Andrew Wiggins
"Maple Jordan"
#22 21yrs 6'8" 200lbs Kansas 2014: 1st Overall (CLE)
Minnesota Timberwolves
2014-15 All-Rookie, 2014-15 Rookie of the Year
Minnesota Timberwolves
2014-15 All-Rookie, 2014-15 Rookie of the Year
Total2016-17
CAREER |
G82
245 |
PTS23.6
20.4 |
REB4.0
4.1 |
AST2.3
2.1 |
FG%45.2
45.0 |
3PT%35.6
32.9 |
FT%76.0
76.0 |
Career-Highs
|
Points
Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Total Rebounds Assists Steals Blocks Minutes Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempted Three-Point Field Goals Made Three-Point Field Goals Attempted Free Throws Made Free Throws Attempted |
47
5 8 10 6 6 3 49 16 30 6 8 17 22 |
11/13/16
4 times 2 times 4 times 6 times 4/5/16 2 times 2 times 2 times 1/6/17 11/8/16 2/14/17 2 times 11/13/16 |
MIN vs. LAL
- - - - MIN @ GSW - - - MIN @ WSH MIN @ BKN MIN vs. CLE - MIN vs. LAL |
Andrew Christian Wiggins was born on February 23, 1995. He played college basketball for the University of Kansas and is the second Canadian player ever, to be taken number one overall in the NBA Draft. His talent and athleticism have drawn comparisons to Tracy McGrady.
Wiggins was born in Toronto, Ontario and raised in nearby Thornhill, a neighborhood of Vaughan, Ontario. He is the son of former NBA player Mitchell Wiggins, an American, and former Olympic track and field sprinter Marita Payne-Wiggins, a Canadian who is originally from Barbados. His parents met as student-athletes at Florida State University.
Wiggins attended Vaughan Secondary School in Vaughan for two years before transferring to Huntington Prep School in Huntington, West Virginia in 2011.
Wiggins had been rated as the top prospect for 2014, but announced in October 2012 that he would officially reclassify into his original high school class of 2013 and was immediately placed ahead of the previous number one prospect, Jabari Parker, by ESPN.
On February 7, 2013, after an article in Sports Illustrated criticized Canadian basketball and Wiggins’ work ethic, he responded later that day, scoring 57 points in a 111-59 win over Marietta College.
Wiggins was named the 2013 Naismith Prep Player of the Year on February 25. He was named the 2013 Gatorade National Player of the Year on March 28 as the nation’s top high school player. He was the first Canadian player to be so named. In May 2013, he was named Mr. Basketball USA. He was ranked the number one high school basketball player by SLAM Magazine.
In April 2013, Wiggins played in the Jordan Brand Classic All-American game in Brooklyn. He scored 19 points and tied Julius Randle for lead scorer for the East team.
Wiggins committed to the Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team on May 14, 2013. Before the announcement, he had narrowed his choices to Florida State University, the University of Kentucky, the University of Kansas and the University of North Carolina. Wiggins joined the Kansas team on June 19, 2013
On January 13, 2014, Wiggins scored 17 points and collected 19 rebounds in a 77-70 victory over Iowa State, becoming only the second freshman in the last 15 years (along with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist) to amass those numbers in a win against a ranked opponent.
Wiggins averaged 17.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and made 34.1% of his three-pointers in his freshman year at Kansas. On January 22, 2014, the Los Angeles Athletic Club named Wiggins a Top 25 finalist for the John R. Wooden Men’s Player of the Year award. On February 28, he was named one of the 10 semi-finalists for the Naismith College Player of the Year.
On March 8, 2014, Wiggins scored 41 points against West Virginia, the most for a Big 12 Conference freshman since Michael Beasley scored 44 points against Baylor in 2008.
