David Singleton

Biography

David Singleton will enter his second season as an assistant coach with the UCLA men’s basketball program in 2026-27, marking his seventh year with the Bruins’ program. Singleton played five seasons at UCLA, from 2018-19 through 2022-23, before spending two years playing in the NBA G League. Singleton, who graduated with his bachelor’s degree in sociology from UCLA in 2023, returned to UCLA in the summer of 2025 as an assistant coach. He helped the Bruins’ program to a 24-12 overall record and a 13-7 mark in Big Ten play during the 2025-26 season. UCLA advanced to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 7 seed, going 2-1 in the Big Ten Tournament with wins over Rutgers and Michigan State. A talented 3-point shooter during his playing career, Singleton helped UCLA to a 37.9 team shooting percentage from 3-point distance in 2025-26, second in the Big Ten and No. 20, nationally. In addition, UCLA’s team set the school single-season record for best free throw percentage (76.3), among the top 50 shooting percentages in the nation. The Bruins concluded the year ranking No. 7 in fewest turnovers committed per game (8.9) and No. 8 in assist-turnover ratio (1.8). Singleton competed for the College Park Skyhawks in 2023-24 and 2024-25. Following his fifth and final season in Westwood (2022-23), Singleton played for the Atlanta Hawks’ NBA Summer League squad in July of 2023 before competing with Atlanta’s G League affiliate squad for the next two seasons. A former standout at nearby Bishop Montgom

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