Former NBA forward and Purdue star Caleb Swanigan dies at 25

Former NBA forward and Purdue star Caleb Swanigan dies at 25 two years after his final game with Portland: ‘The world lost a gentle soul last night’

• Former NBA forward and Purdue standout Caleb Swanigan has died at 25
• Purdue’s athletic department announced Swanigan’s death without any details
• Swanigan parlayed a brilliant sophomore season at Purdue into Big Ten Player of the Year honors and a first-team consensus All-American selection in 2017
• That June he was taken by the Blazers with the 26th-overall pick of the NBA Draft
• The popular player fell out of the NBA in 2020 after battling some weight issues 

By Alex Raskin Sports News Editor For Dailymail.com

Published: 11:18 EDT, 21 June 2022 | Updated: 11:46 EDT, 21 June 2022

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