College Career
- Panthers Push Past Kingsmen – CLU 02/03/2018
- Lukas Swidler had his first double-double as he scored 11 points and pulled down 10 boards. He was 5-for-8 from the field, going 1-for-2 from the free throw line.
High School Career
- Lukas Swidler makes 2nd Team of All-Mercury News boys basketball team
- Lukas Swidler makes Top 5 Cal Hi Sports Bay Area Dunks of the Year 2016
- Campbell: Panthers, Warriors lose in semifinals By Dave Mendonca, for Silicon Valley Community Newspapers 03/08/2016
- Senior Lukas Swidler was a bright spot in the loss for Prospect, pumping in 19 points and pulling down 21 rebounds. In the Panthers’ two tournament games, Swidler averaged 19.5 points and 26 rebounds.
- For the season, the Panther team captain averaged 17.9 points and 14.8 rebounds per game.
- Lukas Swidler is Get Sports Focus “Top Flight Elite Basketball Week 8 Boys Game-Changer” for regional Central Cost Section Quarter Final game at which he scored 22 points, 31 rebounds and 3 blocks vs Valley Christian.
- Campbell: Swidler hits boards hard, leads Prospect to win By Dave Mendonca, for Silicon Valley Community Newspapers 3/1/2016
- Lukas Swidler has had some big games for Prospect on the boards this year…
- But no game was bigger than the one he put together last Saturday night against Valley Christian in the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs…
- In one of the great rebounding performances in CCS history, Swidler pulled down a remarkable 31 boards to go along with 23 points, pacing the Panthers to a tough 64-59 victory over the Warriors.
- “He had so many rebounds there weren’t many available for other players,” remarked Prospect head coach Mike Furlong.
- CCS boys basketball playoffs roundup: Prospect beats Valley Christian By Glenn Reeves Mercury News posted 2/27/2016
- But Prospect big man Lukas Swidler responded with a bucket with 1:30 left…
- Swidler scored 22…
- High school sports highlight reel: Top performances from last week by Bay Area News Group
- Lukas Swidler, Prospect basketball: The senior scored 31 points as Prospect edged Leigh 74-72 to win a share of the BVAL’s Mount Hamilton Division title with Gunderson.
- Boys basketball: Prospect grabs share of league title behind 31 points by Lukas Swidler Mercury News posted on 02/19/2016 by Glenn Reeves
- Lukas Swidler scored 31 points and Prospect needed them all in a 74-72 win over a hot-shooting Leigh team primed for an upset.
- Swidler scored on an offensive rebound to put the Panthers back on top. His slam with 23 seconds left gave them a 74-70 lead and provided an exclamation point on his season-high scoring output.
- Boys basketball: Prospect beats Gunderson, sets up dramatic finales Friday
- Cal Hi Sports Television “Lukas Swidler Play of the week” (week 25) aired Sunday 2/14/2016 6PM on TV-20
- Cal Hi Sports Television “Oak Grove at Prospect Boys Hoop” aired Sunday 2/14/2016 6PM on TV-20
- The Prospect big man having a game him selves its Lukas Swidler with a two hand rip…
- Swidler who flies over everyone and rips it home and one to seal the win for Prospect.
- Swidler with 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Panthers.
- Campbell: After falling out of first place, Panthers fight back with win over Saints By Dave Mendonca, for Silicon Valley Community Newspapers, February 10, 2016
- Lukas Swidler led the way with 19 points …
- In addition to leading Prospect in the scoring column, Swidler also pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds.
- Squandered in the loss was another brilliant individual effort by Swidler, who canned 22 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and dished out five assists.
- CCS boys hoops: Gators back to normal, Prospect rolling, Mitty still fighting By JOHN MURPHY Prep2Prep.com, January 28, 2016
- Lukas Swidler and Nemanja Rajik have been mainstays — they’re both averaging about 17 points a game…
- Swidler is taking 13.4 rebounds a contest…
- Campbell: Warriors toe the line in OT win over Pioneer, By Dave Mendonca, for Silicon Valley Community Newspapers 01/27/2016
- Prospect escaped with the victory largely through the efforts of Swidler, who drilled in a personal season-high 28 points and pulled down a game-high 19 rebounds. It was the fifth time this season he has tallied more than 20 points.
