The Sacramento Kings selected Virginia point guard and 2008 graduate Sean Singletary during the second round of the 2008 NBA Draft June 26.
Though Singletary hoped to be selected in the first round of the draft, he may have been fortunate to receive a second-round pick, as some pundits predicted he would not be selected in either round of the draft.
Singletary said he thought he would be selected once he saw teams were selecting guards early.
"I saw guards going earlier so I knew I was going to go later," he said.
Singletary said he was not watching the draft when he was selected, but said he was excited that Sacramento chose him with the 42nd pick.
Center Jason Thompson (first round, 12th pick) from Rider and forward Patrick Ewing, Jr. (second round, 43rd pick) from Georgetown were the Kings' other draftees.
Singletary, a three-time first-team All-ACC performer with All-American distinction to his name, averaged 19.8 points, 6.1 assists, 3.8 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game during the 2007-08 season. He became the fifth Virginia men's basketball player ever to score 2,000 points during his career with a lay-up with 2:28 left in a win against Maryland March 9.
--compiled by Aaron Perryman
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