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Jared Swopshire
Class: Sophomore
Hometown: St. Louis, Mo.
High School: IMG Academy
Height / Weight: 6-8 / 220
Position: F
Experience: 1L
Freshman Year:
Saw action in all 37 games as a freshman.
Had five points, three rebounds and a steal against DePaul.
Made his first career start vs. UAB and responded with a season-high eight points and four rebounds in 14 minutes (4-of-5 FG).
Grabbed a career-high eight rebounds against South Alabama.
Scored seven points vs. Lamar, adding two rebounds in nine minutes of action.
Posted a double-double in an exhibition game against Georgetown College (14 points, 11 rebounds).
Was a speaker at the 2009 First Team Summer Conference in Kansas City, an educational program for prospective basketball players.
High School:
Averaged 22.1 points, 9.2 rebounds as a senior at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
A top 100 player nationally in the Class of 2008, Swopshire was ranked as the No. 75 prospect in the nation by Scout.com; No. 93 by USA Today recruiting analyst Rob Harrington; No. 94 in the ESPN 150; No. 95 in the CBS College Sports Top 100; and is 131st nationally by Rivals (No. 20 small forward).
All-tournament selection in the 2006 Pepsi Shootout in Naples, Fla., when he was also named the ESPN Player of the Game for his performance in the event.
Named MVP of his Florida team in the Senior Showcase basketball game after scoring 25 points against a Team USA squad (3/23/08).
In his first appearance in Freedom Hall, he totalled 33 points and 12 rebounds as his Bradenton (Fla.) IMG Academy team lost to Aston (Pa.) American Christian in December of 2007.
Finalist for the slam dunk contest and totalled seven points, five rebounds and two steals in the 2008 adidas Derby Festival Classic all-star game.
Averaged 20.4 points, 8.1 rebounds and 3.8 blocked shots as a junior in helping IMG Academy produce a 19-3 record.
A native of St. Louis, Mo., Swopshire played his freshman and sophomore years of high school at Fort Zumwalt West High School in O'Fallon, Mo.
Chose U of L after also visiting Marquette and Clemson.
Personal:
Born Oct. 17, 1989 ... Son of Teddy and Diane Swopshire ... Has three younger sisters (Jessica, Janna, Jasmine) and one younger brother (Jordan) ... Major is sports administration.
Personal goal at U of L is to be a 4.0 student and to win a national championship.
Enjoys working out, reading and listening to music in his spare time.
Chose to attend U of L because "it was the best fit for me to pursue my diploma in sports administration and getting to the NBA."
Best basketball advice given to him was never let up.
Most proud of his family.
His father has had the greatest influence on his athletic career.
Feels Will Smith would be the best actor to play him in a movie.
When he played basketball as a kid, he pretended he was Michael Jordan.
Wanted to wear No. 21 because it was his all-star number.
Got started playing basketball when "I saw it on TV and knew that I wanted to play it."
If you walked into his dorm room, the first thing you would notice is his posters.
What impresses him the most about Coach Pitino: his love for the game of basketball and the way he pushes his players to get better.
Would most like to meet Barack Obama.
Favorites:
Basketball Player: Kobe Bryant
NBA Team: LA Lakers
Athlete, Other than a basketball player: Muhammad Ali
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