Dante Swanson (born January 23, 1981) is an American former professional

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player. He played college basketball for

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from 1999 till 2003. With Tulsa, he was a NIT champion in 2001. In 2001 and 2002, he was named to the WAC All-Defensive Team. In 2003, Swanson started his professional career. In 2007, he signed with AZS Koszalin, where he would stay three straight seasons. In 2009, he won the

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with Koszalin, and was named the competition's Most Valuable Player. In 2018 Swanson was elected to the Wagoner High School Athletics Hall of Fame.

Honours

College

* National Invitation Tournament: 2001 ;Individual *All- WAC Second Team: 2002 * WAC All-Defensive Team (2): 2001, 2002

Professional

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: 2010 ;Individual *

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: 2010

Coaching career

Swanson was named the head coach of his alma mater Wagoner High School in March of 2021. He went 12-13 in his first season leading the Bulldogs.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Swanson, Dante 1981 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine American men's basketball players Astoria Bydgoszcz players AZS Koszalin players Basketball players from Oklahoma BC Cherkaski Mavpy players BC Hoverla players Best Balıkesir B.K. players KK Włocławek players Point guards Śląsk Wrocław basketball players Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball players