Aaron A. Swinson

Biography

Swinson comes to Charlotte after one season as the associate head coach at Cal State Bakersfield. Previously, Swinson spent four years as an assistant coach at Hofstra. During his time here he helped provide on-court coaching, scout potential recruits and tracked academic progress. Before Hofstra, Swinson was the associate head coach and served as an interim head coach at Northwestern State University for one season as well as serving as both assistant coach / interim head coach during a two-year stint at Prairie View A&M. From 2011 to 2016, Swinson was on staff at Cincinnati. His college coaching career began in 2008 at Tulsa, where he was also an assistant for the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League. Aaron began his career at the college level, playing for three years for Auburn University. In his time at Auburn, he was a two-year team captain, fifth in the NCAA for field goal percentage and made first team All-SEC. He brings professional playing experience to the table by spending the 1994 season with the Phoenix Suns followed by playing overseas from 1995-2005.