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Caleb Swanigan
Personal information
Born April 18, 1997
Indianapolis, Indiana
Died June 20, 2022 (aged 25)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Nationality American
Physical stats
Listed height: 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight: 260 lbs (118 kg)
Career information
High school Homestead
(Fort Wayne, Indiana)
College Purdue (2015–2017)
NBA Draft 2017 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers
Playing career 2017–2020 (3 years)
Position Power forward
Jersey no. 50
Career history
20172019 Portland Trail Blazers
2017-2018 Canton Charge
2018-2019 Texas Legends
2019-2020 Sacramento Kings
2019 Stockton Kings
2020 Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards
  • Consensus first-team All-American (2017)
  • Pete Newell Big Man Award (2017)
  • Lute Olson Award (2017)
  • Big Ten Player of the Year (2017)
  • First-team All-Big Ten (2017)
  • Big Ten All-Freshman team (2016)
  • McDonald's All American (2015)
  • First-team Parade All-American (2015)
  • Indiana Mr. Basketball (2015)

Caleb Swanigan (April 18, 1997 - June 20, 2022) was an American professional basketball player of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was the 26th overall pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.


Professional career[]

Portland Trail Blazer (2017-2019)[]

On June 22, 2017, Swanigan was drafted as the 26th overall pick in the first round by the Portland Trail Blazers. On July 3, 2017, Swanigan signed with the Portland Trail Blazers.

Sacramento Kings (2019-2020)[]

On February 7, 2019, Swanigan was traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Skal Labissière. He was assigned to the G League franchise the Stockton Kings on December 16.

Return to Portland Trail Blazers (2020)[]

On January 20, 2020, Swanigan was traded back to the Portland Trail Blazers along with Trevor Ariza and Wenyen Gabriel in exchange for Kent Bazemore, Anthony Tolliver and two future second-round picks. He opted out of playing with the Trail Blazers in the 2020 NBA Bubble due to personal reasons.