Billy Singleton
Billy Singleton (born June 1, 1968, in New York City) is a former professional basketball player, most notable for his career in the British Basketball League.[1][2] Singleton is the 4th leading scorer in British basketball history & 5th leading rebounder in British basketball history, 3rd in field goal percentage in British basketball history. Billy is the product of a true basketball family and credits his basketball achievement to his two older sisters & his uncle. - Lorna Singleton (L.I.U. women's Basketball 1981-1985 Hall of Fame) - Carla Singleton (1983-1987 Northeastern University Hall of Fame) -Ed Pinckney (1981-1985 Villanova University, National Champions, NBA, Chicago Bulls Assistant Coach)
Personal information | |
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Born | New York City, New York | June 1, 1968
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
Career information | |
High school | Adlai E. Stevenson (Bronx, New York) |
College | St. John's (1987–1991) |
NBA draft | 1991 / Undrafted |
Playing career | 1991–2007 |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
1995–1997 | Chester Jets |
1997–1999 | Leicester Riders |
1999–2000 | Thames Valley Tigers |
2000–2002 | Leicester Riders |
2002–2003 | Scottish Rocks |
2003 | JA Vichy |
2003–2007 | Chester Jets |
The forward most recently played for the Chester Jets, where he occupied the role of top assistant coach for 1 season, head coach for 2 seasons.
In 2007, Singleton accepted the offer to become Director of Basketball Operations at his former college, St. John's of the Big East Conference.[1][2]
In 2014 he became the Lead Assistant for Men's Basketball at Nyack College[3] and has entered his third season as an associate coach in 2017.[4]
Career
- 1987-1988:
St. John's (NCAA) - 1988-1989:
St. John's (NCAA) - 1989-1990:
St. John's (NCAA) - 1990-1991:
St. John's (NCAA) - 1991-1991:
Queens Annadale - 1992-1993:
Birmingham Bullets - 1993-1994:
AEL Limassol - 1994 National De Ingenieros/ Honduras
- 1994-1995:
Maccabi Naharya - 1995 Santiago Chile
- 1995-1996:
Chester Jets - 1996-1997:
Chester Jets - 1997-1998:
Leicester Riders - 1998-1999:
Leicester Riders - 1999-2000:
Thames Valley Tigers - 2000 Dandenong Rangers Australia
- 2000-2001:
Leicester Riders - 2001-2002:
Leicester Riders - 2002-2003:
Scottish Rocks
(in May, 2003, signed 1-game contract with Vichy Auvergne)
Awards and achievements
- New York City Player of the year 1987 Iron Horse Award Winner
- All-City, All-State, All-American 1987
- 1991 Captain of St. John's University Basketball Team (Elight 8)
- AAU Junior Olympic National Championship Team,(Gauchos) 1987
- Big East All-Star Team, 1990
- English All-Star Game, 1993, 1997 1998 and 1999
- English League All-Star Team, 1997
- Player Of The Year Honduras 1994
- Israeli League Newcomer of the Year, 1995
- BBL Champion, 2001 and 2003
- National Cup Winner, 2000–2001
- National Cup Runner-up, 1997–1998
- BBL Trophy Winner, 2003–2004
- BBL Trophy Runner-up, 1996–1997
- BBL Championship Winner, 2004–2005
- Play-off Runner-up, 2003–2004 and 2004–2005
- Play-off Winner, 2000–2001 and 2002–2003
References
- "Player Bio: Billy Singleton - ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE". redstormsports.com. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- "St. John's Names Billy Singleton Director Of Men's Basketball Operations :: Former STJ, BBL standout returns to his alma mater with the Red Storm basketball staff". CBS College Sports Network. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
- "Singleton Joins Men's Basketball Coaching Staff". Nyack. 2014-12-31. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
- "Assistant Coach". Nyack. Retrieved 2017-08-18.