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On Wiggins: A great athlete who returns as a long pole defender and face-off wingman ... was one of the top five high school players in the country ... brings a physical style of play ... not afraid to "body-up" on opponents ... good range ... "a great talent, but needs to maintain his discipline," according to Dave Cottle.
As a freshman (2005): Made his collegiate debut, picking up two groundballs, in 16-10 win over UMBC (3/19) ... one groundball in 9-4 win over No. 19 North Carolina (3/26) ... two groundballs in 9-8 loss at No. 8 Navy (4/8) ... two groundballs in 11-6 loss to No. 1 Johns Hopkins (4/15) ... one groundball and a caused turnover in 9-6 win at No. 15 Fairfield (4/23) ... one caused turnover in 9-5 win over No. 2 Duke (5/1) to win the ACC championship ... career high three groundballs and a caused turnover in 21-6 drubbing of Penn (5/7) at Lincoln Financial Field ... one groundball in 14-10 win over No. 11 Penn State (5/14) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... one groundball in 9-8 overtime win over No. 8 Georgetown (5/22) in the NCAA Quarterfinals ... career-high five groundballs in 18-9 loss to No. 2 Duke (5/28) in the NCAA Semifinals.
Before Maryland: US Lacrosse high school All-American ... led Darien to a 19-3 record in 2004 ... all-state ... also played receiver on the Darien football team.
Personal: Son of Steve and Katherine Wiggins ... brother of Matt and Rosie adopted brother, Akin Akinbala, played basketball at Clemson from 2001-05 ... also recruited by Johns Hopkins, Virginia and Georgetown ... hobbies include fishing, golfing and yachting ... majoring in business.
| Charlie Wiggins' Career Statistics |
Year |
GP/GS |
G |
A |
Pts. |
Shots |
EMG |
GB |
CT |
Pen. |
2005 |
13/0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
4 |
1/1:00 |
Total |
13/0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
4 |
1/1:00 |
