Kyle Swanston (born October 24, 1986) is an American former professional

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player for the Akita Northern Happinets of the Japanese

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. He played college basketball at

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and went undrafted during the

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Early life

Swanston was born in

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. He was a star

player at Worcester Academy, graduating in 2005. He was regarded a 0-star recruit coming out of high school. He committed to play for James Madison University with interest in 3 other colleges. Swanston finished 3rd in JMU history for three-pointers made with 206. He led the CAA made in the 2008-2009 season (95). Tied JMU's record for three-pointers made in a single game against Liberty with 9 in the 2008-2009 season.

College statistics

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2005-06 , style="text-align:left;", James Madison , 27 , , 14 , , 21.4 , , .407 , , .359 , , .842, , 2.41 , , 1.04 , , 0.26 , , 0.11 , , 5.85 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006-07 , style="text-align:left;", James Madison , 30 , , 27 , , 25.1 , , .408 , , .350 , , .667, , 2.63 , , 1.20 , , 0.57 , , 0.17 , , 6.50 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007-08 , style="text-align:left;", James Madison , 23 , , 20 , , 27.9 , , .429 , , .395 , , .655, , 3.57 , , 1.09 , , 0.35 , , 0.26 , , 9.39 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008-09 , style="text-align:left;", James Madison , 35 , , 29 , , 30.1 , , .392 , , .408 , , .821, , 3.54 , , 0.97 , , 0.63 , , 0.29 , , 11.57 , - , - class="sortbottom" ! style="text-align:center;" colspan=2, Career !115 , , 90 , , 26.3 , , .406 , , .387 , , .761 , , 3.04 , , 1.07 , , 0.47 , , 0.21 , , 8.47 , -

Career statistics

Regular season

, - , align="left" , 2009-10 , align="left" , Korikobrat , 27 , , , , 34.7 , , .557 , , .423 , , .833 , , 5.4, , 1.0 , , 0.1 , , 0.2 , , 21.3 , - , align="left" , 2010-11 , align="left" , Clavijo , 28 , , , , 27.8 , , .466 , , .372 , , .691 , , 2.9 , , 1.1 , , 0.3 , , 0.1 , , 13.4 , - , align="left" , 2011-12 , align="left" , Palencia , 14 , , 2 , , 19.5 , , .444 , , .452 , , .722 , , 2.21 , , 0.36 , , 0.57 , , 0.29 , , 6.86 , - , align="left" , 2012-13 , align="left" , Akita , 21 , , 21 , , 32.5 , , .337 , , .286 , , .802 , , 4.2 , , 2.0 , , 1.0 , , 0.2 , , 19.2 , - , align="left" , 2012-13 , align="left" , Kaposvári , 41 , , 41 , , 37.6 , , .438 , , .389 , , .768 , , 4.66 , , 1.51 , , 1.49 , , 0.20 , , 20.24 , -

Playoffs

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2011-12 , style="text-align:left;", Akita , 4 , , , , 23.0 , , .294 , , .222 , , .923 , , 3.5 , , 1.8 , , 0.5 , , 0.0 , , 9.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2012-13 , style="text-align:left;", Kaposvari , 11, , , , 38.5 , , .425 , , .340 , , .808 , , 4.5 , , 2.0 , , 1.7 , , 0.2 , , 19.2 , -

References

External links

Akita vs NaganoKyle Swanston on YoutubeStats Akita Happinets
{{DEFAULTSORT:Swanston, Kyle 1986 births Living people Akita Northern Happinets players American expatriate basketball people in Finland American expatriate basketball people in Hungary American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Spain American men's basketball players Basketball players from Florida CB Clavijo players James Madison Dukes men's basketball players Kaposvári KK players Kobrat players Palencia Baloncesto players People from Spring Hill, Florida Sportspeople from the Tampa Bay area Forwards (basketball)