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Caleb Swanigan, 2017 Big Ten Player of the Year, Stand out in Purdue, Died, the school said on Tuesday. He was 25 years old.
Padew announced Swanigan’s death on Twitter.
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Caleb Swanigan of the Portland Trail Blazers reacts before playing Pelican on March 27, 2018 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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“It was devastated. Our thoughts and prayers to Caleb Swanigan’s family and friends. Last night, the world lost a calm soul,” the tweet read. “I love you biggie”
The Coroners Office in Allen County, Fort Wayne, Indiana, told WANE-TV that Swanigan died of natural causes.
I paid tribute to Swanigan on Twitter.
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Swanigan was an outstanding basketball player. He is a McDonald’s All-American and was nominated as an Indiana basketball player in 2015 before playing at Purdue University. He helped the U.S. U17 and U19 national teams win gold medals at their respective world championships.
During the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship match in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 18, 2017, paddew boiler maker forward Caleb Swanigan prepared to dunk basketball against Iowa State Cyclone.
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With the boiler maker, he This year’s Big Ten Player And the 2017 consensus all-American before becoming a professional. He broke the school’s single-season record with that year’s rebounds and double-doubles.
The Portland Trail Blazers chose him in the first round Of the 2017 NBA Draft. He was the 26th overall selection. He played for the Trail Blazers from 2017 to 2019, while spending time with Canton Charge and Texas Legend in the G League. He played for the Sacramento Kings in the 2019-20 season and then in 2020 for 20 games at the Trail Blazers.
Swanigan also experienced the homeless early in his life.
Paddew boiler maker Calebs Wanigan is protected by Jay Hawks’ Landen Lucas at the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Midwest on March 23, 2017 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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according to On ESPN profileSwanigan said the family lived in five different homeless shelters while traveling to Indianapolis and Utah. He said he had attended more than 12 different schools by the time he was 13.
