Cole Swider to make TBT Debut with Boeheim’s Army 

Boeheim’s Army, the Syracuse alumni team competing in The Basketball Tournament (TBT) this summer, today announced the roster addition of Cole Swider.

Swider joins Eric Devendorf, Jimmy Boeheim, Wesley Johnson, Elijah Hughes and Buddy Boeheim as the six players currently announced on Boeheim’s Army’s roster. More players will be announced in the coming weeks.

This summer will mark Swider’s debut with Boeheim’s Army. Swider spent three seasons at Villanova before transferring to Syracuse for his senior season in 2021. He started 33 games and averaged a career-high 13.9 points per game while shooting 41.1% from three in his only season with the Orange.

Swider spent parts of three seasons in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers, Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons, and Toronto Raptors. He most recently played for Anadolu Efes in Turkey during the 2025-26 season.

Boeheim’s Army will take on Hall In, the Seton Hall alumni team, in a first round best-of-three series.

As part of the best-of-three series, both teams will have a chance to host at least one home game. The first game of the series will take place at Seton Hall’s Walsh Gymnasium Tuesday, July 21, at 7 pm ET, and will be televised live on FS1. Game two will be played at Upstate Medical Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial in Syracuse Thursday, July 23, at 7 pm ET and will be televised live on FS2. 

Game three (if necessary) will be played in Syracuse on Friday, July 24, at 7 pm ET and will be televised live on FS2. 

Tickets are available now at TBTHoops.com.