Last Updated on January 6, 2025 by Mathew Diekhake
Here’s detailed information about Andrew Wiggins:
- Full Name: Andrew Christian Wiggins
- Nationality: Canadian
- Age: Born on February 23, 1995
- Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, Canada (grew up in Vaughan, Ontario)
- Height: 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 meters)
- Weight: 197 pounds (89 kg)
- Wingspan: 7 feet (2.13 meters)
- Standing Reach: 8 feet 11 inches
- Shoe Size: 14
- Number: 22 (primarily), also wore 9 with Team Canada
- Position: Small Forward / Shooting Guard
- High School:
- Vaughan Secondary School (Vaughan, Ontario, Canada)
- Huntington Prep (Huntington, West Virginia)
- College: University of Kansas (2013–2014)
- NBA Draft: 2014 (1st round, 1st pick overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers, traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves)
- Teams Played For:
- Minnesota Timberwolves (2014–2020)
- Golden State Warriors (2020–present)
- Championship Rings: 1 (2022 with the Golden State Warriors)
- Kids: 2 daughters (Amyah Wiggins and Alayah Milan Wiggins)
- Siblings: 5 siblings (2 brothers, Nick and Mitchell Wiggins Jr., and 3 sisters, Stephanie, Angelica, and Taya Wiggins)
- Net Worth: Andrew Wiggins Contract History
Andrew Wiggins gets bad press for not living up to draft expectations. But his father suffered a long illness in the lead-up to his eventual death in 2024 at the age of 64 which likely played some part in a decline in his play since 2020. That said, I think Wiggins played a key role in one of the Warrior’s championships (2021-22). Wiggins was also an All-Star that year. Sometimes your numbers going up and down isn’t a reflection of your play but rather the team around you. I once suggested that Andrew Wiggins was as good as Scottie Pippen. I still don’t regret that because Wiggins is just as strong of a defender as Pippen. Generally, I think Wiggins can match Pippen particularly offensively.
Notes:
- Andrew Wiggins, a professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors, was measured at 6 feet 8.75 inches (2.05 meters) in shoes during the 2014 NBA Draft Combine. Without shoes, he stood at 6 feet 7 inches (2.01 meters).
- Andrew Wiggins’ playing weight is listed at 197 pounds (89 kilograms).
- Similar plays to Andrew Wiggins include Scottie Pippen.
Fun Facts
- His father, Mitchell Wiggins (28 Sept 1959–13 Sept 2024), also played in the NBA, mostly for the Houston Rockets. Mitchell was drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 1983-84, one year before the Bulls drafted Michael Jordan. By 1984-85, Mitchell was playing for the Rockets.
October 7, 2024 @ 7:42 am
I have no shame in comparing Andrew Wiggins to Scottie Pippen. It’s nothing against Scottie but it does something for Wiggins which is to get people to realize how big of a body he is. Many people assume Wiggins to be a shooting guard, but he’s a frontcourt player capable of defending just about any small forward in the league. For a frontcourt player, he’s very athletic. In the 90s, people said Scottie Pippen was the second-best player in the league and Scottie himself has claimed he was even better than Jordan. And that’s not as ridiculous as it sounds. But that just goes to show how underrated Andrew Wiggins is. You’d be lucky to find him being ranked inside the top 100 by most analysts. Sadly, not all players get to choose their roles in their teams or their coaches, etc. I hope he can regain his old stats and be the 20 points-per-game player he deserves to be.