Christopher Carl Singleton Jr. (born November 21, 1989) is an American professional

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player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League and the EuroLeague. Listed at 6'9" (2.06 m), he plays as a power forward and small ball center. He played

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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.

College career

Singleton played three years of

for Florida State University's

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, where he earned ACC Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2011. After losing in the Sweet Sixteen of the

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Professional career

On June 23, 2011, Singleton was selected by the

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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

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. On September 5, 2014, Singleton signed with the Indiana Pacers. However, he was later waived by the Pacers on October 25, 2014. On October 31, 2014, he signed with the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association. 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. On September 24, 2015, Singleton signed with the Russian team Lokomotiv Kuban for the 2015–16 season. In June 2016, he signed in China with the

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for the 2016 NBL season, where he won the championship and was named finals MVP. On July 1, 2016, Singleton signed a one-year deal (with a team option for a second year) with Greek club Panathinaikos. On July 17, 2018, Singleton signed a one-year deal with

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of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. On September 10, 2019, he signed with Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Super League.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

, - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Washington , 66 , , 51 , , 21.7 , , .372 , , .346 , , .682 , , 3.5 , , .7 , , 1.1 , , .5 , , 4.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Washington , 57 , , 11 , , 16.2 , , .382 , , .194 , , .571 , , 3.2 , , .6 , , .7 , , .4 , , 4.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , style="text-align:left;", Washington , 25 , , 0 , , 10.0 , , .373 , , .368 , , .720 , , 2.2 , , .2 , , .4 , , .1 , , 3.0 , - , align="left" , Career , align="left" , , 148 , , 62 , , 17.6 , , .376 , , .319 , , .633 , , 3.2 , , .6 , , .8 , , .4 , , 4.1

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=1, Lokomotiv Kuban , 31 , , 6 , , 21.4 , , .415 , , .316 , , .730 , , 4.5 , , 1.0 , , 1.2 , , 0.6 , , 8.4 , , 8.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2, Panathinaikos , 33 , , 29 , , 28.1 , , .541 , , .436 , , .748 , , 5.9 , , 1.2 , , 1.2 , , 1.0 , , 12.0 , , 15.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2017–18 , 34 , , 34 , , 30.1 , , .404 , , .461 , , .732 , , 5.8 , , 1.1 , , 1.0 , , 0.7 , , 10.3 , , 12.5 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 98 , , 66 , , 26.5 , , .470 , , .404 , , .736 , , 5.4 , , 1.1 , , 1.1 , , 0.8 , , 10.2 , , 12.3 Chris Singleton Euroleague Stats
official Euroleague Website, 01 July 2016.

Personal life

Singleton is the son of Stephanie Langston and Carl Singleton.

References

External links

eurobasket.com profile

EuroLeague profile
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