Guyana’s basketball sensation Kevon Wiggins takes Monroe College by storm

Continuing on a trajectory of success in basketball, the ultra-talented 18-year-old Kevon Wiggins has recently been signed by the Monroe College Express men’s basketball team.

Kevon Wiggins in his Monroe College armour

Having until recently played for the Guyana senior and junior basketball teams, Wiggins has of late been playing basketball in New York, where he is attending high school, and has been distinguishing himself as a dominant force there.
Speaking exclusively with this reporter, Wiggins explained that his playing basketball in Guyana is responsible for the expertise that has given him all the recognition he now enjoys.
“I picked Monroe College because this is the team I know I will make an immediate impact on, and hopefully win a championship in my first year at that college”, Wiggins revealed.
This Rose Hall Town, Corentyne native is beyond thankful for being signed at this elite college based in the Bronx, New York, USA.
“Coming from Guyana, I had only one intention, and that is to get to college for free by playing the game I love, and doing what’s best for me and my family. Now it’s finally happened, I am one step closer to my dreams; but that’s a very big step, and with my determination and hardworking mentality, I will overcome,” Wiggins disclosed on his social network.
Wiggins played for the Evander Childs Campus Tigers in high school basketball in the United States of America (USA) and scored 503 points in his senior season. That represented the second highest points scored. In one match against Rooseveldt, Wiggins scored 50 points despite being fouled out in the third quarter.
The young star has expressed gratitude to the Guyana Basketball Federation (GBF); his former New Amsterdam Secondary School Coach Willon Cameron, who is presently Coach of the President’s College in Guyana; Lugard Mohan, Chris Bowman, Keeny Avent, David Fona and, most importantly, his parents and grandmother.
He is also thankful to all those who have supported him throughout his journey. (Brandon Corlette)