Professio”Nole” Athlete of the Week: Chris Singleton

After a brief stint with the Indiana Pacers this season and not appearing in a game, former Florida State standout Chris Singleton is playing basketball in the United States again. Singleton signed a deal to play with the Oklahoma City Blue of the National Basketball Developmental League.

Singleton is the Professio”Nole” Athlete of the Week for the week of February 16th through the 22nd for his performances for the Blue against the Texas Legends.

In two games in the NBDL, Singleton has filled up the box score, averaging 9.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks.

In a 102-94 road victory over the Legends on Thursday, Singleton finished with 7 points, 7 rebounds and a 5 blocks. He followed that up with a 12-point, 8-rebound, 2-block outing in a 95-82 home victory over the Legends on Saturday.

A former 18th overall pick in the NBA Draft, Singleton never had the sort of NBA career he and draft experts had hoped for. Whether Singleton ever returns to the NBA remains to be seen, but in two NBDL games, Singleton has demonstrated his ability to do a number of things which made him so fun to watch in his three years at Florida State.

About Mike Ferguson

Mike Ferguson is a Bloguin contributor, the editor of Noled Out and a lifetime Florida State sports enthusiast. Mike vividly remembers watching Warrick Dunn run down the sideline in Gainesville in 1993, the "Choke at Doak" in 1994 and Monte Cummings' driving layup to beat #1 Duke in 2002. Mike has worked as a sports reporter in both print and online. For isportsweb in 2013, Mike gave press coverage of Florida State football's run to the 2013 national championship. Mike has been featured on SI.com, FoxSports.com and Yahoo Sports while interviewing major sports stars such as 2013 National League MVP Andrew McCutchen. Mike graduated from Florida State University in 2009 with a major in Religion and a minor in Communications. Mike currently resides in Haines City, Florida with his wife Jennifer and daughters Trinity and Greenly. Mike is a full-time reporter at Polk County's newspaper, The Ledger, in Lakeland, Florida. Mike can be followed on Twitter @MikeWFerguson.

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