The Buccaneer Basketball team landed another new recruit for next season with the signing of Hezekiah Swanson. Swanson is a guard out of Overland High School in Colorado.
Swanson explained his choice, “The brotherhood at Dawson is unreal. It reminds me of my brotherhood back home. And I love how supportive the community is of the school.”
As a junior, Swanson averaged 13 points, 5.3 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 2.3 steals per game while shooting 49% from the field, 41% from 3 and 73% from the charity stripe. He led his team to a 19-7 overall record, finishing 2nd in the conference. He was named All-Conference that year. Unfortunately, after the season concluded, Swanson had to have knee surgery and has been battling back since then to get fully healthy. As a senior, he averaged 9.5 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds and 1.4 steals. Swanson played varsity all four years of high school and helped Overland win the conference championship as a sophomore, going 12-2 in league and posting a 19-9 overall record on the season.
Dawson Coach Joe Peterson said, “Hez is one of those guys who has all of the intangibles. He will be another high character guy with a great work ethic that will be a great fit for our program. He is a classic point guard who can run the show, get others involved and can go get a bucket when he needs to. He plays both ends of the floor equally well. I think he was overlooked by some coaches because of his injury, but I know he’s out to prove people wrong and will be a force to be reckoned with next year.”