Alan Wiggins Jr.

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Alan Wiggins Jr.
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Wiggins at the SuperLeague All-Star Game in 2011
Personal information
Born (1985-07-19) July 19, 1985 (age 38)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
High schoolHorizon Christian
(San Diego, California)
College San Francisco (2003–2007)
NBA draft 2007: undrafted
Playing career2007–present
Position Power forward / small forward
Career history
2007–2009 Cholet Basket
2009–2010 Steaua București
2010Whampoa
2010–2011 Politekhnika-Halychyna
2011 Anyang KGC
2012 Antwerp Giants
2012 STB Le Havre
2012–2013 BC Dnipro-Azot
2013–2014 Chiba Jets Funabashi
2014–2015 Best Balıkesir
2015–2016 BK Ventspils
2017 Adelaide 36ers
2018 Dzūkija
2018–2019 Soproni KC
2021–2022 Posušje
Career highlights and awards

Alan Anthony Wiggins Jr. (born July 19, 1985) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the San Francisco Dons.

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High school and college career

Wiggins attended Horizon Christian High School in San Diego, California. He won a state championship during his senior season and averaged 19.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and 4 blocks per game. [1]

Wiggins played college basketball for the San Francisco Dons from 2003 to 2007. He became a starter during his sophomore season and led the team in blocks. Wiggins increased his scoring output during his junior season while he led the West Coast Conference (WCC) in blocks with 2.1 per game. He was named to the first-team All-WCC and won the Father William Dunne Award as the team's most valuable player in his senior season. [1]

Professional career

Wiggins began his career with the semiprofessional Tri Valley Titans of the International Basketball League (IBL). [2] He was selected as the final pick of the 2007 Continental Basketball Association (CBA) draft by the Yakima SunKings but opted to start his professional career with Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A. [3] [4] Wiggins won the LNB Pro A Leaders Cup with Cholet during the 2007–08 season. [4]

Wiggins played for BC Dnipro-Azot of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague during the 2012–13 season and led the team in points and rebounds. [5] On August 9, 2013, he signed with the Chiba Jets Funabashi of the Japanese B.League. [5]

On October 12, 2017, Wiggins signed with the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). [6] He broke his arm during his debut game and was replaced by Josh Childress. [7] [8]

On August 8, 2018, Wiggins signed with Soproni KC of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A. [9]

In October 2021, Wiggins signed with HKK Posušje who play in the Bosnian First Division [10]

On January 7, 2023, Wiggins signed with KB Ponte Prizreni of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. [4] When he arrived in Kosovo, he underwent surgery because of "several health complaints." [11] On January 12, Ponte Prizreni announced that Wiggins would leave the team without playing a game. [11]

Personal life

Wiggins is the son of professional baseball player Alan Wiggins and the brother of Women's National Basketball Association player Candice Wiggins. Another sister, Cassandra, played college basketball for the NYU Violets. [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ Faraudo, Jeff (August 17, 2016). "Semipro team moves to Livermore". East Bay Times. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Smith Taken in Second Round of CBA Draft". Islanders Athletics. September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
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  6. ↑ "36ers Sign Experienced Import Alan Wiggins Jr". NBL. October 12, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Sydney Kings captain Kevin Lisch ruled out for up to two months". The Sydney Morning Herald. October 15, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Childress out of NBL grand final series". Nine News. March 20, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Alan Wiggins a Sopron KC harmadik légiósa". Sopron Media (in Hungarian). August 8, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
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  11. 1 2 "Wiggins leaves Ponte Prizreni without playing a single game". KOHA. January 12, 2023. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
  12. ↑ Driscoll, Tara (March 5, 2003). "Dad Lives In Her Memory / Family bonds strong for NYU's Wiggins". Newsday. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
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