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Andrew Wiggins attended Vaughan Secondary School in Vaughan for the first two years of high school. As a sophomore in 2010-2011, he led his school’s AAAA basketball team to a 44-1 record en route to the Ontario Championship. He racked up 25 points and 13 rebounds in the championship game, with some people shouting, “He’s overrated!” out of the crowd.
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Andrew Wiggins was named the 2013 Naismith Prep Player of the Year on February 25 and was named the 2013 Gatorade National Player of the Year on March 28 as the nation’s top high school player. He was the first Canadian player to be so named. In May 2013, he was named Mr. Basketball USA and was ranked number one high school basketball player by SLAM magazine.
In April 2013, Andrew Wiggins played in the Jordan Brand Classic All-American game in Brooklyn where he scored 19 points and tied Julius Randle for lead scorer for the East team. Andrews Wiggins committed to Kansas on May 14, 2013, but joined the Kansas team on June 19, 2013.
On January 13, 2014, Andrew Wiggins tallied 17 points and 19 rebounds in a 77-70 victory over Iowa State, making him the first player in the last 15 years (along with Michael Kidd-Gilchrist) in a win against Iowa State. He became the second freshman to line up with that number. High-ranking Iowa State University rebounded.
Andrew Wiggins averaged 17.1 points (PPG), 5.9 rebounds (RPG), and a 34.1% 3-point field goal percentage in his freshman year at Kansas. On January 22, 2014, Andrew Wiggins was named a top 25 finalist for the John R. Woodin Men’s Player of the Year Award by the Los Angeles Athletic Club and on February 28, he was named one of the 10 semifinalists for Naismith College Player of the Year.
Andrew Wiggins entered the 2014 NBA Draft on March 31, 2014, where he was selected first overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers on June 26, 2014, and was drafted first overall in the 2013 NBA Draft, following Anthony Bennett, who was also selected first overall by Cleveland in the 2013 NBA Draft. He became the second Canadian to be nominated.
In his NBA debut on October 29, 2014, Andrew Wiggins scored six points in a 105–101 season-opening loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. He went on to earn Rookie of the Month honors in the Western Conference for the first two months of the season. On January 31, he scored 33 points in a loss to the Cavaliers. On February 13, Andrew Wiggins won the Rising Stars Challenge MVP after scoring 22 points for Team World in a 121–112 win over Team USA. On April 30, he was named the NBA Rookie of the Year for the 2014–15 season.
On November 8, 2016, Andrew Wiggins scored a career-high 36 points and made a career-best six 3-pointers in a 119-110 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. He scored a career-high 47 points in a 125-99 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers five days later, becoming the first Canadian-born player to score 40 or more points in an NBA game.
On February 14, he scored 41 points in a 116-108 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The next day, he scored 40 points in a 112-99 win over the Denver Nuggets, becoming only the second Minnesota player to score 40 points in two consecutive games. On February 24, he scored 27 points in a 97-84 win against the Dallas Mavericks, surpassing the 20-point mark for 16 consecutive games, setting a team record.
Andrew Wiggins competed in the 2010 FIBA World Under-17 Championship and the 2012 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship, helping Canada’s junior national team win bronze medals at each event. During the 2010 tournament, Andrew Wiggins was a teammate of former Timberwolves teammate Anthony Bennett the No. 1 overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. In the 2012 tournament, he led the team with 15.2 ppg and 7.6 RPG.
On August 20, 2015, Andrew Wiggins was selected as a member of the Canadian national team for the 2015 FIBA Americas Championship, a qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Andrew Wiggins helped Canada win the bronze medal and led the team with 15.1 points per game and was named to the All-Tournament Team.
Andrew Wiggins returned to the team for the 2020 FIBA Men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament, averaging 21.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game over three tournaments.