Sign up or login to track your favorite teams on Bleacher Report
Adversity is nothing new to Sean Singletary. Most people are excited to be given the chance to play in the NBA. It is the dream of millions of young people from the time they first pick up a basketball...

Sean Singletary Poised to Surprise People Again

by Ben Gibson (Columnist)

3

984 reads

Editorial

June 28, 2008

NBA, Sacramento Kings, Sean Singletary, Editorial, 2008 NBA Draft

Adversity is nothing new to Sean Singletary.

 

Most people are excited to be given the chance to play in the NBA.  It is the dream of millions of young people from the time they first pick up a basketball. 

 

Still, even though most draft boards did not even include Singletary’s name, he was far from jumping for joy when his name was finally called in the middle of the second round by the Sacramento Kings.

 

“Being the competitor that I am, I was a little disappointed,” Singletary said to reporters the following day, “but I wasn’t annoyed. Everyone that got picked deserved to be picked, [but] I’ll definitely have motivation from where I was picked.”

 

Singletary was the second player taken from the ACC this year behind N.C. State’s J.J. Hickson, and yet all Singletary received from the “experts” was faint praise.

 

“The Kings needed a point guard and Singletary is a talent,” Chad Ford of ESPN wrote. “He can score and dish and could be a nice backup point guard. But if Beno Udrih leaves via free agency, Singletary isn’t good enough to take over—he could barely produce wins in the ACC.”

 

Certainly Virginia struggled last season, enduring a painful stretch of basketball in which they lost 10 out of 11 games including a blowout loss at Xavier. Their season ended against Bradley at home in the semifinals of the inaugural (and hopefully final) CBI tournament. 

 

However, anyone who spent more than a moment watching these games could realize just how much Singletary produced for four magical years in Charlottesville, VA. 

 

Singletary is only six feet tall and yet he has produced some of the biggest plays in the last few decades of Virginia basketball.  Most college basketball fans will remember him for his falling down shot against Duke last season to give the Cavaliers a dramatic 63-61 victory and a spot atop the ACC standings. 

 

His stare at the ESPN camera following the improbable shot showed the heart of a young man who had been proving people wrong all his life.

 

Share This Article
  • StumbleUpon
  • Facebook
  • Email
  • Print

comments (3) write a comment »

  1. reply to comment by Gary
    5 months ago

    Good stuff, Ben. I expect Sean to get a lot of playing time, especially in Sacramento.

  2. reply to comment by j
    5 months ago

    Sean singletary is the best go uva and now kings

  3. reply to comment by ab
    5 months ago

    weiners!

write a new comment


Edit this Article Article History

FREE SPORTS TEXT ALERTS

  • Get team scores and news sent to your cell phone during and after each game.
  • We do not charge for these services, but standard messaging rates or other charges apply.
  • Cancel anytime by replying STOP to any message.

Step 1: Choose a team

League:

Step 2: Enter your phone number

( ) -
Standard Messaging Rates or other charges apply. To Opt-out text STOP to 4INFO (44636). For more information text HELP to 4INFO (44636). Contact your carrier for more details.

Want to write for Bleacher Report

We are a community of fans who write about sports. And we're growing.

Learn More and Sign Up »