Caleb Swanigan
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Swanigan in the 2015 McDonald's All-America game | |
| No. 50 – Purdue Boilermakers | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
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| Born | April 18, 1997 |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Homestead (Fort Wayne, Indiana) |
| College | Purdue (2015–present) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Caleb Swanigan (born April 18, 1997) is an American college basketball player for the Purdue Boilermakers. He was ranked among the top prep players in the national class of 2015 by Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN. He completed his senior season for Homestead High School in the 2014–15 academic year.
Early life and high school career
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Swanigan attended Homestead High School. As a senior, he was named Indiana Mr. Basketball and led Homestead to a state title. He was ranked as a top-20 national prospect in his class.[1] He was named a McDonalds All-American.[2] Swanigan averaged 22.6 points and 13.7 rebounds as a senior.[3]
On April 10, 2015, Caleb Swanigan committed to Michigan State.[4] On May 7, Swaningan decommitted from Michigan State.[5] Then on May 19, he committed to Purdue.[6]
College career
At the beginning of his freshman season, Caleb was named as Purdue's starting power forward. He set a Purdue University record for most rebounds by a Freshman (282), Games Started (34), Double-Doubles (8), and Rebounds Per Game (8.3). At the end of the season he was named to the 2016 Big Ten All Freshman Team. After his freshman season, Swanigan was one out of 162 underclassmen to enter their names for the 2016 NBA Draft. However, despite being one of 63 invitees for the NBA Draft Combine that year, he ultimately decided to return to college on May 25, which was also the new date set for players to withdraw their names from the draft and try again for another year.
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Caleb Swanigan C |
Fort Wayne, IN | Homestead High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | May 19, 2015 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94 | ||||||
International play
On June 18, 2015, Swanigan was announced as a member of the 12-man 2015 USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Championship Team for the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship.[7]
Notes
- ↑ Neddenriep, Kyle (May 20, 2015). "Caleb Swanigan wants to bring a title to Purdue". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
- ↑ Borzello, Jeff (January 28, 2015). "East, West rosters unveiled". ESPN. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
- ↑ Johnson, Chris (July 21, 2015). "Breaking down college basketball's top 25 recruits for 2015: Nos. 20-16". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
- ↑ Borzello, Jeff (April 10, 2015). "Caleb Swanigan, No. 8 in ESPN 100, commits to Michigan St.". ESPN. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
- ↑ Goodman, Jeff (May 7, 2015). "Sources: Caleb Swanigan decommits from Michigan State Spartans". ESPN. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
- ↑ Borzello, Jeff (May 19, 2015). "Caleb Swanigan commits to Purdue". ESPN. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
- ↑ "USA Basketball 2015 Men's U19 World Championship Team Named". USA Basketball. June 18, 2015. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
External links
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- Purdue Boilermakers bio
- Profile at DraftExpress