Andrew Wiggins, thought to be the best high school basketball player, has decided to become a Jayhawk. The 6-foot-7 small forward has chosen Kansas over Florida State, Kentucky and North Carolina, according to ESPN.
Wiggins is from Toronto and is thought to be the best basketball prospect to come from the hockey crazy nation since Steve Nash. Wiggins played his senior year of high school at Huntington Prep in West Virginia where he averaged 23.6 points and 11.7 rebounds.
Wiggins' coach at Huntington, Rob Fulford, thinks that Wiggins' game will transfer smoothly from high school to college and eventually to the NBA.
"I don't know that he's got to change anything," Fulford said. "He's wired to score and I think that's what he'll do. He's going to continue to be who he is. I think he's going to be a great college player but I think he'll be a better pro because of the way the defenses are. You can't guard him in space."
Wiggins' choice to go to Kansas may not go over so well at home. Both of Wiggins' parents were star athletes at Florida State, Florida State was one of the schools hoping they could land the top recruit. Mitchell Wiggins was a star basketball player for the Seminoles before going on to play in the NBA. His mother, Martia Paynes-Wiggins, ran track and field for the Seminoles as well.
Wiggins will be joining a team without any returning seniors, according to the Sporting News. Fans of Kansas are hoping that Wiggins will be able to fill the scoring void created when Ben McLemore left for the NBA. Kansas coach Bill Self thinks Wiggins will be able to do that, and more.
"We think he's as good a prospect as we've ever had," Self said. "We're excited about it. He brings athleticism, length, scoring ability and he's also an assassin, an alpha dog, and you definitely need that when you have a whole bunch of young kids. I think he's going to be, not a good player, but has a chance to be a great one."
Wiggins will be joining a team that is very young but also very talented. Kansas has the second ranked recruiting class in the nation, trailing only Kentucky, according to ESPN.
