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MATT SWEDBERG ('91): A three-year starter on the Plymouth State basketball teams from 1988-91, Matt Swedberg earned Little East Conference honors and All-Academic Team accolades as a senior, finishing his career as a 1,000-point scorer. Swedberg has also made a name for himself as a high school boys basketball coach, serving as head coach at Moultonborough Academy since 1996 with more than 250 victories and three state championships.
A native of Moultonborough, N.H., Swedberg transferred to Plymouth State following his freshman year at Brandeis University. He became a standout for the Panthers, averaging 10.1 points and 7.3 rebounds as a junior and 12.6 points and 6.2 rebounds as a senior, and finishing his career with 1,062 points. He helped the team to a combined record of 49-28 with two ECAC post-season appearances under coaches Phil Rowe and Paul Hogan, and served as team captain as a senior.
Swedberg started his coaching career at Pittsburg High School before moving to Moultonborough. He has amassed a record of 253-196 (66.8%), with state championships in 1996, 2009 and 2012 and a runner-up finish in 2003. He is a four-time New Hampshire Basketball Coach of the Year (2002, 2003, 2006, 2012), and led his teams to a pair of undefeated regular seasons in 2005-06 and 2011-12.
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