Heroes sign Lindell Wigginton

Lindell Wigginton

Shandong Heroes (CBA) signed Lindell Wigginton, a 26-year-old Canadian guard from Iowa State, for the new season. He is the second import player on the team, with Marquese Chriss from the USA also on the roster. Wigginton most recently played for Xinjiang Flying Tigers, where he averaged 15.8ppg, 2.8rpg, 4.5apg, and 1.2spg in 26 CBA games last season. He helped Xinjiang reach the CBA final after finishing the regular season as the second-best team. Wigginton has also played for the Bucks in the NBA and briefly for the Herd in the NBA G League.
He represented Canada at the World Cup U19 in Cairo (Egypt) seven years ago. Wigginton's team won Gold and he had over 12 ppg.
He is a very experienced player. Wigginton has played professionally in Israel (Ironi Nes Ziona), NBA (Milwaukee Bucks), NBA G League (Iowa Wolves and Wisconsin Herd), Israel, Canada (Honey Badgers), and NBA Summer League (Milwaukee Bucks).
Among many awards he received, he won the USBasket.com All-CEBL Canadian Player of the Year award in 2021.
He graduated from Iowa State in 2019 and it'll be his sixth season in pro basketball.


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