- Lukas Swidler Cal High Sports “Player of the week” (week 21 – 1/25/2016)
- Campbell: Prospect, Westmont boys both on top By Dave Mendonca, for Silicon Valley Community Newspapers 01/20/2016
- Meanwhile, Lukas Swidler turned in a brilliant all-around effort, pumping in 17 points, grabbing 22 rebounds (the rest of the Panthers combined for just 13 more boards), dishing out three assists, making two steals and blocking two shots.
- Swidler had another monster game on the boards for Prospect, collecting 20 of the Panthers’ 35 rebounds
- High school basketball: Prospect boys trying to make history by Darren Sabedra Mercury News January, 20, 2016
- Told that his 6-foot-8 center Lukas Swidler looked like a man out there on the court, Prospect coach Mike Furlong laughed and said, “He’s been up for all four years, and he’s looked like a man for all four years.”
- Swidler, an imposing presence near the basket who led the team’s offseason weight program, entered this week averaging 17.1 points and 13.3 rebounds per game.
- Cal High Sports Television “Game of the week” aired Sunday 1/17/2016 6 PM on TV-20
- Campbell: Prospect boys open league play with two wins. By Dave Mendonca, for Silicon Valley Community Newspapers January 13, 2016
- Swidler, who blocked four shots…led the winners on the boards with 10 rebounds…
- Swidler popped in 14…
- A key factor in the win was Prospect’s dominance on the backboards, where it outrebounded the Chargers 46-20. Swidler pulled down 12…
- Get Sport Focus video coverage of Leland game January 11, 2016
- Prospect boys show their range in league-opening win over Piedmont Hills by Darren Sabedra for Mercury News January 7, 2016
- …6-8, 225-pound Lukas Swidler give the Panthers an imposing presence in the middle…
- With his goatee, notable physique and headband — along with a black mouthpiece piercing out of his mouth — Swidler looks more like a man than a high school player as he patrols the area in the paint.
- “He’s been up for all four years, and he’s looked like a man for all four years,” (head coach) Furlong said, laughing. “Every year he has gotten better and better. He works hard. He really does work hard, and it’s paid off.”
- Swidler called Wednesday’s outcome a team effort
- Video Interview: Prospect’s Lukas Swidler after his team won at Piedmont Hills on Wednesday night to open league play by Darren Sabedra BayAreaNewsGroup 01/07/2015
- Campbell: Westmont, Prospect … off to better start By Dave Mendonca, for Silicon Valley Community Newspapers 01/06/2016
- In the title game against Lynbrook, Swidler put together a monster game to key the victory by scoring 23 points, grabbing 13 rebounds and dishing out three assists
- …Swidler tossed in 17 points and collected 13 rebounds
- For the tournament, Swidler averaged 21.7 points and 11.7 rebounds per game…
- High school boys basketball: Mercury News Top 15, Mercury News, 12/30/2015
- Lukas Swidler, Nemanja Rajic and Blake Uyehara average double figures in points for a team on the rise.
- Campbell: Panthers top Vikes to win Winter Hoops title, By Dick Sparrer Mercury News 12/16/2015
- Lukas Swidler was named the Most Valuable Player…
- Swidler led the Panthers with 23 points…
- Swidler topped the club with 13 rebounds …
- Swidler buried 25 points in a 67-57 win over Homestead in the semifinals.
- Rajic and Swidler ripped down nine rebounds apiece to lead the Panthers.
- High school sports highlight reel: Top performances from last week Mercury News 12/16/2015
- Lukas Swidler, Prospect basketball: Swidler averaged 22 points and 12 rebounds per game as Prospect won the Lynbrook tournament with victories over Monta Vista, Homestead and Lynbrook. He was named tournament MVP
- Boys’ hoops: St. Francis, Mitty cream of CCS By JOHN MURPHY, Prep2Prep.com, December 9, 2015
- (Players to watch) Prospect is 3-1 so far this season with its only loss to Santa Cruz. Swidler has helped pace his team, averaging 18 points per game.
