more of his playmaking ability. Something
I think is his strongest asset is his basketball
IQ. His basketball IQ is off the charts, in my
opinion. To me, that will be the thing people
will be most impressed with."
As a third-year senior at Homestead — he
moved his graduation up a year — Swanigan
averaged about 23 points, 16 rebounds and
five assists.
He led the Spartans to the Class 4A title
and was named Indiana's Mr. Basketball a few
weeks later.
Swanigan might be the finest rebounder
in his class nationally and certainly one of
the elite low-post scorers among his peer
group. Purdue, though, will line him up
next to 7-footers and allow him to face the
basket, to expand his game at both ends of
a floor, an important opportunity toward his
development into an outstanding college
player and ultimately an NBA prospect, he
and his inner circle hope.
The 6-foot-9, 265-pound Swanigan —
ranked ninth nationally in his
class by ESPN, 13th by Scout.
com and 19th by Rivals.com
— might be the best passing
big man in his class, too, an
attribute Purdue will look to
maximize as it aims to cut down
its turnovers, and a reliable mid-
range shooter.
"Hopefully expectations
are tempered for him," Rivals.
com national recruiting analyst
Eric Bossi said. "As good as he
is, he's not being looked at as a first-team All-
American or player-of-the-year candidate like
some freshmen, but I think he's exactly what
Purdue needs when you look at them having
Hammons and Haas. That's a pretty good
three-big man combination. Not only is it
skilled and versatile, it's gigantic."
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Caleb Swanigan becomes Purdue's seventh McDonald's All-American.
1980 Russell Cross
Three-year starter who ended up a first-round NBA Draft pick.
1984 Troy Lewis
Led Boilermakers to a pair of Big Ten titles. Ranks fifth on all-time scoring
list.
1985 Kip Jones
Two-year starter and key role player on '87
and '88 Big Ten title teams.
1991 Glenn Robinson
Earned national player-of-the-year
honors in '94 after leading nation in scoring.
1995 Luther Clay
Transferred from Purdue after one year and finished career at
Rhode Island.
1996 Mike Robinson
Appeared in 132 games, averaging 10 points per game for
career. Played in four NCAA Tournaments.
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