Alan Anthony Wiggins Jr. (born July 19, 1985) is an American professional basketball player for KB Ponte Prizreni of the Kosovo Basketball Superleague.[1] He played college basketball for the San Francisco Dons.
 Wiggins at the SuperLeague All-Star Game in 2011 | |
| Prizreni | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / small forward |
| League | Kosovo Basketball Superleague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 19, 1985 San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Horizon Christian (San Diego, California) |
| College | San Francisco (2003–2007) |
| NBA draft | 2007: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2009 | Cholet Basket |
| 2009–2010 | Steaua București |
| 2010 | Whampoa |
| 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 |
| 2023-present | Prizreni |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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High school and college career edit
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.[2]
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.[2]
Professional career edit
Wiggins began his career with the semiprofessional Tri Valley Titans of the International Basketball League (IBL).[3] 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.[4][1] Wiggins won the LNB Pro A Leaders Cup with Cholet during the 2007–08 season.[1]
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]
Personal life edit
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.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Alan WIGGINS". Eurobasket. Retrieved January 4, 2022.
- ^ a b "Alan Wiggins, Jr". University of San Francisco Athletics. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ Faraudo, Jeff (August 17, 2016). "Semipro team moves to Livermore". East Bay Times. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Smith Taken in Second Round of CBA Draft". Islanders Athletics. September 27, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ a b Odeven, Ed (August 9, 2013). "All-around star Parker joins Wakayama Trians". The Japan Times. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "36ers Sign Experienced Import Alan Wiggins Jr". NBL. October 12, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Sydney Kings captain Kevin Lisch ruled out for up to two months". The Sydney Morning Herald. October 15, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Childress out of NBL grand final series". Nine News. March 20, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Alan Wiggins a Sopron KC harmadik légiósa". Sopron Media (in Hungarian). August 8, 2018. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Najava lige BIH: Posušje nazad u društvu najboljih". Meridian Sport.
- ^ Driscoll, Tara (March 5, 2003). "Dad Lives In Her Memory / Family bonds strong for NYU's Wiggins". Newsday. Retrieved September 1, 2020.