James Alexander Singleton (born July 20, 1981) is an American former professional

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player and former assistant coach of the

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of the

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. The 6'8" forward played two years of college basketball for Murray State.

College career

During his college career, Singleton, a graduate of

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's Hirsch High School, attended

Pearl River Community College Pearl River Community College is a public community college in Poplarville, Mississippi. It was founded as Pearl River County Agricultural High School in 1909 and became the first junior college in Mississippi in 1921. Residents of Hancock, ...

and

Murray State University Murray State University (MSU) is a public university in Murray, Kentucky. In addition to the main campus in Calloway County in southwestern Kentucky, Murray State operates extended campuses offering upper level and graduate courses in Paducah, ...

. In his two years at Murray State, he averaged 13.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.9 blocks in 60 games. He earned second-team All-

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honors in 2001–02 and first-team honors in 2002–03. He also led the OVC in rebounds as a senior.

Professional career

Undrafted by an

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franchise, Singleton began his professional career in

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playing with the Sicc Cucine Jesi (

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) during the 2003–04 season, averaging 20.8 points and 12

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per game. He won the Lega2 title with his team which allowed Jesi there appear in Serie A. He also received Eurobasket All-Italian Lega2 Player of the Year award. He later signed with the

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(

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) team. He averaged 11.5 points, 8.6 rebounds and two steals in 46 games during the 2004–05 season, helping his team reach the Italian SerieA League Finals. He was named

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of the 2005 Italian League All-Star Game. During his tenure, Singleton was a fan favorite for his high-flying acrobatics and his tenacious defense. He was signed on August 30, 2005 by the Los Angeles Clippers to a two-year contract. This period marked his first appearance in the NBA. Singleton joined the ACB for the 2007–08 season with TAU Cerámica. He won the ACB title with this team, beating F.C. Barcelona in the Finals (3–0). Achieving success in Europe again Singleton returned for his second opportunity in the NBA as several teams took notice of his marked improvement. He would end up joining the

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. On February 13, 2010, Singleton was traded from the

to the

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along with

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and

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for

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, and

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. On September 6, 2010, ''

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'' reported that Singleton had rejected a contract offer from the Wizards and signed with the

Xinjiang Flying Tigers The Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers () is a professional basketball team based in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. The team play its home games at the Hongshan Arena, which has a capacity for 3,800 spectators. The club joined the Chinese Basketball ...

of the

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in which he helped lead the team to the CBA finals. Singleton joined the Guangdong Southern Tigers for the 2011–12 season and helped lead the team to the CBA Finals. After the CBA season ended, he returned to the Washington Wizards. Later in 2012, he returned to the Xinjiang Flying Tigers signing a two-year contract with the club. Taking time off from basketball for the birth of his son, Singleton was acquired by the

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on January 29, 2015. On May 8, he signed with

Guaros de Lara Guaros de Lara is a Venezuelan professional basketball club, that is based in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela. Guaros de Lara BBC has existed as a club in various different forms since 1983. It has existed in its current form since 2003. The c ...

of the Venezuelan

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(LPB). On August 13, 2015, Singleton signed with

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of the Israeli Ligat HaAl. On August 7, 2016, he signed with Maccabi Kiryat Gat. He left Kiryat Gat after appearing in eight games, and on December 20, 2016, he signed with

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of the

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.James Singleton (ex Maccabi K/G) is a newcomer at SK Knights
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NBA career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

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