A versatile player who can score and rebound ... will likely maintain his starting position at the wing or small forward spot ... As a sophomore: Honored with Gerry Lanteri ‘76 Award, presented annually to a member of the men’s basketball team who attains a highly regarded academic stature and resembles the ideals of a true student-athlete ... had an up and down season but managed to end the campaign with squad’s third-best scoring average ... netted a career-high 30 points in triple overtime win against Merrimack ... was an MVP candidate at Doc Jacobs Thanksgiving Classic after netting a team-high 23 points in season opening win against Caldwell College ... also tallied 28 points on 11-of-19 shooting in win over Southern Connecticut State on Feb. 12 ... led squad in three-point shooting at 42 percent (31-74), finishing seventh in the conference ... named to NE-10 weekly honor roll on Jan. 13 and Feb. 17 ... As a freshman: Following early-season adjustment to collegiate basketball, Eric exploded for double-digits in points 10 times, including a career-high and team-leading 19 points during the team's Feb. 23 NE-10 Play-In game at Southern N.H. ... during that game, knocked down three three-pointers on four attempts and all four free throw tries ... led team by shooting nearly 80 percent from the line (31-for-39) ... first freshman to do so since Mark Pater '01 shot 83 percent in 1997-98 ... snagged a double-double with 14 points and 12 boards versus New Haven on Jan. 30 ... notched career-best six assists on Jan. 26 versus Saint Anselm ... scored 18 points twice (Dec. 29 and Feb. 2) and 17 once (Feb. 20) ... drew four starts, scoring 14 in his initial appearance in the starting five on Dec. 16 at Green Mountain ... averaged 11.3 points over his final 11 games ... recorded 13 points and nine boards as the only player on either team to appear in all 45 minutes of the Purple Knights' overtime loss versus AIC on Feb. 9 ... named NE-10 Freshman of the Week during the first week of January … High School: Was a 1,000-point scorer at Wilmington High School under coach Jim McCune ... a Hoop Mountain All-Star in 2000 ... fourth-leading scorer at AAU Nationals and team MVP in the summer of 2000, averaging 28 points ... named a Lowell Sun All-Star and was an All-Scholastic selection by the Boston Globe and Boston Herald ... a member of National Honor Society ... Personal: Eric Michael Swiezynski ... born April 4, 1983 ... son of James and the late Diane Swiezynski ... Business Administration major.