Erik Swoope

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All-ACC Academic Honor Roll – 2012-13, 2013-14

Career (2010-14)
Career statistics 
Started 27 of 110 games … Averaged 2.6 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.3 steals, 0.3 assists, 0.3 blocks in 10.8 minutes … Totaled 291 points, 186 rebounds, 37 steals, 31 assists, 25 blocks and 1190 minutes … Connected on 51.9 percent (107-206) from field, 20.0 percent (2-10) from distance and 57.7 percent (75-130) at free throw line … In ACC play averaged 2.7 points, 1.7 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.3 steals and 0.1 blocks in 10.9 minutes … Totaled 136 points, 88 rebounds, 18 assists, 14 steals and five blocks … Career highs: 15 points at NC State, 3/1/14; 9 rebounds vs. Boston College, 2/22/14; 4 assists vs. Boston College, 2/22/14; 3 steals, three times, last vs. Rutgers, 11/15/11; 4 blocked shots vs. Norfolk State, 2/3/14; 38 minutes vs. Boston College, 2/22/14.

As a Senior (2013-14)
Swoope 2013-14 game-by-game stats
Started last 10 games, playing in 31 total … Averaged 5.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.4 blocks and 0.4 steals in 18.4 minutes per game … Totaled 154 points, 85 rebounds, 16 assists, 11 blocks and 11 steals in 571 minutes … Hit 55-107 (51.4%) from field, 1-7 (14.3%) from distance and 43-64 (67.2%) at free throw line … In ACC play averaged 6.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, 0.8 assists in 21.2 minutes … Totaled 109 points, 55 rebounds and 15 assists in 381 minutes … Connected on 52.7 percent (39-74) of field goals and 67.4 percent (31-46) at free throw line … In last 10 games, improved averages to 9.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists in 30.6 minutes, hitting 57.1 percent FG, 73.5 percent FT … In two ACC Tournament games averaged 10.0 points, 6.0 rebounds in 34.5 minutes … Led team in rebounding twice, vs. Boston College (2/22) and at Clemson (3/4) … Led Canes in scoring at Virginia (2/26) … Finished season scoring 10+ points in six of last seven games … Played 21+ minutes in 12 of last 13 games … Season highs: 15 points at NC State, 3/1/14; 9 rebounds vs. Boston College, 2/22; 4 assists vs. Boston College, 2/22; 2 steals, two times, last at Virginia, 2/26; 4 blocked shots vs. Norfolk State, 2/3; 38 minutes vs. Boston College, 2/22 … Book Buster (3.0 spring semester GPA) … Athletic Director’s Honor Roll (3.2 spring semester GPA).

As a Junior (2012-13)
Swoope 2012-13 game-by-game stats
Perfect from the field (5-of-5) and free throw line (2-of-2) in NCAA tournament games … Averaged 6.0 points, 1.0 rebounds and 6.5 minutes in a pair of NCAA tournament games … Played 19 total minutes in three ACC tournament games, scoring two points and grabbing three rebounds … Made 13 appearances in ACC play, notching 11 points and 16 rebounds … Was .500 from the field (5-of-10) in ACC games … Overall recorded a 64.3 field goal percentage (18-of-28) in 27 games, averaging 1.6 points and 1.2 rebounds … Season highs: 7 points vs. Jacksonville; 4 rebounds twice – vs. LaSalle and vs. Jacksonville; 1 assist three times; 2 steals vs. Jacksonville; 1 blocked shot twice; 23 minutes vs. LaSalle.

As a Sophomore (2011-12)
Swoope 2011-12 game-by-game stats
Started eight of the first 10 games of the season, averaging 4.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 0.9 blocks, 0.9 steals and 0.7 assists in 22.9 minutes per game while shooting 57.9 percent from the field … In 23 total games, averaged 2.3 points and 1.7 rebounds in 11.7 minutes per night … Shot 50 percent (23-of-46) from the field and 47.1 percent at the line … Scored in double digits in the opener against Tennessee Tech … Pulled down at least three rebounds in seven games … Played more than 10 minutes in his first 10 games, then didn’t see more than eight minutes in the final 13 outings … Led (or tied) for team game highs in steals three times, blocked shots twice and rebounds and assists once … Season highs include 11 points vs. Tennessee Tech, eight rebounds against Rutgers, two assists at West Virginia, three steals twice, a pair of blocked shots twice and 36 minutes at Ole Miss.

As a Freshman (2010-11)
Swoope 2010-11 game-by-game stats
Played in 29 games, making nine starts as a true freshman… Named to the 2011 ACC All- Academic Basketball Team… Averaged 1.4 points and 1.0 rebound in 6.5 minutes per game… After averaging just 3.8 minutes per game over the first 11 games this season, started eight-straight outings (12/22-1/23) – including five ACC games – for the Hurricanes with 14.6 minutes per game over that span, including a season-high 23 minutes versus Pepperdine (12/30)… Was back in the starting lineup versus Virginia (2/5)… Posted five points – including hitting both attempts from the charity stripe, a career-high three steals, a pair of boards and one assist versus Florida State (1/19)… Finished with six points – including a 4-for-4 effort from the line, with a pair of rebounds and a steal in his ACC debut at No. 1 Duke (1/2)… Posted best game of young career versus Pepperdine (12/30), finishing with a season-high 13 points, four rebounds and two steals… Grabbed two steals and matched his then- season high with four points in the Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic win over Rice (12/22)… Finished with four points, a season- high six boards, one steal and one assist in nine minutes versus North Carolina Central (11/19.

High School
Named Mission League Most Valuable Player… The L.A. Daily News referred to him as the “most dominant boys’ basketball player” in the San Fernando Valley… Rated as the No. 41 power forward by ESPN… An incredible physique, and is as bouncy as any prospect in the west… As a senior, averaged 21.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.5 blocks per game, converting 74 percent from the field and 71 percent from the foul line… Registered 16 games of 20-or-more points, including eight games with 30-plus points… Scored in double-figures in all but two games as a senior… Averaged 26.2 points per outing over his last six games… Picked up 12 double-doubles as a senior, including a 30-point, 21- rebound effort against South Hills… Turned in a season-best 40 points on 14-of-17 shooting from the field – adding a 12-of-13 touch at the charity stripe – in a win over Notre Dame Prep… Collected three-straight games of 30 points against Palos Verdes, South Hills and Calabasas… Picked up 2.8 steals per game… As a sophomore, helped his team to the runner-up title of the Mission League… Selected as an ESPN Rise California State Stat Star of the Week (Feb. 11, 2010)… Coached by Greg Hilliard… Played AAU basketball for Pump N’ Run Elite… Attended the same high school that produced NBA players Jason Collins (Atlanta Hawks) and Jarron Collins (Phoenix Suns).

Personal
Last name is pronounced Swope … Born May 8, 1992 … Son of Denise and Gerald Swoope … Brother to Devin Swoope … Majoring in economics … Attacks the basket with reckless abandon, and has the ability to finish plays in traffic … Has been practicing yoga for four years … Lost 20 pounds since March by swimming and rowing, but gained 20lbs on bench press, up from 340 to 360 lbs … Squats 495 lbs.