meet the team

Cole Swider

PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER

Cole has been A PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PLAYER in the NBA for the 3 years, playing for multiple different organizations, AND OVERSEAS IN THE EUROLEAGUE FOR 1 SEASON. HE credits his success to the place he grew up, Rhode Island. Through his time at Portsmouth public schools, and St. Andrews School in Barrington, he grew as a person and player and wants to give back to the people in his community. Having enjoyed helping with camps during his time at Villanova and Syracuse, Cole is now motivated to invest in his community by hosting his own camp this summer, aiming to inspire the next generation of basketball talent.

Amilton “A.J.” Tavares Jr.

COMMISSIONER

AJ will be the commissioner of Cole Swider Camp, where he will be in charge of the day-to-day planning of camp, establishing daily schedules and monitoring games and stations. AJ has experience in coaching basketball, through his experience of being an AAU coach, and also being an assistant basketball coach for the St. Georges Men’s Basketball team. AJ played 4 seasons of college basketball, 1 year of football, and 1 year of baseball at UMass Dartmouth.

Kylie Swider

Camp Coordinator

Kylie is Cole’s younger sister who is helping organize and run the camp. She just finished playing 5 years of college basketball - 4 at Villanova and her 5th at Stonehill College. She will be our main line of communication between parents and the camp.

Anthony Tingley

ISLAND ATHLETICS

Anthony will be leading our campers in a daily warmup / stretch to get them ready for their day of basketball. Anthony runs the gym that many athletes on Aquidneck Island, including Cole attend, Island Athletics.