| Adrian Wiggins | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Clovis East HS |
| Birth Date: | 15 October 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Lawton, Oklahoma |
| Player Sport1: | Baseball |
| Player Years2: | 1992–1995 |
| Player Team2: | Cameron |
| Player Positions: | Pitcher/outfielder |
| Coach Sport1: | Basketball |
| Coach Years2: | 1996–1997 |
| Coach Team2: | Lawton HS (boys' asst.) |
| Coach Years3: | 1997–1999 |
| Coach Team3: | Lawton HS (boys') |
| Coach Years4: | 1999–2000 |
| Coach Team4: | Cameron (women's asst.) |
| Coach Years5: | 2000–2002 |
| Coach Team5: | Cameron (women's) |
| Coach Years6: | 2002–2005 |
| Coach Team6: | Fresno State (women's asst.) |
| Coach Years7: | 2005–2012 |
| Coach Team7: | Fresno State (women's) |
| Coach Years8: | 2013–present |
| Coach Team8: | Clovis East HS (boys') |
| Overall Record: | 215–83 (college) 53–33 (high school) |
| Tournament Record: | 0–5 (NCAA D-I) 2–2 (WNIT) 0–1 (NCAA D-II) |
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.
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]
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.Final 1995 Baseball Statistics Report: Cameron University Wiggins graduated from Cameron in 1995 with a bachelor's degree in psychology.[4]
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.[4]
In 1999, Wiggins returned to Cameron to be a women's basketball assistant coach, before being promoted to head coach on May 31, 2000.[4] 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.[5] Web site: Turmoil in Fresno / Firing of Johnson-Klein becomes lightning rod. Kroichick, Ron. San Francisco Chronicle. March 9, 2005. July 20, 2016. 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.[7] 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.[5]
On March 26, 2012, Wiggins was hired at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).[5] 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.[8] [9] Two days later, Mississippi fired Wiggins.Web site: Ole Miss women's basketball coach Adrian Wiggins is out amid recruiting investigation. Gulflive.com. October 22, 2012. July 20, 2016.
In January 2013, Wiggins was hired at Clovis East High School as boys' varsity basketball head coach, effective in the following school year.[10] In his first three seasons, Wiggins went 53–33 at Clovis East.[11]
*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).[7] [12]
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.[5]