Andrew Wiggins Commits to Kansas

Andrew Wiggins will go from being the American Family Insurance USA TODAY Sports Player of the Year to being go-to guy on the 2013-14 Jayhawks team, the star of an already highly touted incoming freshman class. Wiggins, a 6-8 forward from Huntington (W.Va.) Prep who scored 23.4 points and grabbed 11.2 rebounds per game this season, passed up a chance to be part of what's being hailed as the greatest recruiting class since the Fab Five, Kentucky's. Instead of being one star among two handfuls, he'll be the guy at Kansas.

"Obviously, everyone in Jayhawk-land is overwhelmed and excited today," Kansas coach Bill Self said in a statement. "This was a pleasant surprise because we never had an idea which way he was leading. Andrew did this the exact way he said he was going to. He played his cards very close to his vest as did his mother and father. I knew we were one of four. The competition was very stiff and we were fortunate that we were able to ink him today. He's a tremendous talent and a terrific kid. Probably an even better kid than he is a talent. We think he has a chance to be about as good a prospect as we've ever had."

"He brings athleticism, length, scoring ability and he's also an assassin, an alpha dog and we definitely need that when you have a whole bunch of young kids," Self said. "I think he's going to be not just a good player, but have the chance to be a great one. I know the people that support our program are going to be pleasantly surprised when they see him run and play the very first time he gets the opportunity."

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Andrew Wiggins Possibly Headed to Kentucky?

Andrew Wiggins declined to talk about his recruitment after taking an official visit to Kentucky this week. “He’s not going to give up much,” Huntington Prep coach Rob Fulford said. “You guys know him well enough.” Wiggins’ parents, both of whom attended Florida State, accompanied him on the trip to Kentucky. Fulford addressed a popular narrative in recruiting circles that Wiggins is already sold on Kentucky and that this week’s trip was about selling his parents on the Wildcats. “That could be. It could be. I don’t know,” Fulford said. “There’s no doubt about it that it could be. The fact that his parents are on his visits is crucial. Had they not gone to any of the other ones, I would have said that Florida State was a lock. Because they wouldn’t have had anything to compare it to. The fact that they are going says a lot about the process and that they had a chance to see different places.”

RealGM - Wiggins Quiet After Official Visit to Kentucky


Something's definitely up here. I have to agree with the author of the article in thinking that the only reason that Wiggins' would take his parents with him to UK, is to try and convince them that it's the right choice for him. Calipari has been raking in the top high school prospects over the years, and the 6'8 small forward out of Toronto, Canada could be his latest prize. Read more