INDIANAPOLIS – Ari Wiggins will return to Indianapolis to continue her collegiate career at Butler. The 5-8 guard attended Michigan for two seasons after a stellar high school career at Heritage Christian. Wiggins appeared in 37 games for the Wolverines over her first two seasons. Prior to her time in Ann Arbor, Wiggins was an Indiana All-Star and the Runner-Up for Miss Basketball in 2021.
 
"We are thrilled to welcome Ari back home to Indy," Head Coach Austin Parkinson said. "Ari is a veteran point guard who is extremely fast with the ball in her hands and can really push the ball in transition. Bulldog fans will love watching her heat up the basketball defensively and score in a variety of ways on the offensive end the next two years."
 
Wiggins earned two varsity letters at Michigan and was an Academic All-BIG Ten selection in 2022-23. She came off the bench to score four points in three different games against Rutgers, Michigan State and Illinois. Ironically, Wiggins made her Michigan debut against IUPUI in 2021 with Parkinson coaching the Jaguars.
 
"I decided to come to Butler because it's like a homecoming," Wiggins explained. "The women's basketball team operates as a family and values me as a person, a student, and a basketball player. Butler will help me grow in each area of my life. I'm glad to be a part of the Butler family."
 
At Heritage Christian, Wiggins was a four-time All-State, All-City and All-Conference selection. She was a two-time Indiana Gatorade Player of the Year Nominee (2018-19, 2020-21) that capped off her high school career with 1,689 points, 362 rebounds, 247 assists and 274 steals. Wiggins averaged 27.2 points, 5.6 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.4 steals per game as a senior. Those numbers helped her become a four-star recruit that ranked No. 25 by Prospects Nation, No. 35 by the All-Star Girls Report, No. 38 by Blue Star and No. 68 by ESPN in the 2021 Class.