Demajeo Wiggins

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Position:
Forward
Height:
6-10
Weight:
240
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Toledo, Ohio
High School:
Springfield

2017-18
Second Team All-MAC … Played and started in 31 games … Totaled 426 points, 314 rebounds, 26 assists and 15 blocks … Averaged 13.7 points (second on the team) and a team-high 10.1 rebounds … Averaged 27.9 minutes per game (864 total) … Shot 69.4 percent (120-for-173) from the free throw line … His rebounding average (10.1) and rebounding total (314) were the highest from a Falcon since Cornelius Cash averaged 13.0 rebounds and pulled down a total of 350 rebounds in 1974-75 … His 314 rebounds in 2017-18 ranked eighth all-time for a single season at BGSU … One of just two players in the Mid-American Conference to have averaged a double-double … Registered 17 double-doubles … Ranked 22nd in the MAC in scoring (13.7 PPG), while ranking second in rebounding (10.1 RPG) and fifth in field goal percentage (55.8 percent) … Led the team with 26 dunks … Scored 10-plus points in 25 games, while recording 10-plus rebounds in 18 games … Closed out the regular season with seven-consecutive double-doubles … Scored a career-high 25 points in an overtime win vs. Lake Erie … Totaled a 20-point double-double vs. USC Upstate, as he also added 12 rebounds … Posted 17 points and 12 rebounds in a home victory over San Jose State … Registered a season-high 16 rebounds in an overtime win at Green Bay … Added 15 points and 15 rebounds in a win at the Stroh Center over Northern Illinois … Poured in 18 points, while going 10-for-14 at the charity stripe at Akron … In arguably the game of his career, finished with 22 points (8-of-9 FG), 15 rebounds and a career-high five assists at Miami … In just 18 minutes of action at home versus Central Michigan, posted 13 points and 11 rebounds … Chipped in with 18 points and 11 rebounds in a blowout win vs. Ohio … Played a career-high 40 minutes in a wild overtime win over Eastern Michigan, finishing with 17 points and 15 rebounds … Hauled down 15 rebounds two more times on the season in away games at Buffalo and Ohio … In the regular-season finale vs. Buffalo, added 15 points and 10 rebounds.

2016-17
Played and started in all 32 games … Totaled 320 points, 250 rebounds, 22 assists and 18 blocks … Averaged 10.0 points and a team-high 7.8 rebounds … Averaged 24.6 minutes per game (788 total) … His 7.8 rebounds ranked sixth in the MAC … One of three Falcons to average at least 10.0 points … Registered a team-high six double-doubles … Posted nine double-digit rebounding games, and 15 double-figure scoring games … Shot 48.7 percent (112-of-230) from the floor, which ranked first on the team and 13th in the conference … Shot 61.1 percent (96-of-157) from the free throw line after shooting 37.9 percent as a freshman … Registered seven points and 12 rebounds at South Dakota … Scored 13 points, and added nine rebounds in a home win over Murray State … Posted the first double-double of his career at Evansville, recording 18 points and 12 rebounds while going 8-for-13 at the charity stripe … Picked up a double-double in consecutive games versus Alabama A&M (10 points, 10 rebounds) and Norfolk State (15 points, 11 rebounds) … Shot 10-of-17 from the floor, scoring a career-high 21 points and adding eight rebounds at Akron in the conference opener … Followed up a big performance at Akron with 17 points (6-of-11) and eight rebounds in a win at Ball State … In his hometown of Toledo, notched 17 points and 11 rebounds versus the Rockets … Recorded a double-double in two-straight games for the second time on the year, as he followed up the game at Toledo with 14 points and 14 rebounds in a win at the Stroh Center against Ball State … Posted a third-straight double-double, as he scored 11 points and hauled in a historic 22 rebounds at Central Michigan … His 22 rebounds at CMU were the most from a Falcon in 43 years … Scored 16 points, while chipping in with seven rebounds in a double-OT home win over Toledo … Registered 16 points and eight rebounds, and scored the game-winning layup with 1.3 seconds left in overtime to win at Kent State … Scored in double-figures two more times on the season in away games at Ohio and Toledo.

2015-16
Played in 32 games, starting the last seven contests of the season as a true freshman … Totaled 498 minutes overall on the season … Averaged 4.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per game on the year … Led the team with a 56.4 (62-of-110) field goal percentage on the season … Was second on the team with 17 blocked shots for the season … Fourth on the team with 140 total rebounds on the year … Averaged 1.8 offensive rebounds in conference play, which ranked 12th in the MAC …. Scored in double figures in four games on the year … Had a career-high 13 points in the home loss to Western Michigan … Tallied 12 points and nine rebounds at Miami (Ohio) … Also poured in 10 points in wins at Cleveland State and in the MAC quarterfinals versus Central Michigan … Collected a career-high 11 rebounds in the home win versus Miami (Ohio) … Also totaled nine rebounds in the home contest versus Toledo … Recorded two blocks at SEMO, versus Miami (Ohio) and against WMU … Shot 50 percent or better from the field in 19 different games on the year … Logged double digit minutes in 26 different contests on the season, including a season-high 26 minutes in the home game versus the WMU Broncos.

High School
Played at nearby Springfield H.S. where he was coached by former University of Toledo head coach Stan Joplin ... Led the Blue Devils to a 17-5 overall record, a sectional title win, and a third-place finish in the Northern Lakes League with a 10-4 conference mark his senior season ... Averaged 12.3 points and 5.6 rebounds per game for the Blue Devils to earn All-Northern Lakes League First-Team honors as a senior ... Was also named to the Division I All-District Second-Team and received All-Ohio Honorable Mention accolades his senior season ... Tabbed the Blue Devils' Defensive Player of the Year in 2014-15 ... Also a member of the Ohio Basketball Club AAU program, coached by Michael Duncan, Barry Egan and Dennis Barba.

Personal
Demajeo Willie Wiggins was born on August 10, 1997 in Toledo, Ohio … Son of Keith and Kesha Jackson… Has two younger siblings named Lakeith, Jr. and Christian … A communication major at BGSU.