm
Years 62012–2013
Team 6Gaziantep Basketbol
Years 72013–2014
Team 7Phantoms Braunschweig
Years 82014
Team 8İstanbul BB
Years 92014–2015
Team 9Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Years 102015–2016
Team 10Maccabi Ashdod
Years 112016–2017
Team 11Cholet Basket
Years 122017
Team 12Marinos
Years 132017–2018
Team 13Comunicaciones Mercedes
Years 142018
Team 14Universo Treviso
Years 152018
Team 15Toros de Aragua
Years 162018–2019
Team 16Kleb Basket Ferrara
Years 172021
Team 17Cañeros del Este
Highlights

Isaiah Swann (born February 10, 1985) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for Florida State University before playing professionally in Italy, Israel, Turkey, Germany, France, Argentina and Venezuela.

Early life and college career

Swann attended Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia. He played college basketball for Florida State University's Seminoles.

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 Andrea Costa Imola.

On March 4, 2009, Swann signed a two-year deal with the Israeli team Hapoel Gilboa Galil.[1] In his second season with the team, Swann won the 2010 Israeli League Championship with Gilboa Galil, alongside Jeremy Pargo, Brian Randle and Dion Dowell.

On November 1, 2010, Swann was selected by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the sixth round of the 2010 NBA D-League Draft. One month later, Swann returned to Israel to sign with Maccabi Rishon LeZion for the remainder of the season.

On July 4, 2011, Swann signed with the German team ratiopharm Ulm for the 2011–12 season.[2] 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 Brose Bamberg.

On June 30, 2012, Swann signed with the Turkish team Gaziantep Basketbol for the 2012–13 season.[3]

On August 6, 2013, Swann returned to Germany and signed with Phantoms Braunschweig for the 2013–14 season.[4] Swann participated in the BBL All-Star Game 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.[5] However, On October 22, 2014, Swann parted ways with İstanbul BB and returned to Israel for a second stint, signing with Maccabi Rishon LeZion.[6] On March 3, 2015, Swann participated in the 2015 Israeli All-Star game.

On August 1, 2015, Swann signed with Maccabi Ashdod for the 2015–16 season.[7] 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.[8] On March 25, 2016, Swann participated in the 2016 Israeli League All-Star game and won the Three-Point Shootout contest during the same event.

On June 28, 2016, Swann signed with the French team Cholet Basket for the 2016–17 season.[9] However, On February 17, 2017, Swann parted ways with Cholet and signed with the Venezuelan team Marinos for the remainder of the season.[10] 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 Gaiteros del Zulia.[11]

On August 4, 2017, Swann signed with the Argentinian team Comunicaciones Mercedes for the 2017–18 season.[12] However, on January 10, 2018, he parted ways with Mercedes to sign with the Italian team Universo Treviso for the rest of the season.[13]

On August 29, 2018, Swann signed a one-year deal with Kleb Basket Ferrara,[14] 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 Pallacanestro Mantovana.[15] 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.[16]

Career statistics

Domestic Leagues

|- | style="text-align:center;" | 2009 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| H. Gilboa Galil | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| IPL || 7 || 18.6 || .525 || .520 || .750 || 1.9 || 1.1 || .9 || .3 || 8.1 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2009–10 || 22 || 21.7 || .420 || .430 || .800 || 2.6 || 2.3 || 1.5 || .1 || 9.1 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2010 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1| RGV Vipers | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| D-League || 3 || 15.3 || .235 || .286 || .909 || 2 || 1.6 || .3 || .3 || 7.3 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2010–11 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1| M. Rishon LeZion | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| IPL || 20 || 29.6 || .490 || .350 || .870 || 3.6 || 4.3 || 1.2 || .5 || 12.9 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2011–12 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1| Ulm | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| BBL || 41 || 27.9 || .421 || .369 || .872 || 2.8 || 2.7 || .8 || 0 || 15.7 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2012–13 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1| Gaziantep | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| BSL || 25 || 31.4 || .409 || .326 || .866 || 4.1 || 3.3 || .6 || .1 || 13.8 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2013–14 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1| Braunschweig | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| BBL || 34 || 32.3 || .409 || .352 || .866 || 4.1 || 3.3 || 1 || .1 || 17.9 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2014–15 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1| M. Rishon LeZion | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| IPL || 37 || 27.6 || .396 || .349 || .812 || 3.1 || 4.5 || 1.1 || .1 || 12.3 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2015–16 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1| M. Ashdod || 32 || 31.7 || .388 || .390 || .843 || 4 || 3.8 || 1.1 || 0 || 14.6 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2016–17 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1| Cholet | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| Pro A || 16 || 26.9 || .417 || .398 || .860 || 3 || 3.3 || .9 || .1 || 13.1 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2017 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1| Marinos | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| LPB || 50 || 29.3 || .447 || .392 || .848 || 3.9 || 3.3 || .9 || .1 || 16.5 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2017–18 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1| Mercedes | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1| TNA || 7 || 29.2 || .310 || .250 || .692 || 5.2 || 3.7 || 1.1 || .2 || 10.7 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2018 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1| Universo Treviso | style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2| Serie A2 || 23 || 23.6 || .473 || .443 || .636 || 2.8 || 2.6 || .8 || .0 || 11.9 |- | style="text-align:center;" | 2018–19 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1| Kleb Basket Ferrara || 29 || 34.6 || .407 || .393 || .816 || 5.1 || 4.2 || 1.0 || .1 || 22.4 |- |} Sources: Basket.co.il & RealGM

References

  1. ^ "גלבוע/גליל החתימה את אייזיאה סוואן" (in Hebrew). ONE.co.il. March 4, 2009. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Isaiah Swann inks with Ratiopharm Ulm". Sportando.basketball. July 4, 2011. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  3. ^ "Isaiah Swann moves to Gaziantep BSB". Sportando.basketball. June 30, 2012. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  4. ^ "Isaiah Swann officially signs with Phantoms". Sportando.basketball. August 6, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Isaiah Swann signs with IBB". Sportando.basketball. August 22, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  6. ^ "Maccabi Rishon LeZion officially signs Isaiah Swann". Sportando.basketball. October 22, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  7. ^ "Isaiah Swann signs with Maccabi Ashdod". Sportando.basketball. August 1, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  8. ^ "Winner League, Game 4: Maccabi Ashdod Vs Hapoel Eilat". basket.co.il. November 2, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  9. ^ "Cholet Basket lands Isaiah Swann". Sportando.basketball. June 28, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  10. ^ "Marinos de Anzoategui sign Isaiah Swann and Darrius Garrett". Sportando.basketball. February 17, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  11. ^ "Marinos 120 at Gaiteros 59". RealGM.com. May 18, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  12. ^ "Isaiah Swann inks with Comunicaciones in Argentina". Sportando.basketball. August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  13. ^ "Treviso Basket signs Isaiah Swann". Sportando.basketball. January 10, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  14. ^ "Isaiah Swann signs with Ferrara". Sportando.basketball. August 29, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  15. ^ "Highlights: Isaiah Swann's 44 points, 65 of evaluation performance vs Mantova". Sportando.basketball. December 2, 2018. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  16. ^ "Isaiah Swann officially signs with Juvecaserta". Sportando.basketball. August 3, 2019. Retrieved August 3, 2019.