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Jersey Number 21
Cole Swider
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 220
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Portsmouth, R.I.
- High School:
- St. Andrew's School
- Prev School:
- Villanova
Bio
Senior Year:
In his first appearance with the Orange ... Swider recorded a double-double and led the team in rebounds (12) in the home win against LAFAYETTE ... In the Battle 4 Atlantis, against ARIZONA STATE, he recorded a double-double (19 points and 11 rebounds) ... Swider contributed a double-double performance (16 points-10 rebounds) in the Orange victory at FLORIDA STATE ... In the Jimmy V Classic matchup against VILLANOVA, Swider led the team in rebounds with 12 ... He had 12 points and seven rebounds at GEORGETOWN ... When the Orange defeated BROWN, Swider contributed 13 points ... He had 21 points in the Syracuse win against CORNELL ... He tallied 20 points at MIAMI... Swider's fourth double-double featured a career-high 14 rebounds and 10 points at WAKE FOREST ... He posted 17 points and seven rebounds in the second game with Florida State ... Swider put up 18 points and was perfect from beyond the arc in the home win against WAKE FOREST ... In the triumph at NC STATE, he scored 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds ... He played 40 minutes against BOSTON COLLEGE and added 21 points ... Swider tallied eight points and double digit-rebounds (10) on the road against VIRGINIA TECH ... He dropped 18 points, four rebounds and four helpers in a winning-performance against BOSTON COLLEGE ... Swider played a season-high 42 minutes against GEORGIA TECH and added a double-double performance (18 points, 12 rebounds) in the home win ... He scored 11 points and dished out six rebounds on the road against NOTRE DAME ... Swider dropped a career high 36 points against NORTH CAROLINA, going 14-of-21 from the field and 7-of-11 from behind the arc ... He was named to the 2021 Fall and 2022 Spring Athletic Directors Honor Roll (3.0 grade-point-average-or-better).
Junior Year at Villanova:
He averaged 5.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 18.8 minutes per game for the Wildcats ... Swider saw court time in all 25 games and earned two starts ... He found the scoresheet in 23-of-25 outings ... Swider totaled 27 assists and just 10 turnovers ... Villanova advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 before losing to eventual national champion Baylor, 62-51 ... The Wildcats ended up 18-7 overall and 11-4 in the BIG EAST Conference ... Swider had a season-best 13 points when Villanova defeated HARTFORD, 87-53 ... Swider had a trio of 3-pointers in the victory ... In a December, 76-63 win at GEORGETOWN, Swider tallied 10 points ... He contributed nine points and five rebounds in a start against SETON HALL that resulted in a 76-74 Wildcat decision ... He had a campaign-high seven rebounds when the Wildcats beat PROVIDENCE, 71-56 ... He had nine points on three 3-pointers in the NCAA Tournament triumph against NORTH TEXAS.
Sophomore Year at Villanova:
The Wildcats were 24-7, including 13-5 in the BIG EAST Conference ... The season was ended by the COVID-19 pandemic before Villanova could take the court in the BIG EAST Conference Tournament ... Swider played in each of Villanova's 31 contests and made 15 appearances with the first string ... He averaged 6.1 points and 2.9 rebounds as a sophomore ... Swider began the season with 18 points and six rebounds in a 97-54 win against ARMY WEST POINT ... He connected on 6-of-9 from the field, including 4-of-6 3-pointers ... Swider followed with a career-best 26 points and added seven rebounds in a 98-69 victory against MIDDLE TENNESSEE in the Myrtle Beach Invitational ... He contributed 11 points and five rebounds in an 87-78 loss to BAYLOR in the Myrtle Beach Invitational championship tilt ... The Wildcats lost in early January at MARQUETTE, despite 14 points and five rebounds from Swider ... Swider had 11 points in a 79-59 win at Madison Square Garden against ST. JOHN'S ... He had seven points and seven rebounds when Villanova edged MARQUETTE, 72-71.
Freshman Year at Villanova:
Villanova was 26-10 and 13-5 in the BIG EAST Conference ... The Wildcats won the BIG EAST CONFERENCE Tournament for the third straight season ... Villanova won its NCAA Tournament contest before losing in the second round ... Swider played in 21 contests as a freshman ... In his collegiate debut, Swider had three points and four rebounds and the Wildcats defeated MORGAN STATE ... He tallied a season-best 11 points, which featured three 3-pointers, when the Wildcats defeated CANISIUS, 83-56 ... Swider posted eight points and four rebounds in a win against ST. JOSEPH'S ... He missed 12 games after fracturing a bone in his right hand ... Swider contributed five points against PROVIDENCE in the BIG EAST Tournament ... He contributed five points in his first-ever NCAA Tournament action versus PURDUE.
