Isaiah Swope
American basketball player
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Isaiah Swope (born April 22, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for Skyliners Frankfurt of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for the Saint Louis Billikens, Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles and Indiana State Sycamores. He is a 5-foot-10-inch (1.78 m) shooting guard.
| No. 1 – Fraport Skyliners | |
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| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 22, 2003 Newburgh, Indiana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Listed weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Castle (Newburgh, Indiana) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2025: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2025–present |
| Career history | |
| 2025–present | Fraport Skyliners |
| Career highlights | |
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High school career
Swope attended John H. Castle High School in Newburgh, Indiana. As a junior, he averaged over 20 points and five rebounds per game.[1] After averaging 22.2 points, 3.9 assists, and 3.8 rebounds per game as a senior, he committed to play college basketball at the University of Southern Indiana.[2][3]
College career
Swope scored a then-career-high 28 points in an 88–85 overtime win over Indiana State on December 11, 2022.[4] He finished his sophomore season averaging 15.6 points, 3.4 assists, and 2.4 rebounds, being named to the first-team All-OVC, before entering the transfer portal.[5][6]
In April 2023, Swope announced that he would be transferring to Indiana State University to play for the Indiana State Sycamores.[7][8] In his first season at Indiana State, Swope made an immediate impact.[9] Against UIC on January 24, 2024, he scored a career-high 30 points in an 89–83 victory.[10] Swope entered the transfer portal for a second time following the season.[11]
On April 22, 2024, Swope announced that he would be transferring to Saint Louis University to play for the Saint Louis Billikens, following his former Sycamores head coach Josh Schertz.[12][13] He averaged 17.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per game and was named to the Third-team All-Atlantic 10.[14]
Professional career
On July 31, 2025, he signed with Skyliners Frankfurt of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[15]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | Southern Indiana | 33 | 31 | 31.9 | .463 | .423 | .745 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.4 | .0 | 15.6 |
| 2023–24 | Indiana State | 37 | 37 | 33.4 | .433 | .362 | .736 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | .0 | 15.9 |
| 2024–25 | Saint Louis | 33 | 33 | 36.7 | .433 | .359 | .756 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 1.1 | .1 | 17.1 |