Wiggins declared for the 2014 NBA Draft on March 31, 2014. He was selected first overall in the draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers on June 26, 2014, becoming just the second Canadian ever picked number one in the draft, after Anthony Bennett, who had been selected first overall one year prior in the 2013 NBA Draft, also by Cleveland. On July 24, 2014 he signed his rookie scale contract with the Cavaliers. On August 23, a three-team trade was completed involving the Cavaliers, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Philadelphia 76ers. As part of the deal, Wiggins and teammate Anthony Bennett were traded to Minnesota, along with Thaddeus Young (then of the Sixers). The Cavaliers received Kevin Love from Minnesota. The Sixers received Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and Alexey Shved from Minnesota, as well as a 2015 first round draft pick from Cleveland. Wiggins became just the second player since the ABA-NBA merger to be drafted as the number one pick, only to be traded afterwards without playing a single game for the team he was originally selected for; Chris Webber was the first (following the 1993 NBA Draft).
On October 29, 2014, Wiggins made his NBA debut in the Timberwolves' season opener against the Memphis Grizzlies. In 18 minutes of action as a starter, he recorded 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 assist in the 105-101 loss. he went on to earn the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in October and November 2014. Wiggins won the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for December as well after averaging 14.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. On January 31, 2015, he had a season-best game with 33 points on 14-of-25 shooting and 4 steals in a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. On February 13, Wiggins won the Rising Stars Challenge MVP after scoring 22 points for Team World in a 121-112 win over Team United States. On April 30, he was named the Rookie of the Year for the 2014-15 season. On October 21, 2015, the Timberwolves exercised their third-year team option on Wiggins' rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2016-17 season. On November 7, 2015, he scored a game-high 31 points in a 102-93 overtime win over the Chicago Bulls. Two days later, he tied his career-high of 33 points in a 117-107 win over the Atlanta Hawks, marking the first time scoring back-to-back 30-point games in his career. On December 18, he recorded 32 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists in a 99-95 win over the Sacramento Kings, joining LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Tobias Harris as the only players 20 or younger to record at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists in a game since 2000. On January 8, 2016, he scored a then career-high 35 points in a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
On October 24, 2016, the Timberwolves exercised their fourth-year team option on Wiggins' rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2017-18 season. On November 8, 2016, he scored a career-high 36 points and hit a career-best 6 three-pointers in a 119-110 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. Five days later, he set a new career-high with 47 points in a 125-99 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, becoming the first Canadian-born player to score 40+ points in an NBA game. On February 14, 2017, he had a 41-point effort in a 116-108 loss to Cleveland. The following day, he scored 40 points in a 112-99 win over the Denver Nuggets, becoming just the second Minnesota player to record back-to-back 40-point games. On February 24, 2017, he scored 27 points in a 97-84 win over the Dallas Mavericks, topping 20 points for the 16th-straight game, tying a franchise record.
Wiggins was born in Toronto, Ontario and raised in nearby Thornhill, a neighborhood of Vaughan, Ontario. He is the son of former NBA player Mitchell Wiggins, an American, and former Olympic track and field sprinter Marita Payne-Wiggins, a Canadian who is originally from Barbados. His parents met as student-athletes at Florida State University.
Wiggins attended Vaughan Secondary School in Vaughan for two years before transferring to Huntington Prep School in Huntington, West Virginia in 2011.
Wiggins had been rated as the top prospect for 2014, but announced in October 2012 that he would officially reclassify into his original high school class of 2013 and was immediately placed ahead of the previous number one prospect, Jabari Parker, by ESPN.
On February 7, 2013, after an article in Sports Illustrated criticized Canadian basketball and Wiggins’ work ethic, he responded later that day, scoring 57 points in a 111-59 win over Marietta College.
Wiggins was named the 2013 Naismith Prep Player of the Year on February 25. He was named the 2013 Gatorade National Player of the Year on March 28 as the nation’s top high school player. He was the first Canadian player to be so named. In May 2013, he was named Mr. Basketball USA. He was ranked the number one high school basketball player by SLAM Magazine.
In April 2013, Wiggins played in the Jordan Brand Classic All-American game in Brooklyn. He scored 19 points and tied Julius Randle for lead scorer for the East team.
