Stromile Swift (born November 21, 1979 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a 6'9" 230 pound professional basketball player currently with the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Location in the state of Louisiana Coordinates: Parish Caddo Mayor Keith Hightower Area    - City 117. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. ... The National Basketball Association (NBA) is the worlds premier mens professional basketball league and one of the major professional sports leagues of North America. ...

After a college career at Louisiana State University, where he led the Fightin' Tigers to the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament his sophomore year, Swift was selected second overall in the 2000 NBA Draft by the Vancouver Grizzlies. Despite seeing limited playing time, Swift's statistics have been remarkably consistent throughout his career, during which he has averaged nine points, five rebounds, and over one blocked shot per game, in twenty one minutes per game. Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, generally known as Louisiana State University or LSU, is a public, coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the main campus of the Louisiana State University System. ... 2000 NBA Draft - 28 June 2000 - Minneapolis, Minnesota See also: List of NBA Drafts, NBA Draft Round 1 Round 2 Categories: 2000 in sports | NBA Draft ... The Memphis Grizzlies are a professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. ...

After the 2004-2005 season, he left the Memphis Grizzlies as a free agent and signed a four year, $22 million dollar contract with the Houston Rockets. Swift did not live up to what the Rockets expected as they were hoping for a power forward that would take pressure off of Yao Ming. In 2006, he was traded back to the Grizzlies along with the rights to the #8 draft pick Rudy Gay for Shane Battier. In North American professional sports, particularly baseball, football, and basketball, a free agent is a team player whose contract with a team has expired, and the player is able to sign a contract with another team. ... Yao Ming (Chinese: ; pinyin: Yáo Míng) (born September 12, 1980 in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese professional basketball player and is one of the premiere centers in the National Basketball Association. ... Rudy Carlton Gay, Jr. ... Shane Battier (born September 9, 1978 in Birmingham, Michigan) is an American professional basketball player with the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association and the U.S. national team. ...

Swift is the holder of a unique piece of Vancouver Grizzlies history. Before his departure to Houston for the 2004-05 season, Swift was the last remaining player on the Grizzlies roster to have moved with the team to Memphis. He was also one of only two Vancouver Grizzlies players to participate in NBA All-Star Weekend festivities other than the rookie game. Swift competed in the 2001 slam dunk competition, following Mike Bibby's participation in the 2000 long-distance shootout.

External links

• ClutchFans.net Stromile Swift Profile - Houston Rocket Fan Site

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