Freddie McSwain Jr.

Weight:
215
Height:
6-6
Position:
Forward
Year:
Junior
Hometown:
Hinesville, GA
High School:
Liberty County

2017-18 (Senior):
Played in all 31 games and started the last eight... averaged 4.2 points and 4.5 rebounds overall and 4.2 points and 4.6 rebounds in Big Ten play... second on the team with 60 offensive rebounds... had five points and a team-high eight rebounds against Indiana State... had four points, seven boards and a blocked shot against Howard... had six points and a career-high 10 boards against Arkansas State... finished with a career-high 10 points and added nine boards against Eastern Michigan... had a basket, an assist and a steal against Duke... had two points, two boards and a blocked shot against Louisville... tied his career-high with 10 points and also added six boards against Tennessee Tech... made all three of his field goal attempts and had seven points and four rebounds against Youngstown State... had five points and eight rebounds in 16 minutes at Minnesota... had four points, five boards, two assists and a steal against Northwestern.... had four points and five rebounds at Michigan State... made all three of his field goal attempts and finished with eight points and two boards.... had a B1G career-high with 9 points at OSU... added six boards.... made his first start of the season and had eight points and 16 rebounds (nine offensive) in a career-high 29 minutes against Michigan State.... hit all four of his free throw attempts and added nine boards and two blocked shots at Rutgers.... had eight points, seven boards and three blocks against Minnesota... had nine points and six rebounds against Illinois... had two assists and made go-ahead basket with 49 seconds left against Iowa while also played outstanding defense in final 1:30 to help seal the win... had eight points and six rebounds in the Big Ten Tournament against Rutgers...a future liberal studies graduate.

2016-17 (Junior)
Played in 31 games and made one start at Purdue ... averaged 2.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per game ... shot 55.2 percent (32-of-58) from the floor ... credited with 10 steals ... scored three points while grabbing five rebounds, one assist, one block and three steals against UMass Lowell ... drained six points while shooting 3-of-3 to go along with three boards against Mississippi Valley State ... dropped in four points while grabbing three boards and one assist against Delaware State ... hauled in two rebounds in the win against Illinois ... logged four points and two rebounds against Michigan State ... added five poitns and two boards at Michigan ... registered four rebounds at Northwestern ... scored five points shooting 2-of-2 to go along with five boards (four offensive boards) against Purdue ... posted six points and six rebounds at Iowa ... registered four points and five rebounds in the home win against Northwestern ... in his only start of the season, he matched his season high with eight points - including 4-of-4 at the free throw line - to go with four rebounds at Purdue ... finished the year wiht four points and three rebounds at Georgia Tech in the NIT.

Prep/Personal
Played the last two years at Neosho County Community College and coach Jeremy Cooms … as a sophomore at Neosho County, he averaged 14.0 points and 8.4 rebounds and shot 54.2 percent from the floor … guided Neosho County to a 30-6 record … during the junior college national tournament – the school’s first-ever appearance in the national tournament - he posted averages of 13.3 points and 12.0 rebounds and earned Region VI tournament MVP honors … named First Team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference honors as well as First Team All-Region … as a freshman at Neosho, he averaged 10.4 points and 7.7 rebounds while shooting 59.3 percent from the field … did not play organized basketball until his junior year at Liberty County (Ga.) High School … in his two seasons of high school basketball at Liberty County, he averaged 16.5 points and 12.0 rebounds per game … played AAU basketball for Coastal Crew Rebels and the late coach Ernie Walthour … parents are Freddie McSwain Sr., and Regina Hampton … his father played basketball at Southern Illinois University … majoring in Liberal Studies ... birthday is Dec. 2, 1994.