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June 18, 2007
CHARLOTTESVILLE – Virginia guard Sean Singletary (Philadelphia, Pa./The William Penn Charter School) announced on Monday (June 18) that he has withdrawn his name from consideration for the NBA draft and will return to UVa for his senior year.
The deadline for individuals who had not signed with an agent to withdraw their names from consideration for the June 28 NBA draft was Monday.
“I considered all of my options and discussed them with my family and Coach Leitao,” Singletary said. “I believe this decision is the best one for me. I look forward to returning to Virginia for my final year, continuing my education and playing another season with my teammates.
“The process I went through the last two months was extremely valuable and provided me with a significant amount of information. I’m very thankful for the support of my family and the assistance provided by Coach Leitao throughout the process. Regardless of the decision I made, I felt there would be many positives for me. Ultimately I determined it was best for me to return to Virginia.”
Singletary has been a Virginia co-captain each of the last two seasons, earned numerous All-America honors after the 2006-07 season and was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection for the second consecutive year in 2007. He finished the 2006-07 season with averages of 19.0 points, 4.7 assists and 4.6 rebounds a game. Singletary led the Cavaliers in points (609, 19.0 ppg.), assists (151, 4.7 apg.), three-point field goals made (79, 2.47 a game), free throw percentage (.872, 190-218), steals (38, 1.2 spg.) and minutes played (1,064, 33.2 mpg.). He ranked second in the Atlantic Coast Conference in three-point field goals made (79, 2.47 a game) and free throw percentage (.872, 190-218), third in scoring (609 points, 19.0 ppg.), fifth in assists (151, 4.7 apg.) and 10th in minutes played (1,064, 33.2 mpg.).
“Obviously I’m delighted that Sean has decided to return to Virginia for his final year,” Virginia men’s head basketball coach Dave Leitao said. “He means so much to our team and I’m pleased he’ll be with us this coming season.
“Sean and his family considered all of his options before reaching this decision. He went about the process of making a decision in the right way. He worked on his game, gathered information and determined it was best for him to return to Virginia. I believe this process served its intended purpose and has been a valuable experience for Sean.”
Singletary is ranked fifth on Virginia’s career three-point field goals made list (164), eighth on the career assists list (385) and tied for 18th on the career points scored list (1,426 points).