Kyle Edward Singler (born May 4, 1988) is an American former professional

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player. Singler was a four-year starter for the Duke men's basketball team and was instrumental in their 2010 NCAA championship run, and was named the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player. In the 2011 NBA draft, the

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selected Singler in the second round with the overall 33rd pick. His professional career spanned from 2011 to 2019.

High school

Singler attended South Medford High School in

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. In high school, he averaged 29.3 points per game and 10.6 rebounds per game as a senior. In 2006, Singler played against Brandon Jennings in the championship game of The Les Schwab Invitational. Singler was also named to the 2006 U18 USA Junior National team, alongside fellow top prospects

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, Jerryd Bayless, and 2006 star recruit Spencer Hawes. Singler is also one of eight players featured in Gunnin' for That#1 Spot, a 2008 documentary directed by

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of the

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which was filmed in 2006. In October 2006, he signed a letter of intent to play college basketball at

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. In 2007, Singler led South Medford to its first-ever state basketball championship, winning 58–54 over defending champion

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and national standout Kevin Love. A year earlier, Love and Lake Oswego had defeated Singler and South Medford for the state championship. Singler was a member of the Legends AAU team, along with future

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player Kevin Love, and participated in many prestigious all-American camps, including the Nike All-American Camp (Indianapolis), the Nike Peach Jam ( Augusta), and the Main Event (

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Awards and honors

* 2006 Elite 24 Hoops Classic * 2006 Second-team ''Parade'' All-American * 2007 Oregon Co-Player of the Year * 2007 First-team ''Parade'' All-American * 2007 McDonald's All American * 2007 Jordan Brand All-American * 2007 Oregon Southwest Conference Player of the Year * 2007 OSAA 6A All Tournament Team * 2007 OSAA 6A State Champion

College career

Freshman season (2007–2008)

Singler started at

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as a freshman and finished the 2007–08 season with averages of 13.3 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game, helping lead Duke to a 28–6 record. Singler put to rest any speculation that he might enter the

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, saying:

I didn’t give the NBA any thought; I know I’m not ready. I need to mature both physically and mentally. I want to get stronger and quicker, and I want to work on learning how to play the game. I’m at a great place for that.

Sophomore season (2008–2009)

In January 2009, he had a career-high 16 rebounds against Georgetown, a game in which Duke won 76–67. Singler ended the 2009 season as the top scorer for Duke. At the end of the season, Singler was averaging a team-high 16.5 points per game in 37 games played.

Junior season (2009–2010)

In February 2010, Singler scored a career-high 30 points against

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, hitting a career-high 8 three-pointers in 10 attempts. In the ACC Tournament Final (playing Georgia Tech again), he hit a career-high 14 free throws. On March 28, 2010, in an

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NCAA game, as Duke beat Baylor and advanced to the

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, Singler (667 points), Jon Scheyer (690 points), and

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(628 points) became the second trio in the history of the school to score at least 600 points each in the same season. Jason Williams, Carlos Boozer, and

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first accomplished that feat for Duke in 2001–02. Singler scored 19 points in the national championship game to reach 707 for the season, joining Scheyer (728) as the two became the second duo in Duke history to score over 700 points each in one season, following in the footsteps of Jason Williams (841) and Shane Battier (778), who did so for Duke's 2001 national championship team. Through the 2009–10 season, Singler was also 6th on Duke's all-time list in offensive rebounds (272), and 7th in defensive rebounds (490). For the season, he averaged 17.7 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. He was 3rd in the ACC in 3-point field goal percentage (.399), 4th in scoring, 3-point field goals made (2.1 per game; his 8 against Georgia Tech were the most in the ACC in a single game for the season), and minutes (35.9 per game), and 7th in free throw percentage (.798). Singler was instrumental in Duke winning its fourth national championship; he was named NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player after averaging 20.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in wins over West Virginia and

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. Scheyer called him "the toughest player I've ever played with."

Senior season (2010–2011)

Following the national championship, Singler considered entering the 2010 NBA draft, but ultimately decided to return for his senior season at Duke. Singler was named the pre-season

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player of the year, pre-season first team All-ACC, and was named a pre-season first team All-American. On November 27, 2010, Singler tied his career-high 30 points against his brother E. J. Singler and the

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. Singler was also voted to the Atlantic Coast Conference first team. For the 2010–2011 season, Singler averaged 16.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in 34.8 minutes per game for the Blue Devils. The Blue Devils were eliminated in the Sweet 16 in the tournament against the

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by the score of 93–77. Singler had 18 points in the defeat.

