NC Mr. Basketball Turned NAIA Champ with Demon Deacon Roots
Kevin Swinton, a 6-7 Greensboro powerhouse once named 2005 North Carolina Mr. Basketball and Parade All-American 4th Team, briefly suited up for Wake Forest as a raw freshman forward (career 2.8 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 50% FG per ESPN), but exploded at Oklahoma Baptist as 2010 NAIA National Champion MVP with 19 points and 9 boards in the final. High school beast averaged 24.9 PPG and 12.3 RPG on 66% shooting leading Dudley to a title—relentless rebounder and scorer with championship pedigree. Ideal for teams needing gritty frontcourt intensity, though his D1 stint was limited.
