NCAA 파이널포에서 MOP(Most Outstanding Player)에 선정된 카일 싱글러(Kyle Singler)가 NBA진출대신 4학년으로 복귀한다고 밝혔습니다.
Singler scored 19 points as Duke beat Butler 61-59 to win its fourth national championship and finish 35-5. He averaged 17.7 points, seven rebounds and 2.4 assists in his junior season, and had 17 games with 20 or more points while posting seven double-doubles.
"I love being here at Duke and am excited about next year," Singler said in a statement released by the university. "I had two great options in front of me, but I did not want to miss out on all of the great things to come in a senior season."
대학에서 공식성명서를 냈는데, 자신은 여전히 이곳(듀크)를 사랑하면서 다음 시즌이 기대된다면서, (NBA진출보다는) 시니어 시즌이 더 기대된다고 하는군요.
A first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection, Singler's 1,767 career points rank as third most by a junior in school history. In three seasons in Durham, his averages are 15.9 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game. He is a three-time All-ACC selection.
"I am looking forward to coaching Kyle in his senior year and seeing him develop more as a player and as a leader," Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said in a statement.
이에 대해 마이클 슛셉스키(코치 K)도 싱글러의 컴백에 대해 환영하며 더 좋은 선수가 되길 바란다고 하는군요.
Singler became one of 18 players in Duke history to score more than 700 points in a season, finishing with 707.
Singler, senior Jon Scheyer and junior Nolan Smith made up the nation's most productive trio last season, combining to average more than 53 points.
Singler's NBA draft stock seemed to rise considerably with his impressive NCAA tournament. He scored at least 20 points in three of Duke's six victories -- getting 24 in a regional semifinal win over Purdue and 21 in the Final Four against West Virginia before finishing with 19 in the title game against Butler.
After playing both inside and outside during his first two seasons, he spent almost all of his time on the perimeter last season and shot nearly 40 percent from 3-point range.
일단 얼마전 발행된 '미리보는 10-11시즌 Top 10'에서 2위를 차지했던 듀크대는 다만 코멘트를 통해서 순위의 변동 여부는 싱글러의 복귀여부에 달려있다고 했고, 만약 싱글러가 4학년을 뛴다면 놀란 스미스(Nolan Smith), 메이슨 & 마일스 플럼리 형제(Mason and Miles Plumlee)와 함께 이번에 새로 리쿠르팅된 카이리 어빙(Kyrie Irving), 세스 커리(Seth Curry)와 함께 2년 연속 우승에 도전할 전력을 갖게 된다고 했는데, 일단 첫 퍼즐은 완성된거 같습니다.
