Former Clemson forward Chauncey Wiggins has earned a shot with the Boston Celtics in NBA Summer League.
The announcement came Monday afternoon, when Wiggins signed a Summer League contract with Boston after going undrafted in the 2026 NBA Draft. He now joins a growing group of former Clemson players set to compete in the annual event, alongside Chase Hunter with the Golden State Warriors, Ian Schieffelin with the Miami Heat and Jestin Porter with the Memphis Grizzlies.
Wiggins spent his first three college seasons at Clemson before transferring to Florida State ahead of his senior year in 2025. His college path started back in 2022 after a strong high school run at Grayson (Ga.), where he was rated a three-star prospect and a top-200 player nationally.
His role at Clemson was limited early on. As a true freshman, he played 8.9 minutes per game while learning behind NBA-caliber forwards P.J. Hall and Hunter Tyson, plus second-year players Ian Schieffelin and Ben Middlebrooks.
When Tyson left for the NBA and Middlebrooks transferred to NC State for his final two seasons, Wiggins stepped into a bigger opportunity as a sophomore and made the most of it. In 2023, he posted 5.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game while shooting 44/35/71 across 36 games, including 18 starts.
The numbers were modest, but the stretch-four potential was there. What he still needed was more consistency and added strength to be a bigger factor around the rim.
Expectations rose before his junior season, and he opened well by averaging 10 points and three rebounds during non-conference play. But foul trouble, inconsistency and the lack of an interior presence undercut him in ACC games. He eventually moved to the bench late in league play and finished the year at 8.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game on 44/37/81 shooting splits in 34 appearances, 26 of them starts.
Wiggins then hit the transfer portal before his senior season, joining several teammates in search of a new situation. He quickly landed at Florida State, and the move paid off.
The 6-foot-10 forward started 30 of 32 games and averaged 13.3 points and 3.9 rebounds on 48/39/85 shooting splits. Florida State still missed the NCAA Tournament, but Wiggins helped push the Seminoles to their best season since 2020 at 18-15 overall.
Boston opens Summer League play on Friday, July 10, against the Toronto Raptors at 9:00 p.m. EST on ESPN.
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