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

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Charlene Thomas-Swinson

Las Vegas Aces
Position	Assistant Coach
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	(1965-12-11) December 11, 1965 (age 56) Takoma Park, Maryland
Nationality	American
Career information
College	Auburn (1983–1987)
Coaching career	1989–present
Career history
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	Louisiana State (Asst.)
2022–present	Las Vegas Aces (Asst.)
Career highlights and awards
C-USA women's basketball tournament title (2006) C-USA regular season title (2006) 2006 C-USA Coach of the Year

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

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

References

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