Shawn Swords coaching the Laurentian Voyageurs. Jeffrey Shawn Swords (born December 27, 1973, in

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) is a Canadian

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coach, and former player. He is currently the head coach of the

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Voyageurs men's basketball team, and an assistant coach with the Canada U19 men's team. He played for

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at the

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External links

Shawn Swords @ Sports-Reference
{{DEFAULTSORT:Swords, Shawn 1973 births Living people Basketball players at the 1999 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2003 Pan American Games Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Canadian expatriate basketball people in France Canadian men's basketball players Laurentian Voyageurs basketball players Olympic basketball players of Canada Pan American Games competitors for Canada Basketball players from Ottawa Besançon BCD players Brighton Bears players FC Mulhouse Basket players 2002 FIBA World Championship players Universiade medalists in basketball Universiade bronze medalists for Canada Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade