UNC Wilmington Athletics

Athletic forward who will sit out this season and play his final two years with Seahawks...Should see immediate action in 2008-09.

WAKE FOREST

• Played two seasons for the late Skip Prosser’s Demon Deacons
• Made 58 appearances in two years at WFU
• Started 13 games at Wake, including six in rookie season
• Averaged 2.8 points and 3.0 rebounds
• Scored career-high 16 points vs. N.C. State on Jan. 13, 2007
• Scored 162 points and grabbed 176 rebounds in two seasons for WFU

HIGH SCHOOL

• Averaged 24.9 points and 12.3 rebounds for Coach David Price’s Dudley squad
• Shot 66 percent from field in leading Dudley to state championship
• First-Team All-State, Parade Fourth-Team All-American
• MVP of North Carolina East-West All-Star Game after scoring 28 points in 25 minutes
• Named "Mr. Basketball" in state of North Carolina

PERSONAL

• Full Name: Kevin Jamar Swinton
• Born March 26, 1987, in Greensboro, N.C.
• Son of Eddie and Sandra Swinton
• Began athletic career as catcher in elementary school