Rather than enrolling at NC State as a Proposition 48 student, Swann instead opted to play for the semi-pro Bay State Titans in Lynn, Massachusetts with a $5 an hour salary.
Rather than enrolling at NC State as a Proposition 48 student, Swann instead opted to attend Wake Technical Community College. In 1990, he left Wake Technical to join the semi-pro Bay State Titans in Lynn, Massachusetts with a $5 an hour salary.