Chris Singleton (basketball)

Chris Singleton
No. 31   Washington Wizards
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Personal information
Date of birth November 21, 1989 (1989-11-21) (age 22)
Place of birth Canton, Georgia
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College Florida State
NBA Draft 2011 / Round: 1 / Pick: 18th overall
Selected by the Washington Wizards
Pro career 2011–present
Career history
Washington Wizards (2011–present)
Stats at NBA.com

Chris Singleton is an American professional basketball player for the NBA's Washington Wizards, formerly a starting forward for the Florida State Seminoles basketball team. Nicknamed "Stretch" and "Sing", he is listed at 6'8" and currently 230 pounds with a 7'1" wingspan. He was awarded ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2010 and 2011 while at Florida State. After losing in the Sweet Sixteen of the 2011 NCAA Tournament, Singleton decided to leave FSU for professional basketball when he officially declared himself eligible for the NBA Draft in April 2011. Singleton was selected by the Washington Wizards with the 18th overall selection in the 2011 NBA draft.

Singleton is from Canton, Georgia and played high school basketball at Dunwoody High. He originally played at Cherokee High School for his first 3 high school seasons, but left the school before his senior year

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1 Young | 2 Wall | 6 Evans | 7 Blatche | 8 Mason Jr. | 9 Lewis | 13 Seraphin | 15 Crawford | 21 Turiaf | 22 Mack | 24 Veselý | 31 Singleton | 34 McGee | 35 Booker | 55 N'Diaye

Head coach: F. Saunders | Assistant coaches: Wittman | Zierden | Cassell | Unseld | R. Saunders | Banks
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