David "Dave" Reynard Singleton (born 3 January 1988), is an American basketball coach who is the head coach of

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of the

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(IBL) he is also head coach of the Indonesia national team. Dave won the IBL ''Coach of the Year'' award three times in a row, the first in IBL history. In the 2023 IBL season he won the championship with Prawira since their last title in 1998.

Personal life

Dave grew up in

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, gained his competitive spirit and love for sports from his family. His older brother, Steve, once played for the

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in the

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. He used to be an

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athlete at his college,

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Coaching career

(2014–2015)

His first coaching job was an assistant coach at his former school, Salesian College Preparatory, at Richmond, California, in 2014. A year later, Dave was offered to coach in the New Zealand League.

(2015–2016)

Tim Fanning, his neighbor and brother's colleague, trained

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for the 2015–2016 season. Dave was invited to become an assistant coach, and he accepted the new challenge.

(2016, 2017–2019)

With Fanning's help, Dave made connections in Vietnam. His career skyrocketed in the VBA, in his last year, in the 2019 season he won the championship with the

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(2020, 2021)

His career skyrocketed in Vietnam, then caught the attention of IBL clubs, during his time with Pacific Caesar and

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is where he won his first ''IBL Coach of the Year'' award. Dave briefly was the head coach of CEBL side,

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(2022–present)

In 2022, Dave joined

and immediately in his second year he made an impact, winning the championship, the last time a

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representative won the league since 1998.

(2025-present)

On April 21, 2025, surprising news as Dave is selected as the

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for the Indonesia national team for preperation of the

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and the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Singleton, David 1988 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Canada American expatriate basketball people in Indonesia American expatriate basketball people in New Zealand American expatriate basketball people in Vietnam American men's basketball coaches ASEAN Basketball League coaches Canadian Elite Basketball League coaches High school basketball coaches in California Nelson Giants coaches Basketball players from San Francisco Tiffin Dragons football players