Mitchell Wiggins
Mitchell Wiggins
Full Name:  Mitchell Lee Wiggins
   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
Basketball
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                 


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
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.



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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
      ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
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
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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
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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


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
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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
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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