{{Short description|American basketball player (born 1986)}}{{Infobox basketball biography | name = Kyle Swanston | image = | caption = | position = Forward | height_cm = 201 | weight_kg = 82 | league = | team = | number = 0 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1986|10|25}} | birth_place = Spring Hill, Florida, U.S. | high_school = *Worcester Academy {{nowrap|(Worcester, Massachusetts)}} | college = *James Madison (2005–2009) | draft_year = 2009 | career_start = 2009 | career_end = 2014 | years1 = 2009–2010 | team1 = Lapua Korikobrat | years2 = 2010–2011 | team2 = CB Clavijo | years3 = 2011–2012 | team3 = Palencia Baloncesto | years4 = 2012 | team4 = Akita Northern Happinets | years5 = 2012–2013 | team5 = Kaposvári KK | years6 = 2013–2014 | team6 = Affrico basket Firenze | highlights =
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'''Kyle Swanston''' (born October 24, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player for the Akita Northern Happinets of the Japanese bj league.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |last=TBT |first= |url=https://www.thetournament.com/players/kyle-swanston |title=KYLE SWANSTON |date=18 July 2015 |accessdate=12 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813144130/https://www.thetournament.com/players/kyle-swanston |archive-date=13 August 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He played college basketball at James Madison and went undrafted during the 2009 NBA draft.
== Early life == Swanston was born in Brooksville, Florida. He was a star basketball 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.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kyle Swanson, Worcester Academy, Small Forward |url=https://247sports.com/Player/Kyle-Swanson-67009/high-school-117814/ |access-date=2022-04-05 |website=247Sports |language=en-US}}</ref>
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== {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | 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 |- {{end box}}
== Career statistics == {{NBA player statistics legend}} === Regular season === {{NBA player statistics start}} |- | 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 |- {{end box}}
=== Playoffs ===
{{NBA player statistics start}} |- |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 |- {{end box}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4DhogWTp3Q Akita vs Nagano] *[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDB6F61B25466ACB2 Kyle Swanston on Youtube] *[http://stats.basketballnavi.com/player.pl?pl_id=234 Stats Akita Happinets] *[https://ameblo.jp/ryukou-papa/entry-11196365384.html Swanston in Akita, Japan] *[https://ameblo.jp/ryusinzaki/entry-11242683293.html Bj players cards]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Swanston, Kyle}} Category:1986 births Category:Living people Category:Akita Northern Happinets players Category:American expatriate basketball people in Finland Category:American expatriate basketball people in Hungary Category:American expatriate basketball people in Italy Category:American expatriate basketball people in Japan Category:American expatriate basketball people in Spain Category:American men's basketball players Category:Basketball players from Florida Category:CB Clavijo players Category:James Madison Dukes men's basketball players Category:Kaposvári KK players Category:Kobrat players Category:Palencia Baloncesto players Category:People from Spring Hill, Florida Category:Sportspeople from Hernando County, Florida Category:Forwards (basketball)