Chris Singleton :: Florida St. Basketball

 Name: Chris Singleton

School/Mascot: Florida State Seminoles
Sport: Men’s Basketball
Class: Junior          
Current City: Tallahassee, FL
Hometown: Canton, GA
Birth date: 11-21-1989
Age: 20
Height/Weight: 6’9/225

Where is your favorite place to play?

I like to play at any away arena, it brings the best out of me; I think...

What is your favorite number? Why?

1 because that’s what I strive to be at anything I do

Who is the best player you’ve played WITH and AGAINST?

Played with al Thornton, against Gerald Henderson

Do you have a pre-game ritual? If so, what is it?

Yes, I take a shower put on music and get focused

Have you ever had an injury while performing your sport?

Fractured my knee cap in 8th grade

What do you consider as your greatest accomplishment?

Making it to college

What is your most memorable basketball moment? Why?

When I was 9, my AAU team won the national qualifier by a layup I made

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?

Traveling, playing a sport, chilling with friends

Name 3 Fun Facts about yourself that people may not know.

I have a lot of shoes, smart, and I am funny

Facebook or Twitter?

Both

Who is the most influential person you’ve met?

Peyton Manning

What do you value the most?

Family

Going into this upcoming season, Chris Singleton is the reigning 2010 ACC Defensive Player of the Year and one of the nation’s top college basketball players and is more prepared than ever! This summer in particular has been an opportunity of a lifetime for the Florida State University Standout! He has attended every possible “big name” camp that you could imagine for a college basketball player…

  -Kevin Durant Skills Academy (Chicago, IL) where he also served as a camp counselor.

-LeBron James Skills Academy (Akron, OH) where he also served as a camp counselor.
-USA Select Team to train against the USA Olympic Team in Las Vegas, NV
-Adidas Nations in this upcoming month of August which will be in Chicago, IL

Chris mentioned to me that one thing he enjoys doing in his spare time is traveling… But if you knew his story, you would find out he hardly ever has “spare time”, but when he does, it usually traveling... For basketball… Chris has been all over the country this summer; but as you can imagine, it’s nothing new to him. This has been his life since he can remember; traveling for aau tournaments, games, and camps. I asked Chris what his favorite part about college was, and he told me “meeting different people”, and basketball sure has opened multiple doors for Chris to do both; Travel and meet different people!

Not only has Chris been exposed to the traveling, networking, and opportunity to play in front of many well-connected people, but most importantly, Chris began to tell me how basketball has helped him become the person who he is now, by saying, “It has helped me grow up and mature… It has also taught me how to become a business man. It really creates a lot of opportunity by the number of people you are able to run across and meet”. Chris’ mindset is truly something that is hard to find within a student-athlete. As I sat in the hotel room with Chris during the LeBron Skills Academy, he was there working on homework for his online class; despite the fact of being away from school and traveling for basketball. Someone of his stature could easily just be focused on going to the NBA, and call it quits… But Chris continues to work hard in the classroom as well; majoring in Hospitality and minoring in business. I asked him where he saw himself in 5 years, and he answered “Owning a business somewhere, and in the NBA grinding”!

To sum it all up, Chris Singleton is someone you will see all over the place within a few years; basketball and business wise. I asked him what were some of his goals or visions outside of basketball, and he told me “I want to be a successful business man and be able to influence all types of people, from the rich all the way to the poor”.  Last but not least, I wanted to share one of Chris’ favorite quotes with you all…. “You are who set your mind to be” and that is exactly what Chris Singleton is doing!