St. Andrew's School (R.I.):
Swider was coached by Michael Hart at St. Andrew's ... Swider was the 2016-17 Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior ... He averaged 26.5 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.3 blocks per game for the Saints ... St. Andrew's was 20-9 in 2016-17 ... Swider had 34 points in an 89-50 victory against Topflight Academy in the St. Andrew's Holiday Classic ... He produced 35 points and 14 rebounds in a matchup with Springfield Commonwealth Academy ... In a win against Master's School, he posted 37 points ... Swider opened his senior campaign with a 28-point effort in a 76-73 win against New Hampton (N.H.) in the Zero Gravity Prep Classic ... In the Classic championship game, Swider posted 34 points, including seven 3-pointers, in a 91-76 triumph against Rise Prep ... Swider was named co-most valuable player of the St. Andrew's Holiday Classic after tallying 29 points in the title-game victory against Gould Academy, a 73-55 decision ... He exploded for 41 points in a loss to Woodstock Academy in the Spaulding Hoophall Classic ... Swider scored 36 points and became the leading scorer in program history when St. Andrew's defeated Vermont Academy, 91-81 ... When St. Andrews lost to Northfield Mt. Herman, 91-81, in the National Prep School Invitational, Swider produced 32 points ... His 21 points and 12 rebounds helped the Saints defeat Lawrence Academy, 67-48, in the 2018 New England Prep School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC) Class AA Tournament .. The Saints lost to Tilton School (N.H.) in the NEPSAC finals, 99-92, despite 28 points from Swider ... Swider was ranked 34th overall in the Class of 2018 by ESPN ... Swider participated in the 2018 American Family Insurance High School 3-Point Championship at the NCAA Final Four in San Antonio ... He played in the 2018 Jordan Brand Classic Game ... He had 17 points in 16 minutes to help his squad to a 146-136 triumph ... He was a member of the USA Junior National Team that competed in the 2018 Nike Hoop Summit ... Although the U.S. lost to the World Select Team, 89-76, Swider had 10 points and five rebounds ... Swider played with the Boston Amateur Basketball Club (BABC) on the AAU circuit.
Personal:
He is the son of Jeff and Jenny Swider ... He was born in May 1999 ... His sister, Kylie, is a sophomore on the Villanova basketball squad ... Cole Swider is majoring in communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
In his first appearance with the Orange ... Swider recorded a double-double and led the team in rebounds (12) in the home win against LAFAYETTE ... In the Battle 4 Atlantis, against ARIZONA STATE, he recorded a double-double (19 points and 11 rebounds) ... Swider contributed a double-double performance (16 points-10 rebounds) in the Orange victory at FLORIDA STATE ... In the Jimmy V Classic matchup against VILLANOVA, Swider led the team in rebounds with 12 ... He had 12 points and seven rebounds at GEORGETOWN ... When the Orange defeated BROWN, Swider contributed 13 points ... He had 21 points in the Syracuse win against CORNELL ... He tallied 20 points at MIAMI... Swider's fourth double-double featured a career-high 14 rebounds and 10 points at WAKE FOREST ... He posted 17 points and seven rebounds in the second game with Florida State ... Swider put up 18 points and was perfect from beyond the arc in the home win against WAKE FOREST ... In the triumph at NC STATE, he scored 19 points and pulled down nine rebounds ... He played 40 minutes against BOSTON COLLEGE and added 21 points ... Swider tallied eight points and double digit-rebounds (10) on the road against VIRGINIA TECH ... He dropped 18 points, four rebounds and four helpers in a winning-performance against BOSTON COLLEGE ... Swider played a season-high 42 minutes against GEORGIA TECH and added a double-double performance (18 points, 12 rebounds) in the home win ... He scored 11 points and dished out six rebounds on the road against NOTRE DAME ... Swider dropped a career high 36 points against NORTH CAROLINA, going 14-of-21 from the field and 7-of-11 from behind the arc ... He was named to the 2021 Fall and 2022 Spring Athletic Directors Honor Roll (3.0 grade-point-average-or-better).
Junior Year at Villanova:
He averaged 5.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 18.8 minutes per game for the Wildcats ... Swider saw court time in all 25 games and earned two starts ... He found the scoresheet in 23-of-25 outings ... Swider totaled 27 assists and just 10 turnovers ... Villanova advanced to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 before losing to eventual national champion Baylor, 62-51 ... The Wildcats ended up 18-7 overall and 11-4 in the BIG EAST Conference ... Swider had a season-best 13 points when Villanova defeated HARTFORD, 87-53 ... Swider had a trio of 3-pointers in the victory ... In a December, 76-63 win at GEORGETOWN, Swider tallied 10 points ... He contributed nine points and five rebounds in a start against SETON HALL that resulted in a 76-74 Wildcat decision ... He had a campaign-high seven rebounds when the Wildcats beat PROVIDENCE, 71-56 ... He had nine points on three 3-pointers in the NCAA Tournament triumph against NORTH TEXAS.
