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FSU forward AJ Swinton suspended for violation of team policy

DSC07065 (1)by: Matt LaSerre2 hours agolaserrematt
AJ Swinton against Alcorn State (Matt LaSerre/Warchant)
AJ Swinton against Alcorn State (Matt LaSerre/Warchant)

Florida State men’s basketball coach Luke Loucks has suspended sophomore forward AJ Swinton for a violation of team rules, the Seminoles announced today in a press release.

He will miss Florida State’s game this evening against Alabama State and has been suspended “indefinitely,” according to the release.

Swinton played nine minutes in Florida State’s win over Alcorn State on Tuesday. He went 0-for-3 from behind the arc but recorded three rebounds and a blocked shot.

The 6-foot-6 forward is one of only two players retained by Loucks and the new Florida State staff this offseason. In his freshman season, he averaged 10.5 minutes per game and 2.8 points, as well as 1.8 rebounds.

Out of high school, Swinton was a three-star prospect out of Bishop O’Connell High School in Hyattsville, Md. He originally committed to Virginia Tech early in his recruitment, but ultimately chose Florida State over Georgetown and West Virginia.

“AJ Swinton is a sturdy and lengthy wing. He has played predominantly in the paint at a younger age and is expanding out to the perimeter,” Rivals national recruiting analyst Jamie Shaw said of Swinton as a recruit. “The early returns on the jump shot are positive; he has a smooth form with a repeatable release. Swinton is also good in straight lines; he will need to continue working on counter moves off the bounce. He has a good burst at the rim, and there is upside as a switchable defender and good rebounder for his size. With the success of tweener forwards who can shoot and switch in the college game, there is clarity for his player archetype.”

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