{
  "id": 1381252,
  "title": "Chauncey Wiggins, Explained: Why Gonzaga Is Betting on Him to Fix Three Years of Bad Shooting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/chauncey-wiggins-explained-why-gonzaga-is-betting-on-him-to-fix-three",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-17T00:16:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/chauncey-wiggins-explained-why-gonzaga-001627650.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gonzaga is banking on Florida State graduate transfer Chauncey Wiggins to fix three years of bad shooting. Wiggins is a 6-foot-10 wing who plays like a traditional forward, shooting 38.7% from three last season. He was a two-star, top-150-nationally prospect in 2022, committing early to Clemson but transferring to Florida State in his senior year. There, he started 30 of 32 games, playing almost 28 minutes per night, and posted career highs in scoring (13.3 PPG) and shooting (38.7% from three). Wiggins was granted a fifth year of eligibility in April 2026, committing to Gonzaga shortly after.",
  "summary": "Gonzaga has spent three straight offseasons trying to buy its way out of a shooting problem, and three straight offseasons the fix hasn’t held. Adam Miller arrived off a career-best 42.9% season at Arizona State and shot 30.2% from outside in his one year in Spokane. Before that, Steele Venters was supposed to be “the […]",
  "key_points": [
    "Chauncey Wiggins, Florida State graduate transfer, fixes three years of bad shooting for Gonzaga",
    "6-foot-10 wing shoots 38.7% from three last season",
    "Wiggins granted fifth year of eligibility in April 2026"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Gonzaga's bet on Chauncey Wiggins signals a strategic move to revamp its shooting woes by leveraging his proven three-point accuracy from his recent college performances.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}