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Florida State men’s basketball got a pleasant surprise on the recruiting trail early Thursday afternoon when Arlington, Virginia small forward AJ Swinton pledged to the Seminoles.
Swinton, who’s listed at 6’5 180 pounds (more on this in a moment), and is originally from Hyattsville, Maryland plays his high school ball at Bishop O’Connell High School. He has a 94 rating (4-star) from the 247Sports Composite List. The sites consider him the 133rd best player in his class (29th best small forward and 7th best player in Virginia).
In the always tumultuous world of college basketball, Coach Hamilton might consider sending a thank you note to George Mason’s new head coach Tony Skinn for his latest haul. Why? Check out this six-degrees of separation:
Swinton originally committed to the Virginia Tech Hokies in late February, in large part due to a strong relationship with then Hokies assistant coach Mike Jones. Jones is a legendary coaching figure in the area where Swinton grew up, leading DeMatha to a 511-119 record over 19 years, including Swinton’s freshman season at DeMatha. What does that have to do with George Mason? This spring the Patriots filled their head coaching vacancy by hiring Skinn away from Kevin Willard’s staff at Maryland. Willard in turn hired Jones away from VT, bringing him back to his roots. This resulted in Swinton, who had transferred to Sierra Canyon in his junior season, re-opening his recruitment in mid-April.
Read more here: https://www.tomahawknation.com/2023/8/3/23819488/aj-swinton-commit-offer-virginia-tech-247sports-four-star-ranking-small-forward
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