Singleton was born in
Brooklyn to a French mother and an American father. His father served in the
US Army. Singleton grew up in Europe, before moving to
Los Angeles, California, with his family when he was five years of age. He started his collegiate career at
Allan Hancock College and then transferred to
Montana State University. A 6’4’’ forward, Singleton got his professional career underway with
Vendée Challans Basket in France in 1979. He played for the team from 1979 to 1984 and later played for two other French clubs,
Reims Champagne Basket and
Saint-Quentin Basket-Ball. Singleton later served as head coach of French
LNB ProA teams
Jeanne d'Arc Dijon Bourgogne (1992/93 and 1997 to 2001) and
Paris Basket Racing (1993 to 1997). In 1993, he won the French League Cup (Coupe de la Ligue) with Dijon. During his tenure at
ALM Évreux Basket (January 2002 to January 2004) in France's second-tier, Singleton coached
Saša Dončić, father of
Luka Dončić. In January 2004, Singleton took over as coach at the LNB ProA side
Besançon Basket Comté Doubs. Following relegation later that year, he coached the team in the second division. He then served as head coach of third division club Denek Bat Bayonne Urcuit, taking over during the 2006/07 season and staying until 2011. From January 2012 to January 2023, Singleton coached at ASA Sceaux: He first coached the men's team and then guided the women's team to promotion to the third-tier division in France, Nationale 1 féminine. In 2012, Singleton was hired as a commentator and analyst by
Bein Sports. Since then, he has been covering
NBA,
NCAA and LNB ProA games. == Notes ==