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" Former Dudley High School basketball standout Kevin Swinton, who transferred from Wake Forest to UNC Wilmington over the summer, has been dismissed from the Seahawks team after his arrest on a felony gun charge, the school announced Monday night. Swinton, 20, is due in a New Hanover County courtroom Nov. 15 for a first appearance. According to court records, Swinton is charged with possessing or carrying a concealed gun, rifle, pistol or other firearm of any kind on educational property. The Class I felony is punishable by up to five years in prison and an unspecified fine. "Kevin is a good student who comes from a supportive family," UNC Wilmington coach Benny Moss said in a statement released by the university. "Unfortunately, he put himself into a situation that has resulted in him no longer being a part of our basketball team." As a transfer, Swinton would have had to sit out the 2007-08 season under NCAA rules. He was to have two years of eligibility remaining after averaging 2.8 points in 9.1 minutes per game as a Demon Deacons sophomore. UNC Wilmington police records show that a weapons violation was reported at 11:39 p.m. Sunday in or near a campus residence hall. The police department's most recent annual report said there were four such offenses in 2004, 2005 and 2006. Colleges have become more vigilant about guns since the Virginia Tech campus massacre in April, in which a student killed 32 students and wounded at least 17 others before shooting himself to death. Attempts to reach Swinton were unsuccessful Monday night. Swinton, a 6-foot-7 forward, was named a fourth-team All-American by Parade magazine after leading Dudley to an NCHSAA 3-A state championship in 2005. Swinton was the News & Record's high school player of the year in his senior season, when he averaged 23.9 points, 12.3 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game Swinton's playing time at Wake Forest decreased from his freshman to sophomore years, and he elected to transfer after the 2006-07 season. He selected UNC Wilmington as his new destination over the summer, but he will apparently never play for the Seahawks. "

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10/30/2007 6:53:32 AM

hahah already a devastating blow to UNCW basketball team who has a long injury list.

most of the coaches were at the rec center asking people to come scrimmage and play for them. hilarious.

10/30/2007 7:13:27 AM

UNC Wilmington has a basketball team?

10/30/2007 7:27:41 AM

uh, yeah....and in the past they have had a pretty nice basketball team
brent blizzard lit us up a few years ago

10/30/2007 7:40:38 AM

They should never have let Brad Brownell leave.

10/30/2007 7:47:12 AM

^^^they almost knocked out maryland a couple years ago in the tourney

back when brett blizzard was there i believe

They're a solid CAA team

10/30/2007 8:06:14 AM

^^They should have never let Wainwright go, but that was inevitable.

10/30/2007 8:08:40 AM