46 Facts About Candice Wiggins

Candice Dana Wiggins was born on February 14,1987 and is an American former professional basketball player.

Candice Wiggins has won a WNBA championship and a WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year.

Candice Wiggins was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1987 where her father, Alan Wiggins, played Major League Baseball for the Baltimore Orioles.

When Candice Wiggins was three years of age, she was hit by a car backing out of a driveway and almost lost one of her eyes.

When Candice Wiggins was in the first grade, she scored 30 points playing against fourth graders in basketball.

Candice Wiggins' father died of AIDS when Candice Wiggins was only four years old.

Candice Wiggins has partnered with Until There's A Cure, a non-profit organization that raises awareness and funds to combat AIDS through the sale of The Bracelet.

Candice Wiggins attended La Jolla Country Day School in La Jolla, California for high school.

Candice Wiggins was a four-year letter-winner in both volleyball and basketball.

Candice Wiggins led La Jolla Country Day to the state championship game in each of her four seasons, winning it twice.

Candice Wiggins captained the United States Junior National Team that won gold.

When Candice Wiggins came to Stanford University she was offered a scholarship for both basketball and volleyball.

Candice Wiggins averaged 17.5 points per game and was named both the Pac-10 Conference Freshman of the Year and Player of The Year.

Candice Wiggins made second team All-American and was a Kodak All-American, the only freshman on either list.

Candice Wiggins averaged 21.8 points per game and made 90 three-pointers over the course of the season.

Candice Wiggins was again named Pac-10 Player of The Year and Second team All-American, as well as Kodak All-American.

Candice Wiggins missed 5 games due to ankle and hamstring injuries, but averaged 16.9 points per game.

However, Candice Wiggins was the only Pac-10 Player to be a Kodak All-American as she again made second team.

Candice Wiggins played for the USA team in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

On January 31,2008, Candice Wiggins scored 18 points in a win over USC at Maples Pavilion and passed Kate Starbird as the all-time leading scorer in Stanford women's basketball history.

Candice Wiggins is one of only seven women's basketball players to have been a four-time All American.

Candice Wiggins is a member of Delta Sigma Theta sorority, and became a member of the Omicron Chi Chapter in Spring 2007.

Candice Wiggins graduated from Stanford with a degree in communications in the spring of 2008.

Candice Wiggins was chosen by the Minnesota Lynx as the third overall pick in the 2008 WNBA draft.

On May 18,2008, Candice Wiggins played in her first WNBA game.

Candice Wiggins was named WNBA Rookie of the Month for the month of June 2008.

Candice Wiggins suffered an injury during the first quarter of a July 24,2008 game against the Indiana Fever.

Candice Wiggins was removed from the court in a wheelchair.

Candice Wiggins went on to win the 2008 WNBA Sixth Woman of the Year Award and was named to the WNBA All-Rookie Team after averaging a career-high 15.7 ppg off the bench for the Lynx.

On June 29,2009, Candice Wiggins was awarded the Player of the Week Award for the Western Conference.

In June 2010, Candice Wiggins ruptured her Achilles tendon with just eight seconds remaining in a game against the New York Liberty; the injury ended her season after eight games.

Candice Wiggins returned to action in 2011 as a primary backup at the guard position.

In October 2011, Candice Wiggins won her first WNBA championship after the Lynx defeated the Atlanta Dream in the Finals.

On March 1,2013, Candice Wiggins was traded to the Tulsa Shock in a three-team deal.

Candice Wiggins signed with the Los Angeles Sparks on April 2,2014.

On March 9,2015, Candice Wiggins signed with the New York Liberty.

On March 22,2016, Candice Wiggins announced her retirement from the WNBA after eight seasons.

Candice Wiggins' remarks led to a major backlash from many WNBA players and other sports figures, but she largely stood by them.

Candice Wiggins was the third leading scorer for the team, averaging 15.2 points per game.

Candice Wiggins continued with the team as it became the U19 team, and competed in the 2005 U19 World Championships in Tunis, Tunisia.

Candice Wiggins was the second leading scorer for the team, averaging 15.8 points per game and was second on the team for steals with 16.

Candice Wiggins was invited to try out for the United States Senior National Team and was named as an injury replacement or alternate.

Candice Wiggins spent the summer of 2007 playing in Chile with different United States National teams and was eventually named United States Basketball Female Athlete of The Year for 2007.

Candice Wiggins was invited to the USA Basketball Women's National Team training camp in the fall of 2009.

In 2011, Candice Wiggins was again chosen for the national team initial training camps, from which USA Basketball would select the team to represent the US in the 2012 Olympics, though Candice Wiggins was ultimately not selected for the senior national team.

In September 2013 and November 2014, Candice Wiggins traveled to Nicaragua and then Chile as a SportsUnited Sports Envoy for the US Department of State.