Andrew Wiggins: Nba & Net Worth [2023 Update]

Andrew Wiggins is a Canadian-born professional basketball player who plays as a forward for the Golden State Warriors in the NBA.

The charismatic basketball prodigy had begun his American basketball league as the first overall draft pick in 2014.

Before his professional career, Andrew used to play college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks. While at Kansas, he had received overwhelming appraisals for his performance throughout his brief college career.

The Warriors forward is having a fantastic time in the NBA, performing exceptionally well every season, winning several awards and accolades. The NBA included him in the All-Star game in 2022.

Likewise, the player was a recipient of NBA Rookie of the Year in 2015 as well.

Let’s discover more about this young Canadian star, Andrew Wiggins. But before moving into the detail, here are some quick facts about him.

Quick Facts

Early Life, Family & Education

On February 23, 1995, Andrew Wiggins was born in Ontario, Toronto, Canada. He is the youngest son of Mitchell (Father) and Marita Payne Wiggins (Mother).

Both his parents were professional sportspersons. His father, Mitchell, is a former NBA player and played basketball in Europe when Andrew was born. He retired from a professional career in 2003.

Likewise, his mother, Marita, was a track and field athlete who represented Canada in numerous international competitions. 

Since his high school days, Andrew continued playing basketball tournaments and later became the top prospect in the NBA. Similarly, Mitchell Jr. played college basketball for the Southeastern Fire. 

His other brother, Nicolas, played college basketball for the Wichita University team and currently plays in the NBA G League.

After briefly attending Vaughan Secondary School in Canada, Andrew moved to the United States and enrolled in the Huntington Prep School for high school education.

He eventually graduated high school from the same school in 2013. Wiggins later joined the University of Kansas in Lawrence for his further studies. 

Born in Ontario, Wiggins grew up in Thornhill in a large household with five other siblings. As he was the youngest of all, everyone adored him.

His older brothers, Mitchell Jr., and Nicholas, had already begun playing basketball when he was a little boy. They observed their father’s matches and hoped to achieve big in the future.

Young Wiggins enjoyed sports, so he too started playing with his brothers from a young age. All the kids from the Wiggins family had acquired athletic gifts from their parents, and Andrew later showed that he was better than everyone else.

He began playing organized basketball at the age of nine and progressed quickly.

Naming Himself ‘Mr. Fantastic’

For most of his life, Andrew has been known by the nickname, ”Maple Jordan”. However, the young ten-year-old kid wanted to be favored by a unique nickname-Mr. Fantastic.

Wiggins had just watched the movie Fantastic Four in 2005. And with the film, he came out with a new moniker for himself as he might have found ”Mr. Fantastic” alluring and image-perfect.

Andrew must have been highly influenced by the superpowers of Reed Richards, aka Mr. Fantastic.