Chris Singleton (basketball)

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Chris Singleton
File:Chris Singleton Wizards.jpg
Singleton with the Wizards
Anhui Wenyi
Position Small forward / Power forward
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1989-11-21) November 21, 1989 (age 35)
Canton, Georgia
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 228 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school Cherokee (Canton, Georgia)
Dunwoody (Dunwoody, Georgia)
College Florida State (2008–2011)
NBA draft 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Washington Wizards
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2014 Washington Wizards
2014 Jiangsu Dragons
2015 Oklahoma City Blue
2015–2016 Lokomotiv Kuban
2016–present Anhui Wenyi
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com

Christopher Carl Singleton, Jr. (born November 21, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Anhui Wenyi of the Chinese NBL. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.

High school career

Singleton attended both Cherokee High School and Dunwoody High School.

Considered a five-star recruit by Rivals.com, Singleton was listed as the No. 3 small forward and the No. 12 player in the nation in 2008.[1]

College career

Singleton played three years of college basketball for Florida State where he earned ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2011. After losing in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2011 NCAA Tournament, Singleton decided to leave FSU and declared himself eligible for the 2011 NBA draft.[2]

Professional career

On June 23, 2011, Singleton was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 18th overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft. On December 9, 2011, he signed with the Wizards. On March 22, 2012, he tied his career high 16 points in an 83-85 loss to the Indiana Pacers.[3]

On September 5, 2014, Singleton signed with the Indiana Pacers.[4] However, he was later waived by the Pacers on October 25, 2014.[5] On October 31 2014, he signed with the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association.[6] In December 2014, he left Jiangsu after appearing in 17 games. On January 23, 2015, he was acquired by the Oklahoma City Blue of the NBA Development League.[7]

On September 24, 2015, Singleton signed with the Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban for the 2015–16 season.[8] In June 2016, he signed in China with the Anhui Wenyi for the 2016 NBL season.[9]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Washington 66 51 21.7 .372 .346 .682 3.5 .7 1.1 .5 4.6
2012–13 Washington 57 11 16.2 .382 .194 .571 3.2 .6 .7 .4 4.1
2013–14 Washington 25 0 10.0 .373 .368 .720 2.2 .2 .4 .1 3.0
Career 148 62 17.6 .376 .319 .633 3.2 .6 .8 .4 4.1

Personal

Singleton is the son of Stephanie Langston and Carl Singleton.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Chris Singleton Recruiting Profile
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chris Singleton Bio
  3. ↑ Notebook: Pacers 85, Wizards 83
  4. ↑ Pacers Sign Four Free Agents
  5. ↑ Pacers Waive Four Players
  6. ↑ Jiangsu Dragons cut Jarrid Famous, signing Chris Singleton
  7. ↑ Blue Acquires Chris Singleton
  8. ↑ Крис Синглтон подписал 1-летний контракт с "Локо" (Russian)
  9. ↑ Chris Singleton signs with Anhui Wenyi

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