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Kyle Singler
# 12
Forward - F
Height: 6-8  Weight: 235
Sophomore
Previous Affiliations
   South Medford
Previous Experience
  
Medford, Ore.
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Shoot Around: Kyle Singler, Dec. 12, 2007

Courtesy: Duke Sports Information
Release: 09/10/2007


Career Notes

  • Highly skilled offensive player with the ability to score on the block or from the perimeter ... one of the top inside-outside threats in the country
  • A fluid athlete with an advanced and well-rounded skill set ... has the ability to lead the team in nearly every statistical category
  • A strong All-America and ACC Player of the Year candidate
  • The sixth player in Duke history to reach the 1,000-point plateau as a sophomore ... ranks 53rd with 1,060 career points
  • Has 59 career double figure scoring games, including 15 games with 20 or more points
  • A strong rebounder on both ends of the court ... ranks fourth all-time at Duke in offensive rebounds per game (2.56 orpg.)
  • Has led team in rebounding in each of his first two seasons, becoming the fourth player in Duke history to lead the team in rebounding as a freshman and sophomore
  • Has 13 double-doubles and 13 double figure rebounding games
  • Averaging 14.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.3 steals in 71 career games
  • Ranks 16th at Duke with 120 career three-pointers ... has a .364 three-point field goal percentage (120-of-330)
  • Poised and fearless performer when the game is on the line ... has hit several clutch baskets throughout his career
  • Outstanding helpside defender ... has taken 29 charges in his career
  • Active in Duke’s award-winning Verizon Read with the Blue Devils, a community outreach reading program in the Durham school district


2008-09

  • Honorable mention AP All-America ... also received All-America recognition from Rivals.com (fifth) and Collegehoops.net (HM)
  • First team ACC All-Tournament selection after averaging 18.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game ... played all 120 minutes of the tournament, becoming just the second Duke player to play three straight complete games in the tournament ... recorded nine blocks in the ACC Tournament, the fourth most by a Duke player
  • Named second team All-ACC and second team NABC All-District 2
  • Earned 2K Sports Classic MVP honors ... was also named the 2K Sports Classic Durham Regional MVP ... averaged 16.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.0 blocks and 1.3 steals in the four  tournament games
  • Claimed ACC Co-Player of the Week honors on Nov. 17
  • Played in all 37 games (36 starts), averaging 16.5 points, 7.7 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.0 blocks and 1.5 steals per game
  • Posted a .441 field goal percentage (208-of-472), including .383 from three-point range (69-of-180) ... also shot .713 from the foul line (124-of-174)
  • Led the team in offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds and blocks ... finished second in points, field goals, three-point field goals, three-point field goal percentage, steals and minutes played ... was also third in free throws and assists
  • Finished tied for 11th in the ACC in scoring (16.5 ppg.), ninth in rebounding (7.7 rpg.), tied for sixth in offensive rebounds (3.0 orpg.), 10th in defensive rebounds (4.6 drpg.) and tied for ninth in minutes per game (32.2)
  • Also ranked 10th in scoring (16.6 ppg.), ninth in rebounding (7.4 rpg.) and fourth in offensive rebounds (3.3 orpg.) in conference-only games
  • One of 70 players in school history to score over 500 points in a season, closed the year tied for 31st with 609 points
  • Scored in double figures in 34 of the 37 games with 11 games of 20 or more points
  • Led the team in scoring 14 times and in rebounding 22 times ... also led Duke in assists on 10 occasions
  • Made at least one three-pointer in 33 games ... made three or more three-pointers in 10 contests
  • Had eight or more rebounds on 18 occasions and nine double-digit rebound games
  • Recorded a team-high nine double-doubles on the season
  • Had at least one point, rebound, assist, blocked shot and steal in 21 games, the third-most in a single season in school history 
  • Recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds against Presbyterian (11/10), the 39th time in school history a player had a double-double in the season opener
  • Registered a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds against No. 9 Purdue (12/2) 
  • Posted 14 points, eight rebounds, five assists, one block and four steals off the bench to lead the team in all five categories against UNC Asheville (12/17) ... became the sixth Duke player to lead the team in all five categories in a game and only player in school history to accomplish the feat off the bench
  • Scored 19 points and added eight rebounds and a career-best seven assists against Virginia Tech (1/4)
  • Collected 19 points and 14 rebounds in a win over Georgia Tech (1/14)
  • Had a career-high 16 rebounds to go with 15 points against No. 13 Georgetown (1/17)
  • Scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds at No. 6 Wake Forest (1/28)
  • Had 22 points on 9-of-15 shooting against No. 3 North Carolina (2/11)
  • Posted 25 points and eight rebounds, including seven offensive boards, at Boston College (2/15)
  • Had a string of four straight 20-point games from Feb. 28-March 13, starting with a 21-point effort at Virginia Tech
  • Knocked down four three-pointers and finished with 23 points at North Carolina (3/8)
  • Matched a career-high with 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting against Boston College (3/13) in the opening round of the ACC Tournament ... also had a career-best six blocked shots and nine rebounds in the game
  • Reached double figures in scoring in the final 15 games of the season


