For his senior year, he moved to North Gwinnett where he was ranked among the top 50 players in the class of 2003 and 10th-best center prospect in the nation.
In 2009, he was drafted by the newly formed NBA Development League team the Springfield Armor in the 2nd round.
Wingate attended Wilson High School in Florence before transferring to North Gwinnett in Suwanee, Ga., for his senior season.
He led North Gwinnett, averaging 17 points, nine rebounds, and three blocks per game, and was a 2003 McDonald's All-America finalist and a second team All-Class AAAAA selection.
Led the Vols with a career-high 18 points on 6-of-8 shooting and a perfect 6-of-6 from the free-throw line versus Eastern Kentucky.
Overcame a foot injury to score 12 points and block three shots in 28 minutes of action against Louisiana-Lafayette.
[1] After leaving Tennessee Wingate tried out for the Greek Basket League team Makedonikos where he played only 4 games averaging 26 minutes 10.6 points 4 rebounds 1 assist shooting 56.4% from the field 62.3% from the free throw line and 20% from behind the arc.
After a brief time spent here he joined Tofas Bursa in the Turkish Basketball League where he played 23 games averaging 26 minutes, 6.6 points, 6 rebounds, making 49.6% from the field and 50% from the free throw line.
After his rookie year in Turkey he left Europe for China where he played for the Chinese Basketball Association team Shanxi Zhongyu.
Playing 29 games, 27 minutes Wingate averaged 13.7 points, 6.5 rebounds 1.8 assists shooting career-highs from the field 64.8, and free throw line 64.2.
While visiting his wife who was playing volley-ball in Târgu Mureş, Romania, Wingate caught the attention of the local team's coach and soon from the crowd Wingate joined the action on the floor for BC Mureş a team in the Romanian Basketball Division A.
[citation needed] Wingate played 19 games for Mures, with a career high average of 14.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 1.3 assists, shooting 57.9% from the field and 60% from the free throw line.
He also pulled off one of the most spectacular plays in the Romanian Basketball Division A ever with a 360 dunk in front of the home crowd.
[citation needed] Wingate was drafted by the newly formed NBA affiliate team Springfield Armor in the 2nd round.
When asked by fans Josh Parsons, Eric O'Brien, and Garret Cagna of Wingate's whereabouts, Armor head coach Dee Brown responded, "If you find him, let me know."