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WIGGINTON

POSITION: Guard

HEIGHT: 6’2” (188cm)

WEIGHT: 187lbs (85kg)

BIRTHDATE: March 28, 1998 (Dartmouth, NS)

HIGH SCHOOL: Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)

UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE: Iowa St. (2019)

INSTAGRAM: @rnstmojo

TWITTER: @lwigginton

HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as Free Agent on June 15, 2021

YEARS PRO: 2

BIO

PROFESSIONAL CAREER


2020-21:

Played 15 games for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League averaging 17.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 34.9 minutes per game … Played over 30 minutes in all 15 games … Scored in double-digits during 12 games … Scored over 20 points 4 times … Registered career-high 28 points, grabbing 4 boards and dishing 7 assists in 33 minutes vs. OKC Blue on February 22 … Grabbed 9 boards and 9 assists on February 25 vs. Austin … Registered a double-double in points and assists with 27 points and career best 11 assists in 40 minutes on March 4 vs. Raptors 905 … 


2019-20:

Wigginton joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2019 NBA Summer League, averaging 2.8 points and 10.8 minutes in four appearances … On September 4, Wigginton signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves and joined their NBA G League affiliate, the Iowa Wolves … Played 43 games, averaging 15.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 26.6 minutes per game … Opened the season with 23 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal vs. Sioux Falls on November 8  … Scored double-digits in 31 games … scored 20 points or more 16 times … Registered two double-doubles: 18 points, 10 assists at Salt Lake City on February 19; and 24 points, career- best 10 rebounds at Rio Grande on March 11 … Put up 25 points vs South Bay on November 20 … Joined Nes-Ziona of the Isreal-Winner League during the summer of 2020 … Averaged 8.6 points, 1.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 18.5 minutes per game in 10 games … Played debut game on June 22 vs. Eliat registering 24 minutes, 13 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and a block … Scored in double digits 5 times … Recorded season high in points (20), rebounds (3) assists (4) and steals (2) in 25 minutes on July 10 vs. Ashdod


COLLEGIATE CAREER


2018-19:

Played 25 games, averaging 13.5 points, 4 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 26 minutes with Iowa State … Finished second on the team in scoring average to earn All-Big 12 Honourable Mention accolades and was named the conference’s Sixth Man of the Year … Scored in double figures in 19 games, and tallied 20+ twice … Hit 46 shots from beyond the arc on the season … Finished 16th all-time at ISU with 115 made threes … Scored a season-high 28 points against West Virginia, connecting on 13-of-16 free throws … Went 5-6 from the three and finished with 23 points to help Iowa State defeat Kansas State, earning him Big 12 Player of the Week honours … Averaged 14.0 points to earn Big 12 All-Tournament Team honours in helping Iowa State to the tournament title … Scored 17 points in the Big 12 Championship game against Kansas … Scored 14 points against Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament … Scored 13 points in the season opener against Alabama State … Suffered a muscle strain in his left foot late in that game that sidelined him for 10 games … After the season Wigginton declared for the 2019 NBA Draft


2017-18:

Started all 31 games to become the fourth Cyclone in history to start every game as a freshman … Earned All-Big 12 Honourable Mention honours and was on the Big 12 All-Newcomer team, averaging 16.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists … Finished fifth in the conference in scoring … Led 105 Canadian NCAA Division I players in scoring average … Broke ISU’s freshman record for scoring average, 20-point games with 13 and 3-point field goals made with 69 … Totalled 518 points, second most by any Cyclone freshman … Tallied 318 points in Big 12 play, becoming just the eighth freshman in league history to reach 300 points … 69 made three-pointers were 16th-most by any Cyclone player and 40.1 percent shooting from beyond the arc ranked as the fifth-best mark by an ISU rookie … Scored in double figures in 25 of 31 games … Registered a career-high 30 points against Baylor … First Cyclone rookie to score 20 points or more in a conference opener, tallying 23 points against Kansas State … … Had four or more three-pointers in seven games, including a career-best five threes against Baylor on February 4 … Scored 27 points at Kansas on January 10, matching the most by any Cyclone freshman against KU … Recorded one double-double, finishing with 14 points and 10 rebounds against Boise State on November 20 



PROFESSIONAL STATISTICS

Totals

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2020-21 Iowa Wolves (NBA G League) 15 524 256 90-211 34-109 27-39 9 53 62 81 46 2 11 65
2019-20 Nes-Ziona (Israel Winner League) 10 185 86 22-40 5-28 27-41 5 10 15 25 20 2 8 19
2019-20 Iowa Wolves (NBA G League) 43 1144 648 135-278 83-241 80-115 36 121 157 152 110 14 25 116
Totals 68 1852 990 213-420 122-378 134-195 49 184 233 255 176 19 44 199

Averages

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2020-21 Iowa Wolves (NBA G League) 15 34.9 17.1 0.427 0.312 69.2 0.6 3.5 4.1 5.4 3.1 0.1 0.7 4.3
2019-20 Nes-Ziona (Israel Winter League) 10 18.5 8.6 0.550 0.179 0.659 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.5 2.0 0.2 0.8 1.9
2019-20 Iowa Wolves (NBA G League) 43 26.6 15.1 0.486 0.344 0.693 0.8 2.8 3.7 3.5 2.6 0.3 0.6 2.7
Totals 68 27.2 14.6 0.507 0.323 0.687 0.7 2.7 3.4 3.8 2.6 0.3 0.6 2.9

COLLEGIATE STATISTICS

Totals

Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2018-19 Iowa St. 25 649 337 52-118 46-118 95-132 18 83 101 53 49 9 19 49
2017-18 Iowa St. 31 1022 518 102-241 69-172 107-162 20 96 116 88 78 13 28 92
Totals 56 1671 855 154-359 115-290 202-294 38 179 217 141 127 22 47 141
Averages
Year Team G MIN PTS 2FGP 3FGP FT RO RD RT AS PF BS ST TO
2018-19 Iowa St. 25 26.0 13.5 0.440 0.390 0.720 0.7 3.3 4.0 2.1 2.0 0.4 0.8 2.0
2017-18 Iowa St. 31 33.0 16.7 0.423 0.401 0.660 0.6 3.1 3.7 2.8 2.5 0.4 0.9 3.0
Totals 56 29.8 15.3 0.430 0.397 0.687 0.7 3.2 3.9 2.5 2.3 0.4 0.8 2.5
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