Singler with the Detroit Pistons in January 2014
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No. 15 – Oklahoma City Thunder | |||||||||||||
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Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||
Born |
Medford, Oregon |
May 4, 1988 ||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||
Listed weight | 228 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||
High school | South Medford (Medford, Oregon) | ||||||||||||
College | Duke (2007–2011) | ||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2011 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33rd overall | ||||||||||||
Selected by the Detroit Pistons | |||||||||||||
Playing career | 2011–present | ||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||
2011 | Lucentum Alicante | ||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Real Madrid | ||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||
2015–present | Oklahoma City Thunder | ||||||||||||
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Kyle Edward Singler (born May 4, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Singler was a four-year starter for the Duke men's basketball team and was instrumental in their 2010 NCAA championship run, earning MVP of the Final Four. In the 2011 NBA draft, the Detroit Pistons selected Singler in the second round with the overall 33rd pick. Singler joined the Pistons for the 2012–13 season after playing in Spain during 2011–12.
Singler attended South Medford High School. 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 Michael Beasley, 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 Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys which was filmed in 2006.
In October 2006, he signed a letter of intent to play college basketball at Duke University.
In 2007 Singler led South Medford to its first-ever state basketball championship, winning 58–54 over defending champion Lake Oswego and national standout Kevin Love. A year earlier Love and Lake Oswego had defeated Singler and South Medford for the state championship.