| Mitchell Wiggins |
Full Name: Mitchell Lee Wiggins
Born: September 28, 1959, Kinston, N.C.
Died: September 9, 2024
School: North Lenior High School in LaGrange, North Carolina
Clemson in Clemson, South Carolina
Seminole Relations: Husband of Marita Payne
Legacy Bricks: Legacy Walk Map Link
1994 Basketball HOF - Loc 20
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 80-81 22 G-F 6-4 185 Jr Griffin, GA 81-82 22 G-F 6-4 185 Jr-R * Griffin, GA 82-83 22 G 6-4 185 Sr-R * Griffin, GA |
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| Conference Awards |
| Basketball |
Year Award 1982 Metro Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team 1983 Metro Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team |
| All-American Awards |
| Basketball |
Year Award 1982 Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention 1983 Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention |
| Member of the FSU Hall of Fame |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1994 |
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Mitchell Wiggins, an All-American and Florida State's career scoring leader, made his mark at FSU in just two short seasons. The North Carolina native came to Florida State via McDonnell Junior
College where he was a junior college All-American. As a junior in 1982, his first season at FSU, Wiggins averaged 23.8 points per game to become the school's first Metro Conference scoring champion. He averaged just under 10 rebounds per contest, the best mark in the country for a guard. Wiggins represented Florida State while touring with the United States national team in the summer of 1982. A first round draft pick of the Indiana Pacers in 1983, Wiggins was traded to the Houston Rockets, where he spent five of his six NBA seasons. He also played for the Golden State Warriors and Seattle Supersonics, averaging over 10 points per game in his NBA career.
Wiggins is still enjoying his professional career overseas in Europe. DOD obtained from NBA.com. |
| FSU Statistics |
| Basketball |
--3 Point--- ----REBOUNDS-----
Year GP GS Min FGM FGA PCT FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT PTS AVG OFF DEF TOT AVG PF DQ AST TO BLK STL
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81-82 22 22 808 223 388 .575 .000 77 102 .755 523 23.8 213 9.7 61 1 40 61 4 37
82-83 24 24 873 216 410 .527 .000 112 147 .762 544 22.7 196 8.2 82 5 39 60 3 50
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Tot 46 46 1681 439 798 .550 0 0 .000 189 249 .759 1067 23.2 0 0 409 8.9 143 6 79 121 7 87
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| Basketball |
Game Statistics 1981-82 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dec 19 Auburn 1 g 31 8 18 4 4 20 3 10 13 4 0 3 0 0 Dec 22 South Carolina 1 g 40 14 22 9 13 37 9 1 0 1 0 1 Dec 29 UNC-Charlotte 1 g 33 11 21 4 5 26 10 5 6 3 0 0 Dec 30 Dayton 1 g 39 11 17 4 7 26 15 3 4 4 0 1 Jan 4 Louisville 1 g 39 13 24 5 6 31 4 2 6 4 1 3 0 0 Jan 9 Memphis State 1 g 39 13 26 2 3 28 8 3 11 2 1 4 2 2 Jan 11 Florida 1 g 34 15 21 7 8 37 3 6 9 4 2 4 0 5 Jan 14 Saint Louis 1 g 37 9 17 3 4 21 1 7 8 2 5 3 1 3 Jan 16 Virginia Tech 1 g 37 6 14 2 2 14 2 7 9 2 1 3 0 0 Jan 23 Saint Louis 1 g 31 13 23 1 2 27 7 7 14 3 1 2 0 0 Jan 25 Saint Leo College 1 g 35 11 14 5 8 27 5 2 7 2 1 0 0 5 Jan 27 Jacksonville 1 g 44 10 19 4 7 24 11 0 3 2 0 3 Jan 30 Louisville 1 g 37 5 11 2 2 12 1 5 6 4 4 4 0 3 Feb 1 Tulane 1 g 37 5 10 1 1 11 2 3 5 4 2 3 0 2 Feb 10 Tulane 1 g 39 6 12 2 2 14 3 3 6 4 1 0 0 0 Feb 13 Memphis State 1 g 33 13 18 0 1 26 5 7 12 4 2 4 0 2 Feb 20 Cincinnati 1 g 37 11 20 7 10 29 10 10 20 3 1 4 0 1 Feb 22 South Carolina 1 g 39 12 21 4 6 28 7 1 8 3 0 4 0 2 Feb 25 Virginia Tech 1 g 38 13 18 2 2 28 5 6 11 1 2 2 0 1 Feb 27 