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Chris Singleton
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Singleton with the Wizards
Free Agent
Power forward / Center
Personal information
Born (1989-11-21) November 21, 1989 (age 34)
Canton, Georgia
Nationality American
High school
Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight 239 lb (108 kg)
Career information
College Florida State (2008–2011)
NBA Draft 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Washington Wizards
Pro career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2014 Washington Wizards
2014 Jiangsu Dragons
2015 Oklahoma City Blue
2015–2016 Lokomotiv Kuban
2016 Anhui Dragons
2016–2018 Panathinaikos
2018–2019 FC Barcelona
2019–2022 Anadolu Efes
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× EuroLeague champion (2021, 2022)
  • Turkish League champion (2021)
  • Chinese NBL champion (2016)
  • 2× Greek League champion (2017, 2018)
  • Greek Cup winner (2017)
  • Spanish King's Cup champion (2019)
  • Chinese NBL Finals MVP (2016)
  • Chinese NBL All-Imports Team (2016)
  • Chinese NBL All-Star (2016)
  • Greek League PIR Leader (2017)
  • 2× Greek League Best Five (2017, 2018)
  • All-Greek A1 All-Imports Team (2018)
  • Third-team Parade All-American (2008)
  • McDonald's All-American (2008)
  • 2× Third-team All-ACC (2010, 2011)
  • 2× ACC All-Defensive Team (2010, 2011)
  • ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2011)

Christopher Carl Singleton Jr. (born November 21, 1989) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the EuroLeague. Listed at 6'9" (2.06 m), he plays as a power forward and small ball center. 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.

College career

Singleton played three years of college basketball for Florida State University's Seminoles, 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.

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.

On September 5, 2014, Singleton signed with the Indiana Pacers. However, he was later waived by the Pacers on October 25, 2014. On October 31, 2014, he signed with the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association. 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.

On September 24, 2015, Singleton signed with the Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban for the 2015–16 season. In June 2016, he signed in China with the Anhui Dragons for the 2016 NBL season, where he won the championship and was named finals MVP.

On July 1, 2016, Singleton signed a one-year deal (with a team option for a second year) with Greek club Panathinaikos.

On July 17, 2018, Singleton signed a one-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.

On September 10, 2019, he has signed with Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Super League.

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

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2015–16 Lokomotiv Kuban 31 6 21.4 .415 .316 .730 4.5 1.0 1.2 0.6 8.4 8.9
2016–17 Panathinaikos 33 29 28.1 .541 .436 .748 5.9 1.2 1.2 1.0 12.0 15.6
2017–18 34 34 30.1 .404 .461 .732 5.8 1.1 1.0 0.7 10.3 12.5
Career 98 66 26.5 .470 .404 .736 5.4 1.1 1.1 0.8 10.2 12.3

Personal life

Singleton is the son of Stephanie Langston and Carl Singleton.

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