Former NBA Player Caleb Swanigan Dies At 25

Former NBA player and Purdue Boilermaker Caleb Swanigan passed away from natural causes at the age of 25 on Monday night at a Fort Wayne hospital

White Frame Corner
White Frame Corner

Swanigan was named Indiana’s Mr. Basketball 2015 his senior year at Homestead High School in Indianapolis, Indiana, and led the team to the state championship.

White Frame Corner
White Frame Corner

Highly recruited, Swangian signed with Purdue after initially committing to Michigan State.

White Frame Corner
White Frame Corner

Swanigan averaged 14.4 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game in two seasons at Purdue.

White Frame Corner
White Frame Corner

He was named the Big Ten Player of the Year,  a consensus first-team All-American, and a finalist for the Naismith Award his sophomore season.

White Frame Corner
White Frame Corner

The 6-foot-9 Swanigan played three years in the NBA with the Trailblazers and the Sacramento Kings, averaging 2.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 0.7 assists.

White Frame Corner
White Frame Corner

He was picked up by Portland for a second stint in February 2020 but decided not to join the team in the Orlando bubble

White Frame Corner
White Frame Corner

Swanigan was arrested several months later, in December 2020, for drug possession and appeared out of shape in his mugshot.

White Frame Corner
White Frame Corner

For More Latest Updates Click The Link Given Below

White Frame Corner
White Frame Corner