Chris Singleton (basketball, born 1989)

Christopher Carl Singleton Jr. (born November 21, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. Listed at 6'9" (2.06 m),^[1] he played as a power forward and small ball center. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles.

Chris Singleton

Singleton with the Wizards in 2012
Personal information
Born	(1989-11-21) November 21, 1989 (age 35) Canton, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	239 lb (108 kg)
Career information
High school	Cherokee (Canton, Georgia) Dunwoody (Dunwoody, Georgia)
College	Florida State (2008–2011)
NBA draft	2011: 1st round, 18th overall pick
Drafted by	Washington Wizards
Playing career	2011–2024
Position	Power forward / center
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
2019–2023	Anadolu Efes
2024	Al-Arabi
Career highlights
2× EuroLeague champion (2021, 2022) 2× TBSL champion (2021, 2023) Chinese NBL champion (2016) 2× Greek League champion (2017, 2018) Greek Cup winner (2017) Spanish King's Cup winner (2019) Turkish Cup winner (2022) Chinese NBL Finals MVP (2016) Chinese NBL All-Imports Team (2016) Chinese NBL All-Star (2016) Greek League PIR Leader (2017) 2× All-Greek League First Team (2017, 2018) All-Greek League 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)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

On September 5, 2014, Singleton signed with the Indiana Pacers.^[5] However, he was later waived by the Pacers on October 25, 2014.^[6] On October 31, 2014, he signed with the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association.^[7] 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.^[8]

On September 24, 2015, Singleton signed with the Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban for the 2015–16 season.^[9] In June 2016, he signed in China with the Anhui Dragons for the 2016 NBL season,^[10] where he won the championship and was named finals MVP.^[11]

On July 1, 2016, Singleton signed a one-year deal (with a team option for a second year) with Greek club Panathinaikos.^[12]

On July 17, 2018, Singleton signed a one-year deal with FC Barcelona Lassa of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.^[13]

On September 10, 2019, Singleton signed with Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Super League.^[14] On June 21, 2023, he mutually parted ways with the Turkish powerhouse after three-and-a-half successful seasons.

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

*	Led the league

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

†	Denotes season in which Singleton won the EuroLeague
*	Led the league

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2015–16	Lokomotiv Kuban	31*	6	21.6	.415	.316	.730	4.5	1.0	1.2	.6	8.4	8.9
2016–17	Panathinaikos	33	29	28.2	.496	.436	.748	5.9	1.2	1.2	1.0	12.0	15.6
2017–18		34	34	30.2	.435	.461	.732	5.8	1.1	1.0	.7	10.3	12.5
2018–19	Barcelona	35	34	25.0	.374	.395	.774	4.4	.9	1.1	.5	8.0	8.7
2019–20	Anadolu Efes	28*	22	25.6	.418	.451	.873	4.4	1.0	1.3	.4	7.8	10.5
2020–21†		41*	19	22.0	.436	.396	.813	3.9	.6	.7	.5	6.1	8.3
2021–22†		36	13	17.4	.351	.227	.821	2.8	.3	.8	.2	4.0	4.1
2022–23		13	8	15.1	.429	.375	.625	1.8	.7	.5	.1	2.7	3.3
Career		251	165	23.7	.423	.395	.770	4.3	.8	1.0	.5	7.7	9.3

^[15]

Personal life

Singleton is the son of Stephanie Langston and Carl Singleton.^[3]