Sean Singletary's confidence in his worthiness as an NBA Draft pick was reciprocated Thursday night by the Sacramento Kings.

Singletary, the most decorated point guard to come out of the Virginia men's basketball program, was selected by the Kings in the second round of the draft, with the 42nd pick overall.

The Detroit Pistons took Virginia Tech forward Deron Washington with the penultimate pick in the draft, the 59th overall. Washington became the first Hokie to be drafted since Eddie Lucas was picked in the second round by Utah in 1999.

Singletary, named first-team All-ACC in three consecutive seasons, was the first Virginia player to be drafted since Roger Mason was chosen by Chicago with the 30th pick in 2002.

Singletary was the first player in ACC history to have 2,000 points, 500 assists, 400 rebounds and 200 steals in his career.

Singletary had placed his name in consideration for the NBA Draft following his junior season in 2007 but removed his name from consideration in the final hours before the deadline.

He said at the time that he felt sure he would have been drafted and reiterated those sentiments this week, although several mock drafts did not include him and ESPN.com had him projected as going 53rd.

The Kings, who finished 38-44 under first-year coach Reggie Theus, used their No. 12 pick in the first round to select Rider University post man Jason Thompson.

The Kings' principal point guard this past season was Beno Udrih, a 25-year-old Slovenian who becomes a free agent Tuesday. Udrih averaged 12.8 points and 4.3 assists.

Washington had been considered a potential second-round pick in large part because of his athletic ability and defensive prowess. He made the All-ACC defensive team this year, when he averaged 13.1 points and 6.5 rebounds.

Detroit was one of the teams Washington visited for a workout.

Washington was the fourth and final ACC player picked, after North Carolina State's J.J. Hickson, Singletary and Maryland's James Gist.