James Singleton (basketball)

James Singleton

Singleton with the Mavericks
No. 15 – Canton Charge
Position Small forward / Power forward
League NBA Development League
Personal information
Born July 20, 1981
Chicago, Illinois
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Hirsch Metropolitan
(Chicago, Illinois)
College Pearl River CC (1999–2001)
Murray State (2001–2003)
NBA draft 2003 / Undrafted
Pro career 2003–present
Career history
2003–2004 Sicc Jesi (Italy 2nd)
2004–2005 Armani Jeans Milano (Italy)
2005–2007 Los Angeles Clippers
2007–2008 TAU Cerámica (Spain)
2008–2010 Dallas Mavericks
2010 Washington Wizards
2010–2011 Xinjiang Flying Tigers (China)
2011–2012 Guangdong Southern Tigers (China)
2012 Washington Wizards
2012–2013 Xinjiang Flying Tigers (China)
2015–present Canton Charge (D-League)
Career highlights and awards
  • Italian LegaDue Championship Player of the Year, Forward of the Year and Import of the Year (2004)
  • Italian SerieA All-Star (2005)
  • Italian SerieA All-Star Game MVP (2005)
  • First-team All-OVC (2003)

James Alexander Singleton (born July 20, 1981) is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for the Canton Charge of the NBA Development League. The 6'8" forward played two years of college basketball for Murray State.

College career

During his college career, Singleton attended Pearl River Community College and Murray State University. In his two years at Murray State, he averaged 13.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 60 games. He earned second-team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors in 2001–02 and first-team honors in 2002–03. He also led the OVC in rebounds as a senior.

Professional career

Undrafted by an NBA franchise, Singleton began his professional career in Italy playing with the Sicc Cucine Jesi (Lega2) during the 2003–04 season, averaging 20.8 points and 12 rebounds per game. He received Eurobasket All-Italian Lega2 Player of the Year award.

He later signed with the Olimpia Milano (Serie A) team. He averaged 11.5 points, 8.6 rebounds and two steals in 46 games during the 2004–05 season, helping his team reach the Italian SerieA League Finals. He was named Most Valuable Player of the 2005 Italian League All-Star Game. During his tenure, Singleton was a fan favorite for his high-flying acrobatics and his tenacious defense.

He was signed on August 30, 2005 by the Los Angeles Clippers to a two-year contract. This period marked his first stint in the NBA.

Singleton spent the 2007–08 season with the ACB's TAU Cerámica. He won the ACB title with this team, beating F.C. Barcelona in the Finals (3-0).

Achieving success in Europe afforded Singleton a second stint in the NBA as several teams took notice of his marked improvement. He would end up joining the Dallas Mavericks.

On February 13, 2010, Singleton was traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Washington Wizards along with Drew Gooden, Josh Howard and Quinton Ross for Caron Butler, Brendan Haywood, and DeShawn Stevenson.[1]

On September 6, 2010, The Washington Post reported that Singleton had rejected a contract offer from the Wizards and signed with the Xinjiang Flying Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association.[2]

Singleton joined the Guangdong Southern Tigers for the 2011–12 season and helped lead the team to the CBA Finals. After the CBA season ended, he returned to the Washington Wizards.[3] Later in 2012, he returned to the Xinjiang Flying Tigers.[4]

On January 29, 2015, Singleton was acquired by the Canton Charge.[5]

NBA 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

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2005–06 L.A. Clippers 59 10 12.8 .510 .500 .780 3.3 .5 .3 .4 3.4
2006–07 L.A. Clippers 53 0 7.1 .366 .214 .759 2.0 .3 .3 .3 1.6
2008–09 Dallas 62 6 14.3 .529 .325 .859 4.0 .3 .4 .5 5.1
2009–10 Dallas 25 0 8.4 .375 .227 1.000 2.2 .4 .4 .3 2.4
2009–10 Washington 32 3 23.9 .384 .133 .839 6.9 .7 .5 1.1 6.1
2011–12 Washington 12 0 21.8 .547 .222 .933 6.8 1.3 .8 .7 8.2
Career 243 19 13.4 .462 .292 .833 3.7 .4 .4 .5 3.9

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2006 L.A. Clippers 7 0 1.7 .333 .000 .000 .4 .3 .0 .0 .3
2009 Dallas 9 0 4.7 .500 .400 .000 .7 .0 .0 .1 1.3
Career 16 0 3.4 .462 .286 .000 .6 .1 .0 .1 .9

References

  1. ↑ "Wizards Acquire Howard, Gooden, Singleton, and Ross From Mavericks". NBA.com. February 13, 2010. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
  2. ↑ Lee, Michael (2010-09-06). "James Singleton leaves Wizards for China". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-09-08.
  3. ↑ WIZARDS SIGN SINGLETON TO 10-DAY CONTRACT
  4. ↑ Urumqi reunion: James Singleton to return to Xinjiang (and other updates on CBA imports)
  5. ↑ Charge Make Roster Moves

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