Carolyn Swords (born July 19, 1989) is an American former

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player. She previously played for PF Umbertide in Italy and the

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WNBA

Swords was selected the second round of the 2011 WNBA Draft (15th overall) by the

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.http://www.wnba.com draft2011/draft_board.html 2011 WNBA Draft board She has played overseas in Istanbul and in Italy with PF Umbertide. Swords signed with the New York Liberty on February 2, 2015. On January 30, 2017, Swords was traded to the Seattle Storm in a three-team trade. On February 1, 2018, Swords signed a free agent contract with the

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. She briefly retired from WNBA in February 2020 to join the Aces' front office but came out of retirement to resign with the Aces in May 2020 when it was announced that center

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would sit out the 2020 season to train in South Korea. After not playing in the 2021 season,

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announced its hiring of Swords in January 2022, ending her WNBA career. She subsequently moved to

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Career statistics

WNBA

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Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, 29 , , 4 , , 7.5 , , .528 , , – , , .875 , , 1.8 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 0.2 , , 0.6 , , 2.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012 , style="text-align:left;",

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, 30 , , 9 , , 11.1 , , .571 , , – , , .682 , , 3.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 0.5 , , 0.6 , , 4.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2013 , style="text-align:left;",

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, 16 , , 2 , , 11.3 , , .619 , , – , , .778 , , 2.6 , , 0.6 , , 0.5 , , 0.8 , , 0.9 , , 3.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015 , style="text-align:left;", New York , 34 , , 22 , , 15.0 , , .508 , , – , , .809 , , 4.0 , , 0.6 , , 0.5 , , 0.7 , , 1.1 , , 5.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016 , style="text-align:left;", New York , 34 , , 34 , , 17.5 , , .571 , , – , , .686 , , 4.6 , , 0.7 , , 0.2 , , 0.6 , , 1.0 , , 5.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017 , style="text-align:left;",

Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...

, 30 , , 0 , , 8.7 , , .545 , , – , , .773 , , 1.5 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 0.2 , , 0.8 , , 2.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2018 , style="text-align:left;",

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

, 26 , , 12 , , 14.5 , , .557 , , – , , .875 , , 4.7 , , 0.9 , , 0.2 , , 0.7 , , 0.8 , , 3.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2019 , style="text-align:left;",

, 29 , , 4 , , 8.9 , , .438 , , – , , .846 , , 2.2 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 0.1 , , 0.6 , , 2.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020 , style="text-align:left;",

, 22 , , 2 , , 17.5 , , .460 , , – , , .773 , , 4.6 , , 0.9 , , 0.2 , , 0.1 , , 0.8 , , 2.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", 9 years, 4 teams , 250 , , 109 , , 12.5 , , .534 , , – , , .781 , , 3.3 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 0.8 , , 3.7

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Boston College Eagles bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Swords, Carolyn 1989 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American women's basketball players Basketball players from Massachusetts Boston College Eagles women's basketball players Centers (basketball) Chicago Sky draft picks Chicago Sky players Las Vegas Aces players Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School alumni New York Liberty players Nike, Inc. people Seattle Storm players