Education
George Washington Carver High School.
George Washington Carver High School.
Sword played high school basketball for George Washington Carver High School in Montgomery. His senior year, Sword led his team to the 6A state championship was named Alabama Mr. Basketball. Sword was listed as 4-star recruit by Rivals.com, and choose to attend Mississippi State over offers from Alabama, Auburn, and Georgia.
While Sword committed to head coach Rick Stansbury, he kept his commitment to the Bulldogs when Stansbury was fired and replaced by Rick Ray.
As a true freshman in 2012-2013, Sword appeared all 32 games for the Bulldogs, starting 30 of them. He was named Securities and Exchange Commission Freshman of the Week twice, and led the Bulldogs with 10.5 points per game.
The Bulldogs finished a dismal 4–14 in the Securities and Exchange Commission, however. Sword improved his scoring clip in 2013-2014 to 13.7 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company as a sophomore.
Sword scored his career high, 33 points, in a 91-82 loss to Louisiana State University. Sword was sidelined with a back injury in the first half of his junior year (2014-2015.
However, he returned to full form during the conference portion of the season, again leading the Bulldogs in scoring, leading the Bulldogs to a 6–12 conference record, and a generally much more competitive team Sword was named Second Team All-Securities and Exchange Commission for his efforts. Sword currently places ninth on the Bulldogs" career leaderboard with 144 steals.
He is within striking distance of entering the top 10 in career points and assists.
