Former Wichita State basketball player Nick Wiggins did not get selected in the draft, but his dream of playing in the NBA is far from over.

Wiggins signed with the Sacramento Kings to play for its Summer League team. If he plays well, he will likely be given a roster position on the Kings’ development team based in Reno, Nev.

“I am thankful and very blessed to have an opportunity to play for the Sacramento Kings and I am going to make the most of it,” Wiggins said. “I’m going to work hard and take full advantage of this opportunity.”

Wiggins is a 6-foot 5-inch guard who helped the Shockers go the NCAA tournament the past two seasons along with a Final Four appearance in 2013. During his time at WSU, Wiggins helped the Shockers to back-to-back 30-win seasons, the two greatest seasons in school history.

Wiggins signing with the Kings reminds senior Tyler Sprague how far WSU’s basketball program has come in recent years.

“It makes me feel that we have advanced as a basketball school,” Sprague said. “ It gives me confidence about the basketball program we are building here at Wichita State.”

While only averaging a little more than 15 minutes a game his senior year, Wiggins made the most of his playing time coming off the bench.

“It is pretty impressive that Nick was the sixth-man off the bench in college and still had enough talent to make it to the NBA Summer League,” Sprague said.

Wiggins is the son of Mitchell Wiggins Sr., a former first round NBA pick, and Marita, a two-time Olympic silver medalists in track and field. He is also the older brother of Andrew Wiggins who was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft and played for the University of Kansas.

“Me and my brother are trying to show the world that Canada basketball is on the rise”, Wiggins said.

Originally from Toronto, Wiggins moved to Tallahassee, Fla. his junior year in high school to play for Godby High School. He began playing college basketball at Vincennes University in Indiana before transferring to Wabash Valley College in Illinois his sophomore year where he shot 53 percent from the field and 40 percent from three-point range (38-of-94).

Wiggins transferred to WSU to play his last two years with the Shockers where he helped the team reach the final four for the second time in school history.

Before signing with the Sacramento Kings, there was talk of Wiggins being “drafted” by the Harlem Globetrotters.

“I wasn’t contacted by anybody from the Globetrotters,” Wiggins said. “ I just woke up one morning and started getting twitter notifications saying congratulations, but no, I’m not a Harlem Globetrotter.”

Wiggins is looking forward to his opportunity with the Sacramento Kings and hopes to perform well enough to earn a roster spot in the NBA D-League.

“My whole life I’ve been a grinder,” Wiggins said. You know, I went to junior college and I know that it takes stepping-stones. This is another stepping-stone for me and, you know, I’m just on my path and thanking God for every opportunity.”