VILLANOVA
Appeared in 77 games over three seasons for the Wildcats (2018-21) … Averaged 5.2 points per contest and connected on .357 of his attempts from beyond the 3-point arc … Earned 17 starting assignments … Entered the transfer portal on March 31, 2021 and announced a few days later his intention to enroll at Syracuse University.
2020-21 OVERVIEW
Averaged 18.8 minutes, 5.7 points and 3.1 rebounds per outing for the Wildcats … Appeared in all 25 games with two of those coming as starts … Connected on .402 of his attempts from beyond the 3-point arc.
2020-21 NCAA TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Supplied nine points, three rebounds and critical defensive work in an 84-61 win over North Texas on March 21 in NCAA Second Round action.
2020-21 BIG EAST HIGHLIGHTS
Provided seven points and five rebounds in an 81-58 triumph over St. John’s on Feb. 23 ... Added five points and five boards in 27:15 during Nova’s 68-60 victory over Connecticut on Feb. 20 ... Drained a huge 3-pointer with 2:02 to play and supplied superb defense to help the ‘Cats hold off Georgetown 84-74 on Feb. 7 ... Contributed six points and three rebounds on Feb. 3 at St. John’s ... Tied a career-high with seven rebounds in a 71-56 win over Providence on Jan. 21 ... Delivered nine points - including a clutch free throw with 1.9 seconds left - to help Nova past Seton Hall 76-74 on Jan. 19 ... His eight points and two rebounds helped Nova down Butler 85-66 on Dec. 16 ... Contributed 10 points and three rebounds to a 76-63 win at Georgetown on Dec. 11.
2020-21 NON-CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Sank a vital 3-pointer with two minutes to play to help the Wildcats down Texas 68-64 on Dec. 6 ... Finished with eight points ... Helped key an 87-53 win over Hartford on Dec. 2, adding 13 points in 21:13 of action ... Contributed eight points and five rebounds in 19 minutes of action in an 81-73 overtime loss to Virginia Tech on Nov. 28 … Supplied six points and five rebounds as a reserve in Villanova’s 76-67 opening night victory over Boston College.
2019-20 Overview
Averaged 18.5 minutes per game for the Wildcats and made 15 starts ... Averaged 6.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game.
2019-20 BIG EAST HIGHLIGHTS
Contributed six points and three rebounds to a 71-60 win over St. John’s on Feb. 26 at Finneran Pavilion ... Delivered eight points and three rebounds to a 91-71 win at DePaul on Feb. 19 ...Tied a career-high with seven rebounds to go with points in a 72-71 victory over Marquette on Feb. 12 ... Logged a season-high 31:32, scoring 11 points, in a 79-59 victory over St. John’s on Jan. 28 ... Chipped in with nine points on Jan. 14 to help the Wildcats down DePaul 79-75 in overtime ... Provided 14 points in a 71-60 loss at Marquette on Jan. 4.
2019-20 NON-CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Added 12 points and six rebounds to a 78-70 victory over Delaware on Dec. 14 ... Made his first collegiate start on Dec. 1, an 83-72 victory over La Salle at Finneran Pavilion ... Added 11 points and five rebounds in 25:35 of an 87-78 loss to Baylor on Nov. 24 ... Established new career highs in points (26) and rebounds (seven) in a 98-69 win over Middle Tennessee State on Nov. 21 ... Chipped in with 11 points in a 76-51 loss at Ohio State on Nov. 13 ... Registered new career highs in the season opener against Army of 18 points, six rebounds, and four 3-point field goals made.
2018-19 Overview
Averaged 3.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per outing in 21 games ... Missed 12 games after suffering a fractured bone in his right (shooting) hand on Jan. 17.
2019 NCAA TOURNAMENT
Scored five points in his NCAA Tournament debut, an 87-61 loss to Purdue in the second round in Hartford, Conn.
2018-19 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
HIGHLIGHTS: Saw action in all three conference tournament games...Averaged 8.3 minutes per game...Scored five points vs. Providence
2018-19 BIG EAST HIGHLIGHTS
Returned to the lineup for the first time on March 2 after recovering from a hand injury that cost him six weeks of the regular season ... Suffered a fractured bone in his right (shooting hand) in a Jan. 17 practice ... The cast on his hand was removed on Feb.25 and he has resumed basketball activities ... Made his first college stop in his home state of Rhode Island a memorable one, scoring 10 points in 11 minutes of a 65-59 victory over Providence on Jan. 5. ... Connected on all four of his field goal attempts.
2018-19 NON-CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Contributed four points and a rebound to an 81-58 win over Connecticut on Dec. 22 ... Added eight points and four rebounds to a 70-58 win over Saint Joseph’s on Dec. 8 ... Chipped in with five points in a 85-78 win over La Salle on Dec. 1 ... Scored a season-high 11 points in a Thanksgiving Day win over Canisius ... Added eight points as the ‘Cats downed Oklahoma State 77-58 on Nov. 23 ... Contributed five points in just under 15 minutes of action vs. Michigan on Nov. 14 at the Finneran Pavilion ... Saw his first action as a collegian as a reserve in a 100-77 win over Morgan State ... chipped in with three points and four rebounds in 13 minutes of activity.
ST. ANDREWS SCHOOL: Ranked at No. 34 in ESPN’s Top 100 Prep Seniors in the Class of 2018 … Excelled on the AAU circuit with BABC … Selected as part of the USA Junior National Team at the 2018 Nike Hoop Summit in Portland … Also played in the Jordan Brand Game following his senior season … Averaged 26.5 points per game as a junior in 2016-17.
PERSONAL: One of four children of Jeff and Jenny Swider…Sister, Kylie, will be a freshman in 2020-21 on the Villanova women’s basketball team…Mother played basketball at the University of New Hampshire where she was a team captain as a senior…Father played one season of basketball at Fordham University…Grandmother, Peggy Matteson, played basketball at the University of Rhode Island.
