Craig Sword
| No. 32 – Mississippi State Bulldogs | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Southeastern Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
January 16, 1994 Montgomery, Alabama |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 196 lb (89 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | G. W. Carver (Montgomery, Alabama) |
| College | Mississippi State (2012–present) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Craig Sword (born January 16, 1994) is an American basketball player who currently plays for the Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team.
High school career
Sword played high school basketball for George Washington Carver High School in Montgomery. His senior year, Sword led his team to the 6A state championship was named Alabama Mr. Basketball. Sword was listed as 4-star recruit by Rivals.com, and choose to attend Mississippi State over offers from Alabama, Auburn, and Georgia.[1] While Sword committed to head coach Rick Stansbury, he kept his commitment to the Bulldogs when Stansbury was fired and replaced by Rick Ray.
College career
As a true freshman in 2012–13, Sword appeared all 32 games for the Bulldogs, starting 30 of them.[2] He was named SEC Freshman of the Week twice, and led the Bulldogs with 10.5 points per game. The Bulldogs finished a dismal 4–14 in the SEC, however.
Sword improved his scoring clip in 2013–14 to 13.7 PPG as a sophomore. Sword scored his career high, 33 points, in a 91-82 loss to LSU.[3]
Sword was sidelined with a back injury in the first half of his junior year (2014–15. However, he returned to full form during the conference portion of the season, again leading the Bulldogs in scoring,[2] leading the Bulldogs to a 6–12 conference record, and a generally much more competitive team. Sword was named Second Team All-SEC for his efforts.[4]
Sword currently places ninth on the Bulldogs' career leaderboard with 144 steals. He is within striking distance of entering the top 10 in career points and assists.
References
- ↑ "Craig Sword". Rivals.com. Rivals. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- 1 2 "Craig Sword bio". HailState.com. Retrieved 2015-05-22.
- ↑ "Frosh lead LSU past Mississippi State 92-81". ESPN.com. 2014-02-19.
- ↑ Bonner, Michael (2015-03-10). "Craig Sword named second-team All-SEC". ClarionLedger.com. The Clarion Ledger.