Mitchell Wiggins
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| Born | September 28, 1959 LaGrange, North Carolina ) | |||||||||||
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| 1997–1998 | Sporting | |||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Limoges CSP | |||||||||||
| 2002 | Hickory Nutz | |||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Spearfish Black Hills Heat | |||||||||||
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Mitchell Lee Wiggins (born September 28, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player who played the shooting guard position.
College career
He played
Wiggins averaged 23 points and nine rebounds per game during his two seasons at Florida State.
Professional career
Chicago Bulls (1983-1984)
Wiggins was selected by the Indiana Pacers as the 23rd overall pick of the 1983 NBA draft and traded to the Chicago Bulls for Sidney Lowe and a 2nd round pick. In his rookie year, Wiggins played in all 82 regular season games while averaging twelve points, four rebounds and two assists per game.[1]
Houston Rockets (1984-1987, 1989-1990)
In the 1984 off-season, the Bulls traded Wiggins with draft picks to the Houston Rockets for Caldwell Jones.[1] In 1987, Lewis Lloyd and Wiggins tested positive for cocaine, incurring a two-and-a-half-year suspension from the league.[2]
Both Wiggins and Lloyd were reinstated for the 1989–90 season.[3] Wiggins appeared in 66 games and averaged 15.5 points per game but was criticized by his coach, Don Chaney, for his defense.[4] His playing time decreased after Houston traded for Vernon Maxwell.[5]
Philadelphia 76ers (1991-1992)
After Wiggins became a free agent, no team expressed an interest in Wiggins outside the Philadelphia 76ers.[6] They had intended to sign Wiggins to their roster in November 1990, but backed out when he refused to take a complete physical including a drug test.[6][7] Wiggins did not play the 1990-91 season, but the 76ers kept in touch with him and signed him to a one-year contract the following year.[8]
The 1991-92 season was Wiggins's last in the NBA. He scored 3,877 points in his NBA career.
Greek League, CSP Limoges, Tondeña 65 Rhummasters, and minor leagues (1993-2003)
Wiggins then went to Europe and had a notable career in the
National team career
Wiggins played for the US national basketball team at the 1982 FIBA World Championship, winning the silver medal.[10]
Coaching career
In the 2000s Wiggins tried coaching in the lower leagues.[11][12]
Personal life
Wiggins' wife,
See also
- List of second-generation National Basketball Association players
References
- ^ a b "Mitchell Wiggins Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status and more". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ Lloyd and Wiggins of Rockets banned for drug use; The New York Times, 14 January 1987
- ^ Lloyd reinstated; The New York Times, 9 September 1989
- ^ Sefko, Eddie. "Chaney rips guard play". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Sefko, Eddie (June 16, 1990). "Free agent Wiggins not likely to return". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ a b Sefko, Eddie (November 15, 1990). "Wiggins nixes test". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ Ford, Bob (Nov 15, 1990). "Physical a factor for club, Wiggins". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 46.
- ^ Jasner, Phil (July 20, 1991). "Wiggins signs 1-year contract". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 51.
- ^ Basketpedya career data
- ^ 1982 USA Basketball Archived 2007-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Area scene: Ex-Rocket Wiggins to coach Spearfish XBA; Rapid City Journal, 29 November 2002
- ^ "Spearfish Black Hills Heat basketball, News, Roster, Rumors, Stats, Awards, Transactions, Details-usbasket".
- ^ Medcalf, Myron (July 9, 2012). "From Canada to college basketball". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
- ^ Dodd, Rustin. KU's Andrew Wiggins followed Naismith's path to Lawrence The Kansas City Star. Accessed on March 22, 2014.
- ^ "Dad's hard life lessons helped Andrew Wiggins on road to NBA". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Southeastern Forward Mitchell Wiggins Jr. Selected By Globetrotters". The Lakeland Ledger. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
- ^ "Nick Wiggins Bio". Wichita State University. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
