Former NBA player and Purdue Boilermakers standout Caleb Swanigan has died at 25.

The Purdue men's basketball program said Swanigan died Monday night, but it did not provide further details.

A first-round pick of the Portland Trail Blazers in 2017,.

the 6-foot-9 Swanigan played three years in the NBA with the Blazers and Sacramento Kings

Indiana's Mr. Basketball in 2015, Swanigan was a highly sought-after recruit who elected to stay home and play for the Boilermakers after originally committing to Michigan State.

Swanigan had a champion sophomore mission at Purdue and was named the Big Ten Player of the Year and was an agreement first-group All American.

He was likewise a finalist for the Naismith Award. 

Following the season, he entered the NBA draft and was chosen No. 26 in general. 

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