PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Has made 25 regular season appearances over two seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat with an average of 2.0 points per game…Appeared in 41 regular season G League games and has averaged 19.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 51.1 percent from the field and 46.1 percent from 3-point range…2022-23: Signed a two-way contract with the Los Angeles Lakers and appeared in seven games during his rookie season…Averaged 1.3 points and 1.1 rebounds over 5.9 minutes per game…Made his NBA debut in the season opener at Golden State…Set a season highs with six points, five rebounds and three assists at Denver, 1/9…Made 27 appearances (19 starts) for the South Bay Lakers during G League play and averaged 17.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.

BEFORE NBA

Finished his collegiate career at Syracuse University after spending three years at Villanova…Appeared in 110 collegiate games (50 starts) and averaged 7.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 21.7 minutes while shooting 43.2 percent from the field, 38.1 percent from three-point range and 79.4 percent from the foul line…As a senior, started all 33 games for the Orange averaging 13.9 points (.440 FG%, .866 FT%), 6.8 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 34.5 minutes…Led the team in three-point field goal percentage and rebounds and ranked second in points and free throw percentage…Scored in double figures 24 times, including five games with at least 20 points and one 30-point outing… Scored a career-high 36 points at North Carolina on Feb. 28… Secured double-figure rebounds eight times, including a career-high 14 at Wake Forest on Jan. 8…Tallied six double-doubles, including a 28-point, 13-rebound effort vs. Florida State in the ACC Tournament on Mar. 9…Appeared in 77 games at Villanova and averaged 5.2 points, 2.4 rebounds and 16.2 minutes while shooting 42.4 percent from the field, 35.7 percent from three-point range and 67.5 percent from the foul line…As a junior, played in all 25 games (two starts) for the Wildcats and averaged 5.7 points (.426 FG%, .750 FT%), 2.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 18.9 minutes…Shot a team-high 40.2 percent from three-point range…As a sophomore, saw action in all 31 games (15 starts) and averaged 6.1 points (.442 FG%, .667 FT%), 2.9 rebounds and 18.5 minutes…Scored a Wildcat career-high 26 points vs. Middle Tennessee on Nov. 21…As a freshman, came off the bench in all 21 games in which he appeared and averaged 3.5 points (.375 FG%, .632 FT%), 1.2 rebounds and 9.5 minutes…Missed 12 games after suffering a fractured bone in his right (shooting) hand at practice on Jan. 17…Made his collegiate debut in the season opener vs. Morgan State.

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is Cole Alexander Swider…Is the son of Jeff and Jenny Swider…Has a brother (Connor) and two sisters (Kylie and Courtney).…His father played one season of basketball at Fordham University while his mother played basketball at the University of New Hampshire… His sister (Kylie) played for the Villanova women’s basketball team while his grandmother, Peggy Matteson, played basketball at the University of Rhode Island…Graduated from Syracuse with a degree in Communications.

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