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Charlene Thomas-Swinson

Charlene Thomas-Swinson
Las Vegas Aces
PositionAssistant coach
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (1965-12-11) December 11, 1965 (age 59)
Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S.
Career information
CollegeAuburn (1983–1987)
Coaching career1989–present
Career history
As coach:
1989–1992Columbia Union College (Asst.)
1992–1996Auburn (Asst.)
1996–1999St. John's
1999–2002Orlando Miracle (Asst.)
2002–2005Florida (Asst.)
2005–2011Tulsa
2012–2014Indiana (Asst.)
2015–2021LSU (Asst.)
2022–presentLas Vegas Aces (Asst.)
Career highlights and awards

As assistant coach:

Charlene Thomas-Swinson (born December 11, 1965) is an assistant coach for Las Vegas Aces.[1]

Career

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From 2005 to 2011, Thomas-Swinson was the head women's basketball coach at Tulsa. Her overall record as a head coach was 61–86 over five seasons. The 2006 team earned the Conference USA championship, and an NCAA tournament appearance, where they upset fifth seeded NC State in the first round. That year, Thomas-Swinson earned conference coach of the year honors.[2][3][4]

Thomas-Swinson previously served as an assistant coach at Indiana, Auburn, and Florida. From 1999 to 2002, she served as an assistant coach in the WNBA, for the Orlando Miracle. From 1996 to 1999, she was the head coach at St. John's.[5][6]

Thomas-Swinson was a college basketball player at Auburn. The Tigers posted a 99–24 mark, with her as a player. She led the team to its first regular season SEC title in 1987. Auburn won the tournament title, and advanced to the elite eight during her junior season.[5]

Thomas-Swinson was born in Takoma Park, Maryland. In 2021, she was inducted into the Montgomery County, Maryland Sports Hall of Fame.[7]

Auburn statistics

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Source[8]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1983–84 Auburn 29 197 52.0% 52.5% 4.7 0.6 1.0 0.0 6.8
1984–85 Auburn 31 307 50.3% 61.8% 7.4 0.8 1.5 0.8 9.9
1985–86 Auburn 30 228 48.3% 57.6% 6.7 0.9 1.6 0.3 7.6
1986–87 Auburn 33 231 56.6% 59.3% 5.9 1.2 1.4 0.6 7.0
TOTAL Auburn 123 963 53.6% 56.8% 6.2 0.9 1.4 0.4 7.8

Head coaching record

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
St. John's Red Storm (Big East Conference) (1996–1999)
1996–97 St. John's 5–22
1997–98 St. John's 6–21
1997–98 St. John's 13–18
St. John's: 24–61 (.282)
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (Conference USA) (2005–2011)
2005–06 Tulsa 26–6 13–3 1st NCAA Second Round
2006–07 Tulsa 11–19 5–11 9th
2007–08 Tulsa 11–20 6–10 T–9th
2008–09 Tulsa 7–22 3–13 11th
2009–10 Tulsa 12–16 6–10 T–9th
2010–11 Tulsa 5–20 1–15 12th
Tulsa: 72–103 (.411)
Total: 96–164 (.369)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "Aces Complete Coaching Staff With Hiring Of Veteran Coach Charlene Thomas-Swinson". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Haisten, Bill (March 1, 2006). "Difference-maker". Tulsa World.
  3. ^ "Tulsa Women's Hoops Sweeps Conference USA Postseason Awards". University of Tulsa Athletics. March 1, 2006.
  4. ^ "Wolfpack Upset By Golden Hurricane In First Round Of NCAA Tournament, 71–61". NC State University Athletics. March 19, 2006.
  5. ^ a b "Charlene Thomas-Swinson – Assistant Coach – Staff Directory". LSU Tigers. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Charlene Thomas-Swinson – Women's Basketball Coach". Indiana University Athletics. 2015.
  7. ^ Tanner, Gracie (19 April 2021). "Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame Announces 2021 Inductees". Montgomery Community Media.
  8. ^ "Auburn Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2017-09-08.