Stromile Swift
Personal information | |
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Born | Shreveport, Louisiana | November 21, 1979
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Fair Park (Shreveport, Louisiana) |
College | LSU (1998–2000) |
NBA draft | 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 2nd overall |
Selected by the Vancouver Grizzlies | |
Playing career | 2000–2010 |
Position | Power forward / Center |
Number | 4, 6 |
Career history | |
2000–2005 | Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies |
2005–2006 | Houston Rockets |
2006–2008 | Memphis Grizzlies |
2008–2009 | New Jersey Nets |
2009 | Phoenix Suns |
2009–2010 | Shandong Lions |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Stromile Emanuel Swift (/ˈstroʊmaɪl/ STROH-myle; born November 21, 1979) is an American retired professional basketball player. At 6'10" and 220 lbs, he played the power forward and center positions.
Basketball career[]
College and early NBA career with the Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies[]
Swift spent his college career at Louisiana State University, where he led the Tigers to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament his sophomore year, during the time when the LSU men's basketball program was under probation and had limited scholarships available. Swift was selected second overall in the 2000 NBA draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies and was still with the team during its 2000 move to Memphis.[1]
He competed in the 2001 Slam Dunk Competition against Baron Davis, DeShawn Stevenson, Corey Maggette, Desmond Mason and Jonathan Bender. Swift placed fourth as Mason, of the Seattle SuperSonics, won the competition.
On April 17, 2002, Swift scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in a loss against the Seattle SuperSonics.[2]
Houston Rockets[]
After the 2004–05 season, he left the Grizzlies as a free agent and signed a four-year, $22 million contract with the Houston Rockets.[3] At the time of his departure to Houston for the 2005–06 season, Swift was the last remaining player on the Grizzlies roster to have moved with the team from Vancouver.
Second stint with Grizzlies[]
In 2006, he was traded back to the Memphis Grizzlies along with the rights to the #8 draft pick Rudy Gay in exchange for Shane Battier, in a draft day trade.[4] For some time, he was their starting center.
On January 3, 2007, Swift's 26 points helped lead (teammate Mike Miller had 33 points) the Grizzlies to a 144-135 victory against the Golden State Warriors.[5]
New Jersey Nets[]
On February 4, 2008, Stromile Swift was traded to the New Jersey Nets for Jason Collins and cash considerations.[6] Four days later, Swift played his first minutes with the Nets, scoring his first basket late in the game, on a jumper, against the Charlotte Bobcats. In the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, on February 12, he scored on an alley-oop dunk from Jason Kidd, in the only game they would see time on the court together in a Nets uniform, as Kidd would be traded to the Dallas Mavericks shortly thereafter.
On March 1, 2009 Swift was waived by the Nets.[7]
Phoenix Suns[]
On March 4, 2009 the Suns signed Swift for the remainder of the season.[8]
Philadelphia 76ers[]
Stromile Swift signed with the 76ers in September 2009,[9] but was released on October 12, 2009.[10]
Shandong Lions[]
Swift signed with the Shandong Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association in December 2009, and made his debut the same month.
NBA career statistics[]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000–01 | Vancouver | 80 | 6 | 16.4 | .451 | .000 | .603 | 3.6 | .4 | .8 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
2001–02 | Memphis | 68 | 14 | 26.5 | .480 | .000 | .711 | 6.3 | .7 | .8 | 1.7 | 11.8 |
2002–03 | Memphis | 67 | 26 | 22.1 | .481 | .000 | .722 | 5.7 | .7 | .8 | 1.6 | 9.7 |
2003–04 | Memphis | 77 | 10 | 19.8 | .469 | .250 | .725 | 4.9 | .5 | .7 | 1.5 | 9.4 |
2004–05 | Memphis | 60 | 14 | 21.3 | .449 | .000 | .758 | 4.6 | .7 | .7 | 1.5 | 10.1 |
2005–06 | Houston | 66 | 5 | 20.4 | .491 | .000 | .651 | 4.4 | .4 | .6 | .8 | 8.9 |
2006–07 | Memphis | 54 | 18 | 19.1 | .465 | .000 | .724 | 4.6 | .3 | .6 | 1.1 | 7.8 |
2007–08 | Memphis | 35 | 4 | 15.7 | .525 | .000 | .642 | 3.7 | .6 | .3 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
2007–08 | New Jersey | 21 | 0 | 14.0 | .477 | .000 | .750 | 3.3 | .2 | .2 | .9 | 5.0 |
2008–09 | New Jersey | 6 | 0 | 10.7 | .600 | .000 | .455 | 2.2 | .2 | .0 | .3 | 3.8 |
2008–09 | Phoenix | 13 | 0 | 9.3 | .366 | 1.000 | .533 | 2.5 | .2 | .3 | .5 | 3.0 |
Career | 547 | 97 | 19.8 | .473 | .074 | .699 | 4.6 | .5 | .6 | 1.2 | 8.4 |
Playoffs[]
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2004 | Memphis | 4 | 0 | 18.5 | .346 | .000 | .750 | 4.8 | .8 | .8 | 1.5 | 6.0 |
2005 | Memphis | 3 | 0 | 16.0 | .600 | .000 | .571 | 4.7 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 9.3 |
Career | 7 | 0 | 17.4 | .457 | .000 | .667 | 4.7 | .6 | .6 | .9 | 7.4 |
References[]
- ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2000.html
- ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200204170SEA.html
- ^ "Houston Rockets Sign Stromile Swift". NBA.com. 2005-08-02. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- ^ "Grizzlies Trade Shane Battier to Houston in Exchange for Forward Stromile Swift and Draft Rights to Rudy Gay". NBA.com. 2006-07-12. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200701030MEM.html
- ^ "NETS ACQUIRE STROMILE SWIFT". NBA.com. 2008-02-04. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- ^ "Nets Waive Stromile Swift". NBA.com. 2009-03-01. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- ^ "Swift Signs With the Suns". NBA.com. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
- ^ Philadelphia 76ers pick up free agents Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sixers waive Swift, Singletary. Retrieved on October 12, 2009.
External links[]
- Stromile Swift NBA bio
- LSU Tigers bio
- ClutchFans.net Stromile Swift Profile - Houston Rocket Fan Site
- Yahoo Sports Player Profile
- 1979 births
- Living people
- African-American basketball players
- All-American college men's basketball players
- American expatriate basketball people in Canada
- American expatriate basketball people in China
- Basketball players from Louisiana
- Houston Rockets players
- LSU Tigers basketball players
- McDonald's High School All-Americans
- Memphis Grizzlies players
- New Jersey Nets players
- Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball)
- Power forwards (basketball)
- Shandong Heroes players
- Sportspeople from Shreveport, Louisiana
- Vancouver Grizzlies draft picks
- Vancouver Grizzlies players
- American men's basketball players