Former Purdue basketball

[{"selector":"#anim-c847033b-dcba-4809-9a30-a678b1205066 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-4.047578767392877%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-27645ab6-2f3f-4c10-a996-b8ab45f75947","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-61de2a50-68c5-44f0-9b04-1538b00fca9b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 166.53746%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Caleb "Biggie" Swanigan, one of the top players in the history of Purdue’s basketball program, has died. Swanigan was 25.

[{"selector":"#anim-cae21cf9-86c4-48c3-aa4c-614aa365b8f7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-22.472566308848826%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a55b12d8-084b-4ecf-a402-a37321b31175","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d31c7b18-71f9-44e0-b441-90cc6136abd6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 166.53746%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Fort Wayne, Indiana, TV station, WANE, said the Allen County Corner’s Office confirmed Swanigan died of natural causes.

[{"selector":"#anim-0275d98f-ccf5-4cec-819f-ae5129e4d99c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-35.804357304012655%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b88e3d25-b289-48f5-bb5d-6f61b35033fc","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f492f4c6-49e4-4b42-b9a9-843dbbf5bce7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 153.47870%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "The Purdue basketball family is deeply saddened and devastated at the loss of Caleb Swanigan," coach Matt Painter said in a statement released by the school.

[{"selector":"#anim-79d99950-77f9-434d-b3d3-834f95bbb7e3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-14.467575223449517%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ba296130-59af-44aa-9ceb-f1ae6bda23d6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b0b73358-7916-498f-ac39-a24ff445193a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 189.40970%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] "Caleb was a very thoughtful individual and a gentle soul who excelled both on and off the court.

[{"selector":"#anim-2db00106-25ca-4abc-9dd8-977bfe6e9663 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-17.645541358649986%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-72adde91-97e5-48e8-9f72-751ee64a7662","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-434caf9f-c22b-47c9-8e1e-2f224e0424e9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 189.40970%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] He made a huge difference in everyone’s lives that he touched and he will be greatly missed."

[{"selector":"#anim-6ad84e52-81f2-4c22-97e4-f79578f843f3 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-22.17679140131534%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8063e1b3-332e-4f92-af38-4a08ef632450","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2e16f51e-1466-40fb-afef-6f3c9c508bad","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 153.47870%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Swanigan, who battled weight issues and was homeless as a child before being adopted, came to Purdue in 2015 after being named Indiana Mr. Basketball.

[{"selector":"#anim-dc410563-4067-41d2-b26f-0ec34ef8fad4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-16.864291401315352%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fdf5bd52-6c2c-4bf1-a4fe-d8ff87362af6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-52d07591-5e38-4874-b1fe-739f9d293a22","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 153.47870%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] He played two seasons with the Boilermakers and was a consensus first-team All-American, earning the Big Ten Player of the Year honor in 2017.

[{"selector":"#anim-d814c7dc-f6b0-4021-8e6d-5b187429475b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-10.846321444343458%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e2a3a827-7b6d-4b6d-a500-c615b02ef12a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b4876d3e-8ee0-43d9-abaa-40ee5e469f37","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 153.47870%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Swanigan was one of five finalists for the Wooden Award, along with UCLA’s Lonzo Ball, Villanova’s Josh Hart, Frank Mason of Kansas and Gonzaga’s Nigel Williams-Goss.

[{"selector":"#anim-17c67c59-23c8-4a7b-88c5-12fd933a490b [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-4.576884878642624%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-24025d65-94f1-4687-a2e9-f6a3d085b65d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-40e8cb5b-a803-4a3e-b19e-22e65003a9b5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 144.01709%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Following his college career, Swanigan played two seasons in Portland, appearing in 45 games after being drafted No. 26th overall by the Trail Blazers in the 2017 NBA draft.

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[{"selector":"#anim-480f16c6-bfce-43d1-9a48-f1fd213cc16e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-14.822303842073634%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6a6b93fd-6ee9-459d-b3be-c7e8c6b9413c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c3938f94-2a70-4ab4-a566-d90133a13b7b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 166.53746%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Swanigan was last in the news in 2021 after the former Homestead star pleaded guilty to a minor drug charge in Whitley County.

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