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

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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. Wiggins played college basketball for the

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

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(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.

Professional career

Wiggins began his career with the semiprofessional Tri Valley Titans of the

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(IBL). He was selected as the final pick of the 2007

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(CBA) draft by the

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but opted to start his professional career with Cholet Basket of the French

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. Wiggins won the LNB Pro A Leaders Cup with Cholet during the 2007–08 season. Wiggins played for BC Dnipro-Azot of the Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague during the 2012–13 season and led the team in points and rebounds. On August 9, 2013, he signed with the

Chiba Jets Funabashi Chiba Jets Funabashi ( ja, 千葉ジェッツふなばし) is a Japanese professional basketball team located in Funabashi, Chiba. The team joined the JBL Super League in 2005 and currently competes in the B.League. The 31,000sqm Lala Arena Toky ...

of the Japanese

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. On October 12, 2017, Wiggins signed with the Adelaide 36ers of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He broke his arm during his debut game and was replaced by Josh Childress. On August 8, 2018, Wiggins signed with

Soproni KC Soproni Kosárlabda Club, commonly known as Soproni KC or Sopron, is a professional basketball team based in Sopron, Hungary. The team competes in the Hungarian first tier Nemzeti Bajnokság I, and play their home games at the MKB Aréna Sopron, w ...

of the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A. In October 2021, Wiggins signed with

HKK Posušje Hrvatski Košarkaški Klub Posušje (also known simply as Košarkaški Klub Posušje) is a basketball team from the town of Posušje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It currently competes in the Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the ...

who play in the Bosnian First Division On January 7, 2023, Wiggins signed with

KB Ponte Prizreni KB Prizreni, formerly KB Kalaja, also known as KB Ponte Prizreni due to sponsorship reason, is a professional basketball club based in Prizren, Kosovo. The club currently plays in the Kosovo Basketball Superleague. The 2018–19 season was th ...

of the

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. When he arrived in Kosovo, he underwent surgery because of "several health complaints." On January 12, Ponte Prizreni announced that Wiggins would leave the team without playing a game.

Personal life

Wiggins is the son of professional baseball player

Alan Wiggins Alan Anthony Wiggins (February 17, 1958 – January 6, 1991) was an American professional baseball player. He was a second baseman and outfielder in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres and Baltimore Orioles between 1981 and 198 ...

and the brother of Women's National Basketball Association player Candice Wiggins. Another sister, Cassandra, played college basketball for the NYU Violets.

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