2007-08

  • Named ACC Rookie of the Year ... earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors four times
  • Third team All-ACC selection and a Freshman All-ACC pick
  • Third team Freshman All-America by collegehoops.net
  • Named to the NABC All-District 5 second team ... USBWA All-District III selection
  • National Freshman of the Week by Rivals.com on Feb. 13
  • Ronald McDonald House Duke Student-Athlete of the Week on Nov. 26
  • EA SPORTS Maui Invitational Most Valuable Player
  • Started all 34 games for the Blue Devils 
  • Second on the team in scoring (13.3 ppg.), field goals (159), three-pointers (51) and minutes played (28.6 mpg.)
  • Tied for the team lead in rebounding (5.8 rpg.)
  • Posted a .457 field goal percentage (159-of-348), including .340 from three-point range (51-of-150) ... also shot .774 from the foul line (82-of-106)
  • Led the team in scoring seven times and in rebounding 14 times
  • Reached double-figures in scoring 25 times, including four 20-point efforts
  • Took a team-best 19 charges
  • Made at least one three-pointer in 26 games, including 16 games with two or more treys
  • Led the Blue Devils with four double-doubles and four games with 10 or more rebounds
  • Ranked among the ACC leaders in scoring (17th) and rebounding (t-16th)
  • In conference only games, he ranked 14th in scoring (15.1 ppg.), 14th with 6.2 rebounds per game and 10th with 2.13 three-point field goals per game
  • Scored 451 points to rank as the eighth-most by a Duke freshman 
  • Also ranked among Duke’s top freshmen in made three-point field goals (5th, 51), three-point field goal percentage (10th, .340), free throw percentage (9th, .774) and rebounds (9th, 198) 
  • Tallied 18 points and eight rebounds at Virginia (3/5)
  • Had 13 points, seven rebounds and a season-high four steals against Georgia Tech (2/27) 
  • Recorded 16 points to go along with six rebounds and two blocks against St. John’s (2/23)
  • Posted career highs of 26 points, 10 made field goals (10-of-17) and six three-point field goals (6-of-9) against Maryland (2/13)
  • Had 24 points and 10 rebounds to go along with three steals against Boston College (2/9) 
  • Tallied 14 points, 10 rebounds, two assists, two blocks, two steals and three drawn charges against No. 3 North Carolina (2/6)
  • Scored 19 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field against N.C. State (1/31)
  • Led the team with 16 points, nine rebounds, two blocks and two steals at Virginia Tech (1/24)
  • Recorded 17 points, four rebounds, one block and two steals against Clemson (1/19)
  • Posted 14 points, eight rebounds and a season-high four assists against Cornell (1/6)
  • Scored 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting, including 1-of-2 from the three-point line and 4-of-6 from the free throw line against No. 11 Pittsburgh (12/20) in Madison Square Garden
  • Tallied a double-double against Davidson (12/1) with 14 points and 12 rebounds 
  • Named the Maui Invitational MVP after averaging 18 points and 6.7 rebounds in the three games ... shot .613 from the field (19-of-31), including .556 from three-point distance (5-of-9), and .917 from the foul line (11-of-12) at the Maui Invitational 
  • Recorded 25 points and seven rebounds in the championship game of the Maui Invitational against Marquette (11/21) ... shot 7-of-11 from the field, including 3-of-5 from three-point range, and 8-of-8 from the foul line in the win over the Golden Eagles
  • Posted his first career double-double with 21 points and a season-high 12 rebounds against Princeton (11/19)
  • Made his collegiate debut with 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting to go along with seven rebounds and three blocks against N.C. Central (11/9) ... his three blocks tied the record for most blocks in a Duke player’s first collegiate game, matching Mike Gminski, Cameron Hall and Cherokee Parks