- Campbell: Prospect powers to 2nd at Westmont Invite By Dave Mendonca, for Silicon Valley Community Newspapers Dec, 2015
- Lukas Swidler poured in 22 points, grabbed 14 rebounds and dished out four assists…
- Swidler drilled 14 for the winners…
- Swidler also had a big game for the Panthers, pumping in 18 points and collecting 14 rebounds…
- Campbell: Macauley stars for Westmont at Mt. Hamilton Division track finals by Dick Sparrer Mercury News May, 2015
- …with junior Lukas Swidler fourth at 37-4.5 (shot put). Swidler added a third in the 300 hurdles in 43.33
- All-Mercury News boys basketball team honorable mention By Darren Sabedra and Glenn Reeves Mercury News
- A team effort in Knights’ win by Nathan Mollat Daily Journal, Feb 27 2015
- The Panthers featured a pair of 6-7 post players, including Luke Swidler, who had his way with the Knights in the first half
- The Knights needed everything they got because they struggled containing Swidler at 6-7, especially in the first half.
- …the Panthers made a concerted effort to get the ball down low in the second period and the big man went to town.
- He scored 13 of his team’s 18 second-quarter points as he single handedly kept the Panthers in the game as they trailed by one at halftime, 29-28
- In the first half, Swidler had 15 points and nine rebounds.
- He continued his strong rebounding in the second half, pulling down seven more to finish with 16.
- Hillsdale tightens it up, subdues Prospect By JOHN MURPHY Prep2Prep.com, February 27, 2015
- Prospect has two 6-foot-7 players in Luke Swidler and Nemanja Rajic and Swidler especially hurt Hillsdale in the first half, scoring 15 points and taking nine rebounds as the Panthers stayed close, trailing 29-28 at the break.
- “At halftime we definitely decided to dedicate a guy to No. 42 (Lukas) and No. 32 (Nemanja) — every time we had to put a body on them,” Hillsdale coach Brett Stevenson said.
- High school sports highlight reel: Top performances from last week, by Bay Area News Group, February 11, 2015
- Lukas Swidler, Prospect basketball: He had 32 points, 18 rebounds and two blocks as Prospect upset Oak Grove 60-47. Earlier, he had 21 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks in a loss to Leigh.
- Campbell: Swidler gets hot, leads Panthers to two wins By Kevin Sparrer, for Silicon Valley Community Newspapers Jan 28, 2015
- Lukas Swidler caught fire last week, but the last thing the Prospect center wanted to do was stop, drop and roll.
- The 6-foot-7 junior helped the Prospect boys basketball team to two wins, totaling 37 points for the week. He finished with 17 points in a 64-63 win over Santa Teresa after starting the week with 20 in an 81-72 win over Gunderson.
- Campbell: Panthers finish third at Winter Hoops Classic. Dec 17, 2014. By Kevin Sparrer, for Silicon Valley Community Newspapers
- Swidler had the hot hand for the Panthers, hitting a team-high 17 points…
- Perfection may be unattainable, but the Prospect boys basketball team got as close as they could without quite reaching it. Feb 19, 2014 By Kevin Sparrer, for Silicon Valley Community Newspapers
- This time it was Swidler who took the reins, scoring 18…
- Swidler and the Panthers enter final week needing just a win for title Feb 12, 2014 by Kevin Sparrer, for Silicon Valley Community Newspapers
- Lukas Swidler and the rest of the Prospect boys basketball players may have already done it…
- Campbell: Panthers host Grizzlies with boys basketball division lead on the line February 5th By Kevin Sparrer, for Silicon Valley Community Newspapers
- Lukas Swidler followed with 20 points and four free throws…
- Home court advantage not enough to get Gunderson past Prospect Jan 20, 2014 By Kevin Sparrer, for Silicon Valley Community Newspapers
- Lukas Swidler supported with eight points…
- Ogata’s big night sparks Prospect boys to tight win over Raiders Jan 15, 2014 By Kevin Sparrer, for Silicon Valley Community Newspapers
- Thanks to all-leaguers like Jalen Benitez, Ifeanyi Ekechukwu and Lukas Swidler, the Prospect boys basketball team was a contender in the Santa Teresa Division of the Blossom Valley Athletic League…
- Prospect boys basketball team gave itself a nice Christmas present with a three-game sweep in its own holiday tournament, the Panther Invitational Jan 8, 2014 by San Jose Mercury News
- Lukas Swidler, the Panthers’ 6-foot-5 sophomore center, and 5-foot-9 senior Ifeanyi Ekechukwu were tabbed,…
- Panthers win consolation title at Lynbrook – San Jose Mercury News Dec 13, 2012
- Lukas Swidler also had two points in the win. In the second round of the tournament, Prospect bested tourney host Lynbrook 65-43 with Benitez …