Nick Wiggins (basketball)

Nicholas Wiggins (born February 4, 1991) is a Canadian professional basketball player who played two seasons of Division I college basketball for Wichita State University before playing professionally in Germany, Australia and the NBA Development League.

Nick Wiggins
Bauru
PositionShooting guard / Small forward
LeagueNBB
Personal information
Born (1991-02-04) February 4, 1991
Toronto, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High schoolGodby (Tallahassee, Florida)
College
NBA draft2014 / Undrafted
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014Tigers Tübingen
2015Idaho Stampede
2015Raptors 905
2016Mackay Meteors
2016Rabotnički
2017Orangeville A's
2018–2019Argentino de Junín
2019Hi-Tech Bangkok City
2019–presentBauru
Career highlights and awards
  • MVC All-Bench Team (2013)

Early life

Wiggins was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario where he played his High School hoops at Vaughan Secondary School before moving to Florida for his junior year at Godby High School in Tallahassee. At Godby, Wiggins was one of the Sunshine State's top prep players in 2008–09 for head coach Andrew Colville.[1]

College career

After averaging 16.6 points per game as a freshman at Vincennes University in 2010–11, Wiggins moved to Wabash Valley JC for his sophomore year in 2011–12. He averaged 17.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game as he earned second-team All-American honors after leading the Warriors to a 27-10 record and an eighth-place finish in the NJCAA Tournament in Hutchinson. He was subsequently named to the NJCAA all-tournament team after averaging 20.2 points.[1]

For his junior year, Wiggins transferred to Wichita State where he went on to earn 2012–13 MVC All-Bench team honors after averaging 4.9 points and 1.8 rebounds in 36 games. As a senior in 2013–14, he again played 36 games while averaging 5.1 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.[2]

Professional career

Germany

After going undrafted in the 2014 NBA draft, Wiggins joined the Sacramento Kings for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[3] On July 26, 2014, he signed a one-year deal with Tigers Tübingen of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[4] However, he parted ways with the club on December 3, 2014 after appearing in 11 games.[5] Over those 11 games, he averaged 5.5 points and 1.8 rebounds per game.

NBA D-League

On January 9, 2015, Wiggins was acquired by the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League.[6] In 28 games for Idaho in 2014–15, he averaged 9.8 points and 2.0 rebounds per game.[7]

In July 2015, Wiggins joined the Utah Jazz for the Utah Summer League and the Minnesota Timberwolves for the Las Vegas Summer League. On September 18, 2015, Wiggins signed with the Timberwolves,[8] but was waived by the team on October 24 after appearing in four preseason games.[9] On November 1, he returned to the Stampede,[10] but was waived on November 11.[11] Two days later, he was acquired by Raptors 905.[12] On December 26, he was waived by Raptors 905 after appearing in 10 games.[13] Over those 10 games, he averaged 4.0 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.[7]

New Zealand and Australia

On January 26, 2016, Wiggins signed with the Canterbury Rams for the 2016 New Zealand NBL season.[14] However, on March 7, just days before the start of the season, he was released by the Rams.[15]

A day after being cut by the Rams, Wiggins signed with the Mackay Meteors for the 2016 Queensland Basketball League season.[16][17] He made his debut for the Meteors in the team's season opener on April 30, scoring 23 points in 30 minutes as a starter in a 96–86 loss to the Cairns Marlins.[18] On May 15, he had a 32-point performance in a 107–89 win over the Rockhampton Rockets.[19] On June 8, he was released by the Meteors after the team went 4–4 over the first half of the season.[20][21][22] In those eight games, Wiggins averaged 21.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game.[23]

Macedonia

In October 2016, Wiggins signed a short-term contract with Rabotnički of the Macedonian First League.[24] On December 25, 2016, the club parted ways with Wiggins after deciding not to extend his contract.[25][26] In eight games for Rabotnički, he averaged 10.1 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.

Canada

In January 2017, Wiggins joined the Orangeville A's of the National Basketball League of Canada.[27] His stint with Orangeville lasted less than a month, as he averaged 5.8 points in eight games.

Personal life

Both of Wiggins' parents are in the Florida State Athletic Hall of Fame. His father, Mitchell, was an honorable mention All-American at Florida State and went on to play six seasons in the NBA. His mother, Marita, was a 21-time NCAA All-American sprinter and went on to win two silver medals for Canada at the 1984 Olympic Games. He also has two brothers, Mitchell and Andrew, and three sisters, Stephanie, Angelica, and Taya. His brother, Andrew, was selected with the first overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft.[1][28]

References
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  2. "Nick Wiggins Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  3. "Nick Wiggins will play Summer League with Kings". Sportando.com. June 27, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  4. "Nick Wiggins kommt zu den Walter Tigers". tagblatt.de (in German). July 26, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  5. "Nick Wiggins, Tubingen Walter Tigers part ways". Sportando.com. December 3, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  6. "Stampede Acquires Nick Wiggins, Activates Jack Cooley". OurSportsCentral.com. January 9, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  7. "Nick Wiggins D-League Stats". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  8. "Timberwolves Sign Kleon Penn and Nick Wiggins". NBA.com. September 18, 2015. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  9. "Timberwolves Waive Three Players". NBA.com. October 24, 2015. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
  10. "Idaho Stampede Finalize 2015 Training Camp Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 1, 2015. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  11. "Stampede Waive Nick Wiggins and Mychal Ammons". OurSportsCentral.com. November 11, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  12. "Raptors 905 Acquires Canadian Nick Wiggins". NBA.com. November 13, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  13. "Raptors 905 Waive Nick Wiggins; Walter Pitchford Retires". NBA.com. December 26, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
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  16. "Taller in more ways". DailyMercury.com.au. March 8, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
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  18. "Meteors vs Marlins". FIBALiveStats.com. April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  19. "Meteors vs Rockets". FIBALiveStats.com. May 15, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
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  21. Lees, Chris (June 10, 2016). "LISTEN: New Meteors signing talks about his strengths". DailyMercury.com.au. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
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  25. "Вигинс си заминува од Работнички". ekipa.mk (in Macedonian). December 25, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  26. "Канаѓанецот си заминува од Работнички - нема нов договор за Вигинс". ekipa.mk (in Macedonian). December 25, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
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