Sean Singletary
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| Virginia Cavaliers | |
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| Position | Point guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | September 6, 1985 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | USA |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Philadelphia |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| First Team All-ACC (05-06), Freshman All-ACC(04-05) | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Sean Singletary (born September 6 1985 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is the starting point guard for the University of Virginia Cavaliers basketball team. Singletary attended William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia. 2006-07 is his junior year. Singletary improved upon his All-ACC Freshman performance in 2004-05 by averaging 17.7 points per game and earning all-ACC first team honors during his sophomore season, which included his highest scoring game, a 35 point effort against an Adam Morrison led Gonzaga team.
Singletary is Virginia's floor leader during their pivotal 2006-07 season in which the team is moving from their old home at University Hall across the street to the 130 million dollar John Paul Jones Arena. Virginia is enjoying perhaps their best season since 1994-95 with Singletary and senior J.R. Reynolds forming what many believe is the best backcourt in the country.
Freshman Year (04-05)
As a freshman, he was the only player on the team to start every game during the 2004-2005 season, and was selected to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman Team. He averaged 10.5 points per game, as well as 3.9 assists per contest in his rookie campaign. Ranked first among ACC freshmen in assists and steals, second in minutes played and third in scoring. Was selected to the CollegeInsider.com Freshmen All-America Team and a second-team selection to the Rivals.com Freshmen All-America Team.
Sophomore Year (05-06)
First team All-Atlantic Cost Confrence selection (the first from UVA since Bryant Stith in '92). Averages 17.7 points (1st team, 5th ACC), ranked third in FT% in the ACC (.845 125-148), fifth in steals (1.86 54), sixth in assists (4.17 apg. 121). Scored a career high 35 points at Gonzaga, out-dualing Adam Morrison, and being named ACC Player of The Week. Had his first career double-double (29pts 10reb) in the ACC Tournament vs North Carolina. Singletary was also a Co-Captain of the Cavaliers and was also named First-team All-ACC selection by SI.com, State Player of the Year and a first-team All-State selection by the VaSID, Player of the Year in Virginia and first-team All-State as selected by the Richmond Times-Dispatch, co-recipient of the Bill Gibson Cavalier of the Year Award (team MVP),co-recipient of the Sidney Young Memorial Trophy (team award to that athlete who exemplifies the highest qualities of leadership, cooperative spirit and unselfish service in the interest of athletics at the University of Virginia), and received the team's Most Assists Award
Third Year [06-07]
Sean hit the winning shot against Duke on February 1, 2007, with 1.0 seconds left on the clock. The shot is considered by many as the top shot since Christian Laettner beat Kentucky in the 1992 NCAA Tournament. He also scored a career high 37 points in a blowout of Gonzaga earlier this year. He ranks in the top five in scoring in the ACC, and he is a frontrunner for ACC player of the year. Sean, J.R., and Virginia are poised make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.