Southwestern Community College announced yesterday, Shane Sweany, assistant men’s basketball coach since 2021, has been promoted to the head coaching position for the Spartans and will start in his new role immediately.

Sweany replaces Reggie Kindle, who announced last week he was heading back to Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska, to assist the men’s basketball program. Kindle had been at the helm of Spartan basketball, with Sweany as his assistant, since August 2021.

During his time at Southwestern, Sweany has played a key role in recruiting and coaching three ICCAC all-region players; maintaining a 3.0 or above team GPA each season; receiving top 25 votes during the 2021-22 season; and achieving at least five wins each season against top 20 teams in the nation.

Kim Bishop, Southwestern athletic director, is looking forward to watching Sweany transition to the head coaching job.

“Shane has been a dedicated, respected, and involved coach since arriving on campus two years ago,” said Bishop. “He values and builds relationships with SWCC’s student-athletes and I can’t wait to see him excel as a head coach. The continuity of keeping him on staff will be a tremendous asset with his players and his peers.”

Prior to Southwestern, Sweany began his coaching career while in the master’s program at Doane University in Crete, Nebraska. As a graduate assistant, he was involved in all aspects of administering a collegiate basketball program.

Sweany earned a Bachelor of Science degree in sports management/marketing in 2020 from the University of Central Missouri (UCM) in Warrensburg, Missouri. He was a student-assistant at UCM, where he assisted the coaching staff with practice, team travel, meals, and video work. He also helped organize UCM’s annual Elite Camp for potential student-athletes.

A search for Sweany’s replacement as assistant coach will start immediately.