Harold Swanagan Position: Coordinator of Student Welfare & Development First Year at ND: 2004

Harold Swanagan, a former captain on the Notre Dame men's basketball team, is in his sixth year as coordinator of student welfare & development. In his role, Swanagan works directly with assistant athletics director Charmelle Green on the department's award-winning Life Skills and student-athlete development programs.

Swanagan earned his bachelor's degree in sociology from Notre Dame's College of Arts and Letters in May 2002. Following graduation, he played professionally in Europe for two seasons. His first stint was with ENAD in Nicosia, Cyprus, during the 2002-03 season, followed by a year with Autun in Autun, France, in 2003-04.

Swanagan returned to Notre Dame in May 2004, serving as an intern with the strength and conditioning program during the '04-'05 school year.

While playing forward for the Irish from 1998-2002, the Hopkinsville, Ky. native appeared in 127 contests (fourth all-time) and made 78 starts while averaging 6.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. Swanagan also helped Notre Dame to a 78-52 overall record and 37-29 mark in BIG EAST play during his four seasons. In his senior season (2001-02), he served as a tri-captain and averaged career bests of 8.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per game while helping lead the Irish to a 22-11 record (10-6 in BIG EAST play) and their second consecutive trip to the second round of the NCAA tournament. That year, he also was named to the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team.

A season earlier in 2000-01, Swanagan was a member of a Notre Dame team that won the school's first-ever BIG EAST regular-season title, as the Irish captured the conference's West Division crown with a 11-5 record en route to a final 20-10 mark. Under the direction of first-year head coach Mike Brey, Swanagan and the Irish made their first NCAA appearance in more than a decade and advanced to the second round.

As a sophomore, Swanagan helped Notre Dame to a 22-15 record and a berth in the championship game of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).