Aaron Wiggins

About

Aaron Daniel Wiggins (born January 2, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins, where he was named Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year in 2020.
Wiggins was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round of the 2021 NBA draft. Spending five seasons with the team, he won an NBA championship with the Thunder in 2025. He was traded to the Hawks during the 2026 off-season.

Wiggins grew up playing basketball, football and running track. Through his childhood, he played the piano and trombone, acted in plays and danced. Wiggins played basketball for Grimsley High School in Greensboro, North Carolina before transferring to Wesleyan Christian Academy in High Point, North Carolina. As a senior, he was an NCISAA Class 3A All-State selection. Wiggins competed for Team Charlotte on the Amateur Athletic Union circuit. A consensus four-star recruit, he committed to play college basketball for Maryland on June 3, 2017. He had drawn the attention of Maryland’s coaching staff while they were visiting Wesleyan to watch his teammate Jaylen Hoard….