Caleb Swanigan
Caleb Sylvester Swanigan (April 18, 1997 – June 20, 2022) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Purdue Boilermakers. He was ranked among the top prep players in the national class of 2015 by Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN. He completed his senior season in the 2014–15 academic year for Homestead High School in Fort Wayne, Indiana, who went on to win the first state championship in the school's history. Swanigan was named Indiana's Mr. Basketball and a McDonald's All-American.
Swanigan with the Purdue Boilermakers in 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | April 18, 1997 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | June 20, 2022 (aged 25) Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Homestead (Fort Wayne, Indiana) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Purdue (2015–2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2017: 1st round, 26th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017–2019 | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | →Canton Charge | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | →Texas Legends | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | →Stockton Kings | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Points | 169 (2.3 ppg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 218 (2.9 rpg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assists | 56 (0.7 apg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Swanigan originally committed to Michigan State University, but later decommitted and committed to Purdue University. He was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week three times, a record at Purdue. He was also named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and also received a National Freshman of the Week award. Swanigan finished the season with 10.2 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per game.
During his sophomore year, Swanigan was named the Big Ten Player of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten, and was a unanimous first-team All-American. He was a finalist for the 2017 Karl Malone Award, given to the nation's top power forward. He was selected 26th overall in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Over his three-year NBA career, Swanigan had two stints with the Trail Blazers; he also played for the Sacramento Kings.