Bowdoin
Almanac
John Swords ‘15 7-feet, 250 pounds (believed to be the tallest player in Bowdoin basketball history)
From Sudbury, Massachusetts Led Division III—and was third among all divisions of the NCAA— with a 69% shooting percentage Two-time NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year Earned All-Maine, All-NESCAC, All-New England awards during career Bowdoin’s all-time leader in field goal percentage (67%) Second all-time in blocks (165) Sixth all-time in rebounds (714) President’s Award recipient Sarah and James Bowdoin Scholar Academic All-NESCAC Bowdoin Outing Club trip leader and raft guide Signing to play next season with the Leuven Bears of the Basketball League Belgium, the highest tier of professional basketball in Belgium.
10 BOWDOIN | SPRING/SUMMER 2015