Awards and honors

* 4th-leading scorer in

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history (2,392 points) * NABC All-American Second Team (2011) * NCAA champion (2010) *

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(2010) * Sporting News All-American Fifth Team (2010) * NCAA Final Four All-Tournament Team (2010) * ACC tournament MVP (2010) * 2x All-ACC First Team (2010–2011) * 3x ACC All-Tournament First Team (2009–2011) * All-ACC Second Team (2009) * ACC Rookie of the Year (2008) * All-ACC Third Team (2008) * ACC All-Freshman Team (2008) * Maui Invitational All-Tournament Team (2008) * Maui Invitational MVP (2008)

Professional career

Lucentum Alicante (2011)

Singler was selected with the 33rd overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by the

. On August 23, 2011, he signed with CB Lucentum Alicante of the

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. The contract had an NBA out-clause for when the NBA lockout ended. In his Liga ACB debut, he won the MVP of the first match day with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Following the conclusion of the lockout, Singler exercised his option to leave the club. In 10 appearances with Alicante, Singler helped them win 7 games while averaging 14.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.1 steals.

Real Madrid (2011–2012)

Singler chose to join

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on November 30, 2011, after the two clubs agreed on a transfer fee. He went on to help Real Madrid defeat

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to win the 2012 Spanish King's Cup.

Detroit Pistons (2012–2015)

On July 11, 2012, Singler signed with the Detroit Pistons. He went on to earn All-Rookie second team honors in 2012–13 after averaging 8.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in 82 games. On November 22, 2013, Singler scored a career-high 22 points in an 89–96 loss to the

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Oklahoma City Thunder (2015–2018)

On February 19, 2015, Singler was traded to the

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in a three-team deal that also involved the

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. On July 9, 2015, Singler re-signed with the Thunder. For much of the first two months of the 2015–16 season, Singler was a seldom-used, third-string forward off the bench. Between November 24 and New Year's Eve, Singler sat out eight games and twice played less than 60 seconds. Over the team's first 32 games of the season, Singler had made just 6 of his 31 three-point shots. He began to receive more game time in mid-January, and on January 20 against the Charlotte Hornets, Singler scored a season-high 11 points and hit 3 of 3 from three-point range. The following season, on April 9, 2017, Singler scored 8 points, grabbed 4 rebounds, recorded 3 assists, and 3 steals, during

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's record-breaking 50-point triple-double game (Westbrook became the NBA's all-time leader in single season triple-doubles), a 106–105 win over the

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. He was waived by the Thunder in 2018 and still is widely considered to be one of the worst players in team history. He was waived using the stretch provision with two years remaining on his contract, meaning his salary stayed on the

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's payroll until 2022, long after his professional career ended in 2019.

Obradoiro (2018–2019)

On September 30, 2018, Singler returned to Spain for a second stint, signing a one-year deal with Monbus Obradoiro.

Tenerife (2019)

On June 27, 2019, Singler signed a one-year deal with Iberostar Tenerife.

Retirement

On October 17, 2019, Singler announced his retirement from professional basketball for personal reasons. On November 13, 2024, Singler posted two videos on his

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page. He ranted about people in his "community" conspiring to make his "business" fail.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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EuroLeague

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Basketball Champions League

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Liga Endesa

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Copa del Rey

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College

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References

External links

Official website

Duke Blue Devils bio

Liga ACB profile
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High school

Awards and honors

College career

Freshman season (2007–2008)

Sophomore season (2008–2009)

Junior season (2009–2010)

Senior season (2010–2011)

Awards and honors

Professional career

Lucentum Alicante (2011)

Real Madrid (2011–2012)

Detroit Pistons (2012–2015)

Oklahoma City Thunder (2015–2018)

Obradoiro (2018–2019)

Tenerife (2019)

Retirement

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

Playoffs

EuroLeague

Basketball Champions League

Liga Endesa

Copa del Rey

College

See also

References

External links