Mitchell Wiggins, former NBA player and father of Canada’s Andrew Wiggins, has died at the age of 64.
The Houston Rockets, one of Mitchell Wiggins’ former teams, announced his death on Friday.
Wiggins played in 389 career NBA games across six seasons with the Rockets, Chicago Bulls and Philadelphia 76ers. His best season came with the Rockets in 1989-90 when he averaged 15.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game on 48.8 per cent shooting from the field.
Wiggins was also part of the 1985-86 Rockets teams that advanced to the NBA Finals and then lost to Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics in six games.
After his career in the NBA ended in 1991-92, Wiggins went on to have a successful career overseas in Greece where he earned multiple All-Star nods.
Andrew Wiggins, who currently plays for the Golden State Warriors, has missed time over the past two seasons due to personal reasons. Wiggins never officially confirmed the reason for his absence, but in April, The Atheltic’s Shams Charania reported that his absence during the 2023-24 season was because Mitchell had a serious medical situation.