Top-ranked Minnesota high school recruit commits to Iowa State over Gophers

Listed at 6-foot-4, Wiggins is the four-star recruit and the No. 52-ranked player in the class of 2026 according to the latest 247Sports Composite. He ranks ahead of top players, such as, Dothan Ijadimbola (Totino Grace), Jayden Moore (Hopkins) and Ryan Kreager (Faribault) as the top player in the state.

He was dominant for Wayzata as a junior, scoring 21 points in their 4A State Championship victory over Cretin-Derham Hall. He will play one more season for the Trojans before heading south to play for T.J. Otzelberger and the Cyclones.

Niko Medved and the Gophers attempted to play catch-up in his recruitment, as it was surprising he didn't hold an offer from his hometown program. He also held offers from Wisconsin, Iowa, Creighton and Northern Iowa. It's hard to make any sweeping conclusions about Medved and Minnesota's recruitment of Wiggins, as he has been the program's head coach for less than a month, and he clearly had a longer relationship with Iowa State's staff.

Otzelberger lands another Minnesota recruit after previously picking up Curtis Jones (Cretin-Derham Hall), Nate Heise (Lake City), Gabe Kalscheur (DeLaSalle) and Robert Jones (Prior Lake) from the transfer portal in recent years. Iowa State's current coaching staff has recruited the state of Minnesota very well, with other players such as Demarion Watson (Totino Grace) and Eli King (Caledonia) committing out of high school.

The transfer portal has impacted roster building strategy, but high school recruiting still matters and Medved and his staff still have a long way to go before dominating in-state recruiting.

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