Singleton has had 3 steals all three times he has faced an ACC or BE team

[bamamarquettefan]

I noted earlier that our new walk-on transfer from High Point David Singleton was rated as one of the 50 players in both steals and assists.

Of course, I noted that this was obviously against much lighter, low-Division I competition in the Big South, and that he couldn't do the same in the Big East.  Well, not so fast.  I saw he told Roziak that he had played well when High Point had the opportunity to play a Big East or ACC school.  Holy Cow, the kid is telling the truth.

I pulled his stats, and High Point had three chances to play a Big East or ACC team during his two years there and Singleton had 3 steals in all three games.

In fact, while he didn't shoot much in any of the games, he had 12 rebounds, 9 steals and 8 assists in the three games against Wake Forest, NC State and South Florida.

A walk-on who could put up an average of 27 minutes, 4.0 rpg, 3.0 spg and 2.7 apg against BE-level play as a freshman and sophomore and now will get a red shirt year to go up against some of the best guards around before coming back for a junior and senior year?

Wow, we are playing with house money here, but we could have a steal, particularly if someone is out for a few games.

Here is the game-by-game:

Wake Forest 3 steals in 18 minutes, 3 rebounds
NC State 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals in 29 minutes
South Florida 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals 34 minutes
9 steals, 8 rebounds in an average of 27 minutes 12 rebounds

[MUUWUWM]

I watched him at the Pro-Am and he didn't have his number listed to his name on the program.

I kept thinking that he is a very good player and I was sitting behind Jimmy Butler and asked who that was and he said Dave Singleton.
Singleton and Blue could be brothers they look that much alike especially physically with Singleton obviously a bit more mature and defined.

[Brewtown Andy]

Hell, we're coming out ahead even if he makes practice more competitive.

[brewcity77]

Hell, we're coming out ahead even if he makes practice more competitive.

+1

Anything else is gravy...but I do like gravy

[Mr. Nielsen]

This will be a different walk-on for MU. It will be fun to see how much playing time he get in 2011-12 season.

[GB Warrior]

I'm sure he'll appreciate the Bradley Center love that Frozena receives just because he's white he pays his own way. 

[wildbillsb]

I'm sure he'll appreciate the Bradley Center love that Frozena receives just because he's white he pays his own way. 

Ouch! A bit unseemly.

[ChicosBailBonds]

I'm sure he'll appreciate the Bradley Center love that Frozena receives just because he's white he pays his own way. 

All walk-ons get love, regardless of race, religion, creed, etc.  That's how it's always been.

[wildbillsb]

All walk-ons get love, regardless of race, religion, creed, etc.  That's how it's always been.

That's better.  Thank you.

[brewcity77]

I'm sure he'll appreciate the Bradley Center love that Frozena receives just because he's white he pays his own way.  

Can't be because he's white...unless he is really tan 



http://www.highpointpanthers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2901

[bamamarquettefan]

Agreed.  We had a walk on come to Auburn named Josh Wallace this year.  I'm a season ticket holder here too just because it's two miles from my house, not because of any divided loyalties!  Same situation to some degree, had low D1 offers but wanted a better engineering program.  (Auburn is pretty tied into NASA).  My wife teaches at Auburn and taught him a business ethics court so we really played attention when he came in, and he got great ovations for his couple of minutes in some early games.  Black kid, so had nothing to do with race, just the fact that he chose Auburn over a scholarship elsewhere.

5-foot-10, 160, and not super athletic, so not nearly the potential of Singleton (6-3, 190).  He played 8 total minutes the first 5 games and got great Frozena-like receptions - well as close as the half filled, dingy arena at Auburn could offer - ain't exactly the Bradley Center.

Then they realized he really could handle a press well.  Always seemed to break it.  The actually started putting him in the game for good chunks if the opponents pressed.  Ended up playing 10 or more minutes in 5 of the last 13 SEC games and took great care of the ball.

Maybe that's making me overexcited abotu Singleton, and he did actually turn it over a bit more than Wallace, BUT certainly Singleton has a lot more size, athleticism and potential.

Singleton actually came to Auburn this year and scored 8 points off the bench, but he didn't go up against Wallace directly because High Point was playing him at small forward rather than the point.

[MUBurrow]

All walk-ons get love, regardless of race, religion, creed, etc.  That's how it's always been.

Dan Fitzgerald needs to be brought up regarding this conversation somehow. I'm just not sure how.

[reinko]

Dan Fitzgerald needs to be brought up regarding this conversation somehow. I'm just not sure how.

I once saw Dan Fitzgerald jump the tip against UCONN.  I almost left the stadium immediately after witnessing that horror.

[TallTitan34]

I saw Dan Fitzgerald light up Marquette for 7 threes I think it was when he was playing for Tulane.

[Blackhat]

Only thing I remember from Fitzgerald was hitting a big three from the corner...I think it was against Seton Hall.

Everything else has been deleted from my memory bank.

[g0lden3agle]

Wait was Fitz a walk-on?

[HoopsMalone]

Wait was Fitz a walk-on?

No Fitz was a scholarship player.  Crean got him as a transfer from Tulane.

[chapman]

I once saw Dan Fitzgerald jump the tip against UCONN.  I almost left the stadium immediately after witnessing that horror.

I once seventy-three times saw Dan Fitzgerald weakly foul a guy near the basket for an and-one.