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Gallery: Wiggins named 2013 Naismith Boys Player of the Year

Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Huntington Prep's Andrew Wiggins hits a dunk against Arlington Country Day during the Boyd County Roundball Classic on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at Boyd County Middle School in Summit, Ky.

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February 25, 2013 @ 08:26 PM

Huntington Prep's Andrew Wiggins was named the 2013
Naismith Boys Player of the Year, given to the top high school
basketball player in the nation.

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Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Huntington Prep's Andrew Wiggins hits a dunk against Arlington Country Day during the Boyd County Roundball Classic on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at Boyd County Middle School in Summit, Ky.

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Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Huntington Prep's Andrew Wiggins takes a shot against Ali Sinera of Arlington Country Day during the Boyd County Roundball Classic on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at Boyd County Middle School in Summit, Ky.

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Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch Huntington Prep Academy takes on the University of Charleston junior varsity team on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, at Spring Valley High School.

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Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch Huntington Prep Academy boys basketball takes on the University of Charleston JV on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at Barboursville Middle School.

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Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Huntington Prep's Andrew Wiggins is fouled while taking a shot against Tony Nunn of Oldsmar Christian during the Tri-State Hoops Classic at Spring Valley High School on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, in Huntington.

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Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Huntington Prep's Andrew Wiggins goes up for a dunk against Phase 1 Academy during the high school basketball game on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, at Spring Valley High School.

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Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Huntington Prep's Andrew Wiggins takes a shot against Arlington Country Day during the Boyd County Roundball Classic on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at Boyd County Middle School in Summit, Ky.

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Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Huntington Prep's Moses Kingsley (33) watches as teammate Andrew Wiggins drives against Forrest Johnson (13) and Ashanti Day (31) of Flora MacDonald during the Tri-State Hoops Classic on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at Spring Valley High School in Huntington.

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Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Huntington Prep's Andrew Wiggins passes the ball off against a pair of Phase 1 Academy defenders during the high school basketball game on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, at Spring Valley High School.

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Grant Traylor/The Herald-Dispatch Huntington Prep's Andrew Wiggins signs an autograph for a fanfollowing the Express' 68-41 win over Aiken (Ohio) at Withrow HighSchool in Cincinnati on Jan. 25. On Monday, Wiggins was named the 2013Naismith Boys Player of the Year, given to the top high schoolbasketball player in the nation.

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Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Huntington Prep takes on Marietta College JV during the basketball game on Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, at Barboursville Middle School.

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Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch Huntington Prep Academy's Andrew Wiggins (22) makes a move inside the paint against University of Charleston JV's Shawn Ballard (24) during their game on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at Barboursville Middle School.

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Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Huntington Prep's Andrew Wiggins looks for a rebound against Troy Blyden of Oldsmar Christian during the Tri-State Hoops Classic at Spring Valley High School on Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, in Huntington.

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Sholten Singer/The Herald-Dispatch Huntington Prep Academy's Andrew Wiggins (22) battles for position on a rebound with University of Charleston JV's Shawn Ballard (24) during their game on Monday, Nov. 7, 2011, at Barboursville Middle School.

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Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Huntington Prep's Andrew Wiggins takes a shot during the Tri-State Hoops Classic against Flora MacDonald on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at Spring Valley High School in Huntington.

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Mark Webb/The Herald-Dispatch Huntington Prep takes on Arlington Country Day during the Boyd County Roundball Classic on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012, at Boyd County Middle School in Summit, Ky.

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