Cincinnati 1 g 33 7 11 4 4 18 0 5 5 2 3 2 0 2 Mar 5 Tulane 1 g 40 4 9 5 5 13 1 7 8 1 0 2 1 2 Mar 6 Louisville 1 g 36 13 22 0 0 26 4 6 10 3 0 4 0 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 22 22 808 223 388 0 0 77 102 523 71 97 213 61 40 61 4 37 1982-83 3 Point --REBOUNDS-- Date Opponent GP GS Min FGM FGA FGM FGA FTM FTA PTS OFF DEF TOT PF AST TO BLK STL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nov 29 Saint Leo College 1 g 32 9 11 5 6 23 3 6 9 3 3 2 0 5 Dec 1 Auburn 1 g 29 8 16 1 4 17 10 5 2 4 0 1 Dec 6 Florida A&M 1 g 33 9 16 2 4 20 5 4 9 3 1 2 0 2 Dec 29 San Diego State 1 g 36 17 19 2 3 36 9 4 0 1 0 5 Dec 30 Tulsa 1 g 34 4 13 7 7 15 7 3 3 4 0 0 Jan 2 New Mexico 1 g 27 12 19 3 3 27 7 5 1 2 1 1 Jan 4 Jacksonville 1 g 36 4 9 4 4 12 3 1 2 3 0 2 Jan 8 Louisville 1 g 31 6 17 0 0 12 5 6 11 5 2 2 0 1 Jan 13 Southern Mississippi 1 g 29 8 18 7 10 23 4 6 10 0 3 1 0 2 Jan 15 Virginia Tech 1 g 39 9 15 14 15 32 3 4 7 4 0 2 0 2 Jan 22 Cincinnati 1 g 39 9 15 3 3 21 3 4 7 4 1 2 0 3 Jan 29 Southern Mississippi 1 g 39 9 15 8 9 26 4 5 9 2 3 3 1 4 Feb 2 South Carolina 1 g 44 12 19 3 4 27 8 3 1 2 0 1 Feb 5 Cincinnati 1 g 36 4 17 2 2 10 2 5 7 2 1 5 1 0 Feb 7 Louisville 1 g 39 9 17 2 6 20 1 3 4 4 0 3 0 2 Feb 12 Jacksonville 1 g 33 9 14 6 7 24 1 10 11 4 0 5 0 2 Feb 14 Tulane 1 g 50 11 17 3 5 25 4 4 8 4 1 2 0 3 Feb 19 Virginia Tech 1 g 40 10 20 6 8 26 7 8 15 2 7 5 0 0 Feb 22 New Mexico 1 g 39 12 18 5 7 29 4 3 7 4 2 0 0 1 Feb 26 Memphis State 1 g 40 14 26 9 11 37 4 5 9 2 1 1 0 4 Feb 28 South Carolina 1 g 39 12 23 7 13 31 5 3 8 5 1 2 0 3 Mar 3 Memphis State 1 g 32 6 21 5 7 17 3 1 4 4 2 3 0 0 Mar 5 Tulane 1 g 38 5 18 6 7 16 6 4 10 4 1 2 0 3 Mar 11 Memphis State 1 g 39 8 17 2 2 18 5 2 7 5 1 2 0 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 24 24 873 216 410 0 0 112 147 544 69 83 196 82 39 60 3 50 |
| Pro Career |
| Basketball | |
Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 Drafted: 1983, 1st Round #23, Indiana Pacers, G Debut: October 29, 1983 Year Abbr Team No Pos 83-84 Chi Chicago Bulls 15 G 84-85 Hou Houston Rockets 15 G 85-86 Hou Houston Rockets 15 G 86-87 Hou Houston Rockets 15 G 89-90 Hou Houston Rockets 15 G 91-92 Phi Philadelphia 76ers 23 G |
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| Pro Statistics |
| Basketball |
Year Team GP GS Min FGM FGA Pct 3FGM 3FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct O-RB D-RB Tot PF DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 83-84 Chi 82 40 2123 399 890 .448 7 29 .241 213 287 .742 138 190 328 278 8 187 139 11 106 1018 12.4 84-85 Hou 82 24 1575 318 657 .484 6 23 .261 96 131 .733 110 125 235 195 1 119 90 13 83 738 9.0 85-86 Hou 78 0 1198 222 489 .454 1 12 .083 86 118 .729 87 72 159 155 1 101 62 5 59 531 6.8 86-87 Hou 32 19 788 153 350 .437 0 5 .000 49 65 .754 74 59 133 82 1 76 50 3 44 355 11.1 89-90 Hou 66 52 1852 416 853 .488 0 3 .000 192 237 .810 133 153 286 165 104 87 1 85 1024 15.5 91-92 Phi 49 0 569 88 229 .384 0 1 .000 35 51 .686 43 51 94 67 22 25 1 20 211 4.3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6 Years 389 135 8105 1596 3468 .460 14 73 .192 671 889 .755 585 650 1235 942 11 609 453 34 397 3877 10.0 Playoffs Year Team GP GS Min FGM FGA Pct 3FGM 3FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct O-RB D-RB Tot PF DQ Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 84-85 Hou 5 0 45 9 18 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 1 4 1 3 0 4 18 3.6 85-86 Hou 20 0 443 89 179 .497 0 3 .000 21 28 .750 38 38 76 31 27 3 14 199 9.9 89-90 Hou 4 0 51 7 15 .467 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 4 9 13 2 4 0 1 16 4.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Years 29 0 539 105 212 .495 0 3 .000 23 31 .742 45 48 93 0 0 34 34 3 19 233 8.0 |