Mitchell Wiggins
Born: September 28, 1959
Position: Shooting Guard
Height: 6-5 (1.96 m)
Jerseys worn: #15
In the NBA:
His Game:
Mitchell Wiggins was a talented guard whose NBA career was cut short because of drug abuse. He was specialized in scoring, offensive rebounds and steals.
His Career:
Wiggins was the 23rd pick in the 1983 NBA Draft, selected by the Indiana Pacers. His rights were traded to the Chicago Bulls where he scored 12.4 ppg as a rookie. When the Bulls drafted Jordan in his position, Wiggins was traded to Houston. He played 4 seasons for the Houston Rockets: 1984-'85 to 1986-'87, 1990-'91. In his first year he averaged 9 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1 steal. The next season his minutes and numbers dropped but in 1986-'87 he improved to 11.1 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.4 apg and 1.4 spg. Then, he was suspended from the league because of cocaine use. He returned in 1989 and had his best year as a Rocket in 1991, when he averaged 15.5 points (shooting 48.8%), 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals in just 28.1 minutes.
Statistics:
| YEAR |
Team |
Games |
Pts |
FT % |
FG % |
3PM |
3-pt % |
Reb. |
Trn |
Ast |
St |
Blk |
Min. |
Star? |
| 1984 |
Chicago |
82 |
12.4 |
.742 |
.448 |
7 |
.241 |
4.0 |
1.7 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
0.1 |
25.9 |
No |
| 1985 |
Houston |
82 |
9.0 |
.733 |
.484 |
6 |
.261 |
2.9 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
19.2 |
No |
| 1986 |
Houston |
78 |
6.8 |
.729 |
.454 |
1 |
.083 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
15.4 |
No |
| 1987 |
Houston |
32 |
11.1 |
.754 |
.437 |
0 |
.000 |
4.2 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
0.1 |
24.6 |
No |
| 1990 |
Houston |
66 |
15.5 |
.810 |
.488 |
0 |
.000 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
28.1 |
YES |
| 1992 |
Houston |
49 |
4.3 |
.686 |
.384 |
0 |
.000 |
1.9 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
11.6 |
No |
| Career |
Career |
389 |
10.0 |
.755 |
.460 |
14 |
.192 |
3.2 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
20.8 |
No |
In Europe:
In Greece:
Wiggins has played several years in Greece, for Milon, Sporting (1996) and Panionios.
In France:
He played for french team Limoges during the 1998-'99 season.