LINDELL
WIGGINTON
POSITION: Guard
HEIGHT: 6’2” (188cm)
WEIGHT: 187lbs (85kg)
BIRTHDATE: March 28, 1998 (Dartmouth, NS)
HIGH SCHOOL: Oak Hill Academy (Mouth of Wilson, Virginia)
UNIVERSITY / COLLEGE: Iowa St. (2019)
INSTAGRAM: @rnstmojo
TWITTER: @lwigginton
HOW ACQUIRED: Signed as Free Agent on June 15, 2021
YEARS PRO: 2
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
2020-21:
Played 15 games for the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League averaging 17.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 34.9 minutes per game … Played over 30 minutes in all 15 games … Scored in double-digits during 12 games … Scored over 20 points 4 times … Registered career-high 28 points, grabbing 4 boards and dishing 7 assists in 33 minutes vs. OKC Blue on February 22 … Grabbed 9 boards and 9 assists on February 25 vs. Austin … Registered a double-double in points and assists with 27 points and career best 11 assists in 40 minutes on March 4 vs. Raptors 905 …
2019-20:
Wigginton joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2019 NBA Summer League, averaging 2.8 points and 10.8 minutes in four appearances … On September 4, Wigginton signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves and joined their NBA G League affiliate, the Iowa Wolves … Played 43 games, averaging 15.1 points, 3.7 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 26.6 minutes per game … Opened the season with 23 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal vs. Sioux Falls on November 8 … Scored double-digits in 31 games … scored 20 points or more 16 times … Registered two double-doubles: 18 points, 10 assists at Salt Lake City on February 19; and 24 points, career- best 10 rebounds at Rio Grande on March 11 … Put up 25 points vs South Bay on November 20 … Joined Nes-Ziona of the Isreal-Winner League during the summer of 2020 … Averaged 8.6 points, 1.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 18.5 minutes per game in 10 games … Played debut game on June 22 vs. Eliat registering 24 minutes, 13 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and a block … Scored in double digits 5 times … Recorded season high in points (20), rebounds (3) assists (4) and steals (2) in 25 minutes on July 10 vs. Ashdod
COLLEGIATE CAREER
2018-19:
Played 25 games, averaging 13.5 points, 4 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 26 minutes with Iowa State … Finished second on the team in scoring average to earn All-Big 12 Honourable Mention accolades and was named the conference’s Sixth Man of the Year … Scored in double figures in 19 games, and tallied 20+ twice … Hit 46 shots from beyond the arc on the season … Finished 16th all-time at ISU with 115 made threes … Scored a season-high 28 points against West Virginia, connecting on 13-of-16 free throws … Went 5-6 from the three and finished with 23 points to help Iowa State defeat Kansas State, earning him Big 12 Player of the Week honours … Averaged 14.0 points to earn Big 12 All-Tournament Team honours in helping Iowa State to the tournament title … Scored 17 points in the Big 12 Championship game against Kansas … Scored 14 points against Ohio State in the NCAA Tournament … Scored 13 points in the season opener against Alabama State … Suffered a muscle strain in his left foot late in that game that sidelined him for 10 games … After the season Wigginton declared for the 2019 NBA Draft
2017-18:
Started all 31 games to become the fourth Cyclone in history to start every game as a freshman … Earned All-Big 12 Honourable Mention honours and was on the Big 12 All-Newcomer team, averaging 16.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists … Finished fifth in the conference in scoring … Led 105 Canadian NCAA Division I players in scoring average … Broke ISU’s freshman record for scoring average, 20-point games with 13 and 3-point field goals made with 69 … Totalled 518 points, second most by any Cyclone freshman … Tallied 318 points in Big 12 play, becoming just the eighth freshman in league history to reach 300 points … 69 made three-pointers were 16th-most by any Cyclone player and 40.1 percent shooting from beyond the arc ranked as the fifth-best mark by an ISU rookie … Scored in double figures in 25 of 31 games … Registered a career-high 30 points against Baylor … First Cyclone rookie to score 20 points or more in a conference opener, tallying 23 points against Kansas State … … Had four or more three-pointers in seven games, including a career-best five threes against Baylor on February 4 … Scored 27 points at Kansas on January 10, matching the most by any Cyclone freshman against KU … Recorded one double-double, finishing with 14 points and 10 rebounds against Boise State on November 20
PROFESSIONAL STATISTICS
Totals
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
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2020-21 | Iowa Wolves (NBA G League) | 15 | 524 | 256 | 90-211 | 34-109 | 27-39 | 9 | 53 | 62 | 81 | 46 | 2 | 11 | 65 |
2019-20 | Nes-Ziona (Israel Winner League) | 10 | 185 | 86 | 22-40 | 5-28 | 27-41 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 19 |
2019-20 | Iowa Wolves (NBA G League) | 43 | 1144 | 648 | 135-278 | 83-241 | 80-115 | 36 | 121 | 157 | 152 | 110 | 14 | 25 | 116 |
Totals | 68 | 1852 | 990 | 213-420 | 122-378 | 134-195 | 49 | 184 | 233 | 255 | 176 | 19 | 44 | 199 |
Averages
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020-21 | Iowa Wolves (NBA G League) | 15 | 34.9 | 17.1 | 0.427 | 0.312 | 69.2 | 0.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 4.3 |
2019-20 | Nes-Ziona (Israel Winter League) | 10 | 18.5 | 8.6 | 0.550 | 0.179 | 0.659 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.9 |
2019-20 | Iowa Wolves (NBA G League) | 43 | 26.6 | 15.1 | 0.486 | 0.344 | 0.693 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
Totals | 68 | 27.2 | 14.6 | 0.507 | 0.323 | 0.687 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 2.9 |
COLLEGIATE STATISTICS
Totals
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | Iowa St. | 25 | 649 | 337 | 52-118 | 46-118 | 95-132 | 18 | 83 | 101 | 53 | 49 | 9 | 19 | 49 |
2017-18 | Iowa St. | 31 | 1022 | 518 | 102-241 | 69-172 | 107-162 | 20 | 96 | 116 | 88 | 78 | 13 | 28 | 92 |
Totals | 56 | 1671 | 855 | 154-359 | 115-290 | 202-294 | 38 | 179 | 217 | 141 | 127 | 22 | 47 | 141 |
Year | Team | G | MIN | PTS | 2FGP | 3FGP | FT | RO | RD | RT | AS | PF | BS | ST | TO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018-19 | Iowa St. | 25 | 26.0 | 13.5 | 0.440 | 0.390 | 0.720 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
2017-18 | Iowa St. | 31 | 33.0 | 16.7 | 0.423 | 0.401 | 0.660 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 3.0 |
Totals | 56 | 29.8 | 15.3 | 0.430 | 0.397 | 0.687 | 0.7 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.5 |