 |
| |
 | Class:
Sophomore
|
| Hometown:
Lake Elsinore, Calif.
|
| High School:
Harvard-Westlake
|
|
| Height / Weight:
6-6 / 230
|
| Position:
F
|
|
|
|
|
Erik Swoope Fast Breaks (2011-12) | 
Photo Gallery of Erik Swoope
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 business marketing ... Attacks the basket with reckless abandon, and has the ability to finish plays in traffic ... Actor Ashton Kutcher was his freshman football coach at Harvard-Westlake ... Has been practicing yoga for four years.
Loading...
