Andrew Wiggins Heads To Kansas (News)

The Number 1 Player in the 2013 Class in High School Hoops shocked many today. Toronto native Andrew Wiggins from Huntington Prep (WV) made his collegiate choice to attend Kansas University. The 6'7 Wiggins was highly recruited & was considering Florida State, North Carolina, Kansas & Kentucky as his final four choices. Wiggins 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."

Kansas will return Sophomores Perry Ellis and Jamari Traylor and junior guard Naadir Tharpe are essentially the Jayhawks' only significant returnees, and the trio combined for just 13.4 points a game last year. Wiggins will join two other five-star recruits in center Joel Embiid and wing Wayne Selden and two top-50 prospects, guard Conner Frankamp and forward Brannen Greene could make the Jayhawks a strong contender for a 10th consecutive Big 12 regular-season title.

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