After two team gold medals in a month, basketball star Candice Wiggins has yet another July accomplishment under her belt. The rising senior guard was named an Athlete of the Month by the U.S. Olympic Committee.

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Rising senior Candice Wiggins earned Athlete of the Month honors for July on two gold-medal performances. She helped the American team win both the Under-21 World Championships and Pan-American Games, impressing the U.S. Olympic Committee. #gallery http://daily.stanford.edu/image/full/7798
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Rising senior Candice Wiggins earned Athlete of the Month honors for July on two gold-medal performances. She helped the American team win both the Under-21 World Championships and Pan-American Games, impressing the U.S. Olympic Committee.

Wiggins helped lead the American team to wins at both the Under-21 World Championships and Pan-American Games in early and late July, respectively.

The San Diego, Calif.-native averaged 13.1 points at the World Championships in Moscow, Russia, where she also posted a 30-point effort against Australia in a 90-88 comeback win in the first round. To follow that up, Wiggins traveled halfway around the world to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and joined the U.S. team on a 5-0 run to the Pan-American Games gold medal.