Wiggins committed to the Kansas Jayhawks men’s basketball team on May 14, 2013. Before the announcement, he had narrowed his choices to Florida State University, the University of Kentucky, the University of Kansas and the University of North Carolina. Wiggins joined the Kansas team on June 19, 2013
On January 13, 2014, Wiggins scored 17 points and collected 19 rebounds in a 77-70 victory over Iowa State, becoming only the second freshman in the last 15 years (along with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist) to amass those numbers in a win against a ranked opponent.
Wiggins averaged 17.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and made 34.1% of his three-pointers in his freshman year at Kansas. On January 22, 2014, the Los Angeles Athletic Club named Wiggins a Top 25 finalist for the John R. Wooden Men’s Player of the Year award. On February 28, he was named one of the 10 semi-finalists for the Naismith College Player of the Year.
On March 8, 2014, Wiggins scored 41 points against West Virginia, the most for a Big 12 Conference freshman since Michael Beasley scored 44 points against Baylor in 2008.
Wiggins declared for the 2014 NBA Draft on March 31, 2014. He was selected first overall in the draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers on June 26, 2014, becoming just the second Canadian ever picked number one in the draft, after Anthony Bennett, who had been selected first overall one year prior in the 2013 NBA Draft, also by Cleveland. On July 24, 2014 he signed his rookie scale contract with the Cavaliers. On August 23, a three-team trade was completed involving the Cavaliers, the Minnesota Timberwolves, and the Philadelphia 76ers. As part of the deal, Wiggins and teammate Anthony Bennett were traded to Minnesota, along with Thaddeus Young (then of the Sixers). The Cavaliers received Kevin Love from Minnesota. The Sixers received Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and Alexey Shved from Minnesota, as well as a 2015 first round draft pick from Cleveland. Wiggins became just the second player since the ABA-NBA merger to be drafted as the number one pick, only to be traded afterwards without playing a single game for the team he was originally selected for; Chris Webber was the first (following the 1993 NBA Draft).
On October 29, 2014, Wiggins made his NBA debut in the Timberwolves' season opener against the Memphis Grizzlies. In 18 minutes of action as a starter, he recorded 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 assist in the 105-101 loss. he went on to earn the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for games played in October and November 2014. Wiggins won the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for December as well after averaging 14.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. On January 31, 2015, he had a season-best game with 33 points on 14-of-25 shooting and 4 steals in a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. On February 13, Wiggins won the Rising Stars Challenge MVP after scoring 22 points for Team World in a 121-112 win over Team United States. On April 30, he was named the Rookie of the Year for the 2014-15 season. On October 21, 2015, the Timberwolves exercised their third-year team option on Wiggins' rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2016-17 season. On November 7, 2015, he scored a game-high 31 points in a 102-93 overtime win over the Chicago Bulls. Two days later, he tied his career-high of 33 points in a 117-107 win over the Atlanta Hawks, marking the first time scoring back-to-back 30-point games in his career. On December 18, he recorded 32 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists in a 99-95 win over the Sacramento Kings, joining LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Tobias Harris as the only players 20 or younger to record at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists in a game since 2000. On January 8, 2016, he scored a then career-high 35 points in a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
On October 24, 2016, the Timberwolves exercised their fourth-year team option on Wiggins' rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2017-18 season. On November 8, 2016, he scored a career-high 36 points and hit a career-best 6 three-pointers in a 119-110 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. Five days later, he set a new career-high with 47 points in a 125-99 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, becoming the first Canadian-born player to score 40+ points in an NBA game. On February 14, 2017, he had a 41-point effort in a 116-108 loss to Cleveland. The following day, he scored 40 points in a 112-99 win over the Denver Nuggets, becoming just the second Minnesota player to record back-to-back 40-point games. On February 24, 2017, he scored 27 points in a 97-84 win over the Dallas Mavericks, topping 20 points for the 16th-straight game, tying a franchise record.
