Will Cummings Explained

Will Cummings
Position:Point guard
Height Ft:6
Height In:2
Weight Lb:185
League:Basketbol Süper Ligi
Team:Galatasaray Ekmas
Number:7
Birth Date:October 7, 1992
Birth Place:Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
High School:Providence School
(Jacksonville, Florida)
College:Temple (2011–2015)
Draft Year:2015
Career Start:2015
Years1:2015–2016
Years2:2016
Team2:Dolomiti Energia Trento
Years3:2016–2017
Team3:Aris Thessaloniki
Years4:2017–2018
Team4:Darüşşafaka
Years5:2018–2019
Team5:Oldenburg
Years6:2019–2021
Team6:Lokomotiv Kuban
Years7:2021–2022
Team7:Metropolitans 92
Years8:2022–2023
Team8:Zhejiang Lions
Years9:2023
Team9:S.E. Melbourne Phoenix
Years10:2024
Team10:Hapoel Tel Aviv
Years11:2024–present
Team11:Galatasaray
Highlights:

Will Cummings (born October 7, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Galatasaray Ekmas of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He played college basketball for Temple.

High school career

Cummings, a point guard from Jacksonville, Florida, committed to play for Temple on September 4, 2010.[1] He averaged 18.1 points, 8.1 assists, 4.0 steals per game as a senior at Providence School, in addition to carrying a 4.0 grade point average. The Jacksonville Times-Union named him the high school boys basketball player of the year.[2] Cummings drew attention from Stanford, Miami (Fl.), and Boston College, but chose Temple because of their winning tradition.[3]

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College career

As a freshman, Cummings averaged 1.4 points and 0.8 rebounds in 6.3 minutes per game. He started versus George Washington and posted 2 points and an assist.[4]

Cummings played in 34 games as a sophomore, starting 32, and averaged 5.8 points, 1.9 assists, and 1.4 steals per game. He posted double-figures scoring in six games, including a season-high 15 points in a victory over Rhode Island.[4]

In his junior season, Cummings was a Second Team Philadelphia Big 5 selection. He averaged 16.8 points, a team-leading 4.6 assists and 1.5 steals in 34.4 minutes per game. He scored 31 points in a game against UCF.[4]

As a senior, Cummings was named to the First Team All-American Athletic Conference.[5] He missed a game against Cincinnati after suffering a strained muscle in his leg on January 10, 2015.[6] He led the team in scoring (14.8 points per game), assists (4.2 per game) and steals (1.9 per game). With 189 free throws made, he finished tied for second in school history in made free throws in a season. Additionally, Cummings completed his collegiate career 35th on Temple's all-time scoring list, and led the team to a 17-win improvement from the previous year, the highest in the nation. Temple reached the NIT semifinals.[7]

Professional career

2015–16 season

After going undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, Cummings joined the Houston Rockets for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[8] On September 3, 2015, he signed with the Rockets,[9] only to be waived by the team on October 23 after appearing in six preseason games.[10] On November 2, he was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Rockets.[11] On November 13, he made his professional debut in a 110–106 win over the Idaho Stampede, recording 11 points and 5 assists in 32 minutes.[12] On January 29, 2016, he was named in the West All-Star team for the 2016 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[13] At the season's end, he was named to the All-NBA D-League Second Team and All-Rookie Team.[14]

On April 29, 2016, Cummings left Rio Grande Valley and signed with Dolomiti Energia Trento of the Italian LBA for the rest of the season.[15] On May 4, he made his debut with Dolomiti Energia in a 73–70 loss to Juvecaserta Basket, recording 12 points, three rebounds and two steals in 18 minutes of the bench.[16]

2016–17 season

In July 2016, Cummings joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2016 NBA Summer League,[17] and on July 24, 2016, Cummings signed with Greek Basket League club Aris Thessaloniki.[18] In the semifinals of the 2017 Greek Cup, Cummings scored the game-winning lay-up against AEK Athens, to give Aris the ticket to the Cup Final against Panathinaikos Athens.

2017–18 season

On July 17, 2017, Cummings signed a 1+1 year deal with the Turkish club Darüşşafaka.[19] Cummings helped Darüşşafaka to win the 2018 EuroCup title.

2018–19 season

On July 6, 2018, Cummings signed with the German team EWE Baskets Oldenburg for the 2018–19 season. He got honored with the MVP title and lead his team to the 2nd place in the regular season.[20]

2019–20 season

On July 7, 2019, Cummings signed a two-year contract with Lokomotiv Kuban of the Russian VTB United League.[21]

2020–21 season

Cummings averaged 12.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game for Lokomotiv Kuban during the 2020–21 season.[22]

2021–22 season

On July 23, 2021, Cummings signed with Metropolitans 92 of the LNB Pro A.

