Bennie Swain

Bennie Swain

Bennie S. Swain (December 16, 1930 – June 19, 2008 [John M. Guilfoil, [http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2008/06/former_celtics_1.html Former Celtics player Bennie Swain dies at 78] , "The Boston Globe", June 21, 2008.] ) was an American professional basketball player.

A 6'8" forward/center, Swain played at Texas Southern University in the 1950s. He led the nation in scoring during the 1957-58 season and was named an All-American. After graduating, Swain was selected by the Boston Celtics with the eighth pick of the 1958 NBA Draft. He played one season for the Celtics, contributing 4.6 points and 4.5 rebounds per game en route to the 1959 NBA Championship.

Swain later served as a high school basketball coach.

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* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/s/swainbe01.html Career statistics]
* [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/5849435.html Ex-TSU All-American Swain, 78, dies]


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