High School

  • Four-year letterwinner at South Medford High School
  • Led the Panthers to a record of 110-10 over four years
  • The sixth-leading scorer in Oregon state history with 2,207 points
  • Named 2007 Oregonian Class 6A Co-Player of the Year
  • Two-time first team all-state selection and two-time Southern Oregon Conference player of the year
  • Three-time first team All-SOC and first team all-defense pick
  • Averaged 29.3 points, 10.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game during his senior season
  • Led South Medford to the 2007 state championship with 18 points in the 58-54 title game
  • South Medford finished the year ranked 13th in USA Today’s Super 25 national rankings
  • Scored 39 points on 16-of-26 shooting in the 99-90 loss to Oak Hill Academy and current teammate Nolan Smith, in the Les Schwab Invitational … Les Schwab Invitational all-tournament team selection
  • Named the USA Today Player of the Week on Jan. 19, 2007 after being named the Bass Pro Tournament of Champions MVP and first team selection after averaging 30.7 points and 10.7 rebounds in three contests
  • Named a 2007 McDonald’s All-America … went 4-of-7 from the field for 10 points in the McDonald’s All-American game
  • Named to the Nike Brand All-America team … scored 16 points to help lead the Yellow squad to a 127-119 win in the Jordan Classic
  • First team Parade All-America selection and first team All-USA Today selection as a senior 
  • Named second team Parade All-America as a junior ... also named to the EA Sports All-America second team in 2006
  • Averaged 20.5 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game, while shooting 60.6 percent from the field as a junior
  • Led South Medford to a 27-2 record and second place finish in the state tournament in 2006
  • Guided South Medford to a state championship as a sophomore, averaging 19.9 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game
  • Ranked fifth overall prospect and first among small forwards by Rivals.com
  • Also played football and baseball at South Medford
  • An all-state selection at quarterback in 2005
  • Earned 2004 all-conference first team honors as a tight end and as a defensive back ... an all-conference third team selection at tight end and defensive back in 2003


USA Basketball

  • Named to the 2006 U18 USA Junior National Team … averaged 11.0 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.3 steals as the USA captured a 4-0 mark and the gold medal at the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship.
  • Also played in the 10th Annual 2007 Nike Hoops Summit ... scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds in the 100-80 Junior National Select victory over the World Select Team
  • Member of the 2005 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival White Team that finished 5-0 to claim the gold medal … averaged 14.0 points and 3.4 rebounds, while shooting 60.0 percent from the field and 47.1 percent from three-point ... ranked third among all festival participants in field goal percentage, sixth in three-point percentage, sixth in free throw percentage and 12th in scoring

Personal

  • Born Kyle Edward Singler on May 4, 1988, in Medford, Oregon
  • Son of Kris and Ed Singler … has one younger brother, E.J., and one older sister, Katen
  • Father, Ed, was a quarterback at Oregon State; mother, Kris, played basketball at Oregon State; brother, E.J., is a freshman basketball player at Oregon; uncle, Rick Brosterhous, played basketball at Oregon; uncle, Greg Brosterhous, played football at Oregon; uncle, B.G. Brosterhous, played basketball at Texas; uncle, Bill Singler, played football at Stanford; and cousin, Ericka Brosterhous, played basketball at Oregon State
  • Hobbies include drawing, paintball, cards and frisbee golf
  • Favorite athletes are the late Pete Maravich and Larry Bird
  • A visual arts major
  • Participates in Role Model Speaker Series at the Emily K Center

 

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