Clemson was a popular pick to crash out of the NCAA Tournament in the opening round. Now the question is whether one of their players is related to an NBA star as they march into the Sweet 16.
While the music hasn’t stopped and left the Tigers without a chair just yet, the “Jeopardy” theme is a completely different story.
Fans everywhere are now playing the name game, trying to figure out the connection between Clemson’s Chauncey Wiggins and the Golden State Warriors’ Andrew Wiggins. As both players continue to waltz their way through March, it begs the question, is there even a connection?
Here is everything you need to know about whether Chauncey is related to Andrew Wiggins.
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Is Chauncey Wiggins related to Andrew Wiggins?
The Wiggins duo is fortunate enough to share the same last name and play the game of basketball, but that’s about where the connection ends.
Golden State’s Wiggins comes from Toronto, Ontario, which is quite a ways from Clemson’s forward that hails from Grayson, GA. The duo both sharing the name on the back of their jerseys is purely coincidence.
Does Andrew Wiggins have a brother?
Although Andrew is not related to Aaron or Chauncey Wiggins, the Warriors forward does have an older brother that plays basketball. Nick Wiggins went undrafted in 2014, the same year his brother was selected with the No. 1 pick by the Cavaliers.
The 33-year-old has bounced around since then, playing for 12 different teams since leaving Wichita State. Most recently, the elder Wiggins played for the Pacific Caesar Surabaya of the Indonesian Basketball League before stepping away in March to take care of a personal matter at home.
Wiggins’ other brother, Mitchell Jr., also played basketball collegiately at Southeastern University.
