The CYO basketball program in Swampscott began in 1953, under the guidance of Dick Lynch as a grammar school intramural team program. It is the oldest youth athletic organization in Swampscott. Our home games and practices are held at the Swampscott Middle School. Every 1,000 point scorer in Swampscott High School history has participated in CYO basketball. CYO plays a 14-18 game schedule finishing with the state tournament in March. Teams include St.Adelaide’s, St. Ann's and St. John’s of Peabody. St. Pius and Sacred Heart of Lynn. St. Joseph, St. Francis, and St. Rafael of Medford. St. Johns of Winthrop, Blessed Sacrament of Saugus, Immaculate Conception of Revere, Immaculate Conception of Salem, Our Lady of Assumption in Lynnfield, Sacred Heart of East Boston, St Thomas of Nahant and St. Mary's of Winchester. The Bantam team is comprised of 4th, 5th, and 6th grade players. The Cadet team is comprised of 7th and 8th grade players. A Junior team is comprised of high school players in grades 9-11 who do not play varsity basketball. This type of set-up most closely resembles the current High School Basketball combined grade level teams. CYO basketball provides the best opportunity for success in this type of environment.

Girls Cadet State Champions 2005-2006 Over Star of Sea, Marblehead 3/19/2006
Girls Bantam State Champions 2003-2004 Over St. John's of Peabody 33-22, 3/20/2004
Boys Junior State Champions 2003-2004 Over St. Mary's of Lynn 59-58, 3/21/2004
Girls Cadet State Champions 2002-2003 Over St. John's of Peabody 36-34, 3/23/2003

Boys Junior New England Champions 1970-1971 Over Corpus Christi of Hartford 78-62, 3/28/1971

Boys Junior State Champions 1970-1971 Over Blessed Sacrament of Jamaica Plain 79-66, 3/14/71

Boys Cadet State Champions 1968-1969

Boys Cadet State Champions 1967-1968

Edward "Ted" Kennedy took over as Boys Athletic Director in October of 2007 and became the Athletic Director for both Boys and Girls in March of 2010. He coached the Boys Bantam teams from October of 2006 until October of 2011 and was the Assistant Coach with Ed Thurman of the Boys Cadets in 2008-2009. During that time his teams appeared in two State Tournaments. From June of 2011 through July 2015, he coached a High School Junior Summer League Team which appeared in three straight Championship games including a title in 2014. In October of 2014, he returned as an Assistant Coach to Joe Caponigro for the Boys Bantams who reached the State Championship game in March of 2015. In February of 2016 he was an assistant to Don Weisse when the Boys Cadets won the North Shore League Title. He was an Assistant Varsity and Freshman Boys Basketball Coach at Swampscott High School during the 2008-2009 season. He attended the Nike Coach's Clinic at Harvard University from 2009 to 2011 and 2016. He has been certified by the American Sport Education Program. A graduate of Saugus High School and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Joe Caponigro is the Head Coach of the Boys Cadets. He played high school basketball for Swampscott High School, and is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He was an Assistant Varsity coach at Swampscott High School for many years before becoming the Lynn English Boys Varsity Baseball Coach in 2007. He began coaching the Girls Bantams in October of 2009 and led them to the State Final Four in March of 2011. He became the Girls Cadet Head Coach in October of 2011 and led them to the State Final in March of 2013. In October of 2013 he served as an Assistant Coach to Don Weisse with the Boys Bantams where he helped lead them to a State Tournament birth. During the 2014-2015 season he led the Boys Bantams to the State Final in March of 2015. After a year off, he returned as the Head Coach of the Boys Cadets for the 2016-2017 season.

Tom Healey became the Head Coach of the Boys Bantams in October of 2015. He was the Head Coach of the Girls Bantams during the 2010-2011 season. Tom began his basketball coaching career  at Dearborn Academy where he had an undefeated season and won three conference championships. After moving to Swampscott in 2001, he became involved with the Girls High School Team, coaching at all levels. Between 2001 and 2010, the Big Blue program had tremendous success, winning 5 NEC Titles, 2 Division 3 North Championships, an EMass Title, and culminating with a Massachusetts State Championship in 2009.

Don Bray  took over as the Head Coach of the Girls Cadets in October of 2016. He was the Head Coach of the Girls Bantams during the 2015-2016 season and the Assistant Coach in 2014-2015. This past year, the Girls Bantam team lost in the North Shore Championship game and made it to the EMass Final Four. He was an Assistant Coach of the Girls Cadets during the 2009-2010 season.. He is a long-time Swampscott resident and graduate of Swampscott High School.

Pat Quagrello became the Head Coach of the Girls Bantams in October of 2016.