David Singleton (basketball)
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David "Dave" Reynard Singleton (born 3 January 1988), is an American basketball coach who is the head coach of Prawira Bandung of the Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) he is also head coach of the Indonesia men's national basketball team, 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 Indonesia, 2023 IBL season he won the championship with Prawira Bandung, Prawira since their last title in 1998.


Personal life

Dave grew up in Oakland, California, gained his competitive spirit and love for sports from his family. His older brother, Steve, once played for the Minnesota Twins in the Major League Baseball. He used to be an American football athlete at his college, Tiffin University.


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 National Basketball League (New Zealand), New Zealand League.


(2015–2016)

Tim Fanning, his neighbor and brother's colleague, trained Nelson Giants for the 2015 New Zealand NBL season, 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 Vietnam Basketball Association, VBA, in his last year, in the 2019 season he won the championship with the Saigon Heat.


(2020, 2021)

His career skyrocketed in Vietnam, then caught the attention of IBL clubs, during his time with Pacific Caesar and Bima Perkasa Jogja is where he won his first ''IBL Coach of the Year'' award. Dave briefly was the head coach of Canadian Elite Basketball League, CEBL side, Fraser Valley Bandits.


(2022–present)

In 2022, Dave joined Prawira Bandung and immediately in his second year he made an impact, winning the championship, the last time a Bandung representative won the league since 1998.


(2025-present)

On April 21, 2025, surprising news as Dave is selected as the head coach for the Indonesia national basketball team, Indonesia national team for preperation of the 2025 SEA Games and the 2026 Asian Games.


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