Senior forward Cole Swider is grateful for his experience at Villanova. The 6-foot-9 wing learned a great deal for two-time National Champion Jay Wright and grew as a basketball player. But Swider also feels as though he’s found his footing with the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team. He’s moved into a starting role and cites a better fit and greater utilization on the offensive end.
At Syracuse, Swider thinks he can play more similarly to how he did in high school. He played for Mike Hart St. Andrews in Rhode Island — the same high school that sent Demetris Nichols and Michael Carter-Williams to SU.