2022–23 season

On August 17, 2022, Cummings signed with Zhejiang Lions of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).[23]

2023–24 season

On August 11, 2023, Cummings signed with the South East Melbourne Phoenix in Australia for the 2023–24 NBL season.[24] [25] On December 8, 2023, he was released by the Phoenix,[26] reportedly due to failing to meet off-court requirements on multiple occasions.[27] In 12 games, he averaged 14.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 2.7 assists per game.

2024–25 season

On July 5, 2024, he signed with Galatasaray of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[28]

Career statistics

Eurocup

|-| style="text-align:left;"|2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Darüşşafaka| 22 || 3 || 18.0 || .540 || .178 || .837 || 1.8 || 2.1 || .7 || .7 || 9 || 6.6|-| style="text-align:left;"|2019–20| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Lokomotiv| 10 || 7 || 26.4 || .525 || .250 || .806 || 1.9 || 3.2 || 1.5 || 1.2 || 12.7 || 10.6|-| style="text-align:left;"|2020–21| 19 || 3 || 22.2 || .491 || .372 || .805 || 1.8 || 2.5 || 0.9 || 0.6 || 12.0 || 12.9

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Scout.com College Basketball Recruiting Commits. Scout.com. Fox Sports. June 13, 2011.
  2. News: Jeff. Elliot. All-First Coast: Best to come for Providence's Will Cummings. April 16, 2011. June 14, 2011. Jacksonville Times-Union.
  3. News: Keith. Pompey. Temple recruit Will Cummings a true student-athlete. November 28, 2010. June 14, 2011. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philly.com.
  4. Web site: 2 – Will Cummings. Temple Owls. Temple University. October 1, 2015.
  5. Web site: 2015 American Athletic Conference All-Conference Teams. American Athletic Conference. March 10, 2015.
  6. News: Narducci. Marc. Temple's Will Cummings still recovering from injury. October 8, 2015. The Philadelphia Inquirer. January 31, 2015.
  7. News: Temple's Will Cummings signs with Rockets. October 1, 2015. CSNPhilly. June 27, 2015.
  8. Web site: 2015 Summer League Team Overview. NBA.com. July 9, 2015. July 9, 2015.
  9. News: Feldman. Dan. Report: Rockets signing four free agents, including Chris Walker. October 1, 2015. NBC Sports. September 4, 2015.
  10. Web site: Rockets announced today that the team has.... Twitter. October 23, 2015. October 23, 2015.
  11. Web site: RGV VIPERS ANNOUNCE 2015–16 TRAINING CAMP ROSTER. NBA.com. November 2, 2015. November 2, 2015.
  12. Web site: Walker Blocks Six Shots, McDaniels Scores 16 in Vipers' 110–106 Home Opener Win. November 13, 2015. NBA.com. November 13, 2015.
  13. Web site: Sixteen NBA Veterans Headline Rosters for NBA Development League All-Star Game Presented By Kumho Tire. NBA.com. January 29, 2016. January 29, 2016.
  14. Web site: NBA Development League Announces 2015–16 All-NBA D-League Teams. NBA.com. April 29, 2016. April 30, 2016.
  15. Web site: Dolomiti Energia, dalla D-League arriva Will Cummings. AquilaBasket.it. April 29, 2016. April 30, 2016. it.
  16. Web site: Regular Season Round 30: JuveCaserta – Dolomiti En. TR 73–70. Eurobasket.com. May 4, 2016. May 6, 2016.
  17. Web site: SPURS ANNOUNCE 2016 UTAH SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER. NBA.com. July 1, 2016. January 3, 2017.
  18. Web site: Aris signs Will Cummings. arisbc.com. July 24, 2016. July 24, 2016.
  19. News: Darussafaka signs Will Cummings to a 1+1 deal. July 17, 2017. sportando.basketball. July 17, 2017.
  20. News: EWE Baskets Oldenburg signs Will Cummings. July 6, 2018. sportando.basketball. July 6, 2018.
  21. News: Lokomotiv Kuban, Will Cummings is the first signing this mid-season. Sportando. 7 July 2019.
  22. Web site: Levallois sign Will Cummings, ex Lokomotiv . Eurobasket . July 23, 2021 . July 23, 2021.
  23. Web site: Will Cumming signs with Zhejiang Guangsha Lions. August 17, 2022. Sportando. En. August 17, 2022.
  24. Web site: Phoenix Add Will Cummings for NBL24. August 11, 2023. semphoenix.com.au. August 11, 2023.
  25. Web site: Import Will Cummings signs with the SEM Phoenix. Uluc. Olgun. August 9, 2023. ESPN.com.au. En. August 11, 2023.
  26. Web site: Phoenix release import guard. December 8, 2023. NBL.com.au. December 8, 2023.
  27. Web site: SEM Phoenix release import Will Cummings. Uluc. Olgun. December 8, 2023. ESPN.com.au. En. December 8, 2023.
  28. Web site: Galatasaray’a hoş geldin Will Cummings. July 5, 2024. Galatasaray. tr. July 5, 2024.