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Chuck Swenson
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Born	August 31, 1953 (age 71)
Nationality	American
Career information
High school	Crystal Lake Central; (Crystal Lake, Illinois)
Career history
As coach:
1976–1977	Indiana (grad assistant)
1977–1980	Army (assistant)
1980–1987	Duke (assistant)
1987–1994	William & Mary
1994–1996	Duke (director of operations)
1996–2001	Penn State (assistant)
2001–2007	Michigan (assistant)

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Chuck Swenson (born August 31, 1953) is a former American collegiate basketball coach. He was the head coach for the William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team from 1987 to 1994.^[1] He had previously served as an assistant coach to Mike Krzyzewski from 1980 to 1987 at Duke.^[2] He later served as an assistant to Tommy Amaker at Michigan.^[3] At William & Mary, Swenson had an overall record of 62–134 with a mark of 27–71 in Colonial Athletic Association play.

Swenson graduated in 1972 from Crystal Lake Central High School in Crystal Lake, Illinois. He is the son of basketball coach John Swenson. As a senior in college, Swenson was the men's basketball team manager for the Indiana Hoosiers during their undefeated 1976 national championship season. Swenson is also notable as a contributing author to numerous basketball publishings and books. His efforts as a motivational speaker have been recognized by many organizations and universities.

References

^ William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08 Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 24, 2008.
^ "2009-10 Duke Media Guide" (PDF). Duke University. p. 180. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
^ Fenno, Nathan (April 5, 2006). "Amaker 2006 profile: Who is Tommy Amaker?". Ann Arbor News. reprinted at McVety, Dave (March 17, 2007). "Amaker 2006 profile: Who is Tommy Amaker?". Mlive.com. Retrieved April 2, 2010.

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[MDG-1] William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08 Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed March 24, 2008.

[2] "2009-10 Duke Media Guide" (PDF). Duke University. p. 180. Retrieved April 1, 2010.

[A06p-3] Fenno, Nathan (April 5, 2006). "Amaker 2006 profile: Who is Tommy Amaker?". Ann Arbor News. reprinted at McVety, Dave (March 17, 2007). "Amaker 2006 profile: Who is Tommy Amaker?". Mlive.com. Retrieved April 2, 2010.

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-'''Chuck Swenson''' was the [[head coach]] for the [[William & Mary Tribe men's basketball|William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team]] from [[1987 in sports|1987]]-[[1994 in sports|1994]].<ref name=MDG>[http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/6213/ William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08]. Accessed [[March 24]], [[2008]].</ref> Statistically, Swenson was the second worst coach in W&M men's basketball history. He compiled a 27-71 [[Colonial Athletic Association|conference]] record, 62-134 overall, for a .316 winning percentage.<ref name=MDG/> It should be noted that he is second to [[H. W. Withers]], who only coached a five-game season back in [[1906 in sports|1906]]-[[1907 in sports|07]] while finishing 1-4 (.200 winning percentage).<ref name=MDG/>
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+'''Chuck Swenson''' (born August 31, 1953) is a former American collegiate basketball coach. He was the head coach for the [[William & Mary Tribe men's basketball|William & Mary Tribe men's basketball team]] from 1987 to 1994.<ref name=MDG>[http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/6213/ William & Mary men's basketball history - Media Guide 2007-08] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511145330/http://www.tribeathletics.com/story.php/6213/ |date=May 11, 2008 }}. Accessed March 24, 2008.</ref>  He had previously served as an assistant coach to [[Mike Krzyzewski]] from 1980 to 1987 at [[Duke Blue Devils men's basketball|Duke]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goduke.com/fls/4200/web-docs/2009-10_Duke_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf?SPSID=22748&SPID=1845&DB_OEM_ID=4200|accessdate=April 1, 2010|title=2009-10 Duke Media Guide|publisher=Duke University|page=180}}</ref>  He later served as an assistant to [[Tommy Amaker]] at [[Michigan Wolverines men's basketball|Michigan]].<ref name=A06p>{{cite news|title=Amaker 2006 profile: Who is Tommy Amaker?|date=April 5, 2006|work=[[Ann Arbor News]]|author=Fenno, Nathan}} reprinted at {{cite web|url=http://blog.mlive.com/annarbornews/2007/03/amaker_profile.html|accessdate=April 2, 2010|date=March 17, 2007|title=Amaker 2006 profile: Who is Tommy Amaker?|author=McVety, Dave|publisher=Mlive.com}}</ref> At William & Mary, Swenson had an overall record of 62–134 with a mark of 27–71 in [[Colonial Athletic Association]] play.
-Swenson graduated in 1972 from [[Crystal Lake Central High School]] in [[Crystal Lake, Illinois]]. He is the son of basketball coach John Swenson. As a senior in college, Swenson was the team manager for [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball]] during their undefeated 1976 national championship season.
+Swenson graduated in 1972 from [[Crystal Lake Central High School]] in [[Crystal Lake, Illinois]]. He is the son of basketball coach John Swenson. As a senior in college, Swenson was the men's basketball team manager for the [[Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball|Indiana Hoosiers]] during their undefeated [[1975–76 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team|1976 national championship season]]. Swenson is also notable as a contributing author to numerous basketball publishings and books. His efforts as a motivational speaker have been recognized by many organizations and universities.
-==See also==
-*[[The College of William & Mary]]
-*[[Coaching legacy of Bob Knight]]
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