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Andrew Wiggins Goes TOP Shelf For Alley-Oop Courtesy Of Tyler Ennis No Look Pass (Back In CIA Bounce Days)

By Courtside Films, 07/30/14, 12:15AM CDT

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Andrew Wiggins:

Born in Toronto, Canada, Wiggins was raised in nearby Thornhill. The son of former NBA veteran Mitchell (Wiggins), Wiggins' mother, Marita (Payne-Wiggins), was also an Olympic track and field sprinter. With a unique mix of athleticism in the family genes, Andrew was destined to be great from the day he picked up a basketball. 

Beginning his prep career at Vaughn Secondary School, Wiggins would attend his hometown school before enrolling at American basketball powerhouse, Hunting Prep, in 2011. Under the tutelage of Rob Fulford, Wiggins would reclassify into his original graduating class of 2013, immediately placing himself ahead of former No. 1 Jabari Parker in every recruiting database. This would not be the first time Wiggins would find himself ahead of Parker.

After a dominant career at Huntington Prep, Wiggins would end a circus-like recruiting frenzy, choosing Kansas over the likes of Kansas, darkhorse favorite Florida State, and Kentucky. Joining Cameroon star center Joel Embiid at Kansas, the duo of Jayhawk freshmen would take the country by storm. 

In a freshmen season that went better than what many people give him credit for, Wiggins would have dominant performances vs. Iowa State on Jan. 13, scoring 17 points and 19 rebounds, becoming only the second freshman in the last two years to do so. Less than two months later, Wiggins would score a career-high on the road at West Virginia, torching the Mountaineers for 41 points, the most scored by a Big XII freshman since Michael Beasley vs. Baylor in 2008. Ending the season with averages of 17.1 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, Wiggins' collegiate career would come to an end in a disappointing Round of 32 loss vs. Stanford.

Declaring for the NBA Draft on March 31, speculation immediately began on which freshman phenom would be selected first by the team fortunate enough to win a coveted lottery. Constantly compared to Duke's Parker, the two would find themselves in the middle of a debate on which player should go No. 1. As the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Lottery for the third time in four years, Wiggins would be selected first overall by Dan Gilbert's franchise on June 26. 

Tyler Ennis:

Representing Brampton, Ontario, a city northwest of Toronto, Ennis has all the makings of becoming Canada's next great point guard. Playing the majority of his prep career at Saint Benedictine's Prep in Newark, New Jersey, Ennis would lead his team to a record 35 wins as a junior, while putting up averages of 14.6 points and 7.1 assists per game. A year later, Ennis would lead the Gray Bees to a 31-2 mark, en route to being named the Star-Ledger Prep Player of the Year on averages of 20 points, 6.1 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 3.1 steals per game. 

Committing to Jim Boeheim and Syracuse, Ennis would achieve great success in his lone season with the Orange. Being named to second-team All-ACC, Ennis would average 12.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.5 steals per game. On Feb. 28, it was announced that Ennis was named as one of the 10 semifinalists for the Naismith College Player of the Year Award. 

Leading Syracuse into the Sweet 16, Ennis and the Orange would run into the buzzsaw that was the Dayton Flyers, putting an end to the freshman guard's collegiate career. 

Declaring for the 2014 NBA Draft following one season at Syracuse, Ennis was selected with the 18th overall pick by the Phoenix Suns, joining a deep backcourt that includes NBA All-Star point guard Goran Dragic. 

Declaring for the 2014 NBA Draft following one season at Syracuse, Ennis was selected with the 18th overall pick by the Phoenix Suns, joining a deep backcourt that includes NBA All-Star point guard Goran Dragic. 

By Zach Fleer (@ZachFleerLGHL)

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