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| Las Vegas Aces | |
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| Position | Assistant coach |
| League | WNBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1965-12-11) December 11, 1965 (age 59) Takoma Park, Maryland, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| College | Auburn (1983–1987) |
| Coaching career | 1989–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1989–1992 | Columbia Union College (Asst.) |
| 1992–1996 | Auburn (Asst.) |
| 1996–1999 | St. John's |
| 1999–2002 | Orlando Miracle (Asst.) |
| 2002–2005 | Florida (Asst.) |
| 2005–2011 | Tulsa |
| 2012–2014 | Indiana (Asst.) |
| 2015–2021 | LSU (Asst.) |
| 2022–present | Las Vegas Aces (Asst.) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As assistant coach:
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Charlene Thomas-Swinson (born December 11, 1965) is an assistant coach for Las Vegas Aces.
Career
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.
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.
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.
Thomas-Swinson was born in Takoma Park, Maryland. In 2021, she was inducted into the Montgomery County, Maryland Sports Hall of Fame.
Auburn statistics
Source
| 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
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| 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) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "Aces Complete Coaching Staff With Hiring Of Veteran Coach Charlene Thomas-Swinson". aces.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- Haisten, Bill (March 1, 2006). "Difference-maker". Tulsa World.
- "Tulsa Women's Hoops Sweeps Conference USA Postseason Awards". University of Tulsa Athletics. March 1, 2006.
- "Wolfpack Upset By Golden Hurricane In First Round Of NCAA Tournament, 71–61". NC State University Athletics. March 19, 2006.
- ^ "Charlene Thomas-Swinson – Assistant Coach – Staff Directory". LSU Tigers. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- "Charlene Thomas-Swinson – Women's Basketball Coach". Indiana University Athletics. 2015.
- Tanner, Gracie (19 April 2021). "Montgomery County Sports Hall of Fame Announces 2021 Inductees". Montgomery Community Media.
- "Auburn Media Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
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- 1965 births
- Auburn Tigers women's basketball coaches
- Auburn Tigers women's basketball players
- Florida Gators women's basketball coaches
- St. John's Red Storm women's basketball coaches
- Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball coaches
- Las Vegas Aces coaches
- Living people
- American women's basketball players
- American women's basketball coaches
- 20th-century American sportswomen