Sophomore Year at Villanova:
The Wildcats were 24-7, including 13-5 in the BIG EAST Conference ... The season was ended by the COVID-19 pandemic before Villanova could take the court in the BIG EAST Conference Tournament ... Swider played in each of Villanova's 31 contests and made 15 appearances with the first string ... He averaged 6.1 points and 2.9 rebounds as a sophomore ... Swider began the season with 18 points and six rebounds in a 97-54 win against ARMY WEST POINT ... He connected on 6-of-9 from the field, including 4-of-6 3-pointers ... Swider followed with a career-best 26 points and added seven rebounds in a 98-69 victory against MIDDLE TENNESSEE in the Myrtle Beach Invitational ... He contributed 11 points and five rebounds in an 87-78 loss to BAYLOR in the Myrtle Beach Invitational championship tilt ... The Wildcats lost in early January at MARQUETTE, despite 14 points and five rebounds from Swider ... Swider had 11 points in a 79-59 win at Madison Square Garden against ST. JOHN'S ... He had seven points and seven rebounds when Villanova edged MARQUETTE, 72-71.
Freshman Year at Villanova:
Villanova was 26-10 and 13-5 in the BIG EAST Conference ... The Wildcats won the BIG EAST CONFERENCE Tournament for the third straight season ... Villanova won its NCAA Tournament contest before losing in the second round ... Swider played in 21 contests as a freshman ... In his collegiate debut, Swider had three points and four rebounds and the Wildcats defeated MORGAN STATE ... He tallied a season-best 11 points, which featured three 3-pointers, when the Wildcats defeated CANISIUS, 83-56 ... Swider posted eight points and four rebounds in a win against ST. JOSEPH'S ... He missed 12 games after fracturing a bone in his right hand ... Swider contributed five points against PROVIDENCE in the BIG EAST Tournament ... He contributed five points in his first-ever NCAA Tournament action versus PURDUE.
St. Andrew's School (R.I.):
Swider was coached by Michael Hart at St. Andrew's ... Swider was the 2016-17 Rhode Island Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior ... He averaged 26.5 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.9 steals and 1.3 blocks per game for the Saints ... St. Andrew's was 20-9 in 2016-17 ... Swider had 34 points in an 89-50 victory against Topflight Academy in the St. Andrew's Holiday Classic ... He produced 35 points and 14 rebounds in a matchup with Springfield Commonwealth Academy ... In a win against Master's School, he posted 37 points ... Swider opened his senior campaign with a 28-point effort in a 76-73 win against New Hampton (N.H.) in the Zero Gravity Prep Classic ... In the Classic championship game, Swider posted 34 points, including seven 3-pointers, in a 91-76 triumph against Rise Prep ... Swider was named co-most valuable player of the St. Andrew's Holiday Classic after tallying 29 points in the title-game victory against Gould Academy, a 73-55 decision ... He exploded for 41 points in a loss to Woodstock Academy in the Spaulding Hoophall Classic ... Swider scored 36 points and became the leading scorer in program history when St. Andrew's defeated Vermont Academy, 91-81 ... When St. Andrews lost to Northfield Mt. Herman, 91-81, in the National Prep School Invitational, Swider produced 32 points ... His 21 points and 12 rebounds helped the Saints defeat Lawrence Academy, 67-48, in the 2018 New England Prep School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC) Class AA Tournament .. The Saints lost to Tilton School (N.H.) in the NEPSAC finals, 99-92, despite 28 points from Swider ... Swider was ranked 34th overall in the Class of 2018 by ESPN ... Swider participated in the 2018 American Family Insurance High School 3-Point Championship at the NCAA Final Four in San Antonio ... He played in the 2018 Jordan Brand Classic Game ... He had 17 points in 16 minutes to help his squad to a 146-136 triumph ... He was a member of the USA Junior National Team that competed in the 2018 Nike Hoop Summit ... Although the U.S. lost to the World Select Team, 89-76, Swider had 10 points and five rebounds ... Swider played with the Boston Amateur Basketball Club (BABC) on the AAU circuit.
Personal:
He is the son of Jeff and Jenny Swider ... He was born in May 1999 ... His sister, Kylie, is a sophomore on the Villanova basketball squad ... Cole Swider is majoring in communication and rhetorical studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
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