Former Homestead, Purdue basketball star Caleb Swanigan charged with marijuana possession

The former Mr. Basketball was booked into the Whitley County Jail about 3 a.m.

Posted: Dec 23, 2020 12:29 PM

Updated: Dec 24, 2020 9:35 AM

Posted By: Andy Paras

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (WFFT) -- Former Homestead and Purdue basketball star Caleb Swanigan was arrested early this morning on a misdemeanor charge of marijuana possession.

The 23-year-old Swanigan, who last played for the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA, was booked into the Whitley County Jail about 3 a.m. and released at 4:45 a.m. on $6,000 bond, according to the jail's website.

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He has a court date scheduled on Monday.

Swanigan was named Indiana's Mr. Basketball in 2015 after he helped lead Homestead to its first state title in 2015.

He is a former Big Ten Player of the Year for Purdue and was picked 26th overall by the Trail Blazers in 2017 NBA draft.

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