Billy Singleton

Billy Singleton (born June 1, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player, most notable for his career in the British Basketball League. 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)

The forward last 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. and has entered his third season as an associate coach in 2017.

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) 2003-2004: Chester Jets 2004-2005: Chester Jets 2005-2006: Chester Jets (Player/Coach) 2006-2007: Chester Jets {Player/Coach}

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