Ed Swanson

Ed Swanson is an American basketball coach who was the head coach of the Sacred Heart Pioneers women's basketball team from 1990 until 2013 and the William & Mary Tribe women's basketball team from 2013 until 2022.^[1] As of the 2025–26 academic year, Swanson is the head coach of the varsity boys basketball team at Hampton Roads Academy in Newport News, Virginia.^[2]

Ed Swanson

Biographical details
Alma mater	Sacred Heart (1989)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Women's basketball
1990–2013	Sacred Heart
2013–2022	William & Mary
Men's basketball
2022–present	Hampton Roads Academy (Varsity HC)
Head coaching record
Overall	532–392 (.576) (NCAA)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
NECC coach of the year (1996) 4x NEC coach of the year (2004, 2008, 2009, 2012) CAA coach of the year (2020)

Coaching career

On March 22, 2022, his contract at William & Mary was not renewed after nine seasons as head coach of the women's basketball team.^[3] Swanson's combined record leading the tribe was 126–128 (.496).^[4]

The following year Swanson was hired as the head coach of the varsity boys basketball team at Hampton Roads Academy in. Newport News, Virginia.^[5]