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Lindell Wigginton

Canadian basketball player (born 1998)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 21, 2026
Entity authorityQ32859536
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Lindell Shamar Wigginton ( lin-DEL; born March 28, 1998) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Shanxi Loongs of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones.

High school career

Wigginton's mother grew up in Halifax's Uniacke Square and his father is from North Preston. He played one year at Prince Andrew High School in his native Dartmouth, Nova Scotia for Coach Ken Cooper before moving to the United States to join Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia at the age of 15.

A four-star recruit in ESPN's ranking, he committed to Iowa State in October 2016, choosing the Cyclones over schools such as Arizona State and Oregon. Representing the World Select Team, Wigginton saw 22:16 minutes of action at the 2017 Nike Hoop Summit, scoring eleven points and handing out a team-high seven assists.

College career

As a freshman, Wigginton was one of the best players for Iowa State, averaging 16.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. However, he struggled with turnover problems, losing possession 92 times on the year. After the season, Wigginton declared himself eligible for the 2018 NBA draft but did not hire an agent and ultimately returned to school. In his sophomore season, he averaged 13.4 points, four rebounds and 2.1 assists in 26 minutes per game and was named the Big 12 Conference Sixth Man of the Year.

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“Lindell Wigginton” enters the record as canadian basketball player (born 1998). Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Lindell, Wigginton and Canadian can confirm, complicate or overturn.

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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 21, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q32859536. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1998, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

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