Former Purdue star and three-year NBA veteran Caleb Swanigan died on Monday night, the school announced Tuesday. He was 25.
No further details were provided on the cause of Swanigan’s death.
“Devastated. Our thoughts and prayers to Caleb Swanigan’s family and friends,” the Purdue men’s basketball account tweeted Tuesday. “The world lost a gentle soul last night.
“Love you Biggie.”
A former Mr. Basketball in the state of Indiana and McDonald’s All-American, Swanigan arrived at Purdue in 2015 and quickly blossomed into a star. After posting impressive numbers as a freshman starter, he was named Big Ten Player of the Year and a consensus first-team All-American as a sophomore in 2017, averaging 18.