Adrian Wiggins

Adrian Michael Wiggins (born October 15, 1973) is an American basketball coach who is currently head boys' basketball coach at Clovis East High School. Prior to that, he was the head women's basketball coach at Fresno State.

Adrian Wiggins
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamClovis East HS
Biographical details
Born (1973-10-15) October 15, 1973
Lawton, Oklahoma
Playing career
Baseball
1992–1995Cameron
Position(s)Pitcher/outfielder
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Basketball
1996–1997Lawton HS (boys' asst.)
1997–1999Lawton HS (boys')
1999–2000Cameron (women's asst.)
2000–2002Cameron (women's)
2002–2005Fresno State (women's asst.)
2005–2012Fresno State (women's)
2013–presentClovis East HS (boys')
Head coaching record
Overall215–83 (college)
53–33 (high school)
Tournaments0–5 (NCAA D-I)
2–2 (WNIT)
0–1 (NCAA D-II)

Early life and education

Born and raised in Lawton, Oklahoma, Wiggins graduated from MacArthur High School in 1991.[1] At MacArthur, Wiggins was an all-state pitcher on the baseball team in addition to playing basketball.[2][3]

After high school, Wiggins attended Cameron University, a Division II school in Lawton, and played on the baseball team for four years at pitcher and outfielder. As a senior in 1995, Wiggins had a 4–4 record with a 4.84 ERA and 35 strikeouts in 14 pitching appearances with 12 starts. He also had a .265 batting average with eight home runs, eight doubles, and 33 RBI in 49 games.[4] Wiggins graduated from Cameron in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in psychology.[5]

Coaching career

YMCA and Lawton High

From 1992 to 1996, Wiggins helped organize a midnight basketball league at the Lawton YMCA, in addition to being a camp counselor. In 1996, he was a boys' varsity basketball assistant coach at Lawton High School, then was promoted to head coach a year later and stayed for two years.[5]

Cameron

In 1999, Wiggins returned to Cameron to be a women's basketball assistant coach, before being promoted to head coach on May 31, 2000.[5] In the 2001–02 season, he led Cameron to a 25–5 record, the Lone Star Conference North Division title, and first-ever NCAA Division II Tournament appearance.[6]

Fresno State

Wiggins moved up to the Division I level in 2002 as an assistant coach at Fresno State, first under Britt King in 2002–03 and Stacy Johnson-Klein in the next season. On February 9, 2005, Wiggins became interim head coach while Johnson-Klein was suspended and subsequently fired.[7][8] Wiggins had a 7–4 record in his time as interim head coach at the end of the 2004–05 season, including an appearance in the WNIT.[9][10] Wiggins continued to be interim head coach during the 2005–06 season as Fresno State conducted a national search for a long-term head coach. After completing a historically best 24–8 season and second straight WNIT appearance, Wiggins was promoted to the head coaching position long term on April 7, 2006.[1] In the subsequent seasons, Wiggins led the team to six straight winning seasons, including five straight NCAA Tournament appearances from 2008 to 2012.[6]

Ole Miss

On March 26, 2012, Wiggins was hired at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).[6] However, on October 20, prior to the season, the university placed Wiggins on administrative leave and fired two of his assistant coaches due to NCAA violations, namely improper academic and recruiting conduct.[11][12] Two days later, Mississippi fired Wiggins.[13]

Clovis East High

In January 2013, Wiggins was hired at Clovis East High as boys' varsity basketball head coach, effective in the following school year.[14] In three seasons, Wiggins has gone 53–33 at Clovis East.[15]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Cameron Aggies (Lone Star Conference) (2000–2002)
2000–01 Cameron 15–127–5T–3rd (North)[16]
2001–02 Cameron 25–510–21st (North)[17]NCAA Division II First Round
Cameron: 40–1717–7
Fresno State Bulldogs (Western Athletic Conference) (2005–2012)
2004–05 Fresno State 7–47–2T–4th*WNIT First Round
2005–06 Fresno State 24–814–22ndWNIT Third Round[18]
2006–07 Fresno State 18–1310–6T–3rd
2007–08 Fresno State 22–1114–2T–1stNCAA First Round
2008–09 Fresno State 24–912–4T–1stNCAA First Round
2009–10 Fresno State 27–716–01stNCAA First Round
2010–11 Fresno State 25–814–22ndNCAA First Round
2011–12 Fresno State 28–613–11stNCAA First Round
Fresno State: 175–66100–19
Total:215–83

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

*Wiggins took over as interim head coach on February 9, 2005, after the suspension of Stacy Johnson-Klein. Their cumulative record for the season was 20–11 (10–8 WAC).[9][19]

References
  1. "Adrian Wiggins Named Women's Basketball Head Coach". Fresno State. April 7, 2006. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  2. "OCA All-State Teams". The Oklahoman. May 26, 1991. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  3. Sherman, Mike (February 11, 1991). "Mac Climbs Another Step on Stairway to Highlander Heaven". The Oklahoman. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  4. Final 1995 Baseball Statistics Report: Cameron University
  5. "Adrian Wiggins, Head Women's Basketball Coach". Cameron University. Archived from the original on May 2, 2002. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  6. "Adrian Wiggins". University of Mississippi. 2012. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  7. "Adrian Wiggins". Fresno State. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  8. Kroichick, Ron (March 9, 2005). "Turmoil in Fresno / Firing of Johnson-Klein becomes lightning rod". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  9. NCAA Career Statistics database search for Adrian Wiggins under Coaches
  10. "Women's Basketball Falls To Texas A&M-Corpus Christi In WNIT, 56–53". Fresno State. March 18, 2005. Archived from the original on March 21, 2005. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  11. Alford, Parrish (October 21, 2012). "On brink of season, Ole Miss women in turmoil". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.
  12. "Personnel Changes Announced With Women's Basketball". Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  13. "Ole Miss women's basketball coach Adrian Wiggins is out amid recruiting investigation". Gulflive.com. October 22, 2012. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  14. Tran, Tommy (January 16, 2013). "Warm welcome for Coach Adrian Wiggins". KFSN. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  15. "Teams - Clovis East Timberwolves Basketball (Clovis, CA)". www.maxpreps.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
  16. "Lone Star Conference Women's - Standings/Schedules". static.lonestarconference.org.
  17. "Lone Star Conference -- Women - Leaders". static.lonestarconference.org.
  18. "2020-21 Fresno State Bulldogs Women's Basketball Schedule". ESPN.
  19. "Western Athletic Conference Standings - Women's College Basketball - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
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